ESPN Announces This Week's Fall NCAA Championship Coverage

ESPN televises the Football Championship Subdivision Semifinals, the Division II and Division III Football Championship games and the Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Semifinals and Finals this week (Dec. 15-17) as the fall season nears conclusion. ESPN's telecast of the FCS Championship game on Saturday, January 7, (noon ET on ESPN2) from Frisco, Texas, concludes the fall championship coverage, which included the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's College Cup earlier this month.

FCS Semifinals and Division II and Division III Football
Five-time defending national champion North Dakota State Bison advanced to the the FCS Semifinals for the seventh consecutive year and hosts James Madison on Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, and Cole Cubelic will be in Fargo, N.D., to call the game from the Fargodome. The Bison were the No. 1 SEED heading into the tournament while the Dukes were the No. 4 seed.

Second-seeded Eastern Washington welcomes in Youngstown State in the other FCS Semifinal on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU. The game will be played on the Eagles' famous red-turfed field - "The Inferno". Former Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini is the head coach of Youngstown State, who were unranked coming into the Championship. Mike Couzens and Rene Ingoglia will be in Cheney, Wash., for the CONTEST from Roos Field.

Mary Hardin-Baylor plays Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the Division III Football Championship game on Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPNU. Kevin Brown, Craig Haubert and Alex Corddry will be in SALEM Stadium in Salem, Va. for the matchup. No. 1 Northwest Missouri State University takes on No. 3 North Alabama in the Division II Football Championship game on Saturday, at 4 p.m. on ESPN2. Dave Neal, Tom Luginbill, Olivia Harlan will have the call from Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Network
Fri, Dec 16	7 p.m.	FCS Semifinal: No. 4 James Madison at No. 1 North Dakota State Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Cole Cubelic	ESPN2
	7 p.m.	Division III Football Championship Game Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh Kevin Brown, Craig Haubert, Alex Corddry	ESPNU
Sat, Dec 17	4 p.m.	Division II Football Championship Game No. 3 North Alabama vs. No. 1 Northwest Missouri State University Dave Neal, Tom Luginbill, Olivia Harlan	ESPN2
	6:30 p.m.	FCS Semifinal: Youngstown State at No. 2 Eastern Washington Mike Couzens, Rene Ingolia	ESPNU
Sat, Jan 7	Noon	FCS Championship Game Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Quint Kessenich	ESPN2

NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship
The NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Semifinals will be played on Thursday as No. 6 Stanford takes on No. 2 Minnesota (7 p.m.) and No. 4 Texas plays No. 1 Nebraska (9:30 p.m.) from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on ESPN. The winners of the semifinals will advance to play in the national championship title game Saturday, Dec. 17, at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.

The Cornhuskers are looking to win back-to-back national championships for their first time ever and their fifth championship overall. Stanford is going for its seventh championship, which would tie Penn State for the most by any school. The Longhorns have won two national championships and Minnesota is seeking its first ever. Play by play commentator Paul Sunderland, analyst Karch Kiraly and reporter Holly Rowe will call all three matches.

Date	Time	Matchup	Network
Thu, Dec 15	7 p.m.	NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Semifinal No. 6 Stanford vs. No. 2 Minnesota	ESPN
	9:30 p.m.	NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Semifinal No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Texas	ESPN
Sat, Dec 17	9 p.m.	NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship	ESPN2

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