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NCAA Division I Football Championship
| NCAA Division I Football Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stadium | FirstBank Stadium (Beginning 2026) |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee (Beginning 2026) |
| Previous stadiums | Toyota Stadium (2010–2025) Finley Stadium (1997–2009) Marshall University Stadium (1992–1996) various (1978–1991) |
| Previous locations | Frisco, Texas (2010–2025) 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 called the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship, during the period when the FCS was known as NCAA Division I-AA.
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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