What Division are FBS Schools?
The NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) are a set of schools that by definition have varsity football teams. They are distinguished by those in the Division 1 Football Championship (FCS) Division by the following:
- FBS programs differ in Athletic Scholarship headcount, and may offer scholarships to 85 athletes. Any player receiving aid in an FBS program counts against this 85 scholarship number. In FCS programs, football is classified as an equivalency sport, and programs are allowed to give partial scholarships amounting to a total aid of 63 athletic scholarships.
- Division 1 FBS football is the only NCAA sport to determine a champion through a series of bowl games, and not through a post-season tournament.
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