Automatic Berths for Conference Champions[edit | edit source]
Seeds are per the final committee rankings, released on June 4th, 2021, with win–loss records at that time.
Conference |
Team |
Record |
Seed |
Appearance |
Last Bid |
Result of Last Appearance
|
Atlantic Sun Conference
|
Chattanooga
|
(8-4)
|
#17
|
2nd
|
FCS Season II
|
First Round (L - Incarnate Word)
|
Kennesaw State
|
(8-4)
|
#16
|
3rd
|
FCS Season IV
|
Second Round (L - Alabama A&M)
|
Samford
|
(8-4)
|
#15
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
Big Sky Conference
|
Idaho State
|
(10-3)
|
#18
|
2nd
|
FCS Season II
|
Second Round (L - Montana)
|
Carolina Football Conference
|
Charleston Southern
|
(11-2)
|
#12
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
Colonial Athletic Association
|
Richmond
|
(9-4)
|
#11
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
Ivy League
|
Brown
|
(7-5)
|
#21
|
2nd
|
FCS Season II
|
First Round (L - Idaho State)
|
Harvard
|
(7-5)
|
#20
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
Penn
|
(8-5)
|
#13
|
2nd
|
FCS Season IV
|
Championship Game (L - Bethune-Cookman)
|
Missouri Valley Conference
|
Drake
|
(8-4)
|
#8
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
North Dakota State
|
(10-3)
|
#3
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Iowa
|
(9-3)
|
#7
|
4th
|
FCS Season IV
|
First Round (L - New Hampshire)
|
South Dakota State
|
(7-5)
|
#23
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
Southland Athletic Conference
|
Texas Southern
|
(9-4)
|
#19
|
3rd
|
FCS Season IV
|
First Round (L - Holy Cross)
|
NFCAA FCS Season V Playoff Bracket[edit | edit source]
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First round
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Second round
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Quarterfinals
|
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Semifinals
|
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Final
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16.
|
Kennesaw State
|
35
|
|
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1.
|
Jackson State
|
28
|
|
|
17.
|
Chattanooga
|
21
|
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16.
|
Kennesaw State
|
21
|
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|
1.
|
Jackson State (OT)
|
31
|
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8.
|
Drake
|
24
|
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9.
|
Davidson
|
28
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8.
|
Drake
|
42
|
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24.
|
Campbell
|
31
|
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24.
|
Campbell
|
27
|
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1.
|
Jackson State
|
55
|
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13.
|
Penn
|
39
|
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12.
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Charleston Southern
|
17
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5.
|
Western Illinois
|
27
|
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21.
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Brown
|
14
|
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12.
|
Charleston Southern
|
48
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12.
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Charleston Southern
|
20
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13.
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Penn
|
38
|
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13.
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Penn
|
38
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4.
|
New Hampshire
|
21
|
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20.
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Harvard
|
21
|
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13.
|
Penn
|
31
|
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1.
|
Jackson State
|
13
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2.
|
Eastern Washington
|
34
|
|
14.
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Incarnate Word
|
17
|
|
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3.
|
North Dakota State
|
24
|
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19.
|
Texas Southern
|
13
|
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14.
|
Incarnate Word
|
28
|
|
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14.
|
Incarnate Word
|
35
|
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11.
|
Richmond
|
27
|
|
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11.
|
Richmond
|
50
|
6.
|
Columbia
|
7
|
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22.
|
Norfolk State
|
15
|
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11.
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Richmond
|
36
|
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14.
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Incarnate Word
|
28
|
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2.
|
Eastern Washington
|
35
|
|
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10.
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Villanova
|
38
|
|
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7.
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Northern Iowa
|
41
|
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23.
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South Dakota State
|
15
|
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10.
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Villanova
|
21
|
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7.
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Northern Iowa
|
14
|
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2.
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Eastern Washington
|
45
|
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15.
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Samford
|
35
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2.
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Eastern Washington
|
70
|
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18.
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Idaho State
|
26
|
|
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15.
|
Samford
|
27
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NFCAA FCS Season V NIT Bracket[edit | edit source]
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Round of 16
|
|
Quarterfinals
|
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Semifinals
|
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Final
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1.
|
East Tennessee State
|
21
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16.
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Fordham
|
7
|
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1.
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East Tennessee State
|
7
|
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8.
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Tarleton State
|
30
|
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8.
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Tarleton State
|
28
|
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9.
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McNeese State
|
21
|
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8.
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Tarleton State
|
17
|
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5.
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Lafayette
|
14
|
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4.
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Saint Francis
|
0
|
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13.
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James Madison
|
8
|
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13.
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James Madison
|
7
|
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5.
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Lafayette
|
20
|
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5.
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Lafayette
|
28
|
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12.
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South Dakota
|
24
|
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8.
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Tarleton State
|
27
|
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3.
|
Abilene Christian
|
9
|
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3.
|
Abilene Christian
|
1
|
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14.
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Princeton
|
0
|
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3.
|
Abilene Christian
|
29
|
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11.
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Bethune-Cookman
|
9
|
|
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6.
|
Southern Illinois
|
27
|
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11.
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Bethune-Cookman
|
28
|
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3.
|
Abilene Christian
|
42
|
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15.
|
North Alabama
|
35
|
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7.
|
Indiana State
|
39
|
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10.
|
Tennessee Tech
|
20
|
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7.
|
Indiana State
|
19
|
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15.
|
North Alabama
|
31
|
|
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2.
|
Marist
|
14
|
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15.
|
North Alabama
|
28
|
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