NCAA Division 1 2025 180 2026-01-06 2026-01-06 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/3403dz1767898206.jpg The 2026 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a college football game played on January 5, 2026, at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The game determined the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) for the 2025 season. It featured the two finalists of the 24-team playoff bracket, which began on November 29, 2025. The Monday night game began at approximately 7:30 p.m. EST and was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+. The game featured Illinois State of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and Montana State of the Big Sky Conference. 2408937