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Current season, competition or edition: 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season | |
Sport | American football |
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Founded | 1978 |
First season | 1978; 47 years ago |
Organising body | NCAA |
Division | 1 |
No. of teams | 129 |
Country | United States |
Most recent champion(s) | North Dakota State (2024) |
Most titles | North Dakota State (10 titles) |
Official website | ncaa.com/football/fcs |
The NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, is the second-highest level of college football in the United States, after the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the FCS level comprises 129 teams in 13 conferences as of the 2024 season. The FCS designation is relevant only for football; members of the subdivision compete in NCAA Division I in all other sports.