One FCS ranked team plays another FCS ranked team, 13 ranked FCS teams play FBS opponents, and five ranked FCS teams are idle.

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Ranked FCS vs. Ranked FCS:
No. 3 Richmond @ No. 15 Elon

Ranked FCS teams vs. FBS:
No. 1 Appalachian St. @ LSU
No. 2 James Madison @ Duke
No. 5 Northern Iowa @ BYU
No. 8 McNeese St. @ North Carolina
No. 9 Eastern Washington @ Texas Tech
No. 11 Delaware @ Maryland
No. 13 Cal Poly @ San Diego St.
No. 14 Youngstown St. @ Ohio State
No. 16 Georgia Southern @ Georgia
No. 17 Villanova @ West Virginia
No. 18 South Dakota St. @ Iowa State
No. 19 Eastern Illinois @ Central Mich.
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky @ Cincinnati

Ranked FCS teams idle:
No. 7 Montana
No. 12 Southern Illinois
No. 20 New Hampshire
No. 23 Fordham
No. 24 Yale

All games Saturday August 30 except where indicated.

1. Appalachian St. @ LSU
2. James Madison @ Duke
3. Richmond @ No. 15 Elon
4. North Dakota St. vs. Austin Peay (August 28)
5. Northern Iowa @ BYU
6. Massachusetts vs. Albany
7. Montana IDLE
8. McNeese St. @ North Carolina
9. Eastern Washington @ Texas Tech
10. Wofford vs. Presbyterian
11. Delaware @ Maryland
12. Southern Illinois IDLE
13. Cal Poly @ San Diego St.
14. Youngstown St. @ Ohio State
15. Elon vs. No. 3 Richmond
16. Georgia Southern @ Georgia
17. Villanova @ West Virginia
18. South Dakota St. @ Iowa State (August 28)
19. Eastern Illinois @ Central Mich. (August 28)
20. New Hampshire IDLE
21. The Citadel vs. Webber
22. Eastern Kentucky @ Cincinnati
23. Fordham IDLE
24. Yale IDLE
25. Furman vs. Mars Hill