Earlier this week, we looked at Conference Playoff Records In The 2010s.
Now let’s take a look at which teams and conferences most consistently made deep playoff runs from 2010-19.
The team count is pretty straightforward — how many times each team has made the quarterfinals, semifinals and the FCS championship game. For conferences, we tallied how many times each league was represented in the final three rounds of the playoffs.
Quarterfinals
Appearances – Team:
10 – North Dakota State
6 – Eastern Washington, Sam Houston State
4 – Wofford, New Hampshire, Illinois State
3 – Georgia Southern, Montana State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, James Madison, Weber State
2 – Villanova, Montana, Maine, Coastal Carolina, Jacksonville State, Colgate, Richmond, Kennesaw State
1 – App State, Delaware, Lehigh, Old Dominion, Southeastern Louisiana, Eastern Illinois, Towson, Chattanooga, Charleston Southern, Youngstown State, UC Davis, Austin Peay
Appearances – Conference:
21 – MVFC
16 – CAA
15 – Big Sky
9 – SoCon
7 – Southland
5 – Big South
4 – OVC
3 – Patriot
Semifinals
Appearances – Team:
9 – North Dakota State
5 – Sam Houston State, Eastern Washington
3 – Georgia Southern, James Madison
2 – New Hampshire, South Dakota State
1 – Montana, Villanova, Illinois State, Montana State, Weber State, Maine, Jacksonville State, Richmond, Delaware, Towson, Youngstown State
Appearances – Conference:
13 – MVFC
10 – CAA
8 – Big Sky
5 – Southland
3 – SoCon
1 – OVC
Title Game
Appearances – Team:
8 – North Dakota State
3 – James Madison
2 – Sam Houston State, Eastern Washington
1 – Illinois State, Jacksonville State, Delaware, Towson, Youngstown State
Appearances – Conference:
10 – MVFC
5 – CAA
2 – Big Sky, Southland
1 – OVC
