Five automatic bids into the FCS playoffs have been clinched with one week remaining in the regular season. Five are still to be determined.
Here is a conference-by-conference look at the auto-bid scenarios.
Big Sky
Montana State has clinched the AQ.
Big South-OVC
SEMO is 6-1 in conference play, while Tennessee State, UT Martin, and Tennessee Tech are 5-2.
SEMO could clinch the AQ with a win over Tennessee State. Or SEMO could clinch the AQ if it lost to TN State and UT Martin beats Lindenwood.
Tennessee State could clinch the AQ by beating SEMO while TN Tech and UT Martin both lose.
Tennessee Tech could earn the AQ if it beats Eastern Illinois while UT Martin and SEMO both lose.
UT Martin is not in a position to clinch the AQ.
CAA
Richmond has clinched the AQ.
MVFC
NDSU is 7-0 in the MVFC standings while SDSU, USD, and Missouri State are 6-1. Mo State is not eligible for the FCS playoffs as it transitions to the FBS.
USD hosts NDSU this week, and Missouri State hosts SDSU.
NDSU earns the AQ if it wins on Saturday.
NDSU earns the AQ if it loses to USD, Missouri State beats SDSU, and there is a 3-way tie at 7-1 between NDSU/USD/Missouri State. NDSU and Mo State are 4-0 against common opponents. USD is 3-1.
SDSU earns the AQ if it beats Missouri State and USD beats NDSU and there is a 3-way tie at 7-1 between SDSU/NDSU/USD. Those three are 1-1 against one another, all three are unbeaten against common opponents, and so the conference goes to the most recent Sagarin Ratings as a final tiebreaker — SDSU is currently 40th, NDSU is 41st, and USD is 72nd.
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NEC
Duquesne is 5-0 in league play and CCSU is 4-1.
Duquesne goes to CCSU on Saturday, and the winner will clinch the AQ.
Patriot
Lehigh and Holy Cross are 4-1 in league play, and Bucknell is 3-2.
Lehigh can clinch the AQ if it beats Lafayette. Or Lehigh can clinch the AQ if it loses to Lafayette, and Holy Cross and Bucknell also lose.
Holy Cross can clinch the AQ if it beats Georgetown and Lehigh loses.
If Bucknell beats Colgate, and Lehigh and Holy Cross both lose, there is a three-way tie at 4-2. The auto-bid may come down to a tiebreaker committee made up of league ADs from the other schools not involved in the tie.
Pioneer
Drake is 6-1 in league play while Butler, Morehead State, and San Diego are 5-2.
Drake can clinch the AQ if it beats Stetson. Or Drake can clinch the AQ if it loses and Morehead State also loses.
Morehead State can clinch the AQ if it beats San Diego, and Drake and Butler both lose.
Butler can clinch the AQ if it beats Presbyterian, and Drake and Morehead State lose.
If Drake loses and Morehead State and Butler win, resulting in those three finishing 6-2 in league play, these tiebreakers would be used.
SoCon
Mercer has clinched the AQ.
Southland
UIW has clinched the AQ.
UAC
Abilene Christian has clinched the AQ.
