FBS

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FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) is the highest level of NCAA Division I college football in the United States, featuring the largest programs and major bowl games.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA football subdivision
NCAA football subdivision
associatedWith New Year’s Six bowls
major bowl games
championshipDeterminedBy College Football Playoff
competitionFormat regular season plus bowl games
competitionLevel top tier of college football in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distinguishedBy bowl-based postseason system
greater football revenues
higher athletic scholarships limits
larger football program size
distinguishedFrom lower NCAA football divisions
formerName Football Bowl Subdivision
surface form: NCAA Division I-A
fullName Football Bowl Subdivision
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
hasDivision Power conferences
non-power conferences
includes Group of Five conference teams
Power Five conference teams
conference championship games
major college football programs
level highest level of NCAA college football
mediaCoverage national sports networks
memberType NCAA member institutions
notableFeature highest visibility in college football
largest college football stadiums
numberOfTeams over 120 schools
parallelSubdivision FCS
NCAA Division I FCS
surface form: Football Championship Subdivision
partOf NCAA Division I
postseasonFormat College Football Playoff
bowl games
predecessor Football Bowl Subdivision
surface form: NCAA Division I-A
primaryAudience college football fans
recognizedBy National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
reorganizedFrom Football Bowl Subdivision
surface form: NCAA Division I football
requires higher financial commitment to football
minimum football attendance standards
revenueSource bowl payouts
sponsorships
television contracts
ticket sales
scholarshipLimit higher than FCS football
sport American football
subdivisionOf NCAA Division I
surface form: NCAA Division I football
televisionRights major national broadcast contracts
timeOfYear fall football season

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
this entity surface form: Division I FBS
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I FBS schools
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
subject surface form: Civil War (Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry)
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
Power Five subdivision FBS
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
this entity surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision