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FCS Football: Playoff bracket revealed for 2019
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The FCS regular season has come to a close, meaning teams now know their postseason fate. On Sunday, ESPN hosted the FCS playoffs selection show, revealing which 24 teams will continue their seasons next weekend.
Sixteen teams will be in action next Saturday, and eight others will be on a bye week. Here are the seedings and the matchups as the FCS Playoffs get started next weekend.
First round matchups (Saturday, Nov. 30)
Games
Nicholls State vs. North Dakota
Southwest Missouri State vs. Illinois State
Albany vs. Central Connecticut State
Austin Peay vs. Furman
Wofford vs. Kennesaw State
Southeastern Louisiana vs. Villanova
Northern Iowa vs. San Diego
Monmouth vs. Holy Cross
Byes
#1 North Dakota State
#2 James Madison
#3 Weber State
#4 Sacramento State
#5 Montana State
#6 Montana
#7 South Dakota State
#8 Central Arkansas
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First Round matchups on Saturday, Nov. 30th pic.twitter.com/7GdN92XXaS
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) November 24, 2019
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Second Round matchups on Saturday, Dec. 7th pic.twitter.com/bG6pAN0rCl
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) November 24, 2019
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB