Ivy League Football to Join FCS Playoffs Starting in 2025

The Ivy League Council of Presidents approved a student-athlete proposal, granting the league's champion an automatic bid to the postseason.

The Ivy League will allow its football teams to compete in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs beginning with the 2025 season.
This marks the first time Ivy League football teams will be eligible to compete for an NCAA national championship, aligning football with other Ivy League sports.
The decision was initiated by the Ivy League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and approved by the Ivy League Council of Presidents after a year-long process.
The league's champion will receive an automatic bid to the FCS playoff field, with a tiebreaker system to determine the qualifier in case of shared titles.
In 2024, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Harvard shared the Ivy League football title, with Columbia winning its first championship since 1961.