This article is about the NCAA Division I FCS (formerly I-AA) final. For its NCAA Division I FBS (formerly I-A) counterpart, see College Football Playoff National Championship.
NCAA Division I Football Championship
Stadium
Toyota Stadium (2010–present)
Location
Frisco, Texas (2010–present)
Previous stadiums
Finley Stadium (1997–2009) Marshall University Stadium (1992–1996) various (1978–1991)
Previous locations
Chattanooga, Tennessee (1997–2009) Huntington, West Virginia (1992–1996) various (1978–1991)
Operated
2006–present
Preceded by
NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship (1978–2005)
2022 season matchup
South Dakota State vs. North Dakota State
(South Dakota State 45–21)
2023 season matchup
South Dakota State vs. Montana
(South Dakota State 23–3)
The NCAA Division I Football Championship is an annual post-season college football game, played since 2006, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 1978 to 2005, the game was known as the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship.
The game serves as the final match of an annual postseason bracket tournament between top teams in FCS. Since 2013, 24 teams normally participate in the tournament, with some teams receiving automatic bids upon winning their conference championship, and other teams determined by a selection committee. The reigning national champions are the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, who have won back-to-back championship games for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
The FCS is the highest division in college football to hold a playoff tournament sanctioned by the NCAA to determine its champion, as the College Football Playoff currently used by the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) is not NCAA-sanctioned.
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