UP NEXT: 9 potential breakout FCS teams in the 2022 seasonД«efore we get into the shifts within the conferences, let's first look at what the FCS conferences are. Stonehill was a charter member of the NE10. Lindenwood joined the NCAA in 2012 at the Division II level and makes the move to the FCS a decade later. The former DII power won the DII title in 2017. Texas A&M-Commerce moves up from Division II to the Southland. Here are the programs making the jump to the Championship Subdivision: School So we know who's out, but here's who's joining the FCS. рџ”®: Way-too-early 2022 FCS playoff bracket predictions New to FCS In 2022, Sam Houston and Jacksonville State will begin their FBS transition and are ineligible for postseason play, but will remain in the WAC and ASUN conferences, respectively.ДЄmong the teams transitioning to FBS are three championships and eight championship appearances, including 54 percent of all championship appearances from teams not named North Dakota State since 2011. In 2023, both Sam Houston and Jacksonville State will be FBS programs. In 2022, James Madison will officially leave for the FBS, playing as an independent. The following teams are moving from the FCS to the FBS level: School

Here's a breakdown of the many changes to the FCS football landscape in the upcoming seasons amid major conference realignment. There are 130 total FCS teams and a handful will be playing in a new conference in 2022 and beyond, but what does it all mean? It's been a wild offseason in FCS football, with teams and conferences changing more than ever.

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