In 1973, the American college system at the time was ruled
by the NCAA. They decided to split its sports system into
three divisions: Division I, Division II, and Division III.
Under NCAA rules, Division I and II participating schools
can offer athletic scholarships to athletes for playing a
sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic
scholarships but can offer academic scholarships. Normally,
larger establishments compete in Division I and smaller
schools in II and III.
If you play football then your athletic scholarship can come
from two sources. D1 football is divided into the Football
Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly I-A) and Football
Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly I-AA).
- Postseason system: FBS uses
postseason bowl games, while FCS uses a 16 team play off
series.
- Number of football
scholarships: FBS schools are allowed 85 players receiving
athletic aid, while FCS schools are allowed 63 football
scholarships.
- Awarding of partial
athletic scholarships: Each player receiving athletic aid
for football counts fully against an FBS team's scholarship
limit, this effectively means that all players awarded
football scholarships at FBS schools receive full athletic
scholarships. On the other hand, FCS schools are allowed to
divide their 63 scholarships among no more than 85
individual players.
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