The FCS playoff committee, officially known as the Division I Football Championship Committee, is tasked with forming the 24-team playoff bracket.
The committee has one representative from each conference that is eligible for and applies for automatic qualification in the FCS postseason.
Here are the committee members for the 2021 fall season.
*New member this season
**Eligible for reappointment
2021 Committee Chair
Colonial Athletic Association
Rhode Island AD Thorr Bjorn
Term Expiration: Aug. 2022
Big South Conference
Hampton AD Eugene Marshall Jr.
Term Expiration: Aug. 2022
Big Sky Conference
Montana AD Kent Haslam
Term Expiration: Aug. 2024**
Missouri Valley Football Conference
*NDSU AD Matt Larsen
Term Expiration: Aug. 2025
Southland Conference
*Houston Baptist AD Steve Moniaci
Term Expiration: Aug. 2023**
Pioneer Football League
*San Diego AD William (Bill) P. McGillis
Term Expiration: Aug. 2025
Southern Conference
ETSU AD Scott Carter
Term Expiration: Aug. 2022**
Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois AD Tom Michael
Term Expiration: Aug. 2024
Patriot League
Bucknell AD Jermaine Truax
Term Expiration: Aug. 2023
Northeast Conference
*CCSU Interim AD Thomas Pincince
Term Expiration: Aug. 2025
Note from the NCAA: Stephen F. Austin AD Ryan Ivey was the Southland Conference rep with his term ending in August of 2023, but with SFA leaving the Southland he is no longer on the committee. The ASUN Conference will be nominating a representative but that has not been submitted yet.
