One by one, teams are becoming FCS conference champs and clinching postseason bids.
The first teams are noted below on lists that will keep growing this month.
FCS Conference Champs
Big Sky: TBD
Big South-OVC: Southeast Missouri (9-2, 6-1) has clinched at least a title share
CAA Football: Richmond (9-2, 7-0) has clinched at least a title share and the conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs
Ivy League: Harvard (8-1, 5-1) has cliched at least a title share
MEAC: South Carolina State (8-2, 4-0) has clinched the conference title and bid to the Celebration Bowl
Missouri Valley: North Dakota State (10-1, 7-0) has cliched at least a title share
Northeast: Duquesne (8-2, 5-0) has cliched at least a title share
Patriot: TBD
Pioneer: Drake (7-2, 6-1) has cliched at least a title share
Southern: Mercer (9-2, 6-0) has cliched at least a title share and the conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs
Southland: UIW (9-2, 6-0) has clinched at least a title share and the conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs
SWAC: Jackson State (9-2, 7-0) and Southern (7-4, 6-1) have clinched first place in the East and West divisions, respectively, and will meet in the SWAC Championship Game
UAC: TBD
NCAA FCS Playoffs
The 24-team NCAA FCS playoffs are composed of 10 conference champions that have automatic bids and 14 at-large bid selected by a playoff committee, with the pairings to be announced on Nov. 24 (12:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU).
Celebration Bowl
The MEAC and SWAC champions will meet in the ninth Celebration Bowl on Dec. 14 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
MEAC: South Carolina State (8-2, 4-0)
SWAC: The winner between Jackson State (9-2, 7-0) and Southern (7-4, 6-1) in the SWAC Championship Game on Dec. 7
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