North Dakota State is now the reigning champion and has been the dominating force in FCS, winning 10 NCAA FCS national football titles, all since 2011. That’s good enough to put the Bison four titles ahead of the next closest program for most all-time FCS national championships.
North Dakota State broke a tie with Georgia Southern (now an FBS Sun Belt member) with its seventh national title in 2018 over Eastern Washington. One year later, the Bison added an eighth championship with a win over James Madison. North Dakota State then beat Montana State in the 2021 season and returned to beat MSU again in the 2024-25 season to claim its 10th title.
South Dakota State is the most recent first-time FCS national champion after defeating North Dakota State for the 2022 title. Twenty-three different schools have now lifted the trophy since 1978.
Here is a list of every institution to win an FCS championship, ranked in order from most titles to least.
Schools with the most NCAA FCS football championships:
| School | Number of titles | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 10 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| Georgia Southern | 6 | 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 |
| Youngstown State | 4 | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997 |
| Appalachian State | 3 | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 1979, 1982 |
| James Madison | 2 | 2004, 2016 |
| Marshall | 2 | 1992, 1996 |
| Montana | 2 | 1995, 2001 |
| South Dakota State | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Boise State | 1 | 1980 |
| Delaware | 1 | 2003 |
| Eastern Washington | 1 | 2010 |
| Florida A&M | 1 | 1978 |
| Furman | 1 | 1988 |
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