The House Settlement enters Year 2 in college athletics, and several more FCS schools have decided to opt in.
Opting in means the ability for schools to directly revenue-share with players, no longer facing scholarship limits but roster limits, moving NIL deals in-house, and more.
Below is a list of FCS schools opting in and out of the House Settlement in the 2026-27 academic year, per the College Sports Commission.
FCS Schools Opting In
Big Sky
Cal Poly, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Southern Utah, UC Davis, Utah Tech, Weber State
CAA
UAlbany, Bryant, Campbell, Elon, Hampton, Maine, Monmouth, New Hampshire, North Carolina A&T, Rhode Island, Sacred Heart, Stony Brook, Towson
MEAC
Delaware State, Howard, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State
MVFC
Illinois State, Indiana State, Murray State, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, Youngstown State
NEC
Duquesne, Long Island University, Robert Morris
OVC
Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, SEMO, Tennessee State, UT Martin, Western Illinois
Patriot
Fordham, Georgetown, Richmond, Villanova, William & Mary
Pioneer
Butler, Davidson, Dayton, Drake, Marist, Morehead State, San Diego, St. Thomas, Stetson, Valparaiso
SoCon
Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Furman, Mercer, Samford, Tennessee Tech, The Citadel, VMI, Western Carolina, Wofford
Southland
East Texas A&M, Incarnate Word, Lamar, McNeese, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin, UTRGV
SWAC
Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Grambling State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Texas Southern
United Athletic Conference
Abilene Christian, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, Tarleton State
Independent
Merrimack
FCS teams opting into the House Settlement in 2026-27 that did not in 2025-26: Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Northern Arizona, Portland State, UC Davis, North Carolina Central, Tennessee State, Stetson, The Citadel, VMI, Incarnate Word, Central Arkansas
FCS Schools Opting Out
Ivy
Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale
NEC
Central Connecticut State, Stonehill College, Wagner
OVC
Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb
Patriot
Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh
Pioneer
Presbyterian
Southland
Houston Christian
D1 transitioning teams unable to opt in yet: Mercyhurst, New Haven, West Florida, West Georgia
