Updated plans for each conference
The NCAA has approved an FCS spring playoff that is reduced from 24 schools to 16. Pairings will be announced on April 18 and four rounds of games will begin the following weekend and continue through a championship over the May 14-16 weekend.
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i ... m=&src=FCS
Full summary at link. Here's my distillation:
- Independents: Tarleton begins Feb 13; Dixie State begins Feb. 27.
- MVC: Conference play begins Feb. 19
- MEAC: Conference play begins Feb. 20; non-conference play allowed
- SoCon: Conference play begins Feb. 20
- Southland: Conference play begins Feb. 20; non-conference play allowed
- OVC: Conference play begins Feb. 21; non-conference play allowed
- SWAC: Conference play begins Feb. 26; non-conference play allowed
- Big Sky: Conference play begins Feb. 27
- Northeast: Conference play begins March 5
- CAA: Conference play begins March 6; non-conference play allowed
- Big South: Conference play begins March 13
- Pioneer: Conference play begins March 13
- Patriot: Plan still TBA
- Ivy: Not playing