2024 FCS Playoffs: Bracketology Predictions

Earlier than South Dakota State seeks a nationwide title three-peat within the 2024 FCS season, our bracketology gives a crystal ball look into all of the groups that could be primed to journey the Highway to Frisco. The sector will likely be introduced on Nov. 24.  

Any bracketology predicting the 2024 FCS playoffs appears nice for a lot of the week.

Till recreation day, that’s, when a recording sounds out of nowhere, “This bracket will self-destruct in 5, 4, three …”

Deep breaths, everybody, there’s nonetheless two weeks to go earlier than the 24-team FCS playoffs are introduced on Nov. 24, so there’s time to your favourite group to enhance and solidify its resume, or rescue it.

But when Choice Sumday was right now, right here’s a glance how the FCS playoff pairings could get began Thanksgiving Week. (Watch as Matt Larsen, choice committee chair of the 2024 FCS playoffs, joined “FCS Delivered.”)

FCS Playoffs: Projected Bids by Convention

* – Projected automated qualifier; different groups are projected as at-large picks

Large Sky (5): Idaho (7-3), Montana (7-3), *Montana State (10-0), Northern Arizona (6-4), UC Davis (9-1)

Large South-OVC (2): *Southeast Missouri (8-2), UT Martin (7-3)

CAA (4): Rhode Island (8-2),*Richmond (8-2), Stony Brook (8-2), Villanova (8-2)

Missouri Valley (4): Illinois State (7-3), *North Dakota State (9-1), South Dakota (7-2), South Dakota State (8-2)

Northeast (1): *Duquesne (7-2)

Patriot (1): *Lehigh (6-3)

Pioneer (1): *Drake (7-1)

Southern (3): Chattanooga (6-4), ETSU (6-4), *Mercer (9-1)

Southland (1): *UIW (8-2)

United Athletic (2): *Abilene Christian (7-3), Tarleton State (8-2)

First 4 Out: New Hampshire (6-4), William & Mary (6-4), Jap Kentucky (6-4), Central Arkansas (6-4)

FCS Playoffs: Key Dates to Know

Playoff Choice Present: Nov. 24 (12:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU)

First Spherical: Nov. 30

Second Spherical: Dec. 7

Quarterfinals: Dec. 13-14

Semifinals: Dec. 21

Championship Sport: Jan. 6 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)

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