Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly NCAA Division 1-A)
In NCAA division 2 there is a playoff that culminates in a championship game. Imagine that.
The University of Massachusetts Minutemen compete in NCAA Division 1. Their football team will begin playing in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012.
Kansas state plays in the NCAA's division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). They have not won an NCAA championship yet but they have had numerous national champions.
Notre Dame
One could find the times of NCAA football bowl games at the official NCAA website, or in the local newspapers in the sports section, or in the television, in the sports news.
The NCAA has no controlling body over the bowl games or the BCS. The NCAA college football season is over after the regular season in Div 1 college football. Therefore the awards are given at the conclusion of the season.
There are 346 teams in the NCAA Division I
About 13 or 14 weeks. Not counting the post-season bowl games which span about six weeks, each NCAA football team plays 12 games and has 1 bye week within the season. Teams with the best rankings in their division may play in a conference championship game, and the bowl games will include a National Championship Game now operated under the BCS (Bowl Championship System).
FCs Simply mean Football Club such as Barcelona FC=Barcelona Football Club.In the Uinted States, the FCS is the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly NCAA Division I-AA. It is the second level of Division I college football. The FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) was formerly Division I-A.
FBS stands for Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly called Division I-A. This is in contrast to the FCS, or Football Championship Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-AA. The "Bowl" vs "Championship" refers to how the 2 divisions play their post-season, with the former Division I-A teams playing in bowl games and the former Division I-AA teams playing in a playoff series culminating with a true national championship game.
The NCAA Division 3 football championship game, also known as the "Stagg Bowl" is held every year in December. It has been played since 1973, and has changed venues on multiple occasions.