NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State football team will find out when and where it will continue the season, when the 2019 FCS Championship bracket is announced on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 11:30 a.m., during a live selection show on ESPNU.
Head coach Brock Spack, his staff, student-athletes and administrators will watch the show live from the Hancock Stadium Club. The event is open to members of the media and the public who would like to watch the unveil with the team. Parking will be available in lots adjacent to Hancock Stadium.
Twenty-four schools will participate in the single-elimination tournament. Ten of the participants qualify automatically via a conference championship. The remaining 14 championship teams will be selected at large by the Division I Football Championship Committee. The top eight teams in the tournament will be seeded Nos. 1-8 and will receive first-round byes.
The eight first round games begin Saturday, Nov. 30 at on-campus sites. The national championship game will be played Saturday, Jan. 11 at noon ET at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. This will be the 10th straight year the national title game will be hosted in Frisco.
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