FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota State Bison and their fans owned Frisco, Texas, for five straight championship seasons, not only on the football field but in area hotels, restaurants and sports bars. Now returning after a one-year interruption, the Bison will find suburban Dallas a bit more crowded.

The top-seeded and defending champion James Madison (14-0), with Seneca Valley grad and two-year starting safety Jordan Brown, and the No. 2-seeded Bison (13-1) will square off Saturday for the Football Championship Subdivision title in a matchup of the dominant FCS programs with well-traveled contingents. Dukes coach Mike Houston has described the quest for tickets as a contest in itself.

It’s the first time since 2011 and the first time since the FCS playoff field expanded to 24 teams that the top two seeds will face one another in the title game. The Bison won a record 33 straight games between 2012 and 2014. The Dukes are currently riding a 26-game winning streak.