COA is in fact a dividing line between FBS and FCS.
FCS teams with it:
UND, NDSU, USD, SDSU, and now JMU.
FBS teams without it:
NMSU, UL-Monroe
So schools that want FBS add COA.
JMU just added expanded COA last year as they only had it for basketball teams previously, even though its CAA conference was opposed to COA. JMU is listed in another thread here about wanting FBS.
COA for just m/w basketball is possible, but COA for just fb is complicated, as the same % of women scholarships must get COA. Many DI basketball schools have it only for basketball.
FCS teams with it:
UND, NDSU, USD, SDSU, and now JMU.
FBS teams without it:
NMSU, UL-Monroe
So schools that want FBS add COA.
JMU just added expanded COA last year as they only had it for basketball teams previously, even though its CAA conference was opposed to COA. JMU is listed in another thread here about wanting FBS.
COA for just m/w basketball is possible, but COA for just fb is complicated, as the same % of women scholarships must get COA. Many DI basketball schools have it only for basketball.