(Stats Perform) – As expected, Championship week unfolded in FCS college football.
A number of conference titles have been won over the last full weekend of the regular season, including head-to-head matches to determine the champions in the Deep South (Kennesaw State defeated Monmouth 49-17) and the Conference of the South (ETSU edged Mercer 38-35).
Conference Champions
QA7: Sam Houston (10-0, 6-0)
Big Sky: Sacramento State (9-2, 8-0)
Great South: Kennesaw State (10-1, 7-0)
CAA: Villanova (9-2, 7-1) and James Madison (10-1, 7-1) are co-champions
Ivy: Dartmouth (9-1, 6-1) and Princeton (9-1, 6-1) are co-champions
MEAC: State of South Carolina (6-5, 5-0)
Missouri Valley: State of North Dakota (10-1, 7-1)
North-East: Sacred Heart (8-3, 6-1)
Ohio Valley: UT Martin (9-2, 5-1)
Patriot: Sainte-Croix (9-2, 6-0)
Pioneer: Davidson (8-2, 7-1) and San Diego (7-4, 7-1) are co-champions
South: ETSU (10-1, 7-1)
Southland: UIW (9-2, 7-1)
SWAC: Eastern Division Champion Jackson State (10-1, 8-0) or Western Division Champion Prairie View A&M (7-3, 6-1), TBD
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All FCS conferences except the Ivy League participate in playoffs. The 24-team national qualifiers are made up of 11 conference champions who have automatic offers and 13 general offer selections, with the pairs due to be announced on Sunday (12:30 p.m. EST, ESPNU). The MEAC and SWAC champions will meet at the Celebration Bowl on December 18 in Atlanta.
NCAA Playoffs – Automatic Qualifiers
AQ7: Sam Houston
Big Sky: State of Sacramento
Great South: Kennesaw State
CAA: Villanova
Missouri Valley: State of North Dakota
North-East: Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley: UT Martin
Patriot: Sainte-Croix
Pioneer: Davidson
South: ETSU
Southland: UIW
Celebration bowl
MEAC: State of South Carolina
SWAC: Jackson State vs. Prairie View A&M or Alcorn State in Conference Championship game on December 4
