The NCAA Division III football season begins in August, and there are already storylines and matchups that we can’t wait to see develop.

The 2026 Division 3 football season features another deep national title race, with perennial powers and emerging contenders aiming for the Stagg Bowl.

When you think of FCS football, chances are that North Dakota State is the first team that comes to mind.

It's a long road back to football after the playoffs, but with each day we come closer to the beginning of the 2026 D3 football season. It's for that reason that we're going to throw out our best shot at way-too-early rankings.

The sun is shining, the weather is warmer and as the calendar moves closer to the summer months, that can only mean one thing. The college football season are right around the corner.

Most college football stadiums don’t seat 100,000 people. Most college football programs don’t receive tens of millions of dollars from TV contracts. Most college football players don’t get to play in millions of living rooms every Saturday.

For nearly a century, the NFL Draft has been making dreams come true for hundreds of athletes every year.

Each year, the majority of the players selected in the NFL Draft are from NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision programs, and rightfully so. Those are the best of the best, and they’ve already reached that level because they are among the most talented athletes in the world.

In a landscape dominated by blue-blood traditional powers and elite recruiting classes, Curt Cignetti has rewritten what’s possible in college football, from Division II fields to the pinnacle of the College Football Playoff. His journey across divisions and levels of competition proves a fundamental truth: with the right people, complete buy-in, and strong culture, any program can be successful, full of star talent, and capable of winning a national championship.

The NCAA announced the addition of four new championship sports and named the 2026 Emerging Sport at the NCAA Convention in Washington, D.C.

The UW-River Falls Falcons captured their first NCAA Division III football national championship with a 24-14 victory over the North Central Cardinals in the Stagg Bowl on January 4 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

The story of NCAA Division III football can largely be told in the form of eras.

With just a few weeks left to go until the NCAA D3 National Championship game, the quarterfinal round of action takes place on Dec. 13.

The Purple Raiders came out swinging in the Second Round of the 2025 NCAA Championship Playoffs, steamrolling the Muhlenberg Mules 49–7 on Saturday at home in Kehres Stadium. From the opening drive onward, Mount Union Football set the tone — scoring a touchdown on its first seven drives.

The postseason spotlight returns to Williamsport this Saturday as Lycoming College hosts Washington & Lee in the 2025 Cape Charles Bowl, a Landmark–ODAC crossover matchup streaming live on FloCollege. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. ET at David Person Field at Girardi Stadium.