The following HBCU schools compete in the NCAA D1 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). List of D1 HBCU Schools
- Alabama A&M
- Alabama State
- Alcorn State
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- Bethune-Cookman
- Delaware State
- Florida A&M
- Grambling State
- Hampton
- Howard
- Jackson State
- Mississippi Valley State
- Morgan State
- Norfolk State
- North Carolina A&T
- North Carolina Central
- Prairie View A&M
- South Carolina State
- Southern
- Tennessee State
- Texas Southern
No HBCU in FBS Subdivision
There are currently no HBCU football programs who are in the NCAA D1 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), although some D1 FCS HBCU schools will often play against FBS teams throughout their regular college football season schedules.