2024 FCS Conference Membership

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2024 FCS Conference Membership


The FCS (Football Championship Sub-division) will have 129 teams across 13 conferences in 2024.

The subdivision lost one member from the 2023 season as Kennesaw State will officially join the FBS. One team has joined the FCS with West Georgia becoming a member of the ASUN and the United Athletic Conference.

Here’s a look at the 2024 FCS conference membership.


Big Sky: 12
Cal Poly, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, UC Davis, Weber State

Big South–OVC Football Association: 9
Big South – Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb

OVC – Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, SEMO, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, Western Illinois

CAA: 16
UAlbany, Campbell, Bryant, *Delaware, Elon, Hampton, Maine, Monmouth, New Hampshire, North Carolina A&T, Rhode Island, Richmond, Stony Brook, Towson, Villanova, William & Mary

*Delaware is joining the FBS in 2025. 2024 is a transition year as Delaware will play a CAA schedule but will be ineligible for an FCS playoff berth.

Ivy: 8
Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale

MEAC: 6
Delaware State, Howard, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State

MVFC: 11
Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Murray State, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, Youngstown State

NEC: 8
Central Connecticut State, Duquesne, Long Island University, Mercyhurst, Robert Morris, Saint Francis U, Stonehill College, Wagner

Patriot: 7
Bucknell, Colgate, Fordham, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh

Pioneer: 11
Butler, Davidson, Dayton, Drake, Marist, Morehead State, Presbyterian, San Diego, St. Thomas, Stetson, Valparaiso

SoCon: 9
Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Furman, Mercer, Samford, The Citadel, VMI, Western Carolina, Wofford

Southland: 9
Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Lamar, McNeese, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Commerce

SWAC: 12
Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Grambling State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Texas Southern

United Athletic Conference: 9
ASUN — Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, West Georgia

WAC — Abilene Christian, Southern Utah, Tarleton State, Utah Tech

Independent: 2
Merrimack, Sacred Heart