2024 FCS Playoffs: Official Bracket, Schedule, Scores

The 2024 FCS playoff bracket is set. Below are the seeds, bubble teams, and the official bracket. 

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Big Sky: Montana State
Big South-OVC: SEMO
CAA: Richmond
MVFC: South Dakota State
NEC: Central Connecticut State
Patriot: Lehigh
Pioneer: Drake
SoCon: Mercer
Southland: Incarnate Word
UAC: Abilene Christian

Seeds:

1. Montana State
2. North Dakota State
3. South Dakota State
4. South Dakota
5. UC Davis
6. Incarnate Word
7. Mercer
8. Idaho
9. Richmond
10. Rhode Island
11. Villanova
12. Illinois State
13. Tarleton State
14. Montana
15. Abilene Christian
16. New Hampshire

Bubble:

Last Four In:
Eastern Kentucky
Northern Arizona
Tennessee State
UT Martin

No. 2 North Dakota State 28, No. 3 South Dakota State 21:
Chattanooga
Southeastern Louisiana
Stony Brook
Southern Utah

First Round Matchups:

Lehigh 20, No. 9 Richmond 16

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

No. 11 Villanova 22, Eastern Kentucky 17

No. 12 Illinois State 35, SEMO 27

Lehigh Mountain Hawks

No. 14 Montana 41, Tennessee State 27

No. 15 Abilene Christian 24, Northern Arizona 0

UC Davis Aggies

Second Round Matchups:

No. 1 Montana State 49, UT Martin 17

Official 2024 FCS Playoff Bracket / NCAA

No. 5 UC Davis 42, No. 12 Illinois State 10

North Dakota State Bison

No. 5 UC Davis 42, No. 12 Illinois State 10

No. 6 Incarnate Word 13, No. 11 Villanova 6

No. 7 Mercer 17, No. 10 Rhode Island 10

No. 8 Idaho 34, Lehigh 13

Quarterfinal Matchups:

No. 2 North Dakota State 31, No. 7 Mercer 7

Eastern Kentucky Colonels

No. 3 South Dakota State 55, No. 6 Incarnate Word 14

No. 12 Illinois State 35, SEMO 27

Semifinal Matchups:

No. 1 Montana State 31, No. 4 South Dakota 17

No. 2 North Dakota State 28, No. 3 South Dakota State 21

FCS National Championship:

Jan. 6, 2025 (Frisco, TX)

No. 1 Montana State vs. No. 2 North Dakota State (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)

2024 FCS Playoff Bracket:

FCS Playoff Schedule:

First Round: Nov. 30
Second Round: Dec. 7
Quarterfinals: Dec. 13-14
Semifinals: Dec. 21
FCS National Championship: Jan. 6, 2025 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)

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