Season VI FCS Playoffs

Season VI FCS Playoffs
Duration:		2/15/2022 - 3/24/2022
National Championship:		FCS Season VI National Championship
Location of Championship:		Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
Champions:		Illinois State
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Playoff Qualifiers

Automatic Berths for Conference Champions

Seeds are per the final committee rankings, released on February 14th, 2022, with win–loss records at that time.

Conference	Team	Record	Seed	Appearance	Last Bid	Result of Last Appearance
America East Conference	New Hampshire	(12-1)	#1	3rd	FCS Season V	Round of 16 (L - Penn)
Atlantic Sun Conference	Kennesaw State	(8-5)	#24	4th	FCS Season V	Second Round (L - Jackson State)
Big Sky Conference	Northern Arizona	(8-5)	#21	1st	-	-
Carolina Football Conference	South Carolina State	(7-6)	#22	1st	-	-
Colonial Athletic Association	William & Mary	(11-2)	#2	1st	-	-
Delta Intercollegiate Conference	Tennessee State	(11-2)	#16	1st	-	-
Ivy League	Harvard	(7-6)	#23	2nd	FCS Season V	First Round (L - Penn)
Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference	Norfolk State	(11-2)	#6	2nd	FCS Season V	First Round (L - Richmond)
Missouri Valley Conference	North Dakota State	(9-4)	#11	2nd	FCS Season V	Second Round (L - Incarnate Word)
Southland Athletic Conference	Incarnate Word	(9-4)	#14	5th	FCS Season V	Semifinals (L - Eastern Washington)

At-Large Qualifiers

Conference	Team	Record	Seed	Appearance	Last Bid	Result of Last Appearance
Big Sky Conference	Idaho State	(8-4)	#17	3rd	FCS Season V	First Round (L - Samford)
	Montana	(8-4)	#10	4th	FCS Season IV	Quarterfinals (L - Penn)
	Portland State	(8-4)	#19	1st	-	-
Carolina Football Conference	Western Carolina	(10-3)	#12	1st	-	-
Colonial Athletic Association	Delaware	(8-4)	#8	2nd	FCS Season IV	Second Round (L - New Hampshire)
	Towson	(7-5)	#15	1st	-	-
	Youngstown State	(8-5)	#13	2nd	FCS Season IV	Second Round (L - Penn)
Missouri Valley Conference	Dayton	(8-4)	#20	2nd	FCS Season II	Semifinals (L - Sacramento State)
	Eastern Illinois	(10-2)	#3	1st	-	-
	Illinois State	(10-2)	#5	1st	-	-
	South Dakota	(9-4)	#7	1st	-	-
Southland Athletic Conference	Houston Baptist	(9-3)	#4	1st	-	-
	Nicholls State	(9-4)	#9	2nd	FCS Season III	First Round (L - VMI)
	Tarleton State	(8-4)	#18	1st	-	-

NFCAA FCS Season VI Playoff Bracket

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	16.	Tennessee State	49			1.	New Hampshire	10
	17.	Idaho State	22			16.	Tennessee State	24
											16.	Tennessee State	28
											8.	Delaware	20
	9.	Nicholls State	24	8.	Delaware	34
	24.	Kennesaw State (OT)	27			24.	Kennesaw State	14
																16.	Tennessee State	14
															5.	Illinois State	28
	12.	Western Carolina	37			5.	Illinois State	28
	21.	Northern Arizona	53			21.	Northern Arizona	7
											5.	Illinois State	34
											4.	Houston Baptist	28
	13.	Youngstown State	27	4.	Houston Baptist	28
	20.	Dayton	30			20.	Dayton	21
																					5.	Illinois State	21
																					7.	South Dakota	7
	14.	Incarnate Word	48			3.	Eastern Illinois	38
	19.	Portland State	7			14.	Incarnate Word (OT)	39
											14.	Incarnate Word	10
											6.	Norfolk State	28
	11.	North Dakota State	21	6.	Norfolk State	35
	22.	South Carolina State	35			22.	South Carolina State	14
																6.	Norfolk State	17
															7.	South Dakota	21
	10.	Montana	21			7.	South Dakota	30
	23.	Harvard	35			23.	Harvard	28
											7.	South Dakota	13
											2.	William & Mary	7
	15.	Towson	28	2.	William & Mary	24
	18.	Tarleton State	20			15.	Towson	0

NFCAA FCS Season VI NIT Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1.	Merrimack	45
	16.	North Alabama	52
						16.	North Alabama	23
						8.	Fordham	14
	8.	Fordham	47
	9.	Gardner-Webb	14
											16.	North Alabama	15
											13.	North Carolina A&T	0
	4.	Morgan State	3
	13.	North Carolina A&T	35
						13.	North Carolina A&T	20
						5.	Lehigh	0
	5.	Lehigh	27
	12.	Mississippi Valley State	25
																16.	North Alabama	14
																14.	Penn	43
	3.	Rhode Island	6
	14.	Penn	45
						14.	Penn	41
						11.	Delaware State	22
	6.	Western Illinois	28
	11.	Delaware State	35
											14.	Penn	27
											15.	UTRGV	0
	7.	Davidson	40
	10.	VMI	28
						7.	Davidson	21
						15.	UTRGV	34
	2.	Prairie View A&M	17
	15.	UTRGV	28