FCS teams continue to trickle up to the FBS level. In 2026, it’s North Dakota State and Sacramento State that will join the highest subdivision inside of Division I, playing a full schedule of FBS opponents as transitional FBS members.
NDSU is joining the new Mountain West, alongside UTEP and Northern Illinois. They’re replacing previous Mountain West programs like Boise State and Fresno State that moved up to the new Mountain West.
Sacramento State is joining the MAC. Honestly, just don’t think too hard about it.Â
Eight former FCS college football programs have now transitioned up to FBS since the start of the 2022 academic year. Five of them landed in C-USA; the sixth is JMU, which plays in the Sun Belt.Â
Naturally, BetMGM has college football lines for all of these teams.Â
How Many FBS Teams Are There?
There are now 138 Division I FBS college football programs, as of the 2026 season.
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