NCAA Championships: FCS Playoff First and Second Matchups Announced

  • All 23 FCS Playoff Games, Division II and III Football Semifinals Covered
  • Extensive Television Coverage of Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship
  • Soccer: Men’s and Women’s College Cup on ESPNU

ESPN’s 2015-16 NCAA Championship coverage continues Saturday, Nov.28, with all eight games from the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoff. Over the next several weeks, ESPN will cover all 23 games from the championship, including eight second-round games (Dec. 5), the quarterfinals (Dec. 11-12), semifinals (Dec. 18-19) and final (Jan. 9). ESPN3 will stream the first and second rounds as well as two of the quarterfinal games. The remaining two quarterfinals will air on ESPN or ESPN2, the semifinals on ESPN2 and ESPNU and the final on ESPN2 from Frisco, Texas. A full schedule is below.

ESPN’s NCAA Fall Championship Coverage
In addition to the Football Championship Subdivision Playoff, ESPN will televise the Division IWomen’s (Dec 4-6) and Men’s (Dec. 11-13) College Cups, Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship selection show (Nov. 29 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU) regional finals (Dec. 12), semifinals (Dec. 17) and final (Dec 19) and the Division II and III Football finals (Dec 18-19).

Additionally, ESPN3 will stream the volleyball championship regional semifinals (Dec. 11), except one regional semifinal, which will be televised on ESPNU (Dec. 11 at 11 p.m. ET). ESPN3 will also carry the Division II and III football semifinals (Dec. 12).

So far in November, ESPN3 has covered select first and second round games of the women’s and men’s soccer championship. Additional preliminary round coverage of both championships, and the volleyball championship, may be announced in the coming days.

2015 NCAA Fall Championship Coverage Schedule
Subject to change

2015 Football Championship Subdivision Playoff (Bracket)

First Round – Sat, Nov. 28

Date Time (ET) Game Network and Link
Sat, Nov. 28 Noon Western Illinois at Dayton
Michael Reghi, Dustin Fox
ESPN3
http://es.pn/1P4fui1
1 p.m. Fordham at Chattanooga
Jim Barbar, Mark Herrman
ESPN3
http://es.pn/21cVrBU
2 p.m. The Citadel at Coastal Carolina
Drew Fellios, Tom O’Brien
ESPN3
http://es.pn/1jgQSo1
3 p.m. Southern Utah at Sam Houston State
Brett Dolan, Stan Lewter
ESPN3
http://es.pn/1OowxIG
South Dakota State at Montana
Trey Bender, Jay Taylor
ESPN3
http://es.pn/1leBABm
3:30 p.m. Duquesne at William & Mary
Dave Weekley, Jay Walker
ESPN3
http://es.pn/1R1QiIx
Colgate at New Hampshire
Bob Picozzi, Matt Chatham
ESPN3
http://es.pn/1TaSUDc
5 p.m. Eastern Illinois at UNI
Shawn Kenney, Forrest Conoly
ESPN3
http://es.pn/1MytvRq

 

Second Round – Sat, Dec. 5

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Sat, Dec. 5 Noon Duquesne or William & Mary at No. 7 Richmond ESPN3
1 p.m. The Citadel or Coastal Carolina at No. 8 Charleston Southern ESPN3
Colgate or New Hampshire at No. 5 James Madison ESPN3
2 p.m. Fordham or Chattanooga at No. 1 Jacksonville State ESPN3
Western Illinois or Dayton at No. 2 Illinois State ESPN3
3:30 p.m. South Dakota State or Montana at No. 3 North Dakota State ESPN3
7 p.m. Southern Utah or Sam Houston State at No. 4 McNeese State ESPN3
10 p.m. Eastern Illinois or UNI at No. 6 Portland State ESPN3

 

Quarterfinals

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Fri, Dec. 11 8 p.m. Football Championship – Quarterfinal ESPN2
Sat, Dec 12 Noon Football Championship – Quarterfinal ESPN
TBD Football Championship – Quarterfinal ESPN3
TBD Football Championship – Quarterfinal ESPN3

 

Semifinals

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Fri, Dec. 18 8 p.m. Football Championship – Semifinal ESPN2
Sat, Dec. 19 4 p.m. Football Championship – Semifinal ESPNU

 

Finals

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Sat, Jan 9 Noon Football Championship – Final from Frisco, Texas ESPN2

 

Division II and III Football Championships (Bracket: D.II and DIII)

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Sat, Dec 12 TBD Division II Football Championship – Semifinals ESPN3
TBD Division II Football Championship – Semifinals ESPN3
TBD Division III Football Championship – Semifinals ESPN3
TBD Division III Football Championship – Semifinals ESPN3

 

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Fri, Dec. 18 7 p.m. Division III Football Championship – Final    ESPNU
Sat, Dec 19 4 p.m. Division II Football Championship – Final ESPN2

 

Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship

 Selection Show

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Sun, Nov. 29 9 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Selection Show ESPNU

 

Regional Semifinals  

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Fri, Dec. 11 TBD Women’s Volleyball – Regional Semifinal ESPN3
TBD Women’s Volleyball – Regional Semifinal ESPN3
TBD Women’s Volleyball – Regional Semifinal ESPN3
TBD Women’s Volleyball – Regional Semifinal ESPN3
TBD Women’s Volleyball – Regional Semifinal ESPN3
TBD Women’s Volleyball – Regional Semifinal ESPN3
TBD Women’s Volleyball – Regional Semifinal ESPN3
11 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Regional Semifinal ESPNU

 

Regional Finals

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Sat, Dec. 12 4 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Regional Final ESPNU
6:30 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Regional Final ESPNU
9 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Regional Final ESPNU
11:30 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Regional Final ESPNU

Semifinals

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Thu. Dec. 17 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Semifinal ESPN2
9:30 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Semifinal ESPN2

 

Final

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Sat, Dec. 19 7:30 p.m. Women’s Volleyball – Final ESPN2

 

Division I Women’s College Cup from Cary, North Carolina (Bracket)

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Fri, Dec. 4 5 p.m. Women’s College Cup – Semifinal   ESPNU
7:30 p.m. Women’s College Cup – Semifinal ESPNU
Sun, Dec. 6 Noon Women’s College Cup – Final ESPNU

 

Division I Men’s College Cup from Kansas City, Kansas (Bracket)

Date Time (ET) Game Network
Fri, Dec. 11 6 p.m. Men’s College Cup – Semifinal ESPNU
8:30 p.m. Men’s College Cup – Semifinal ESPNU
Sun, Dec. 13 2 p.m. Men’s College Cup – Final ESPNU

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