NCAA Division III football championship
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The NCAA Division III football championship is the annual postseason tournament that determines the national champion among small-college football programs in the NCAA's non-scholarship Division III.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| NCAA Division III national championship | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NCAA football championship
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college football postseason tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Division III football playoffs
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NCAA DIII football playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Division III Football Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bracketStructure | regional brackets leading to national semifinals and final ⓘ |
| category |
College football playoffs in the United States
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NCAA football championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionScope | national ⓘ |
| confersTitle | NCAA Division III national champion in football ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| determines | NCAA Division III football national champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | third tier of NCAA football ⓘ |
| eligibility | NCAA Division III football programs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameName | Stagg Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameTrophy | Division III national championship trophy ⓘ |
| finalGameType | national championship game ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1973 ⓘ |
| format | single-elimination tournament ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| governingDivision | NCAA Division III Championships Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingRules | NCAA football rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inceptionContext | created after NCAA football reorganization in early 1970s ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | televised national championship game ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 32 ⓘ |
| organizer | NCAA Division III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType | small-college football programs ⓘ |
| playoffRound |
championship game
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first round ⓘ quarterfinals ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| purpose | to crown the NCAA Division III football national champion ⓘ |
| qualificationBasis | regular-season performance ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
NCAA Division I FBS football championship
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NCAA Division I FCS football championship NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Division II football championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarshipPolicy | non-scholarship ⓘ |
| scholarshipRestriction | no athletic scholarships ⓘ |
| seasonTiming |
December
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late fall ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | automatic conference bids and at-large bids ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| teamEligibilityRequirement | membership in NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| tournamentType | postseason ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
NCAA College Division football national championship
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replacedBy
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NCAA Division III football championship
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this entity surface form:
NCAA Division III national championship