how many teams are there in the ncaa football?
Stanford Cardinal football Baylor Bears baseball Murray State Racers men's basketball Wofford Terriers men's basketball UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball Ohio State Buckeyes football Oregon State University Beavers Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's golf Kenyon Men's Swimming Saint Mary's College of California Gaels men's basketball
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 The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) is split into three divisions : Division I , Division II , and Division III . According to the NCAA , Division I consists of " the largest programs that provide the most athletically related financial aid for student @-@ athletes " . Division I football is split into two subdivisions : the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) and the Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) . USA Today notes that the FBS is considered the tier at which major Division I universities play , while the FCS is a tier in which smaller programs compete . FBS member teams are allowed to have up to 85 scholarship players , while FCS member teams are allowed to award 63 scholarships . However , FCS teams can divide their 63 scholarships by giving some players ' partial scholarships ' . FBS teams vie to play in bowl games , while FCS teams aim to qualify for a postseason tournament . The two subdivisions were created in 1978 , and no other Division I sports are split in such a manner . The difference between the two subdivisions is great enough that John V. Lombardi , a former chancellor at UMass , which played FCS football before moving to FBS in 2012 , and a former president at FBS @-@ level Florida and Louisiana State , said that " even a crummy team in [ FBS ] football has higher visibility than a great team in [ FCS ] . " 

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 Initially , team selections were composed of both a University Division , made up of Division I participants , and a College Division , made up of Division II , Division III , NAIA , and 2 @-@ year colleges . First , second and third team selections are made for both divisions in most Academic All @-@ America programs . However , the football programs only select a first and second team . The football University Division includes both Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision . In 2011 , the program was expanded to incorporate four sets of teams : Division I , Division II , Division III and a College division that includes NAIA institutions , two @-@ year colleges and Canadian schools . 

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 College football is the third @-@ most popular sport in the United States , behind professional baseball and professional football . The NCAA , the largest collegiate organization , is divided into three Divisions : Division I , Division II and Division III . Division I football is further divided into two subdivisions : the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) and the Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) . The champions of each level of play are determined through NCAA @-@ sanctioned playoff systems ; while the champion of Division I @-@ FBS was historically determined by various polls and ranking systems , the subdivision adopted a four @-@ team playoff system in 2014 . 

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 By contract , the top two teams in the BCS Poll at the conclusion of the regular season were invited to the BCS national championship game . In 2000 , the BCS Poll was a combination of four different systems : media and coaches ' polls ( Associated Press college football poll and USA Today Coaches ' Poll ) , team records , a collection of eight different computer ranking systems , and a strength @-@ of @-@ schedule component based on opponent records . Under the BCS , the site of the national championship game rotated every year . In 2000 , there were four BCS bowl games : the Rose Bowl , the Sugar Bowl , the Orange Bowl , and the Fiesta Bowl . The national championship game rotated to a different location each year , and the other three games served as bowl games for lower @-@ ranked teams . Later , in 2007 , the BCS National Championship was created , adding a fifth BCS bowl . In 2000 , the Sugar Bowl was scheduled to host the national championship game . 

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 The National Football Foundation , overseer of the College Football Hall of Fame , recognizes ten individuals as WVU inductees . Conversely , the Mountaineer football program recognizes 13 individuals as inductees . 
