{"id":1625,"date":"2020-11-07T12:53:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T18:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradosports.net\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2020-11-07T12:53:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T18:53:16","slug":"d-i-football-oversight-committee-approves-minimum-game-requirement-for-fcs-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennsylvaniasports.net\/?p=1625","title":{"rendered":"D-I Football Oversight Committee approves minimum game requirement for FCS championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ba69bd0382286421b2efd19ddc0e9b53\" data-index=\"6\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Above Post Ad 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:638px;height:70px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4024319323781499\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8631827568\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><em>NCAA Communications<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division I Football Oversight Committee on Thursday approved a recommendation that Football Championship Subdivision teams must play a minimum of four games to be considered for at-large selection into the NCAA tournament bracket.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposal was moved by the Division I Football Championship Committee. The 2020 FCS championship was moved to the spring, and the bracket will consist of 16 teams. Five of the teams in the field will be at-large selections by the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four-game minimum is also 50% of the maximum of eight games allowed to be played during the spring of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recommendation does not apply to a conference\u2019s designated automatic qualifier. A conference remains eligible for automatic qualification in 2020-21 if it has at least three teams playing against one another other during the regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the potential for canceled games this fall and spring because of the pandemic, the Division I Football Championship Committee thought it was important to set the minimum number of games required for at-large consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Committee members believe that a minimum of four games should provide both maximum flexibility for teams while also producing adequate win-loss results for the committee to compare them against other deserving teams that played more games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee felt that evaluations will be difficult enough with only four games played. 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