List of NCAA Division I conference changes since 2010

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NCAA Division I Conference Realignment refers to changes in the alignment of college or university athletic programs from one National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic conference to another.

Announced Future Changes[]

Notes
  • The "year" column indicates the calendar year in which the conference change will take place, which in the case of spring sports will differ from the year in which competition will begin.
  • Temporary changes in sports sponsorship (specifically canceled seasons) due to the COVID-19 pandemic will not be listed here. However, the pandemic did directly lead to a number of schools dropping teams, either permanently or for an extended period.
School Sport(s) Former conference New conference Year
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Men's ice hockey No team TBA 2022[1]
Austin Peay Governors Full membership OVC ASUN 2022[2]
Belmont Bruins Full membership OVC MVC 2022[3]
Belmont Bruins Men's soccer SoCon MVC 2022[3]
California Baptist Lancers Men's wrestling Independent Big 12 2022[4][a]
Chicago State Cougars Full membership WAC TBA 2022[5]
Clemson Tigers Women's lacrosse No team ACC 2022[6]
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Women's lacrosse No team NEC 2022[7]
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Men's volleyball Independent NEC 2022[8]
Hampton Pirates Full membership Big South CAA 2022[9]
Incarnate Word Cardinals Full membership Southland WAC 2022[10]
James Madison Dukes Full membership CAA Sun Belt 2022[11]
James Madison Dukes Women's indoor track & field ECAC Sun Belt 2022[11]
James Madison Dukes Women's lacrosse CAA American 2022[12]
Kennesaw State Owls Football Big South ASUN 2022[13]
Lindenwood Lions Full membership GLVC (NCAA D-II) OVC 2022[14]
Lindenwood Lions Beach volleyball No team OVC 2022[15][b]
Lindenwood Lions Men's ice hockey Club team TBA 2022[16]
Little Rock Trojans Full membership Sun Belt OVC 2022[17]
LIU Sharks Men's volleyball Independent NEC 2022[8]
Loyola Chicago Ramblers Full membership MVC Atlantic 10 2022[18]
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Beach volleyball No team TBA 2022[19]
Merrimack Warriors Men's volleyball No team NEC 2022[8]
Missouri S&T Miners[20] Men's volleyball No team TBA 2022[21]
Monmouth Hawks Full membership MAAC CAA 2022[9]
Monmouth Hawks Field hockey America East CAA 2022[9]
Monmouth Hawks Football Big South CAA 2022[9]
Murray State Racers Full membership OVC MVC 2022[22][c]
North Alabama Lions Football Big South ASUN 2022[13]
North Carolina A&T Aggies Full membership Big South CAA 2022[23]
Sacred Heart Pioneers Men's volleyball EIVA NEC 2022[8]
Saint Anselm Hawks[24] Bowling No team ECC (Division II) 2022[25]
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Men's volleyball EIVA NEC 2022[8]
Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash Men's volleyball EIVA NEC 2022[8]
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Full membership GLVC (NCAA D-II) OVC 2022[26]
Southern Utah Thunderbirds Full membership Big Sky WAC 2022[27]
Stonehill Skyhawks Women's ice hockey No team NEWHA 2022[28][29]
Stony Brook Seawolves Full membership[d] America East CAA 2022[9]
Stony Brook Seawolves Women's tennis MVC CAA 2022[9]
Tarleton Texans Women's soccer No team WAC 2022[30]
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Full membership LSC (NCAA D-II) Southland 2022[31]
UIC Flames Full membership Horizon MVC 2022[32]
UT Arlington Mavericks Full membership Sun Belt WAC 2022[33]
West Virginia Mountaineers Men's soccer MAC C-USA 2022[34]
Xavier Musketeers Women's lacrosse No team Independent 2022[35]
Augustana (SD) Vikings[e] Men's ice hockey No team TBA 2023[36]
BYU Cougars Full membership WCC Big 12 2023[37]
BYU Cougars Football Independent (FBS) Big 12 2023[37]
Cincinnati Bearcats Full membership American Big 12 2023[37]
Clemson Tigers Women's gymnastics No team ACC 2023[6][38]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Men's soccer C-USA Sun Belt 2023[39]
Georgia Southern Eagles Men's soccer MAC Sun Belt 2023[39]
Georgia State Panthers Men's soccer MAC Sun Belt 2023[39]
Hartford Hawks Full membership America East TBA (NCAA D-III) 2023[40]
Hartford Hawks Men's golf Big Sky TBA (NCAA D-III) 2023[40]
Hartford Hawks Women's golf MAAC TBA (NCAA D-III) 2023[40]
Houston Cougars Full membership American Big 12 2023[37]
Iowa Hawkeyes Women's wrestling[f] No team TBA 2023[41]
Jacksonville State Gamecocks Full membership ASUN C-USA 2023[42]
Liberty Flames Full membership ASUN C-USA 2023[42]
Liberty Flames Football Independent (FBS) C-USA 2023[42]
LIU Sharks Men's fencing No team Independent 2023[43]
Marshall Thundering Herd Full membership C-USA Sun Belt 2023[44]
Murray State Racers Football OVC[g] TBA 2023[22]
NC State Wolfpack Women's gymnastics EAGL ACC 2023[38]
New Mexico State Aggies Full membership WAC C-USA 2023[42]
New Mexico State Aggies Football Independent (FBS) C-USA 2023[42]
North Carolina Tar Heels Women's gymnastics EAGL ACC 2023[38]
North Carolina A&T Aggies Football Big South CAA 2023[23]
Old Dominion Monarchs Full membership C-USA Sun Belt 2023[45]
Pittsburgh Panthers Women's gymnastics EAGL ACC 2023[38]
Robert Morris Colonials Men's ice hockey No team TBD[h] 2023[46]
Robert Morris Colonials Women's ice hockey No team CHA[i] 2023[46][47]
Sam Houston Bearkats Full membership WAC C-USA 2023[42]
South Florida Bulls Women's lacrosse No team American 2023[48]
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Full membership C-USA Sun Belt 2023[49]
Thomas More Saints[j] Men's volleyball Mid-South (NAIA) TBA 2023[50]
UCF Knights Full membership American Big 12 2023[37]
Xavier Musketeers Women's lacrosse Independent Big East 2023[35]
Rhode Island Rams Women's lacrosse No team Atlantic 10 2024[51]
Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Football No team WAC 2024[52]
Oklahoma Sooners Full membership Big 12 SEC 2025[53]
Texas Longhorns Full membership Big 12 SEC 2025[53]
Charlotte 49ers Full membership C-USA American TBD[54]
Florida Atlantic Owls Full membership C-USA American TBD[54]
North Texas Mean Green Full membership C-USA American TBD[54]
Rice Owls Full membership C-USA American TBD[54]
UAB Blazers Full membership C-USA American TBD[54]
UTSA Roadrunners Full membership C-USA American TBD[54]
West Virginia State Yellow Jackets[55] Acrobatics & tumbling[k] No team MEC[56] TBD[57]
  1. ^ California Baptist's future Big 12 wrestling membership is conditional on its successful completion of its ongoing transition to Division I, currently set to end following the 2021–22 school year.
  2. ^ At the time Lindenwood announced the addition of the sport, it was a Division II member and had not announced a future affiliation for that sport. By the time Lindenwood's program started play, it joined a beach volleyball-sponsoring conference.
  3. ^ Because the MVC does not sponsor football, Murray State will remain in OVC football in the 2022 season before joining another conference for that sport in 2023. It plans to remain in the OVC as a rifle-only member after otherwise leaving that conference.
  4. ^ Stony Brook was already a member of the CAA football league, which is technically a separate entity from the all-sports CAA.
  5. ^ Not to be confused with Augustana College in Illinois, an NCAA Division III member also nicknamed Vikings.
  6. ^ Women's wrestling does not have an NCAA-sanctioned championship, but is currently part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
  7. ^ Murray State will be an OVC affiliate member in football for the 2022 season. Murray State is actively working to receive an invitation to the Missouri Valley Football Conference beginning in 2023.
  8. ^ Robert Morris has applied for reinstatement to its former men's hockey home of Atlantic Hockey.
  9. ^ At the time Robert Morris announced its reinstatement of hockey, it had no confirmed conference home, but shortly thereafter was reinstated to its former women's hockey home of College Hockey America.
  10. ^ Thomas More is a future Division II member. The NCAA organizes a joint national championship event open to D-I and D-II members, and scholarship limits are identical in both divisions.
  11. ^ Acrobatics & tumbling, a women-only sport at the NCAA level, does not have an NCAA-sanctioned championship, but is currently part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.

History[]

2021–2022[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA conference realignment
School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats Full membership Southland WAC[a][58]
Air Force Falcons Men's lacrosse SoCon ASUN[59]
Alabama–Huntsville Chargers Men's ice hockey WCHA Dropped ice hockey[60]
Alaska Nanooks Men's ice hockey WCHA Independent[61]
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Men's ice hockey WCHA Dropped ice hockey[62]
American International Yellow Jackets[20] Men's volleyball No team Independent[63]
Augusta Jaguars[b] Men's golf MEAC Southland[64]
Augusta Jaguars[b] Women's golf Independent Southland[64]
Augustana (SD) Vikings[55][c] Acrobatics & tumbling[d] No team Independent[65]
Bellarmine Knights Field hockey Independent MAC[66]
Bellarmine Knights Men's lacrosse SoCon ASUN[59]
Bemidji State Beavers Men's ice hockey WCHA CCHA[e][67][68]
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Full membership MEAC SWAC[69]
Bluefield State Lady Blues[55] Acrobatics & tumbling[d] No team TBA[70]
Bluefield State Lady Blues[24] Bowling No team TBA[70]
Bowling Green Falcons Men's ice hockey WCHA CCHA[e][67][68]
Brown Bears Equestrian[f] Club team Independent[71]
Brown Bears Women's fencing[g] Club team Ivy League[71]
Carroll Pioneers[72] Bowling No team CCIW[73][74]
Central Arkansas Bears Full membership Southland ASUN[13][75]
Central Arkansas Bears Men's soccer Sun Belt ASUN[13]
Charleston Cougars Beach volleyball CCSA ASUN[76]
Cleveland State Vikings Men's lacrosse Independent ASUN[59]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Beach volleyball ASUN C-USA[77]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Men's soccer Sun Belt C-USA[78]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Women's lacrosse SoCon ASUN[79]
Delaware State Hornets Women's golf Independent Southland[64]
Delaware State Hornets Women's lacrosse SoCon ASUN[79]
Detroit Mercy Titans Men's lacrosse MAAC ASUN[59]
Dixie State Trailblazers Football FCS independent WAC[a][58]
Eastern Illinois Panthers Beach volleyball No team OVC[80]
Eastern Kentucky Colonels Full membership OVC ASUN[13][75]
Eastern Michigan Eagles Women's lacrosse No team MAC[81]
Edward Waters Tigers[20] Men's volleyball No team SIAC[82]
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Men's volleyball No team Independent[83]
Ferris State Bulldogs Men's ice hockey WCHA CCHA[e][67][68]
Florida A&M Rattlers Full membership MEAC SWAC[84]
Florida Atlantic Owls Beach volleyball CCSA C-USA[77]
FIU Panthers Beach volleyball CCSA C-USA[77]
Francis Marion Patriots[h] Men's golf Independent Southland[64]
Fresno State Bulldogs Women's lacrosse MPSF Dropped women's lacrosse[85]
Fresno State Bulldogs Men's tennis MW Dropped men's tennis[85]
Fresno State Bulldogs Men's wrestling Big 12 Dropped men's wrestling[85]
Furman Paladins Women's lacrosse SoCon Big South[86]
George Washington Colonials Men's indoor track & field, men's tennis Atlantic 10 Dropped both sports[i][87]
George Washington Colonials Women's water polo CWPA Dropped women's water polo[i][87]
Georgia Southern Eagles Men's soccer Sun Belt MAC[88]
Georgia State Panthers Beach volleyball CCSA C-USA[77]
Georgia State Panthers Men's soccer Sun Belt MAC[88]
Hampton Pirates Men's lacrosse Independent SoCon[89]
Howard Bison Men's soccer Sun Belt NEC[90]
Howard Bison Women's golf and women's soccer Independent NEC[90]
Howard Bison Women's lacrosse ASUN NEC[90]
Iowa Hawkeyes Men's gymnastics, men's swimming & diving, men's tennis Big Ten Dropped all three sports[91]
Jacksonville State Gamecocks Full membership Ohio Valley ASUN[13][75]
Kutztown Golden Bears[55] Acrobatics & tumbling[d] No team TBA[92]
La Salle Explorers Baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, volleyball [j] Atlantic 10 Dropped all five sports[93]
La Salle Explorers Men's water polo CWPA Dropped men's water polo[93]
Lake Superior State Lakers Men's ice hockey WCHA CCHA[e][67][68]
Lamar Cardinals Full membership Southland WAC[a][58]
LIU Sharks Men's volleyball No team Independent[94]
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Beach volleyball CCSA C-USA[77]
Mars Hill Lions[55] Acrobatics & tumbling[d] No team Carolinas[95][96]
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Beach volleyball No team TBA[97]
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Women's golf Independent Southland[98]
Maryville Saints[20] Men's volleyball Club team Independent[99]
Mercer Bears Women's lacrosse SoCon Big South[86]
Michigan State Spartans Men's and women's swimming & diving Big Ten Dropped swimming & diving[100]
Michigan Tech Huskies Men's ice hockey WCHA CCHA[e][67][68]
Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's gymnastics, men's tennis, men's indoor track & field Big Ten Dropped all three sports[101]
Minnesota State Mavericks Men's ice hockey WCHA CCHA[e][67][68]
Missouri Tigers Men's wrestling MAC Big 12[102]
NJIT Highlanders Men's and women's tennis Independent Southland[103]
North Carolina A&T Aggies Full membership MEAC Big South[104]
North Carolina Central Eagles Baseball MEAC Dropped baseball[105]
Northern Colorado Bears Baseball WAC Summit[106]
Northern Michigan Wildcats Men's ice hockey WCHA CCHA[e][67][68]
Omaha Mavericks Men's swimming & diving No team Summit[107]
Pittsburgh Panthers Women's lacrosse Club team ACC[108]
Presbyterian Blue Hose Football Division I FCS independent Pioneer[109]
Robert Morris Colonials Men's ice hockey Atlantic Hockey Dropped men's ice hockey[110]
Robert Morris Colonials Women's ice hockey CHA Dropped women's ice hockey[110]
Robert Morris Colonials Men's lacrosse Independent ASUN[59]
Sacred Heart Pioneers Women's wrestling[k] No team Independent[111]
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Men's volleyball Independent EIVA[112]
St. Thomas Tommies Full membership MIAC (Division III) Summit[113]
St. Thomas Tommies Football MIAC (Division III) Pioneer[113]
St. Thomas Tommies Men's ice hockey MIAC (Division III) CCHA[e][114]
St. Thomas Tommies Women's ice hockey MIAC (Division III) WCHA[113]
Sam Houston Bearkats Full membership Southland WAC[a][58]
Sam Houston Bearkats Bowling SBL Independent[58]
San Diego State Aztecs Women's rowing American Dropped women's rowing[115]
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Men's soccer MAC MVC[116]
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Beach volleyball CCSA C-USA[77]
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Full membership Southland WAC[a][58]
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Bowling SBL Independent[58]
Tarleton Texans Football FCS independent WAC[a][58]
UAB Blazers Beach volleyball CCSA C-USA[77]
UConn Huskies Men's cross country, men's swimming & diving, men's tennis Big East[l] Dropped all three sports[117][m]
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Beach volleyball CCSA ASUN[76]
Utah Utes Men's lacrosse Independent ASUN[59]
Wagner Seahawks Men's swimming & diving No team NEC[119]
Wofford Terriers Women's lacrosse SoCon Big South[86]
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f These particular moves were originally announced for 2022.[27] However, they were moved forward to 2021 after the Southland Conference expelled four schools that had announced their departure for the WAC.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Augusta is an NCAA Division II member, but competes in Division I men's and women's golf.
  3. ^ Not to be confused with Augustana College in Illinois, an NCAA Division III member also nicknamed Vikings.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Acrobatics & tumbling, a women-only sport at the NCAA level, does not have an NCAA-sanctioned championship, but is currently part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h This conference is a revived Central Collegiate Hockey Association, inheriting the name of a conference that had operated from 1971 to 2013.
  6. ^ Equestrianism, a women-only sport at the NCAA level, does not have an NCAA-sanctioned championship, but is currently part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
  7. ^ While Brown had sponsored fencing for both men and women before dropping the sport effective in 2020–21, the reinstatement of fencing applies only to women.
  8. ^ Francis Marion is an NCAA Division II member, but competes in Division I men's golf.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b In addition to the sports named in this listing, George Washington also dropped varsity teams in the non-NCAA sports of men's rowing, sailing, and men's and women's squash.[87]
  10. ^ Initially, men's swimming & diving was included in the list of programs to be dropped, but this decision was reversed on May 3, 2021.
  11. ^ Women's wrestling is currently part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
  12. ^ At the time UConn made this announcement, it was a member of the American Athletic Conference.
  13. ^ UConn had also announced that it would drop women's rowing, but after a judge's ruling in a Title IX lawsuit brought by team members, the university reinstated rowing for a minimum of two years.[118]

2020–2021[]

School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Akron Zips Men's cross country, men's golf, women's tennis MAC Dropped all three sports[120]
Akron Zips Women's lacrosse ASUN MAC[81]
Appalachian State Mountaineers Men's indoor track & field, men's soccer, men's tennis Sun Belt Dropped all three sports[121]
Augustana (IL) Vikings[72] Bowling [123] CCIW[73][124]
Aurora Spartans[72] Bowling [123] CCIW[73][124]
Bellarmine Knights Full membership GLVC (Division II) ASUN[125]
Bellarmine Knights Field hockey GLVC (Division II) Division I independent[125]
Bellarmine Knights Men's and women's swimming & diving GLVC (Division II) CCSA[125]
Bellarmine Knights Wrestling GLVC (Division II) SoCon[126]
Benedict Tigers[20] Men's volleyball No team SIAC[127][128]
Boise State Broncos Baseball, women's swimming & diving Mountain West Dropped both sports[129]
Brown Bears Fencing, men's and women's golf[a] Ivy League Dropped all three sports[b][130][c]
Brown Bears Equestrian[d] Independent Dropped equestrian[b][130]
Bryant Bulldogs Men's swimming & diving MAAC NEC[132]
Carthage Lady Reds[72] Bowling No team CCIW[73][124]
Central Michigan Chippewas Women's lacrosse SoCon MAC[81]
Central Michigan Chippewas Men's indoor and outdoor track & field MAC Dropped both sports[133]
Central State Marauders[20] Men's volleyball No team SIAC[127][128]
Chicago State Cougars Baseball WAC Dropped baseball[134]
Chicago State Cougars Men's soccer No team WAC[e][134]
Cincinnati Bearcats Men's soccer American Dropped men's soccer[135]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Women's lacrosse ASUN SoCon[136]
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners Full membership WAC Big West[137]
Dartmouth Big Green Men's and women's golf, [f] Ivy League Dropped both sports[138]
Detroit Mercy Titans Women's lacrosse SoCon MAC[81]
Dixie State Trailblazers Football RMAC (Division II) Division I FCS independent[139]
Dixie State Trailblazers Full membership RMAC (Division II) WAC[139]
D'Youville Saints[g][141] Men's volleyball AMCC (Division III) Independent[142][143]
East Carolina Pirates Men's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis American Dropped all three sports[144]
Elmhurst Blue Jays[72] Bowling [123] CCIW[73][124]
Fort Valley State Wildcats[20] Men's volleyball No team SIAC[127][128]
Furman Paladins Baseball, men's lacrosse SoCon Dropped both sports[145]
Green Bay Phoenix Men's and women's tennis Horizon Dropped tennis[146]
Hampton Pirates Men's and women's golf Big South Dropped golf[147]
Howard Bison Men's and women's swimming & diving CCSA NEC[90]
Howard Bison Men's golf No team MEAC[148]
Howard Bison Women's golf No team Independent[148][90]
Howard Bison Women's soccer SWAC Independent[90]
Illinois Wesleyan Titans[72] Bowling No team CCIW[73][124][149]
Jacksonville Dolphins Football Pioneer Dropped football[150]
Kansas City Roos Full membership WAC Summit[151]
Kansas City Roos Men's tennis, women's golf WAC Dropped both sports[152]
Kent State Golden Flashes Women's lacrosse ASUN MAC[81]
Kentucky State Thorobreds[20] Men's volleyball No team SIAC[127][128]
Lakeland Muskies [72] Bowling No team CCIW[73][124]
Limestone Saints[20] Men's volleyball Carolinas[153] Independent[153]
Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers[24] Bowling GLVC[154] Dropped bowling[155]
LIU Sharks Women's gymnastics No team EAGL[156]
LIU Sharks Men's ice hockey No team Independent[157][158]
LIU Sharks Men's swimming & diving No team NEC[90]
Marian (WI) Sabres [72] Bowling [123] CCIW[73][124]
Morehouse Maroon Tigers[20] Men's volleyball No team SIAC[127]
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Men's swimming & diving CCSA NEC[90]
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Men's and women's water polo No teams CWPA[159][160][161]
NJIT Highlanders Full membership ASUN America East[162]
NJIT Highlanders Men's swimming & diving CCSA America East[162]
NJIT Highlanders Men's lacrosse NEC America East[162]
NJIT Highlanders Men's and women's tennis ASUN Independent[103]
North Central (IL) Cardinals[72] Bowling [123] CCIW[73][124]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks Football Division I FCS independent MVFC[163]
Northern Colorado Bears Men's and women's tennis Big Sky Dropped tennis[164]
Old Dominion Monarchs Women's lacrosse Big East American[165]
Old Dominion Monarchs Women's volleyball No team C-USA[166]
Old Dominion Monarchs Wrestling MAC Dropped wrestling[167]
Paine Lions[h] Men's volleyball No team SIAC[127][128][i]
Presbyterian Blue Hose Football Big South Division I FCS independent[109]
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Full membership Summit Horizon[169]
Robert Morris Colonials Full membership NEC Horizon[170]
Robert Morris Colonials Football NEC Big South[171][j]
Robert Morris Colonials Men's lacrosse NEC TBD[k][170]
Robert Morris Colonials Women's lacrosse NEC MAC[173]
Quincy Hawks[24] Bowling No team GLVC[154][174]
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Men's swimming & diving ECAC NEC[175]
Seattle Pacific Falcons[citation needed] Women's gymnastics MPSF Dropped gymnastics[176]
Sonoma State Seawolves Women's water polo WWPA Dropped women's water polo[177]
Southern Utah Thunderbirds Men's and women's tennis Big Sky Dropped tennis[178]
Tarleton State Texans Full membership LSC (Division II) WAC[179]
Tarleton State Texans Football LSC (Division II) Division I FCS independent[179]
UC San Diego Tritons Full membership CCAA (Division II) Big West[137]
UC San Diego Tritons Women's rowing WIRA (Division II) CAA[180]
UConn Huskies Full membership American Big East[181]
UConn Huskies Football American Division I FBS independent[181]
Urbana Blue Knights[l] Men's volleyball Independent School closed[182]
Valparaiso Crusaders Men's soccer MVC Dropped men's soccer[183]
Valparaiso Crusaders Men's tennis Summit Dropped men's tennis[183]
Wagner Seahawks Bowling No team NEC[184]
Western Illinois Leathernecks Men's and women's swimming & diving Summit Dropped swimming & diving[185]
Winthrop Eagles Men's and women's tennis Big South Dropped tennis[186]
Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks [72] Bowling [123] Independent
Wright State Raiders Softball, men's and women's tennis Horizon Dropped softball and tennis[187]
Youngstown State Penguins Women's lacrosse No team MAC[81]
Youngstown State Penguins Men's swimming & diving No team Horizon[188]
  1. ^ Brown dropped three other sports, namely women's skiing and men's and women's squash. Brown did not compete within the NCAA structure in skiing, and squash is not an NCAA-sanctioned sport.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Brown continues to field teams in all sports that it dropped, but at club level instead of varsity level.
  3. ^ In addition to the sports named, Brown initially dropped its entire men's program in the sport of athletics, encompassing three NCAA-sanctioned sports: cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field. However, the school decided to reinstate all three teams without interruption.[131]
  4. ^ Equestrian, a women-only sport at the NCAA level, does not have an NCAA-sanctioned championship, but is currently part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
  5. ^ While Chicago State is a full WAC member, it will not play a full conference schedule in men's soccer until 2021.
  6. ^ Dartmouth also dropped the non-NCAA sport of men's lightweight rowing.
  7. ^ When D'Youville announced its move to D-II, its nickname was Spartans. The nickname was changed to Saints effective in 2020–21.[140]
  8. ^ At the time, Paine was an NCAA Division II member. The NCAA operates a single men's volleyball championship open to both Division I and Division II members. Scholarship limits in that sport are the same in both divisions.
  9. ^ Paine ultimately never played volleyball in the SIAC. The conference did not play volleyball in 2020–21 due to COVID-19 concerns, and Paine left the NCAA for the National Christian College Athletic Association after the 2020–21 school year.[168]
  10. ^ Robert Morris originally planned to play the 2020 football season as a Division I FCS independent and join Big South football in 2021.[172] After COVID-19 led the Big South to move its football season from fall 2020 to spring 2021, with three football members choosing not to play at all in 2020–21, Robert Morris became a Big South football member ahead of schedule.
  11. ^ Robert Morris' new home of the Horizon League does not sponsor lacrosse for either sex.
  12. ^ Urbana was an NCAA Division II member. The top-level NCAA men's volleyball championship is open to members of both Divisions I and II.

2019–2020[]

Note
  • Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools that made conference moves affecting only spring sports were unable to complete their first seasons in the new league, or in some cases to even play said seasons.
School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats Beach volleyball Independent Southland[189]
Akron Zips Baseball No team MAC[190]
Akron Zips Women's lacrosse No team ASUN[191]
Augustana (IL) Vikings[72] Bowling Independent [123]
Aurora Spartans[72] Bowling Independent [123]
Austin Peay Governors Beach volleyball Independent OVC[192]
Bloomsburg Huskies[a] Wrestling EWL MAC[193]
Boise State Broncos Baseball No team Mountain West[194]
Bryant Bulldogs Field hockey MAAC NEC[195]
Central Arkansas Bears Men's soccer MVC Sun Belt[196]
Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Beach volleyball Independent Southland[189]
Central Missouri Jennies[24] Bowling MIAA (D-II) GLVC[154]
Chattanooga Mocs Beach volleyball No team OVC[192][198]
Clarion Golden Eagles[a] Wrestling EWL MAC[193]
Clemson Tigers Softball No team ACC[199]
Cleveland State Vikings Wrestling EWL MAC[193]
Delaware Valley Aggies[b] Fencing No team Independent[200]
Drury Panthers[24] Bowling MIAA (D-II) GLVC[154]
Eastern Kentucky Colonels Beach volleyball Independent OVC[192]
Edinboro Fighting Scots[a] Wrestling EWL MAC[193]
Elmhurst Blue Jays[72] Bowling MIAA (D-II) [123]
Fairfield Stags Field hockey MAAC NEC[195]
Franklin Pierce Ravens Women's ice hockey Independent NEWHA[c]
George Mason Patriots Wrestling EWL MAC[193]
Hampton Pirates Football Division I FCS independent Big South[202]
Houston Baptist Huskies Beach volleyball Independent Southland[189]
Jacksonville State Gamecocks Beach volleyball Independent OVC[192]
Lewis Flyers[24] Bowling Independent GLVC[154]
Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers[24] Bowling MIAA (D-II) GLVC[154]
Little Rock Trojans Wrestling No team Pac-12[203]
LIU Sharks[d] Men's cross country[e] ECC (Division II) NEC[204]
LIU Sharks[d] Women's fencing[e] Independent (Division II) Independent[204]
LIU Sharks[d] Field hockey MAAC NEC[195]
LIU Sharks[d][f] Women's ice hockey No team NEWHA[g][206]
LIU Sharks[d] Football[e] NE10 (Division II) NEC[204]
LIU Sharks[d] Men's lacrosse[e] ECC (Division II) NEC[204]
LIU Sharks[d] Women's water polo No team MAAC[208]
LIU Sharks[d] Wrestling[e] Independent (Division II) EIWA[204][209]
Lock Haven Bald Eagles[a] Wrestling EWL MAC[193]
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[210]
Marian (WI) Sabres [72] Bowling Independent [123]
Maryville (MO) Saints[24] Bowling MIAA (D-II) GLVC[154]
UMass Lowell River Hawks Women's volleyball America East Dropped women's volleyball[211]
McKendree Bearcats[24] Bowling MIAA (D-II) GLVC[154]
Merrimack Warriors Full membership NE10 (Division II) NEC[212]
Missouri State Lady Bears Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[210]
Monmouth Hawks Field hockey MAAC AmEast[213]
Morehead State Eagles Beach volleyball Independent OVC[192]
New Mexico Lobos Beach volleyball Independent Dropped beach volleyball[214]
New Mexico Lobos Skiing RMISA Dropped skiing[214]
New Mexico Lobos Men's soccer C-USA Dropped men's soccer[214]
NJIT Highlanders Men's lacrosse Independent NEC[215]
New Orleans Privateers Beach volleyball Independent Southland[189]
Nicholls Colonels Beach volleyball Independent Southland[189]
North Alabama Lions Football Division I FCS independent Big South[216]
North Central (IL) Cardinals [72] Bowling Independent [123]
Pacific Tigers Field hockey America East Dropped field hockey[217]
Post Eagles Women's ice hockey Independent NEWHA[c]
Presbyterian Blue Hose Wrestling Division I independent SoCon[218]
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's indoor and outdoor track & field No teams Summit[219]
Rider Broncs Field hockey MAAC NEC[195]
Rider Broncs Wrestling EWL MAC[193]
Sacred Heart Pioneers Field hockey MAAC NEC[195]
Saint Anselm Hawks Women's ice hockey Independent NEWHA[c]
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Women's soccer No team NEC[220]
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Men's volleyball No team Independent[221]
Saint Michael's Purple Knights Women's ice hockey Independent NEWHA[c]
Sam Houston State Bearkats Beach volleyball No team Southland[189]
Savannah State Tigers and Lady Tigers Full membership MEAC SIAC (Division II)[222]
Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Beach volleyball No team Southland[189]
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Beach volleyball No team Southland[189]
Tusculum Pioneers[24] Bowling No team ECC[223]
Tusculum Pioneers[20] Men's volleyball No team Independent[224]
UC San Diego Tritons[h] Women's water polo WWPA Big West[137]
UConn Huskies Women's rowing American CAA[225]
UMPI Owls Skiing EISA USCSA[i][226]
Upper Iowa Peacocks[24] Bowling Independent GLVC[154]
UT Martin Skyhawks Beach volleyball Independent OVC[192]
Wagner Seahawks Field hockey Club team NEC[195]
Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks [72] Bowling Independent [123]
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d This school is a Division II member, but has long competed in Division I wrestling.
  2. ^ Delaware Valley is a Division III member. Fencing has a single NCAA championship open to members of all three divisions.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d The New England Women's Hockey Alliance, formed in 2017 as a scheduling alliance between the then-current Division I and Division II women's ice hockey independents, was officially recognized as an NCAA conference effective with the 2019–20 season.[201]
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h After the 2018–19 school year, Long Island University merged the athletic programs of its two campuses—Division I LIU Brooklyn and Division II LIU Post—into a single Division I program under the LIU name. All varsity sports previously sponsored by either campus continued to be sponsored by the new LIU program, which inherited LIU Brooklyn's Division I and Northeast Conference memberships. The new nickname of Sharks was announced on May 15, 2019.[204][205]
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e At the time LIU announced its athletic merger, this sport was sponsored by LIU Post but not LIU Brooklyn.[204]
  6. ^ LIU Brooklyn announced that it would add women's ice hockey shortly before the LIU athletic merger was announced.[206]
  7. ^ When LIU Brooklyn announced that it would add women's hockey, it announced that it would join the New England Women's Hockey Alliance, which was a scheduling agreement between all of the then-current Division I and Division II independents in the sport. The NEWHA officially organized as a conference in 2018,[207] and received official NCAA recognition for 2019–20 and beyond.[201]
  8. ^ At the time UC San Diego moved women's water polo to the Big West, it was a Division II member. Women's water polo has a single NCAA championship open to all NCAA member schools.
  9. ^ USCSA is a collegiate sports federation separate from the NCAA.

2018–2019[]

School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Belmont Bruins Men's soccer Horizon SoCon[227]
Bloomfield Bears[24] Bowling No team ECC (Division II)[228]
Caldwell Cougars[24] Bowling NEC ECC (Division II)[228]
California Baptist Lancers Full membership PacWest (Division II) WAC[229]
Campbell Fighting Camels Football Pioneer League Big South[230]
Cincinnati Bearcats Women's lacrosse Big East The American[231]
Connecticut Huskies Women's lacrosse Big East The American[231]
Daemen Wildcats[20] Men's volleyball No team Independent[232]
East Carolina Pirates Women's lacrosse Independent The American[231]
Eastern Kentucky Colonels Men's and women's tennis OVC Dropped tennis[233]
Eastern Michigan Eagles Softball, men's swimming & diving, women's tennis, wrestling MAC Dropped all four sports[234]
Florida Gators Women's lacrosse Big East The American[231]
Hampton Pirates Full membership (except football) MEAC Big South[235][a]
Hampton Pirates Football MEAC Division I FCS independent[202]
Hartwick Hawks[236] Men's soccer Sun Belt Empire 8 (Division III)[237]
Hartwick Hawks[236] Women's water polo CWPA Dropped women's water polo[237]
Holy Cross Crusaders Women's ice hockey Independent[b] Hockey East[238]
Idaho Vandals Football Sun Belt Big Sky[239][240]
Indiana Hoosiers Women's water polo CWPA MPSF[241]
Kent State Golden Flashes Women's lacrosse No team ASUN[242]
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers[24] Bowling No team Independent[243]
Lewis Flyers[24] Bowling No team Independent[244]
Liberty Flames Football Big South Division I FBS independent[245]
Liberty Flames Full membership (except football, field hockey and women's swimming & diving) Big South ASUN[246]
Monmouth Hawks Bowling Southland Bowling MEAC[247]
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Men's soccer No team NEC[248]
New Mexico State Aggies Football Sun Belt Division I FBS independent[239]
North Alabama Lions Full membership (except football) Gulf South (Division II) ASUN[249]
North Alabama Lions Football Gulf South (Division II) Division I FCS independent[216]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks Full membership (except football) Big Sky Summit League[250]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks Football Big Sky Division I FCS independent[251]
Old Dominion Monarchs Women's lacrosse ASUN Big East[252]
Old Dominion Monarchs Women's rowing Big 12 The American[253]
Presbyterian Blue Hose Wrestling No team Division I independent[218]
St. Bonaventure Bonnies Men's lacrosse Club team MAAC[254]
Saint Peter's Peahens Bowling Independent Dropped bowling[255]
Saint Peter's Peacocks & Peahens Men's and women's tennis MAAC Dropped tennis[255]
Saint Vincent Bearcats[72] Bowling Independent AMCC[256][257]
Salem Tigers[258] Women's water polo Club team WWPA[259]
Siena Saints Field hockey MAAC Dropped field hockey[260]
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Wrestling SoCon MAC[261]
Southern Miss Lady Eagles Beach volleyball No team CCSA[262]
TCU Horned Frogs Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[262]
Temple Owls Women's lacrosse Big East The American[231]
UAB Blazers Bowling Independent MEAC[247]
Urbana Blue Knights[20] Men's volleyball No team Independent[263]
USC Upstate Spartans Full membership (non-football) ASUN Big South[264]
Utah Utes Men's lacrosse Club team Independent[265]
Vanderbilt Commodores Women's lacrosse Big East The American[231]
Walsh Cavaliers[24] Bowling No team Independent[266]
Wittenberg Tigers[267] Women's water polo No team CWPA[268]
Youngstown State Penguins Bowling Independent Southland Bowling[269]
  1. ^ At the time Hampton's Big South move was announced, it was not certain whether Hampton football would immediately move to the Big South; the conference stated that Hampton would start Big South football play "no later than 2019."[235]
  2. ^ Although an independent, Holy Cross was part of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance, then a scheduling agreement among several independent Division I and Division II ice hockey teams.

2017–2018[]

School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Appalachian State Mountaineers Field hockey Independent MAC[270]
Arizona State Sun Devils Men's tennis No team Pac-12[271]
Arizona State Sun Devils Women's lacrosse Club team Pac-12[272][273]
Augustana (IL) Vikings[72] Bowling No team Independent[274]
Binghamton Bearcats Men's swimming & diving Independent America East[275]
Boise State Broncos Wrestling Pac-12 Dropped wrestling[276]
Buffalo Bulls Women's rowing CAA Dropped women's rowing[277]
Buffalo Bulls Baseball, men's soccer, men's swimming & diving MAC Dropped all three sports[277]
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Men's golf WAC Dropped men's golf[278]
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Women's water polo MPSF Dropped women's water polo[278]
Cal State Northridge Matadors Men's volleyball MPSF Big West[279]
California Golden Bears Women's lacrosse MPSF Pac-12[272]
California Baptist Lancers[20] Men's volleyball MPSF Dropped men's volleyball[280]
Central Michigan Chippewas Women's lacrosse ASUN SoCon[281]
Charlotte 49ers Women's golf No team C-USA[282]
Clemson Tigers Women's diving[a] ACC Dropped women's diving[199]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Football Division I FCS independent Sun Belt[283]
Colorado Buffaloes Women's lacrosse MPSF Pac-12[272]
Concordia–Irvine Eagles[20] Men's volleyball Independent MPSF[284]
Delaware State Hornets Women's lacrosse ASUN SoCon[281]
Detroit Titans Women's lacrosse ASUN SoCon[281]
Drake Bulldogs Men's tennis MVC Summit League[285]
Duke Blue Devils Softball No team ACC[286]
East Carolina Pirates Women's lacrosse Club team Independent[287]
Evansville Purple Aces Men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field No teams MVC[288]
Fresno Pacific Sunbirds[258] Women's water polo Golden Coast WWPA[289]
Fresno State Bulldogs Women's water polo Independent Golden Coast[290]
Fresno State Bulldogs Wrestling Club team Big 12[291]
Furman Paladins Women's lacrosse ASUN SoCon[281]
Grand Canyon Antelopes Men's volleyball MIVA MPSF[284]
Hartford Hawks Women's lacrosse Club team America East[292]
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors Men's volleyball MPSF Big West[279]
Illinois State Redbirds Men's tennis MVC Summit League[285]
IUPUI Jaguars Full membership Summit League Horizon[293]
Kansas State Wildcats Women's soccer Independent Big 12[294]
Long Beach State 49ers Men's volleyball MPSF Big West[279]
Maine Black Bears Men's swimming & diving Independent America East[275]
McKendree Bearcats[295] Men's water polo Club team (CWPA) CWPA (varsity division)[296]
McKendree Bearcats[258] Women's water polo Club team (CWPA) WWPA[296]
Mercer Bears Women's lacrosse ASUN SoCon[281]
Missouri State Lady Bears Beach volleyball No team Independent[297]
Missouri State Lady Bears Field hockey MAC Dropped field hockey[297]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's and women's swimming & diving WAC Dropped swimming & diving[298]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks Women's ice hockey WCHA Dropped women's ice hockey[298]
Northern Iowa Panthers Wrestling MAC Big 12[291]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's ice hockey Hockey East Big Ten[299]
NYIT Bears Baseball Independent East Coast (Division II)[300]
Oregon Ducks Women's lacrosse MPSF Pac-12[272]
Pfeiffer Falcons[301] Men's volleyball Conference Carolinas Dropped men's volleyball[302]
Queens (NC) Royals[20] Men's volleyball Club team Independent[303]
St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans[24] Bowling No team ECC (Division II)[304]
Saint Vincent Bearcats[72] Bowling No team Independent[305]
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Men's soccer MVC MAC[306]
Southern Illinois Salukis Men's and women's tennis MVC Dropped tennis[307]
Stanford Cardinal Women's lacrosse MPSF Pac-12[272]
Stony Brook Seawolves Men's tennis MVC Dropped men's tennis[308]
UAB Blazers Football No team C-USA[309]
UC Irvine Anteaters Men's volleyball MPSF Big West[279]
UC San Diego Tritons[20] Men's volleyball MPSF Big West[279]
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Men's volleyball MPSF Big West[279]
UMBC Retrievers Men's swimming & diving CCSA America East[275]
USC Trojans Women's lacrosse MPSF Pac-12[272]
UT Arlington Mavericks Women's golf No team Sun Belt[310]
Valparaiso Crusaders Full membership (except football) Horizon MVC[311]
Valparaiso Crusaders Men's swimming,[b] men's tennis Horizon Summit League[312]
VMI Keydets Men's and women's swimming & diving CCSA America East[275]
Wichita State Shockers Full membership (non-football) MVC The American[313]
Wofford Terriers Women's lacrosse No team SoCon[281]
  1. ^ The NCAA considers swimming and diving to be a single sport. Following the 2011–12 school year, Clemson almost completely eliminated its program in that sport, dropping the entire sport for men and also dropping women's swimming. Only women's diving was retained.[199]
  2. ^ Valparaiso does not include divers in its men's swimming & diving program.

2016–2017[]

School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Albany Great Danes Women's tennis America East Dropped women's tennis[314]
Butler Bulldogs Women's lacrosse Club team Big East[315]
Charleston Cougars Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[316]
The Citadel Bulldogs Rifle Independent/SEARC[317] SoCon[318]
Cleveland State Vikings Men's lacrosse Club team Independent[319]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Full membership (initially non-football) Big South Sun Belt[283]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Football Big South Division I FCS independent[320]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Women's lacrosse Big South Atlantic Sun[321]
Delaware State Hornets Women's lacrosse Independent Atlantic Sun[322]
Denver Pioneers Women's lacrosse MPSF Big East[323]
Duquesne Dukes Bowling No team NEC[324]
East Tennessee State Buccaneers Football Division I FCS independent SoCon[325]
Fresno State Bulldogs Women's water polo Club team Independent[290]
Georgia Southern Eagles Rifle Independent/SEARC[317] SoCon[318]
Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates Men's lacrosse, women's soccer No teams Independent[326]
Hartford Hawks Men's tennis MVC Dropped tennis[292]
Hartford Hawks Women's tennis America East Dropped tennis[292]
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Women's lacrosse Independent Big Ten[327]
Kansas State Wildcats Women's soccer No team Independent[294]
La Salle Explorers Men's water polo Club team CWPA[328]
La Salle Explorers Women's golf, women's water polo No golf team; club water polo team MAAC[329]
Liberty Lady Flames Field hockey Independent Big East[330]
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters[20] Men's volleyball Club team Independent[331]
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Field hockey No team MAAC[332][a]
Long Beach State 49ers Men's water polo MPSF Golden Coast[333]
Massachusetts Minutemen Football MAC Division I FBS independent[334]
Morehead State Eagles Beach volleyball No team Independent[335]
Morehead State Eagles Women's indoor track & field No team OVC[335]
Morehead State Eagles Men's and women's tennis OVC Dropped both sports[335]
NJIT Highlanders Men's soccer Sun Belt Atlantic Sun[336]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks Baseball WAC Dropped baseball[337]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks Men's golf Big Sky Dropped men's golf[337]
North Georgia Nighthawks[338] Rifle Independent/SEARC[317] SoCon[318]
Pacific Tigers Men's water polo MPSF Golden Coast[333]
Pepperdine Waves Men's water polo MPSF Golden Coast[333]
Quinnipiac Bobcats Field hockey MAAC Big East[330]
Saint Francis Red Flash Women's water polo Club team CWPA
San Jose State Spartans Men's water polo MPSF Golden Coast[333]
Stony Brook Seawolves Women's tennis America East MVC[308]
UAB Blazers Bowling No team Independent[309]
UAB Blazers Rifle Independent SoCon[318]
UC Irvine Anteaters Men's water polo MPSF Golden Coast[333]
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Men's water polo MPSF Golden Coast[333]
UMBC Retrievers Men's tennis MVC Dropped tennis[339]
UMBC Retrievers Women's tennis America East Dropped tennis[339]
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[340]
VMI Keydets Rifle Mid-Atlantic Rifle SoCon[318]
Wagner Seahawks Men's water polo Club team CWPA[341]
Wagner Seahawks Women's fencing[342] No team Independent[341]
Wofford Terriers Rifle Independent/SEARC[317] SoCon[318]
Youngstown State Penguins Bowling No team Independent[343]
  1. ^ Although LIU Brooklyn initially announced that it would start varsity field hockey in 2015, the team did not actually debut until 2016.

2015–2016[]

School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Air Force Falcons Men's lacrosse Independent SoCon[344]
Air Force Falcons Wrestling WWC Big 12[345]
Akron Zips Baseball MAC Dropped baseball[346]
Alderson Broaddus Battlers[20] Men's volleyball Club team Independent[347]
Appalachian State Mountaineers Field hockey NorPac Independent
Arizona Wildcats Women's beach volleyball Independent Pac-12[348]
Arizona State Sun Devils Women's beach volleyball Independent Pac-12[348]
Arizona State Sun Devils Men's ice hockey Club team Independent[349]
Army Black Knights Women's lacrosse Club team Patriot League[350]
Cal Poly Mustangs Beach volleyball Independent Big West[351]
Cal State Northridge Matadors Beach volleyball Independent Big West[351]
California Golden Bears Beach volleyball Independent Pac-12[348]
California Golden Bears Field hockey NorPac America East[352]
Central Michigan Chippewas Women's lacrosse Club team Atlantic Sun[353]
Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles[20] Men's volleyball Independent EIVA[354]
Charlotte 49ers Football Division I FCS independent C-USA[355]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Beach volleyball No team Atlantic Sun[356]
Columbus State Cougars[338] Rifle OVC Dropped rifle[357]
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners Beach volleyball Independent Big West[351]
Denver Pioneers Women's gymnastics MRGC Big 12[345]
East Tennessee State Buccaneers Football No team Division I FCS independent[325]
Fairfield Stags Field hockey America East MAAC[358]
FIU Panthers Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[359]
Florida Atlantic Owls Beach volleyball, men's swimming & diving Independent CCSA[359][360]
Florida State Seminoles Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[359]
Georgia State Panthers Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[359]
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine Beach volleyball Independent Big West[351]
Kennesaw State Owls Football No team Big South[361]
Liberty Lady Flames Field hockey NorPac Independent
Long Beach State 49ers Beach volleyball Independent Big West[351]
Loyola Marymount Lions Beach volleyball Independent WCC[362][363]
LSU Tigers Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[359]
Mercyhurst Lakers[258] Women's water polo CWPA WWPA[364]
Merrimack Warriors Women's ice hockey Club team Hockey East[365]
Navy Midshipmen Football Division I FBS Independent The American
New Jersey City Gothic Knights[72] Bowling Independent AMCC[366][256]
NJIT Highlanders Full membership Independent Atlantic Sun[336]
NJIT Highlanders Women's tennis America East Atlantic Sun[336]
North Dakota State Bison Wrestling WWC Big 12[345]
Northern Colorado Bears Wrestling WWC Big 12[345]
Northern Kentucky Norse Full membership Atlantic Sun Horizon[367]
Old Dominion Monarchs Men's swimming & diving Independent CCSA[360]
Oregon Ducks Beach volleyball Independent Pac-12[348]
Pacific Tigers Field hockey NorPac America East[352]
Pacific Tigers Beach volleyball Independent WCC[362][363]
Pepperdine Waves Beach volleyball Independent WCC[362][363]
Portland Pilots Beach volleyball No team WCC[363]
Radford Highlanders Women's lacrosse Club team Big South[368]
Saint Mary's Gaels Beach volleyball Independent WCC[362][363]
San Francisco Dons Beach volleyball Independent WCC[362][363]
Santa Clara Broncos Beach volleyball Independent WCC[362][363]
South Carolina Gamecocks Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[359]
South Dakota State Jackrabbits Wrestling WWC Big 12[345]
Stanford Cardinal Beach volleyball Independent Pac-12[348]
Stanford Cardinal Field hockey NorPac America East[352]
Tulane Green Wave Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[359]
UAB Blazers Football C-USA Dropped football[369]
UAB Blazers Beach volleyball Independent CCSA[359]
UAB Blazers Bowling Independent Dropped bowling[369][370]
UC Davis Aggies Field hockey NorPac America East[352]
UCLA Bruins Beach volleyball Independent Pac-12[348]
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Beach volleyball No team Independent[340]
USC Trojans Beach volleyball Independent Pac-12[348]
Utah Valley Wolverines Wrestling WWC Big 12[345]
UTRGV Vaqueros[374] Men's soccer No team WAC[375]
Villanova Wildcats Women's rowing The American CAA
Washington Huskies Beach volleyball Independent Pac-12[348]
West Virginia Mountaineers Men's golf No team Big 12[376]
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers Men's and women's swimming & diving C-USA Dropped both sports[377]
Wyoming Cowboys Wrestling WWC Big 12[345]

2014–2015[]

Main article: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment
School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats[378] Football Division I FCS independent Southland
Alabama Crimson Tide Women's rowing C-USA Big 12[379]
Appalachian State Mountaineers[380] Full membership SoCon Sun Belt
Arkansas State Red Wolves Bowling Independent Southland Bowling[382]
Bellarmine Knights[383][384] Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse SoCon[386]
Belmont Bruins[387] Men's soccer Independent Horizon League
Binghamton Bearcats Men's golf America Sky Big Sky[388]
Binghamton Bearcats Men's tennis America East MAC[389]
Boston College Eagles Fencing IFA ACC[390]
Boston University Terriers Wrestling EIWA Dropped wrestling[391]
Caldwell Cougars[24] Bowling No team NEC[392]
Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes[258] Women's water polo WWPA Dropped women's water polo[393]
Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles[20] Men's volleyball Club team Independent[394]
Chicago State Cougars Women's soccer No team WAC[395]
Colorado College Tigers[396] Women's soccer C-USA Mountain West[397]
Connecticut Huskies[398] Men's ice hockey Atlantic Hockey Hockey East
Davidson Wildcats[399] Full membership SoCon Atlantic 10
Davidson Wildcats[399] Field hockey NorPac Atlantic 10
Davidson Wildcats[399] Men's and women's swimming and diving CCSA Atlantic 10
Davidson Wildcats[399] Women's lacrosse Big South Atlantic 10
Duke Blue Devils Fencing Independent ACC[390]
East Carolina Pirates[400] Full membership Conference USA The American
East Tennessee State Buccaneers[325] Full membership (non-football) Atlantic Sun SoCon
Elon Phoenix[401] Full membership SoCon CAA
Fairfield Stags[399] Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse CAA[402]
Florida Gators Women's lacrosse ALC Big East[403]
Furman Paladins Men's lacrosse Atlantic Sun SoCon[385]
Gannon Golden Knights[258] Women's water polo CWPA WWPA[393]
Georgia Regents Jaguars[404][405][a] Men's golf Independent MEAC
Georgia Southern Eagles[406] Full membership SoCon Sun Belt
Georgia State Panthers Men's soccer Independent Sun Belt[407]
Hartford Hawks Men's golf America Sky Big Sky[388]
Hartwick Hawks Men's soccer MAC Sun Belt[407]
High Point Panthers Men's lacrosse Atlantic Sun SoCon[385]
Houston Baptist Huskies Football Division I FCS Independent[408] Southland
Howard Bison Men's soccer Independent Sun Belt[407]
Howard Lady Bison Women's soccer Independent SWAC[409]
Idaho Vandals[410] Full membership (except football) WAC Big Sky
Idaho Vandals[411] Football Division I FBS independent Sun Belt
Incarnate Word Cardinals[412] Football Division I FCS independent Southland
Incarnate Word Cardinals[413] Men's soccer Independent WAC
Jacksonville Dolphins Men's lacrosse Atlantic Sun SoCon[385]
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Men's lacrosse Independent Big Ten[414]
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Women's lacrosse ALC Independent[415]
Kansas Jayhawks Women's rowing Big 12 & C-USA Big 12 only[379]
Kansas State Wildcats Women's rowing Big 12 & C-USA Big 12 only[379]
Longwood Lancers Field hockey NorPac MAC[389]
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Bowling Independent Southland Bowling[382]
Louisville Cardinals[416] Full membership The American ACC
Louisville Cardinals Field hockey, women's lacrosse Big East ACC[417]
Maryland Terrapins[418] Full membership ACC Big Ten
McKendree Bearcats[20] Men's volleyball Independent MIVA[419]
Mercer Bears[325] Full membership Atlantic Sun SoCon
Mercer Bears Football Pioneer SoCon[325]
Mercer Bears Women's lacrosse No team Atlantic Sun[420]
Mercer Bears Women's track and field No team SoCon[325]
Michigan Wolverines Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse Big Ten[414]
Michigan Wolverines Women's lacrosse ALC Big Ten[414]
Monmouth Hawks[421] Football Division I FCS independent Big South
Monmouth Hawks Bowling Independent Southland Bowling[382]
Montana Grizzlies[422] Softball No team Big Sky
New Mexico State Aggies[411] Football Division I FBS independent Sun Belt
NJIT Highlanders Men's lacrosse Club team Independent[423]
NJIT Highlanders Men's soccer Independent Sun Belt[407]
North Carolina Tar Heels Fencing Independent ACC[390]
North Dakota (no nickname) Men's golf America Sky Big Sky[388]
Northern Colorado Bears Men's golf America Sky Big Sky[388]
Northwestern Wildcats Women's lacrosse ALC Big Ten[414]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fencing MFC ACC[390]
Ohio State Buckeyes Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse Big Ten[414]
Ohio State Buckeyes Women's lacrosse ALC Big Ten[414]
Oklahoma Sooners Women's rowing Big 12 & C-USA Big 12 only[379]
Old Dominion Monarchs Women's lacrosse Independent Atlantic Sun[424]
Old Dominion Lady Monarchs Women's rowing C-USA Big 12[379]
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles[425] Full membership Southland The Summit
Pacific Tigers Men's volleyball MPSF Dropped men's volleyball[426]
Penn State Nittany Lions Men's lacrosse CAA Big Ten[414]
Penn State Nittany Lions Women's lacrosse ALC Big Ten[414]
Providence Friars Women's volleyball America East Big East[427]
Radford Highlanders Field hockey NorPac Dropped field hockey[368]
Radford Highlanders Men's track and field (indoor & outdoor) Big South Dropped both sports[368]
Radford Highlanders Women's swimming and diving CCSA Dropped women's swimming and diving[368]
Richmond Spiders Men's lacrosse Atlantic Sun SoCon[385]
Richmond Spiders Women's golf CAA Patriot League[428]
Robert Morris Colonials Field hockey, men's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's indoor and outdoor track & field, women's golf NEC Dropped all seven sports[429]
Rutgers Scarlet Knights[430] Full membership The American Big Ten
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse Big East Big Ten[414][417]
Rutgers–Newark Scarlet Raiders[431] Men's volleyball EIVA CVC (D-III)[432]
Sacramento State Hornets Men's golf America Sky Big Sky[388]
Sacramento State Hornets Women's rowing C-USA The American[433]
Sam Houston State Bearkats Bowling Independent Southland Bowling[382]
San Diego State Aztecs Women's rowing C-USA The American[433]
Southern Utah Thunderbirds Men's golf America Sky Big Sky[388]
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Bowling Independent Southland Bowling[382]
Temple Owls Baseball, men's indoor and outdoor track & field, softball The American Dropped all four sports[434][436]
Temple Owls Men's gymnastics EIGL Dropped men's gymnastics[434]
Tennessee Lady Volunteers Women's rowing C-USA Big 12[379]
Texas Longhorns Women's rowing Big 12 & C-USA Big 12 only[379]
Texas–Pan American Broncs Women's soccer No team WAC[375]
Tulane Green Wave[437] Full membership Conference USA The American
Tulane Green Wave Bowling Independent Southland Bowling[382]
Tulsa Golden Hurricane[438] Full membership Conference USA The American
UMass Lowell River Hawks Men's and women's lacrosse Club teams America East[439]
Utah Valley Wolverines Men's soccer No team WAC[440]
Valparaiso Crusaders Bowling Independent Southland Bowling[382]
Vanderbilt Commodores Women's lacrosse ALC Big East[403]
Vanderbilt Commodores Bowling Independent Southland Bowling[382]
VMI Keydets[325] Full membership Big South SoCon
VMI Keydets Men's lacrosse Atlantic Sun SoCon[385]
Weber State Wildcats Men's golf America Sky Big Sky[388]
West Virginia Mountaineers Women's rowing Big 12 & C-USA Big 12 only[379]
WKU Hilltoppers[441] Full membership Sun Belt Conference USA
WKU Hilltoppers Men's tennis Sun Belt Dropped men's tennis[442]
  1. ^ Georgia Regents, now known as Augusta, was and still is an NCAA Division II member, but competes in Division I men's and women's golf.

2013–2014[]

Main article: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment
Note
  • On February 28, 2013, it was reported that the seven Catholic schools that had announced plans to leave the Big East Conference (collectively called the "Catholic 7") would do so in July 2013, two years ahead of the original schedule, and would keep the "Big East" name.[443] On April 3, the football-sponsoring conference that retained the charter of the original Big East announced that it would be called the American Athletic Conference (AAC or The American).[444] Accordingly, the following convention is being used in the 2013–14 table:
    • Big East (1979–2013) — The conference as it existed before July 2013.
    • Big East (2013) — The new conference formed by the "Catholic 7" schools.
School Sports(s) Former Conference New Conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats[378] All sports except football Lone Star (Division II) Southland
Abilene Christian Wildcats[378] Football Lone Star (Division II) Division I FCS independent
Adelphi Panthers[445] Men's soccer Division I independent Northeast-10 (Division II)
Air Force Falcons[446] Men's soccer MPSF WAC
Air Force Falcons[447] Men's swimming and diving MPSF WAC
Air Force Falcons[448] Rifle Independent PRC
Alaska Nanooks Men's ice hockey CCHA WCHA
Alaska Nanooks[448][449] Rifle Independent PRC
Albany Great Danes[450] Football NEC CAA
Azusa Pacific Cougars[451] Women's water polo CWPA Golden Coast[452]
Binghamton Bearcats[453] Wrestling CAA EIWA
Boston University Terriers[454] All sports except wrestling (non-football) America East Patriot League
Boston University Terriers[455] Wrestling CAA EIWA
Bowling Green Falcons Men's ice hockey CCHA WCHA
BYU Cougars Softball[456] PCSC WCC
Butler Bulldogs[457] All sports except football Atlantic 10 Big East (2013)
California Baptist Lancers[458] Women's water polo CWPA Golden Coast[452]
Charleston Cougars[459] All sports (non-football) SoCon CAA
Charleston Cougars[459] Men's and women's swimming and diving CCSA CAA
Charlotte 49ers[460] All sports (football in 2015) Atlantic 10 Conference USA
Charlotte 49ers Football (non-football) Division I FCS Independent
Chicago State Cougars[461] All sports (non-football) Great West WAC
Chicago State Cougars[461] Men's golf America Sky WAC
Cincinnati Bearcats Women's lacrosse Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)[417]
Colorado Buffaloes[462][463] Women's lacrosse Club team MPSF
Colorado College Tigers Men's ice hockey WCHA NCHC
Connecticut Huskies Field hockey, women's lacrosse Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)[417]
Creighton Bluejays[457] All sports (non-football) MVC Big East (2013)
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[464] All sports except baseball Independent WAC
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[464] Men's golf America Sky WAC
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[446] Men's soccer MPSF WAC
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[447] Men's swimming and diving MPSF WAC
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[464] Softball PCSC WAC
Dallas Baptist Patriots[465] Baseball WAC MVC
Denver Pioneers[466] All sports except women's gymnastics, men's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, and skiing WAC The Summit
Denver Pioneers Men's ice hockey WCHA NCHC
Denver Pioneers Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse Big East (2013)[467]
Denver Pioneers[466] Men's soccer MPSF The Summit
Denver Pioneers[466] Men's and women's swimming and diving MPSF The Summit
DePaul Blue Demons[468] All sports (non-football) Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)
Drexel Dragons[469] Wrestling CAA EIWA
Ferris State Bulldogs Men's ice hockey CCHA WCHA
Florida Atlantic Owls[470] All sports Sun Belt Conference USA
Florida Atlantic Owls Men's soccer MAC Conference USA
FIU Panthers[471] All sports Sun Belt Conference USA
Fresno Pacific Sunbirds[451] Women's water polo CWPA Golden Coast[452]
Furman Paladins Men's lacrosse[472] Club team Atlantic Sun
George Mason Patriots[473] All sports except men's volleyball and wrestling (non-football) CAA Atlantic 10
George Mason Patriots Wrestling[474] CAA EWL
Georgetown Hoyas[468] All sports except football Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)
Georgia State Panthers[475] All sports except men's soccer CAA Sun Belt
Georgia State Panthers Men's soccer CAA Division I independent
Grand Canyon Antelopes[476] All sports PacWest (Division II) WAC
High Point Panthers Men's lacrosse Independent Atlantic Sun[477]
Hobart Statesmen Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse NEC[478]
Hofstra Pride[479] Wrestling CAA EIWA
Houston Cougars[480] All sports Conference USA American
Houston Cougars Women's golf No team American[481]
Houston Baptist Huskies[482] All sports (non-football)[482] Great West Southland
Houston Baptist Huskies[482] Men's golf America Sky Southland
Houston Baptist Huskies[446] Men's soccer MPSF WAC[414]
Idaho Vandals[483] Football WAC Division I FBS independent
Incarnate Word Cardinals[412] All sports except football, men's soccer, and swimming & diving for both sexes Lone Star (Division II) Southland
Incarnate Word Cardinals[412] Football Lone Star (Division II) Division I FCS independent
Incarnate Word Cardinals[412] Men's soccer Lone Star (Division II) Independent
Incarnate Word Cardinals[484] Men's and women's swimming & diving Lone Star (Division II) CCSA
Lake Superior State Lakers Men's ice hockey CCHA WCHA
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters[471] All sports WAC Conference USA
Louisville Cardinals Field hockey, women's lacrosse Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)[417]
Loyola (Chicago) Ramblers[485] All sports (non-football) Horizon League MVC
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds[486] All sports except men's and women's lacrosse (non-football) MAAC Patriot League
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds[486] Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse Patriot League
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds[486] Women's lacrosse Big East (1979–2013) Patriot League
Loyola Marymount Lions Softball[456] PCSC WCC
Loyola Marymount Lions Women's water polo WWPA Golden Coast[452]
Marquette Golden Eagles[468] All sports (non-football) Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)
Memphis Tigers[487] All sports Conference USA American
Mercer Bears[488] Football (non-football) Pioneer
Miami RedHawks Men's ice hockey CCHA NCHC
Michigan Wolverines Men's ice hockey CCHA Big Ten
Michigan State Spartans Men's ice hockey CCHA Big Ten
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders[470] All sports Sun Belt Conference USA
Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's ice hockey WCHA Big Ten
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Men's ice hockey WCHA NCHC
Monmouth Hawks[489] All sports except football NEC MAAC
Monmouth Hawks[421] Football NEC Division I FCS independent
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Men's golf, women's golf, men's soccer NEC Dropped all three sports[490]
Nevada Wolf Pack[448] Rifle Independent PRC
New Jersey City Gothic Knights[72] Bowling NEC Independent[366]
New Mexico Lobos[491] Men's soccer MPSF Conference USA
New Mexico State Aggies[492] Football WAC Division I FBS independent
New Orleans Privateers[493] All sports Independent Southland
NJIT Highlanders[484] Men's swimming & diving METS CCSA
North Dakota (no nickname)[494] Baseball Great West WAC
North Dakota (no nickname) Men's ice hockey WCHA NCHC
North Dakota (no nickname)[447] Men's swimming and diving MPSF WAC
Northern Colorado Bears[495] Baseball Great West WAC
Northern Michigan Wildcats Men's ice hockey CCHA WCHA
North Texas Mean Green[471] All sports Sun Belt Conference USA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish[496] All sports except football, fencing, and men's ice hockey Big East (1979–2013) ACC[497]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's ice hockey CCHA Hockey East
Oakland Golden Grizzlies[498] All sports (non-football) The Summit Horizon League
Ohio State Buckeyes Men's ice hockey CCHA Big Ten
Ohio State Buckeyes[448] Rifle Independent PRC
Old Dominion Monarchs[499] All sports (football in 2014) except field hockey and wrestling CAA Conference USA
Old Dominion Monarchs Field hockey CAA Big East (2013)[417][500]
Old Dominion Monarchs Women's lacrosse CAA Independent[424]
Old Dominion Monarchs Wrestling[501] CAA MAC
Omaha Mavericks Men's ice hockey WCHA NCHC
Pacific Tigers[502] All sports (non-football) except women's water polo Big West West Coast
Pacific Tigers Women's water polo Big West Golden Coast[452]
Penn State Nittany Lions Men's ice hockey Division I Independent Big Ten
Pittsburgh Panthers All sports except wrestling Big East (1979–2013) ACC
Pittsburgh Panthers Wrestling EWL ACC
Providence Friars[468] All sports (non-football) except men's ice hockey and women's volleyball Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)
Quinnipiac Bobcats[503] All sports (non-football) except men's and women's ice hockey NEC MAAC
Richmond Spiders Men's lacrosse[504] Club team Atlantic Sun
Richmond Spiders Men's soccer, men's track and field[505] Atlantic 10 Dropped both sports
Rider Broncs Wrestling[506] CAA EWL
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)[417]
Sacramento State Hornets Women's rowing[507] WIRA Conference USA
St. Cloud State Huskies Men's ice hockey WCHA NCHC
St. John's Red Storm[468] All sports (non-football) Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)
Saint Mary's Gaels Softball[456] PCSC WCC
San Diego Toreros Softball[456] PCSC WCC
San Diego State Aztecs Women's rowing[507] WIRA Conference USA
San Diego State Aztecs Women's water polo Big West Golden Coast[452]
San Jose State Spartans[508] All sports WAC Mountain West
San Jose State Spartans[446] Men's soccer MPSF WAC
Santa Clara Broncos Softball[456] PCSC WCC
Santa Clara Broncos Women's water polo WWPA Golden Coast[452]
Seattle Redhawks[446] Men's soccer MPSF WAC
Seattle Redhawks[447] Men's swimming and diving MPSF WAC
Seton Hall Pirates[468] All sports (non-football) Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)
South Alabama Jaguars Football Division I FCS Independent Sun Belt
SMU Mustangs[480] All sports Conference USA American
Stetson Hatters[509] Football (non-football) Pioneer
Stony Brook Seawolves[450] Football Big South CAA
Syracuse Orange All sports except women's ice hockey Big East (1979–2013) ACC
TCU Horned Frogs[448] Rifle Independent PRC
Temple Owls[510] All sports except football and men's gymnastics Atlantic 10 American
Temple Owls Field hockey, women's lacrosse Atlantic 10 Big East (2013)[417]
Texas–Arlington Mavericks[511] All sports (non-football) WAC Sun Belt
Texas–Pan American Broncs All sports (non-football) Great West WAC
Texas–Pan American Broncs Men's golf America Sky WAC
Texas State Bobcats[511] All sports WAC Sun Belt
Towson Tigers[512] Men's soccer CAA Dropped sport
UAH Chargers[513] Men's ice hockey Division I Independent WCHA
UCF Knights[480] All sports Conference USA American
UMass Lowell River Hawks[514] All sports except men's ice hockey Northeast-10 (Division II) America East
UMBC Retrievers[484] Men's swimming & diving America East CCSA
UMKC Kangaroos[515] All sports (non-football) The Summit WAC
UNLV Rebels[446] Men's soccer MPSF WAC
UNLV Rebels[447] Men's swimming and diving MPSF WAC
Utah State Aggies[508] All sports WAC Mountain West
Utah Valley Wolverines[464] All sports Great West WAC
Utah Valley Wolverines[464] Men's golf America Sky WAC
Utah Valley Wolverines[464] Softball PCSC WAC
UTEP Miners[448] Rifle Independent PRC
UTSA Roadrunners[516] All sports WAC Conference USA
Villanova Wildcats[468] All sports except football Big East (1979–2013) Big East (2013)
VMI Keydets Men's lacrosse MAAC Atlantic Sun[477]
Western Michigan Broncos Men's ice hockey CCHA NCHC
Wisconsin Badgers Men's ice hockey WCHA Big Ten
Wyoming Cowboys[447] Men's swimming and diving MPSF WAC
Xavier Musketeers[457] All sports (non-football) Atlantic 10 Big East (2013)

2012–2013[]

Main article: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment
School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Adelphi Panthers Men's soccer Atlantic Soccer Independent
Alabama A&M Bulldogs Men's soccer Independent Dropped men's soccer
Belmont Bruins[517] All sports (non-football) Atlantic Sun OVC
Belmont Bruins[518] Men's soccer Atlantic Sun Independent
Butler Bulldogs[519] All sports except football and women's golf Horizon Atlantic 10
Butler Bulldogs[520] Women's golf Horizon MAAC
BYU Cougars[521] Softball WAC PCSC
Cal Poly Mustangs[522] Football Great West Big Sky
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners[523] Baseball Division I Independent WAC
Campbell Lady Camels Women's lacrosse No team Big South
Clemson Tigers Men's and women's swimming & diving ACC Dropped all except women's diving
Columbus State Cougars[524] Rifle Independent OVC[525]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Women's lacrosse No team Big South
Dallas Baptist Patriots[523] Baseball Division I Independent WAC
Davidson Wildcats Women's lacrosse National Lacrosse Big South
Denver Pioneers[526] All sports (non-football) Sun Belt WAC
Detroit Titans Women's lacrosse National Lacrosse Atlantic Sun
Fresno State Bulldogs[527] All sports WAC Mountain West
Hartwick Hawks Men's soccer Atlantic Soccer MAC
Hawaiʻi (Rainbow) Warriors and Rainbow Wahine[528] All sports except football, women's indoor track and field, and swimming and diving for both sexes WAC Big West
Hawaiʻi Warriors[528] Football WAC Mountain West
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine[528] Women's indoor track and field, and women's swimming and diving WAC MPSF
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors[528] Men's swimming and diving WAC MPSF
High Point Panthers Women's lacrosse National Lacrosse Big South
Houston Baptist Huskies Men's soccer Atlantic Soccer MPSF
Howard Bison Men's soccer Atlantic Soccer Independent
Howard Bison Women's lacrosse National Lacrosse Atlantic Sun
Idaho State Bengals Softball PCSC Big Sky
Jacksonville Dolphins Women's lacrosse National Lacrosse Atlantic Sun
Kennesaw State Owls Women's lacrosse No team Atlantic Sun
Liberty Lady Flames Women's lacrosse National Lacrosse Big South
Lindenwood Lady Lions Women's ice hockey Division I Independent CHA
Longwood Lancers[529] All sports (non-football) except men's soccer and women's lacrosse Division I Independent Big South
Longwood Lancers[529] Men's soccer Atlantic Soccer Big South
Longwood Lancers[529] Women's lacrosse National Lacrosse Big South
Maryland Terrapins[530] Men's and women's swimming, men's tennis, men's cross country, men's indoor track and field[a] ACC Dropped all five sports
Maryland Terrapins[530] Women's water polo CWPA Dropped women's water polo
Massachusetts Minutemen[531] Football CAA MAC
Michigan Wolverines Men's lacrosse CCLA Division I (club lacrosse) ECAC Lacrosse League
Missouri Tigers All sports except wrestling Big 12 SEC
Missouri Tigers Wrestling[501] Big 12 MAC
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks[532] All sports except hockey and baseball MIAA (Division II) The Summit
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Baseball Independent The Summit
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Men's soccer No team The Summit
Niagara Purple Eagles Women's ice hockey CHA Dropped women's hockey
Nevada Wolf Pack[527] All sports WAC Mountain West
NJIT Highlanders Men's soccer ASC Independent
North Dakota (no nickname)[533] All sports except hockey and baseball Great West Big Sky
Northern Colorado Bears Softball PCSC Big Sky
Northern Iowa Panthers Wrestling[501] WWC MAC
Northern Kentucky Norse[534] All sports (non-football) GLVC (Division II) Atlantic Sun
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles[535] All sports (non-football) except men's soccer The Summit Southland
Penn State Nittany Lions Men's ice hockey ACHA Division 1 independent (club hockey) Division I Independent
Penn State Nittany Lions Women's ice hockey ECWHL (ACHA Division 1, club hockey) CHA
Portland State Vikings Softball PCSC Big Sky
Presbyterian Blue Hose Women's lacrosse National Lacrosse Big South
RIT Tigers Women's ice hockey ECAC West (D-III) CHA
Sacramento State Hornets Men's soccer MPSF Big West
Sacramento State Hornets Softball PCSC Big Sky
San Diego State Aztecs[536] Women's water polo MPSF Big West
Seattle Redhawks[537] All sports (non-football) Division I Independent WAC
Seattle Redhawks[537] Softball PCSC WAC
Seattle Redhawks[537] Women's golf WCC WAC
South Dakota Coyotes[538] Football Great West MVFC
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Wrestling Division I independent Southern
Southern Utah Thunderbirds[533] All sports except football The Summit Big Sky
Southern Utah Thunderbirds[539] Baseball Great West Dropped baseball
Southern Utah Thunderbirds[533] Football Great West Big Sky
Stetson Hatters Women's lacrosse No team Atlantic Sun
TCU Horned Frogs[540] All sports Mountain West Big 12
Temple Owls[510] Football MAC Big East
Texas A&M Aggies[541] All sports Big 12 SEC
Texas–Arlington Mavericks[542] All sports (non-football) Southland WAC
Texas State Bobcats[526] All sports except football Southland WAC
Texas State Bobcats Football Division I FCS Independent WAC
UC Davis Aggies[522] Football Great West Big Sky
UNC Asheville Bulldogs Women's swimming No team CCSA[543]
USC Trojans[544] Women's lacrosse (non-lacrosse) MPSF
UTSA Roadrunners[526] All sports except football Southland WAC
UTSA Roadrunners Football Division I FCS Independent WAC
VCU Rams[545] All sports (non-football) CAA Atlantic 10
Weber State Wildcats Softball PCSC Big Sky
West Virginia Mountaineers All sports except men's soccer, rifle, and women's gymnastics Big East Big 12
West Virginia Mountaineers Men's soccer Big East MAC
West Virginia Mountaineers Women's gymnastics EAGL Big 12
West Virginia Mountaineers Women's rowing Big East Big 12 & C-USA[546]
Winthrop Eagles Women's lacrosse No team Big South
  1. ^ Maryland also dropped the non-NCAA sport of acrobatics and tumbling, which it had sponsored at a varsity level.

2011–2012[]

Main article: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment
School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Boise State Broncos[547] All sports except wrestling WAC Mountain West
BYU Cougars All sports except football, softball, and men's volleyball Mountain West WCC
BYU Cougars Football Mountain West Independent
BYU Cougars Softball Mountain West WAC
Campbell Fighting Camels[548] All sports except football, men's wrestling, and women's swimming and diving Atlantic Sun Big South
Centenary Gentlemen All sports (non-football) The Summit American Southwest (Division III)
Cleveland State Vikings[549] Baseball Horizon Dropped baseball
Colorado Buffaloes[550] All sports except skiing and indoor track & field Big 12 Pac-12
Colorado Buffaloes Indoor track & field Big 12 MPSF
Eastern Illinois Panthers Men's soccer Missouri Valley The Summit
Lamar Cardinals Football Division I FCS Independent Southland
Le Moyne Dolphins Baseball Independent Northeast-10 (Division II)
Lindenwood Lady Lions Women's ice hockey CCWHA (ACHA Division I, club hockey) Division I Independent
Nebraska Cornhuskers[551] All sports Big 12 Big Ten
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Baseball MIAA (Division II) Independent
New Orleans Privateers All sports (non-football) Independent Independent (Division II)
North Carolina Central Eagles[552] All sports except men's golf Independent MEAC
Old Dominion Monarchs Football Division I FCS Independent CAA
Portland Pilots Women's rowing Club team WCC[553]
Savannah State Tigers[552] All sports except men's and women's golf Independent MEAC
SIU Edwardsville Cougars All sports (non-football) Independent Ohio Valley
South Alabama Jaguars Football Unclassified (exhibition only) Division I FCS Independent
South Dakota Coyotes[538] All sports except football Great West The Summit
Texas State Bobcats Football Southland Division I FCS Independent
Utah Utes[554] All sports Mountain West Pac-12
Wayne State Warriors Women's ice hockey CHA Dropped hockey

2010–2011[]

School Sport(s) Former Conference New Conference
Bemidji State Beavers Men's ice hockey CHA WCHA
Duquesne Dukes Baseball Atlantic 10 Dropped baseball
Georgia State Panthers Football (non-football) Division I FCS Independent
High Point Panthers Women's lacrosse Club team National Lacrosse Conference
Hofstra Pride Football CAA Dropped football
Lamar Cardinals Football (non-football) Division I FCS Independent
Old Dominion Monarchs Football (non-football) Division I FCS Independent
New Orleans Privateers[555] All sports (non-football) Sun Belt Independent
Niagara Purple Eagles Men's ice hockey CHA Atlantic Hockey
Northeastern Huskies Football CAA Dropped football
Robert Morris Colonials Men's ice hockey CHA Atlantic Hockey
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Men's soccer Division I Independent Missouri Valley Conference
UAH Chargers Hockey CHA Division I Independent
UNO Mavericks Hockey CCHA WCHA

See Also[]

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  52. ^ "New FCS Program launching by 2024". FootballScoop. January 14, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  53. ^ Jump up to: a b "SEC grants membership to Oklahoma and Texas starting in 2025" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  54. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "American Athletic Conference Announces the Addition of Six Universities" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  55. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e This school is a Division II member. Scholarship limits for acrobatics & tumbling differ between Divisions I and II; Division II members may choose to operate under the rules of either division.
  56. ^ The Mountain East Conference is a Division II conference that sponsors acrobatics & tumbling, part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
  57. ^ "WVSU Athletics Announces Acrobatics & Tumbling as 11th Sport Offering" (Press release). West Virginia State Yellow Jackets. January 27, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  58. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Blum, Sam (January 14, 2021). "As WAC announces addition of 5 schools, Frisco-based Southland Conference left in no man's land". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  59. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "ASUN Conference Announces Formation of Men's Lacrosse League" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  60. ^ "UAH Suspends Men's Hockey Program in Absence of Conference Membership" (Press release). UAH Chargers. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  61. ^ Christensen, Joe (July 2, 2021). "WCHA's men's hockey era officially ends after 70 years". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  62. ^ "UAA announces reconfiguration of athletics programs" (Press release). Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves. August 19, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  63. ^ "AIC Set to Add Men's Volleyball; Reyes Named Head Coach; Cribbin Promoted" (Press release). American International Yellow Jackets. January 19, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  64. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Southland Conference Adds Men's & Women's Golf Affiliate Members" (Press release). Southland Conference. June 24, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  65. ^ "Augustana Adding Women's Acrobatics & Tumbling and Men's Swimming & Diving for 2021-22" (Press release). Augustana University Vikings. November 19, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  66. ^ "Bellarmine to Join MAC as Affiliate Member in Field Hockey" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. June 9, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  67. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Statement Regarding Hockey League Affiliation" (Press release). Bowling Green Falcons. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  68. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Johnson, Randy (February 18, 2020). "CCHA will be new name for seven teams leaving WCHA in 2021-22". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  69. ^ "SWAC Announces Addition of Bethune-Cookman as Full Member" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  70. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bluefield State Returns Football And 11 Additional Sports For 2021-2022" (Press release). Bluefield State College. August 17, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  71. ^ Jump up to: a b "Brown, attorneys reach settlement over dropped women's sports". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  72. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u This school is an NCAA Division III member. Bowling, a women-only sport at the NCAA level, has a single national championship for all three NCAA divisions.
  73. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin is a Division III league that began sponsoring bowling, a sport with a single championship open to members of all NCAA divisions, in 2020–21.
  74. ^ "Women's Bowling Added to Athletics Program" (Press release). Carroll University. August 11, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  75. ^ Jump up to: a b c "ASUN, WAC Conferences Announce Football Partnership for 2021" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 23, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  76. ^ Jump up to: a b "ASUN Conference Announces Additions of Col. of Charleston and UNCW in Beach Volleyball" (Press release). ASUN Conference. July 6, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  77. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "CCSA Announces Beach Volleyball Membership Split With Conference USA; 2022 Championship Dates Set" (Press release). Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  78. ^ "Coastal Carolina Added as Men's Soccer Member" (Press release). Conference USA. February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  79. ^ Jump up to: a b "Coastal Carolina and Delaware State Set to Rejoin ASUN Conference Women's Lacrosse" (Press release). ASUN Conference. July 7, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  80. ^ "Eastern Illinois Becomes Fifth OVC Beach Volleyball Program" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. August 6, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  81. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Women's Lacrosse Coming in 2020-21; Detroit Mercy & Youngstown State As Affiliates" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. November 6, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  82. ^ "Edward Waters College Announces Plan to Add Men's Volleyball as 14th Varsity Sport" (Press release). Edward Waters Tigers. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  83. ^ "FDU Announces the Addition of Men's Volleyball" (Press release). Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  84. ^ "SWAC Announces Addition of Florida A&M as Full Member" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  85. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Fresno State Athletics Announces Program Changes" (Press release). Fresno State Bulldogs. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  86. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Big South Adds Three Associate Members in Women's Lacrosse" (Press release). Big South Conference. June 7, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  87. ^ Jump up to: a b c "University Efforts Streamline GW Athletics" (Press release). George Washington Colonials. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  88. ^ Jump up to: a b "Georgia Southern, Georgia State Added As Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  89. ^ "Hampton joining SoCon as associate member for men's lacrosse" (Press release). Southern Conference. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  90. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Six Howard Athletics Programs Join the Northeast Conference as Associate Members" (Press release). Howard Bison. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  91. ^ "Open Letter to the University of Iowa and Hawkeye Athletics Community" (Press release). Iowa Hawkeyes. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  92. ^ "Kutztown University Adds Acrobatics & Tumbling as 22nd Varsity Sport" (Press release). Kutztown Golden Bears. October 27, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  93. ^ Jump up to: a b "An Open Letter to the La Salle and Explorer Athletics Community" (Press release). La Salle Explorers. September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020. "LA SALLE REINSTATES MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING PROGRAM" (Press release). La Salle Explorers. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  94. ^ "LIU Announces Addition of Men's Volleyball" (Press release). LIU Sharks. May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  95. ^ Conference Carolinas is a Division II conference that sponsors acrobatics & tumbling, part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
  96. ^ "Conference Carolinas Announces Addition of Mars Hill as Associate Member in Acrobatics & Tumbling" (Press release). Conference Carolinas. June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  97. ^ "Hawks to Add Beach Volleyball in 2022" (Press release). Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  98. ^ "Southland Adds Maryland Eastern Shore as Women's Golf Affiliate Member" (Press release). Southland Conference. August 11, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  99. ^ "Maryville to Add NCAA Sports in Women's Field Hockey and Men's Volleyball" (Press release). Maryville Saints. February 19, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  100. ^ "Michigan State Announces Plans to Discontinue Swimming & Diving After 2021" (Press release). Michigan State Spartans. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  101. ^ "An Open Letter to the University of Minnesota Athletics Community" (Press release). Minnesota Golden Gophers. September 10, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  102. ^ "Big 12 Adds Missouri as Affiliate Member in Wrestling" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. April 22, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  103. ^ Jump up to: a b "NJIT Men's and Women's Tennis Joins Southland Conference" (Press release). NJIT Highlanders. June 22, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  104. ^ "North Carolina A&T to join Big South in 2021". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  105. ^ "NCCU Athletics Announces Sport Sponsorship Change" (Press release). NCCU Athletics. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  106. ^ "Northern Colorado to join The Summit League as a baseball affiliate" (Press release). The Summit League. July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  107. ^ "Omaha Athletics to Sponsor Men's Swimming & Diving" (Press release). Omaha Mavericks. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  108. ^ "Pitt Athletics to Add Varsity Women's Lacrosse" (Press release). Pittsburgh Panthers. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  109. ^ Jump up to: a b "Presbyterian College to join Pioneer Football League in 2021" (Press release). Pioneer Football League. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  110. ^ Jump up to: a b "RMU Charts Strategic Course Headed Into Centennial Year" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  111. ^ "Sacred Heart First In New England with NCAA D1 Women's Wrestling" (Press release). Sacred Heart Pioneers. September 21, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  112. ^ "St. Francis College Brooklyn Men's Volleyball Accepted into EIVA" (Press release). St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers. May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  113. ^ Jump up to: a b c "NCAA Ruling Allows D-III St. Thomas to Make Unprecedented Leap to D-I" (Press release). St. Thomas Tommies. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  114. ^ Johnson, Randy (July 30, 2020). "St. Thomas men's hockey team to join CCHA in 2021-22". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  115. ^ "Open Letter to the San Diego State University Community" (Press release). San Diego State Aztecs. November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  116. ^ "MVC Adds SIUE As Men's Soccer Affiliate" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  117. ^ "UConn Announces Changes to Division of Athletics" (Press release). UConn Huskies. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  118. ^ "UConn Huskies reinstate women's rowing team after Title IX challenge to cut". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  119. ^ "Wagner Adds Men's Swimming And Diving As A Varsity Sport" (Press release). Wagner College. September 17, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  120. ^ "Redesigning the University of Akron – Athletics Update" (Press release). Akron Zips. May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  121. ^ "App State Athletics Announces Program Changes" (Press release). Appalachian State Mountaineers. May 26, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  122. ^ "NCAA Approves Central Intercollegiate Bowling Conference (CIBC)" (Press release). Aurora Spartans. April 12, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  123. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l The Central Intercollegiate Bowling Conference was an NCAA Division III league, but its bowling schools competed alongside Division I and Division II members for a single national championship in that sport.[122]
  124. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "CCIW Announces the Addition of Women's Bowling as Its 25th Sport; Three Programs Added as Associate Members" (Press release). College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. July 23, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  125. ^ Jump up to: a b c "ASUN Conference Announces Addition of Bellarmine University" (Press release). ASUN Conference. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  126. ^ "SoCon adds Bellarmine as wrestling associate member" (Press release). Southern Conference. July 14, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  127. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "First Point Volleyball Foundation and USA Volleyball Makes a $1 Million Investment to SIAC Member Institutions". Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  128. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a Division II league that began sponsoring men's volleyball, a sport with a joint championship for Divisions I and II, in the 2020–21 school year.
  129. ^ "Boise State Athletics Announces Program Changes" (Press release). Boise State Broncos. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  130. ^ Jump up to: a b "New initiative to reshape, improve competitiveness in Brown varsity and club athletics" (Press release). Brown Bears. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  131. ^ "Brown will reinstate the varsity status of its men's track & field and cross country teams" (Press release). Brown Bears. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  132. ^ "Men's Swimming and Diving to join NEC for 20-21 season" (Press release). Bryant University. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  133. ^ "CMU Athletics Announces Program Changes" (Press release). Central Michigan Chippewas. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  134. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chicago State University Board of Trustees Announces Discontinuation of Baseball" (Press release). Chicago State Cougars. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  135. ^ "UC Discontinues Men's Soccer Program" (Press release). Cincinnati Bearcats. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  136. ^ "Women's Lacrosse to Move to SoCon Beginning in 2021" (Press release). Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. February 7, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  137. ^ Jump up to: a b c "CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference" (Press release). Big West Conference. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  138. ^ "Dartmouth Announces Changes to Varsity Athletics Program" (Press release). Dartmouth College. July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  139. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dixie State accepts invitation to WAC; transitions into Division I athletics" (Press release). January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  140. ^ "We've got BIG NEWS from D'Youville!" (Press release). D'Youville Saints. June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  141. ^ At the time D'Youville announced this move, it was a member of NCAA Division III but preparing to begin a transition to NCAA Division II in July 2020 as a new member of the East Coast Conference. As a transitional D-II member, it will be eligible to award the same number of scholarships in men's volleyball as Division I members, but will not be eligible for the combined D-I/D-II national championship until it completes the D-II transition in July 2023.
  142. ^ D'Youville's new conference home of the East Coast Conference sponsors volleyball for women only.
  143. ^ "ECC to Add D'Youville as Conference's 11th Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  144. ^ "ECU Athletics Announces Program Changes" (Press release). East Carolina Pirates. May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  145. ^ "Furman University to cut baseball and men's lacrosse programs". Greenville News. May 18, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  146. ^ "Statement from UW-Green Bay and Athletics Director: Change in sports sponsorship, furloughs due to COVID-19" (Press release). Green Bay Athletics. April 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  147. ^ "Hampton University to Discontinue Men's and Women's Golf Programs" (Press release). Hampton Pirates. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  148. ^ Jump up to: a b "Stephen Curry Partners With Howard University to Launch First Division I Golf Program" (Press release). Howard Bison. August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  149. ^ "IWU Announces Addition of Men's Volleyball and Women's Bowling" (Press release). Illinois Wesleyan Titans. September 13, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  150. ^ "Jacksonville University Discontinues Football" (Press release). Jacksonville Dolphins. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  151. ^ "Kansas City Roo Athletics Rejoins Summit League" (Press release). Kansas City Athletics. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  152. ^ "Roos to Reduce Portfolio of Athletic Teams" (Press release). Kansas City Athletics. July 23, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  153. ^ Jump up to: a b "Limestone College Athletics Closes Out Conference Carolinas Era" (Press release). Limestone Saints. June 30, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020. The Saints will still maintain a relationship with Conference Carolinas as an associate member in acrobatics and tumbling. The Limestone field hockey and men's wrestling teams will also continue in their respective leagues that are sponsored by Conference Carolinas and the South Atlantic Conference. This press release made no mention of a men's volleyball affiliation.
  154. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i The Great Lakes Valley Conference, which added bowling for 2019–20, is an NCAA Division II league, but its bowling schools compete alongside Division I and Division III members for a single national championship in that sport.[197]
  155. ^ "Lincoln Discontinues Bowling Program" (Press release). Lincoln Blue Tigers. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  156. ^ "LIU to Launch Division I Women's Gymnastics" (Press release). LIU Sharks. March 5, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  157. ^ "LIU Announces Addition of Men's Ice Hockey" (Press release). LIU Sharks. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  158. ^ "Men's Hockey Announced as Atlantic Hockey Scheduling Partner" (Press release). LIU Sharks. October 15, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  159. ^ "Mount St. Mary's to Add Men's and Women's Water Polo as Varsity Sports" (Press release). Mount St. Mary's University. January 10, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  160. ^ "Mount St. Mary's Women's Water Polo Accepted into Collegiate Water Polo Association" (Press release). Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  161. ^ "Mount St. Mary's University Men's Water Polo Accepted into Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference" (Press release). Collegiate Water Polo Association. April 1, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  162. ^ Jump up to: a b c "NJIT to Join America East Conference as 10th Member Institution" (Press release). NJIT Highlanders. June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  163. ^ "UND to Join Missouri Valley Football Conference" (Press release). Missouri Valley Football Conference. January 26, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  164. ^ "UNC Discontinues Tennis Programs" (Press release). Northern Colorado Bears. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  165. ^ "ODU Lacrosse to Join the American Athletic Conference" (Press release). Old Dominion University Athletics. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  166. ^ "ODU Announces Women's Volleyball Will Begin Play in 2020" (Press release). Old Dominion University Athletics. August 23, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  167. ^ "ODU Discontinues Wrestling Program" (Press release). Old Dominion University Athletics. April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  168. ^ "Paine College Athletics Becomes Member of the NCCAA" (Press release). Paine Lions. March 31, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  169. ^ "Purdue University Fort Wayne to Join Horizon League" (Press release). Horizon League. August 5, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  170. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robert Morris to Join Horizon League" (Press release). Horizon League. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  171. ^ "Big South Announces Football 2021 Spring Schedule" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 9, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  172. ^ "Big South Conference Adds Robert Morris University as Football Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  173. ^ "Robert Morris to Join MAC as Affiliate Member in Women's Lacrosse" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  174. ^ "Quincy to Add Bowling" (Press release). Quincy Hawks. June 6, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  175. ^ "Northeast Conference To Add Men's Swimming & Diving As 24th Championship Sport" (Press release). Northeast Conference. September 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  176. ^ "SPU to Discontinue Gymnastics Program" (Press release). Seattle Pacific Falcons. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  177. ^ "SSU to discontinue men's and women's tennis and water polo teams" (Press release). Sonoma State University. April 21, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  178. ^ "Southern Utah Discontinues Men's and Women's Tennis" (Press release). Southern Utah Thunderbirds. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  179. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tarleton State University to Join Western Athletic Conference in 2020-21" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  180. ^ "UC San Diego Joins the CAA as an Associate Member in Women's Rowing" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 26, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  181. ^ Jump up to: a b Norlander, Matt (June 26, 2019). "UConn leaving AAC after accepting invitation to join Big East Conference in all sports except football". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  182. ^ Smola, Jennifer (April 21, 2020). "Ohio's Urbana University to close due to coronavirus challenges, low enrollment". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  183. ^ Jump up to: a b "Valpo Announces Discontinuation of Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis Programs" (Press release). Valparaiso University. November 20, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  184. ^ "Wagner Adds Women's Bowling As A Varsity Sport; Ambrose Named Inaugural Head Coach" (Press release). Wagner Seahawks. December 13, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  185. ^ "Western Illinois Athletics Discontinues Swimming & Diving Program" (Press release). Western Illinois Leathernecks. December 18, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  186. ^ "Winthrop Athletics Discontinues Men's and Women's Tennis Programs" (Press release). Winthrop Athletics. June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  187. ^ "Wright State Athletics Announces Program Changes". Wright State Raiders. Wright State University Athletics. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  188. ^ "YSU Athletics to Add Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Lacrosse Teams" (Press release). Youngstown State Penguins. February 25, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  189. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Southland Conference Adds Beach Volleyball to Championship Sports Offerings" (Press release). Southland Conference. August 14, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  190. ^ "University of Akron Looks to Bring Back Baseball, Add Women's Lacrosse" (Press release). Akron Zips. September 19, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  191. ^ "Akron Women's Lacrosse to Join ASUN" (Press release). Akron Zips. April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  192. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "OVC Adds Beach Volleyball as Championship Sport" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  193. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "MAC Announces Historic Wrestling Expansion" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  194. ^ "Gary Van Tol Named Boise State Head Baseball Coach" (Press release). Boise State Broncos. November 28, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  195. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Northeast Conference Re-Establishes Field Hockey Championship" (Press release). Northeast Conference. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  196. ^ "Men's Soccer to Join Sun Belt as Associate Member in 2019" (Press release). UCA Athletics. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  197. ^ "GLVC Announces Sport Sponsorship of Women's Bowling" (Press release). Great Lakes Valley Conference. July 3, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  198. ^ "Chattanooga Adds Beach Volleyball as 16th NCAA DI Program" (Press release). Chattanooga Mocs. July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  199. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Clemson to Add Softball" (Press release). Clemson Tigers. March 14, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  200. ^ "DelVal to Add Women's Wrestling and Co-Ed Fencing as Intercollegiate Sports" (Press release). Delaware Valley Aggies. September 5, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  201. ^ Jump up to: a b "New England Women's Hockey Alliance approved for NCAA Division I status, effective with '19-20 season". USCHO.com. September 4, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  202. ^ Jump up to: a b Johnson, Dave (May 15, 2018). "As an FCS independent, HU releases its 2018 schedule". Daily Press. Newport News, VA. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  203. ^ "Pac-12 adds UA Little Rock in wrestling" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. May 24, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  204. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  205. ^ "Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot" (Press release). Long Island University. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  206. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's Ice Hockey Added as Varsity Sport at LIU Brooklyn; Morgan Tabbed as Inaugural Head Coach" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  207. ^ "NEWHA announces intent to be recognized as NCAA national collegiate women's hockey conference". USCHO.com. September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  208. ^ "Women's Water Polo Added as Varsity Sport at LIU; Juarez Tabbed as Inaugural Head Coach" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  209. ^ "LIU Wrestling Accepts Membership Into EIWA Beginning in 2019-20" (Press release). LIU Post Pioneers. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  210. ^ Jump up to: a b "CCSA Announces Addition of Louisiana Monroe and Missouri State to Beach Volleyball" (Press release). Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. December 13, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  211. ^ "UMass Lowell to discontinue volleyball program, will honor all student-athlete scholarships" (Press release). UMass Lowell Athletics. December 19, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  212. ^ "Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join the Northeast Conference" (Press release). Northeast Conference. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  213. ^ "Monmouth University Added as Associate Member in Field Hockey" (Press release). America East Conference. July 12, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  214. ^ Jump up to: a b c Dyer, Jessica; Grammer, Geoff (July 19, 2018). "It's official: Four Lobo sports are gone". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  215. ^ "NEC Welcomes NJIT as Men's Lacrosse Associate Member" (Press release). Northeast Conference. October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  216. ^ Jump up to: a b "North Alabama To Join Big South Football in 2019" (Press release). Big South Conference. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  217. ^ "University of the Pacific to Discontinue Women's Field Hockey" (Press release). Pacific Tigers. December 3, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  218. ^ Jump up to: a b "PC Adds Men's and Women's Wrestling; Men to Join Southern Conference" (Press release). Presbyterian Blue Hose. December 7, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  219. ^ "Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track Returns to Purdue Fort Wayne" (Press release). Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. October 25, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  220. ^ "Women's Soccer to Become Terriers 20th NCAA Division I Team" (Press release). St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers. April 11, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  221. ^ "St. Francis College Starts National Collegiate Men's Volleyball; Mueller Named Head Coach" (Press release). St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers. June 21, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  222. ^ "SSU Moves to Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference" (Press release). Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. December 7, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  223. ^ "Tusculum Joins ECC as Women's Bowling Associate Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. August 23, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  224. ^ "Tusculum announces addition of three new sports beginning in 2019-2020" (Press release). Tusculum Pioneers. September 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  225. ^ "UConn to Join the CAA as an Associate Member in Women's Rowing" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. December 4, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  226. ^ "UMPI Nordic Ski Joins USCSA" (Press release). University of Maine at Presque Isle. July 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  227. ^ "Belmont to Join SoCon for Men's Soccer" (Press release). Southern Conference. January 9, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  228. ^ Jump up to: a b "ECC ADDS BLOOMFIELD AND CALDWELL AS WOMEN'S BOWLING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS" (Press release). Bloomfield College Athletics. August 1, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  229. ^ "CBU announcers D-1, WAC move" (Press release). California Baptist Lancers. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  230. ^ "Fighting Camels football to join Big South in 2018" (Press release). Campbell University. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  231. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "American Athletic Conference to Sponsor Women's Lacrosse Beginning in 2019" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  232. ^ "Daemen Announces Addition Of Men's Volleyball Team" (Press release). Daemen College Athletics. May 5, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  233. ^ "EKU Announces Discontinuation Of Men's And Women's Tennis Programs" (Press release). Eastern Kentucky Colonels. April 6, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  234. ^ "Eastern Michigan University Athletics to Reduce Sports from 21 to 17" (Press release). Eastern Michigan Eagles. March 20, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  235. ^ Jump up to: a b "Big South Adds Hampton University as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  236. ^ Jump up to: a b Hartwick is an NCAA Division III member, but was one of a small number of schools that had been specifically allowed to award scholarships in one men's and one women's sport as a Division I member. Hartwick's former "D-I" women's sport of water polo has only one national championship for all three NCAA divisions.
  237. ^ Jump up to: a b Kennedy, Paul (February 28, 2018). "Hartwick to downgrade men's soccer, making it a Division III sport". Soccer America. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  238. ^ "Holy Cross to Join Women's Hockey East in 2018–19 Season" (Press release). Women's Hockey East Association. May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  239. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sun Belt Football to Be 10 Teams in 2018" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  240. ^ Dodd, Dennis (April 27, 2016). "Idaho will become first team to drop from FBS to FCS in 2018". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  241. ^ "Indiana University Joins Mountain Pacific Sports Federation as Water Polo Affiliate" (Press release). Indiana Hoosiers. June 22, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  242. ^ "Lacrosse to Join ASUN Conference in 2018–19" (Press release). Kent State Golden Flashes. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  243. ^ "Kentucky Wesleyan Launches Bowling Program with Scott Thompson at the Helm" (Press release). Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers. June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  244. ^ "Lewis Athletics To Add Women's Lacrosse And Women's Bowling In 2018–19" (Press release). Lewis Flyers. July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  245. ^ "NCAA Approves Liberty's Waiver Request for FBS Reclassification Process" (Press release). Liberty University Athletics. February 16, 2017. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  246. ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Liberty University as League Member for 2018-19" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  247. ^ Jump up to: a b "UAB, Monmouth Join MEAC For Women's Bowling" (Press release). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. June 19, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  248. ^ "Mount St. Mary's University Reinstates Men's Soccer" (Press release). Mount St. Mary's University Athletics. August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  249. ^ "ASUN Conference Introduces North Alabama as Newest League Member" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  250. ^ "The Summit League Adds The University of North Dakota" (Press release). The Summit League. January 26, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  251. ^ "UND athletics accepts invites to The Summit League, Missouri Valley Football Conference" (Press release). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. January 26, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  252. ^ "Rowing to Join AAC Conference for 2018-2019 Season" (Press release). Big East Conference. October 11, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  253. ^ "BIG EAST Announces Change To Women's Lacrosse Lineup Starting In 2019" (Press release). Big East. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  254. ^ "St. Bonaventure Men's Lacrosse Accepted Into Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference" (Press release). St. Bonaventure Bonnies. June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  255. ^ Jump up to: a b "Saint Peter's University Discontinues Three Athletic Programs" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 11, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  256. ^ Jump up to: a b The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division III league, but its bowling schools compete alongside Division I and Division II members for a single national championship in that sport.
  257. ^ "Saint Vincent College Joins AMCC as Affiliate Member in Women's Bowling" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  258. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f This school is an NCAA Division II member. Women's water polo has a single national championship for all divisions. In that sport, Division II members are allowed to award the same number of full scholarship equivalents as Division I institutions.
  259. ^ "Welcome Salem University (W.Va.) to the WWPA" (Press release). Western Water Polo Association. May 25, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  260. ^ "Siena College Discontinues Field Hockey Program" (Press release). Siena Saints. March 12, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  261. ^ "MAC Adds SIU Edwardsville as Affiliate Member in Men's Soccer and Wrestling" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  262. ^ Jump up to: a b "Southern Miss & TCU to Join CCSA Beach Volleyball in Spring 2019" (Press release). Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. January 24, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  263. ^ "Urbana Adds Men's Volleyball & Wrestling Programs" (Press release). Urbana Blue Knights. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  264. ^ "Big South to add USC Upstate as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  265. ^ "Utah Adds Men's Lacrosse as an NCAA Sport" (Press release). Utah Utes. June 15, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  266. ^ "Walsh Launches Bowling Programs, Heighway Named Head Coach" (Press release). Walsh Cavaliers. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  267. ^ This school is an NCAA Division III member. Women's water polo has a single national championship for all divisions.
  268. ^ "Wittenberg University to Add Women's Water Polo" (Press release). Wittenberg Tigers. March 27, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  269. ^ "Youngstown State Joins Southland Bowling League" (Press release). Southland Conference. August 7, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  270. ^ "Appalachian State Joins MAC as Affiliate Member in Field Hockey" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  271. ^ "Sun Devil Men's Tennis Roster Will Have International Flavor". Arizona State University Athletics. April 11, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  272. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Pac-12 Adds Women's Lacrosse for 2018 Season". Lacrosse Magazine. October 23, 2015. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  273. ^ "Arizona State Adds Women's Triathlon and Lacrosse as NCAA Varsity Sports" (Press release). Arizona State Sun Devils. October 20, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  274. ^ "Men's Volleyball and Women's Bowling Join the Varsity Sports Lineup for 2017–18" (Press release). Augustana College Athletics. April 18, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  275. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Men's Swimming & Diving to Return as Championship Sport; VMI Joins as Associate Member" (Press release). America East Conference. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  276. ^ "Broncos Drop Wrestling, Pursue Baseball" (Press release). Boise State Broncos. April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  277. ^ Jump up to: a b "UB Reduces its Intercollegiate Sports Teams from 20 to 16" (Press release). Buffalo Bulls. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  278. ^ Jump up to: a b "CSUB Athletics Announces Strategic Shift in Resources" (Press release). CSU Bakersfield Athletics. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  279. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Big West Conference Makes Men's Volleyball 18th Sponsored Sport" (Press release). Big West Conference. May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  280. ^ "CBU Discontinues Men's Volleyball" (Press release). California Baptist Lancers. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  281. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Southern Conference Adds Women's Lacrosse" (Press release). Wofford Athletics. January 31, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  282. ^ "Women's Golf Added as 18th Sport; Holly Clark Named as Head Coach" (Press release). Charlotte 49ers. November 11, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  283. ^ Jump up to: a b "Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  284. ^ Jump up to: a b "CUI, GCU Will Join MPSF in 2018" (Press release). Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  285. ^ Jump up to: a b "Summit League Adds Drake and Illinois State as Men's Tennis Affiliate Members" (Press release). The Summit League. April 11, 2017. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  286. ^ "Duke to Add Softball; Strengthen Women's Programs" (Press release). Duke Athletics. December 16, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  287. ^ "East Carolina Athletics To Add Women's Lacrosse" (Press release). East Carolina Pirates. March 16, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  288. ^ "University of Evansville Athletics to add Track and Field" (Press release). Evansville Purple Aces. October 19, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  289. ^ "FPU Women's Water Polo to Join WWPA in 2018" (Press release). Fresno Pacific Sunbirds. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  290. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fresno State Joins GCC" (Press release). Golden Coast Conference. June 30, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  291. ^ Jump up to: a b Ryder, Nic (June 8, 2017). "Official: UNI and Fresno State Joining Big 12". IAWrestle.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  292. ^ Jump up to: a b c "University of Hartford Athletics Adds Women's Lacrosse, Discontinues Men's and Women's Tennis" (Press release). Hartford Hawks. October 29, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  293. ^ "IUPUI to Join Horizon League" (Press release). Horizon League. June 28, 2017. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  294. ^ Jump up to: a b "K-State Soccer Announces 2017 Schedule" (Press release). Kansas State Wildcats. April 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  295. ^ This school is an NCAA Division II member. Men's water polo has a single national championship for all divisions. In that sport, Division II members are allowed to award the same number of full scholarship equivalents as Division I institutions.
  296. ^ Jump up to: a b "McKendree Water Polo Teams to Advance to NCAA Varsity Status" (Press release). McKendree Bearcats. January 26, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  297. ^ Jump up to: a b "Missouri State Athletics to Restructure Sport Offerings, Reduce Expenses" (Press release). Missouri State Athletics. April 3, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  298. ^ Jump up to: a b "Deep budget cuts force UND to eliminate three varsity sports" (Press release). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. March 29, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  299. ^ "Big Ten Announces Addition of Notre Dame Men's Ice Hockey as Sport Affiliate Member Beginning with 2017–18 Season" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. March 23, 2016. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  300. ^ "Baseball program to join East Coast Conference for 2017-2018 academic year" (Press release). NYIT Bears. May 5, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  301. ^ At the time Pfeiffer dropped men's volleyball, it was an NCAA Division II member and thus eligible to compete in the sport's combined Division I/II national championship, but had announced that it would transition to NCAA Division III starting with the 2017–18 school year. The school dropped men's volleyball due to a lack of D-III men's volleyball schools in its region.
  302. ^ "Pfeiffer Drops Men's Volleyball Program" (Press release). Pfeiffer Falcons. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  303. ^ "Queens Announces Addition of Men's Volleyball" (Press release). Queens Royals. October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  304. ^ "St. Thomas Aquinas Adds Women's Bowling" (Press release). St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans. August 8, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  305. ^ "Saint Vincent Adds NCAA Women's Bowling as Varsity Sport" (Press release). Saint Vincent Bearcats. February 7, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  306. ^ "MAC Welcomes SIU Edwardsville as Men's Soccer Affiliate Member in 2017" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  307. ^ Hefferman, Todd (January 26, 2017). "SIU to cut men's and women's tennis, reduce scholarships in men's swimming and diving". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  308. ^ Jump up to: a b "Stony Brook Athletics to Discontinue Men's Tennis" (Press release). Stony Brook Seawolves. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  309. ^ Jump up to: a b c "UAB To Resume Rifle This Year, Bowling Next And Football In 2017" (Press release). UAB Athletics. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  310. ^ "UTA adding women's golf for 2017–18" (Press release). UT Arlington Mavericks. April 13, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  311. ^ "It's Official. Welcome, Valparaiso" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. May 25, 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  312. ^ "Valparaiso University to Join Summit League in Men's Tennis, Men's Swimming" (Press release). Valparaiso Crusaders. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  313. ^ "Wichita State to Become Member of American Athletic Conference" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  314. ^ Franchuk, Jason (March 24, 2016). "UAlbany to cut women's tennis program following season". Times Union. Albany, New York. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  315. ^ "Butler Adds Women's Lacrosse as University's 20th Varsity Sport" (Press release). Butler Bulldogs. October 21, 2015. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  316. ^ "Cougars to Join CCSA This Spring" (Press release). Charleston Cougars. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  317. ^ Jump up to: a b c d This school had been an independent in smallbore shooting and a member of the South Eastern Air Rifle Conference (SEARC) in air rifle. The NCAA Rifle Championship consists of both smallbore and air rifle disciplines.
  318. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Southern Conference to add rifle as 21st sport". University of North Georgia. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  319. ^ "Cleveland State University to Add Men's Lacrosse Program" (Press release). Cleveland State University. March 30, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  320. ^ "Coastal Carolina Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Coastal Carolina Athletics. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016. "This is an important year for our program as we start our transition to the FBS", said fifth-year head coach Joe Moglia. "However, we are still an FCS independent this year and have put together a nationally-competitive schedule to reflect that.
  321. ^ "A-Sun Adds Coastal Carolina as Women's Lacrosse Affiliate" (Press release). ASUN Conference. October 22, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  322. ^ "DSU Women's Lacrosse to Join ASUN Conference in 2017" (Press release). Delaware State University. June 22, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  323. ^ "Denver Added To BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Lineup" (Press release). Big East Conference. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  324. ^ "Duquesne Bowling to Compete as an Associate Member of the Northeast Conference" (Press release). Duquesne Dukes. January 7, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  325. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "SoCon Adds ETSU, Mercer and VMI" (Press release). Southern Conference. May 30, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  326. ^ "HAMPTON ATHLETICS ADDING MEN'S LACROSSE, WOMEN'S SOCCER" (Press release). Hampton University. May 5, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  327. ^ "Big Ten Announces Addition of Johns Hopkins as Women's Lacrosse Sport Affiliate Member Beginning with 2017 Season" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  328. ^ "Men's Water Polo Accepted Into Collegiate Water Polo Association" (Press release). La Salle Explorers. April 5, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  329. ^ "La Salle University Joins MAAC in Women's Golf and Women's Water Polo" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 17, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  330. ^ Jump up to: a b "BIG EAST Adds Liberty, Quinnipiac For Field Hockey" (Press release). Big East Conference. December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  331. ^ "Lincoln Memorial selects Dan Danis to lead first-year Men's Volleyball program" (Press release). Lincoln Memorial University Athletics. February 10, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Lincoln Memorial will begin its inaugural season of men's volleyball in January, 2017 and become the University's 21st sport.
  332. ^ "Field Hockey Added as Newest Varsity Sport at LIU Brooklyn; Kennedy Tabbed as Inaugural Head Coach" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. February 4, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  333. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "GCC Launches Men's Division To Begin Play in 2016" (Press release). Golden Coast Conference. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  334. ^ McMurphy, Brett (March 26, 2014). "UMass to exit MAC after 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  335. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Morehead State to Restructure Athletic Programs" (Press release). Morehead State Eagles. May 3, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  336. ^ Jump up to: a b c "New Jersey Institute of Technology to Join the Atlantic Sun: #NJITtoASun" (Press release). ASUN Conference. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  337. ^ Jump up to: a b "UND to reduce number of sports after 2015–16 season" (Press release). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. April 12, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  338. ^ Jump up to: a b This school is an NCAA Division II member. Rifle has a single NCAA championship open to schools from all three NCAA divisions. In that sport, Division II members are allowed to offer the same number of full scholarship equivalents as Division I schools.
  339. ^ Jump up to: a b "UMBC to Discontinue Men's and Women's Tennis Programs" (Press release). UMBC Retrievers. November 2, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  340. ^ Jump up to: a b "UNCW Beach Volleyball Joins CCSA" (Press release). UNCW Seahawks. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  341. ^ Jump up to: a b "Men's Water Polo Accepted Into Collegiate Water Polo Association" (Press release). Wagner Seahawks. September 4, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  342. ^ The NCAA holds a single fencing championship for all divisions. Most NCAA fencing schools field men's and women's squads, though Wagner chose not to add a men's squad. All NCAA fencing bouts involve competitors of a single sex, and only one combined team championship is awarded.
  343. ^ "YSU To Add Women's Bowling Program This Fall" (Press release). Youngstown State Athletics. March 25, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  344. ^ "Falcons to join SoCon in lacrosse in 2016" (Press release). Air Force Academy Athletics. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  345. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Big 12 Adds Affiliate Members for Gymnastics and Wrestling" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. July 29, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  346. ^ "Three-year program announced to fund strategic growth and address budget issues" (Press release). The University of Akron. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  347. ^ "AB Men's Volleyball Posts Highly Successful 2015 Season" (Press release). Alderson Broaddus University. April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015. "We have been working extremely hard to gear up for our inaugural season as full NCAA members competing in NCAA DI/II this coming fall." (AB head coach Greg Walker)
  348. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Pac-12 adds beach volleyball as 23rd sport". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Enterprises. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  349. ^ "Sun Devil Athletics Announces Addition of Men's Ice Hockey as NCAA Sport" (Press release). Arizona State Athletics. November 18, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  350. ^ "Army To Add Women's Lacrosse" (Press release). Army West Point Athletics. February 24, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  351. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Big West Conference Adds Beach Volleyball To Sports Lineup" (Press release). Big West Conference. June 26, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  352. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Cal, UC Davis, Pacific, Stanford Added As #AEFH Associate Members" (Press release). America East Conference. October 16, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  353. ^ "A-Sun Welcomes Central Michigan as #ASunWLAX Affiliate" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 23, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  354. ^ "University of Charleston (West Virginia) Men's Volleyball Granted Membership to the EIVA" (Press release). Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  355. ^ "Conference USA Adds Five New Members" (Press release). Conference USA. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  356. ^ "Atlantic Sun Adds Coastal Carolina as Sixth Beach Volleyball Program" (Press release). ASUN Conference. October 9, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  357. ^ Price, Kevin (April 14, 2015). "Columbus State discontinues rifle program". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  358. ^ "MAAC to Add Field Hockey" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. April 19, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  359. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "CCSA Rebrands With Beach Volleyball Expansion" (Press release). Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. October 20, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  360. ^ Jump up to: a b "CCSA Announces Conference Expansion" (Press release). Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association. July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  361. ^ "Kennesaw State Football Joins Big South Conference as Associate Member" (Press release). Kennesaw State Athletics. September 4, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  362. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "West Coast Conference Holds Summer Executive Council, President's Council Meetings" (Press release). West Coast Conference. June 8, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  363. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Portland Adds Beach Volleyball to List of Official Varsity Sports" (Press release). Portland Pilots. August 14, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  364. ^ "Western Water Polo Association Adds Mercyhurst University To Women's Membership" (Press release). Mercyhurst Lakers. January 31, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  365. ^ "Merrimack College Women's Ice Hockey to Join Division I, Hockey East Ranks in 2015–16" (Press release). Merrimack College Athletics. October 24, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  366. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Jersey City University Joins AMCC as Affiliate Member in Women's Bowling" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. May 27, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  367. ^ "Northern Kentucky University to Join Horizon League in July" (Press release). Horizon League. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  368. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Cox, Ray (February 4, 2014). "Radford University dropping 3 sports". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  369. ^ Jump up to: a b "University of Alabama at Birmingham announces results of Athletic Department strategic review" (Press release). University of Alabama at Birmingham. December 2, 2014. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  370. ^ Initially, UAB announced that it would also drop rifle. However, on July 21, 2015, the school announced that the rifle team would be immediately reinstated.[309]
  371. ^ "Project South Texas: Timeline". University of Texas System. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  372. ^ "Project South Texas: Ask a Question". University of Texas System. July 30, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  373. ^ Brito, Victoria (November 5, 2014). "UT-RGV mascot recommended to be the Vaquero". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  374. ^ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) entered full operation on July 1, 2015, with the merger of the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) and the University of Texas at Brownsville.[371] About a year before the merger, the University of Texas System announced that the UTPA athletic program would be converted to that of UTRGV,[372] and the new nickname of Vaqueros was announced in November 2014.[373]
  375. ^ Jump up to: a b "UTPA to Start Women's Soccer in 2014 and Men's Soccer in 2015" (Press release). University of Texas–Pan American Athletics. February 6, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  376. ^ "WVU Men's Golf Reintroduced" (Press release). West Virginia Mountaineers. July 1, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  377. ^ "WKU Suspends Swimming and Diving Program for 5 Years" (Press release). WKU Athletics. April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  378. ^ Jump up to: a b c McMurphy, Brett (August 25, 2012). "Abilene Christian to Southland". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  379. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Big 12 Invites Affiliates to Rowing Championship" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. January 31, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  380. ^ "Appalachian State to Join Sun Belt Conference in 2014" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  381. ^ "New Southland Bowling League Established" (Press release). Southland Conference. January 20, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  382. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h The Southland Bowling League was formally established on January 20, 2015, but competition began immediately, with only a conference tournament in its inaugural 2014–15 season. The SBL is administratively supported by the Southland Conference, but operates as a separate single-sport conference.[381]
  383. ^ "A-Sun Welcomes Bellarmine As Men's Lacrosse Affiliate" (Press release). ASUN Conference. July 8, 2013. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  384. ^ "Bellarmine Lacrosse joins ASUN Conference" (Press release). Bellarmine University. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  385. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "SoCon, A-Sun Partner to Enhance Lacrosse" (Press release). Southern Conference. January 9, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  386. ^ Bellarmine initially announced that it would join the ASUN Conference for men's lacrosse. On January 9, 2014, the A-Sun and Southern Conference announced a lacrosse alliance that would see the SoCon take over sponsorship of men's lacrosse from the A-Sun effective with the 2014–15 school year (2015 season).[385]
  387. ^ "Belmont University to Join Horizon League as Affiliate Member" (Press release). Horizon League. April 21, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  388. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "League to Explore Basketball Championship Structure" (Press release). Big Sky Conference. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  389. ^ Jump up to: a b "Binghamton Joins in Men's Tennis and Longwood in Field Hockey" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. April 21, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  390. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Fencing Back In ACC Mix" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. September 27, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  391. ^ "Boston University to Discontinue Wrestling Program" (Press release). Boston University Athletics. April 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  392. ^ "Caldwell College to Add Women's Bowling in 2014-15" (Press release). Caldwell University Athletics. December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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  394. ^ "Men's Volleyball Becomes 18th Varsity Sport at the University of Charleston" (Press release). University of Charleston. December 19, 2013. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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  396. ^ Colorado College is an NCAA Division III member that fields Division I teams in men's ice hockey and women's soccer. The school is one of six D-III members that is specifically allowed to award scholarships in its Division I sports, a practice otherwise prohibited in Division III.
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  400. ^ When East Carolina's future membership in the original Big East Conference was first announced, it was for football only. After the split of the Big East into football-sponsoring and non-football conferences was announced, ECU's membership was upgraded to all-sports. "East Carolina Joins Soon-To-Be-Renamed BIG EAST in All Sports for 2014–15 Academic Year" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
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  402. ^ "Fairfield to Join CAA in Men's Lacrosse in 2015" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. June 18, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  403. ^ Jump up to: a b "Florida, Vanderbilt Added To BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Lineup" (Press release). Big East Conference. June 26, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  404. ^ "Men's Golf Joins MEAC As Associate Member" (Press release). GRU Augusta Athletics. September 10, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  405. ^ At that time, the school was known as Georgia Regents University. The change to "Augusta University" was made during the 2015–16 school year, becoming legal on December 1, 2015, but the athletic program was not completely rebranded until 2016.
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  407. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sun Belt Men's Soccer to Re-Debut in Fall 2014" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  408. ^ Houston Baptist's football team was technically classified as an FCS independent for its inaugural 2013 season, but only played a partial exhibition schedule.
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  410. ^ "Idaho To Return in 2014" (Press release). Big Sky Conference. October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  411. ^ Jump up to: a b "Idaho and New Mexico State to Join Sun Belt Conference As Football members in 2014" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  412. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Incarnate Word Joining Southland Conference". FoxNews.com. August 20, 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
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  414. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Big Ten Announces Institution of Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Addition of Johns Hopkins as Men's Lacrosse Sport Affiliate Member" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  415. ^ "Johns Hopkins Women's Lacrosse to Compete as an Independent" (Press release). Johns Hopkins Athletics. June 29, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  416. ^ McMurphy, Brett (November 28, 2012). "ACC to add Louisville in 2014". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  417. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Ewart, Brian (May 1, 2013). "Temple Joins New Big East in Lacrosse, Field Hockey". VUHoops.com. SB Nation. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  418. ^ "University of Maryland To Join The Big Ten Conference" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. November 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  419. ^ "McKendree Men's Volleyball Program Approved for MIVA Membership" (Press release). McKendree University Athletics. September 10, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  420. ^ "Levinson Named Mercer Women's Lacrosse Head Coach" (Press release). Mercer Athletics. October 30, 2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  421. ^ Jump up to: a b "Big South Adds Monmouth University as Associate Football Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  422. ^ Lockridge, Nick (March 23, 2011). "University of Montana plans to add softball". The Missoulian. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  423. ^ "NJIT Names Travis Johnson to Lead New Division I Men's Lacrosse Program" (Press release). NJIT Athletics. December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  424. ^ Jump up to: a b "A-Sun Welcomes Old Dominion As Women's Lacrosse Affiliate" (Press release). ASUN Conference. June 29, 2013. Archived from the original on July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  425. ^ "ORU Announces Return to Summit League" (Press release). Oral Roberts University Athletics. December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
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  427. ^ "Women's Volleyball To Join BIG EAST Conference" (Press release). Providence College Athletics. April 7, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
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  429. ^ "RMU To Reorganize Division I Athletics Program" (Press release). Robert Morris University Athletics. December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  430. ^ "Rutgers University To Join The Big Ten Conference" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  431. ^ Rutgers–Newark is an NCAA Division III member, but had been specifically allowed to compete as a scholarship-granting Division I program in men's volleyball. The school began a transition to Division III men's volleyball in the 2010–11 school year (2011 season), and stopped awarding scholarships to incoming athletes at that time. The transition was completed after the 2014 season.
  432. ^ "Transitioning Scarlet Raiders Join CVC" (Press release). Rutgers–Newark Athletics. March 13, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  433. ^ Jump up to: a b "The American adds Associate Members for Women's Rowing" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  434. ^ Jump up to: a b "Temple Reduces Its Varsity Sports from 24 to 17" (Press release). Temple University Athletics. December 6, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  435. ^ "Temple University Announces Return of Men's Crew and Women's Rowing To Varsity Status" (Press release). Temple University Athletics. February 24, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  436. ^ Temple initially announced it would also drop women's rowing and the non-NCAA sport of men's rowing. However, after the city of Philadelphia agreed to pay for the renovation of Temple's former boat house, the school announced that rowing would remain a varsity sport for both sexes.[435]
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  438. ^ "Tulsa formally joins old Big East". Retrieved April 2, 2013.
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  440. ^ "UVU Accepts Invitation To Join Western Athletic Conference" (Press release). Utah Valley University. October 9, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  441. ^ McMurphy, Brett. "Hilltoppers to C-USA, source says". ESPN. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  442. ^ "WKU Discontinues Men's Tennis Program Due to Budget Cuts" (Press release). WKU Athletics. April 29, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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  444. ^ "New Name in College Sports – Current BIG EAST Enters New Era as 'American Athletic Conference'" (Press release). Big East Conference. April 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  445. ^ "Adelphi Men's Soccer to Reclassify to Division II Beginning Fall 2013" (Press release). Adelphi University Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  446. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "WAC Adds Men's Soccer" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  447. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "WAC Reinstates Men's Swimming & Diving" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. May 18, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  448. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "AFA Rifle Program Joins Patriot Rifle Conference" (Press release). Air Force Academy Athletics. May 22, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013. Established in 2013, and going into effect starting with the 2013–14 season, charter members in the PRC are the U.S. Air Force Academy, TCU, Ohio State, Nevada, UTEP, and the University of Alaska.
  449. ^ Alaska is an NCAA Division II member. Rifle has a single national championship open to schools from all three divisions. In that sport, Division II members are allowed to award the same number of full scholarship equivalents as Division I institutions.
  450. ^ Jump up to: a b "Albany and Stony Brook Accept CAA Football Membership Offers" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  451. ^ Jump up to: a b Azusa Pacific and Fresno Pacific began transitioning from the NAIA to NCAA Division II in 2011. Women's water polo has a single national championship open to schools from all three divisions, although APU and FPU were not eligible for this championship until 2015–16. In that sport, Division II members are allowed to award the same number of full scholarship equivalents as Division I institutions.
  452. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "SDSU Water Polo to Move into Golden Coast Conference" (Press release). San Diego State Athletics. June 3, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  453. ^ "Wrestling Gains Membership In Prestigious EIWA" (Press release). Binghamton University Athletics. April 25, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
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  455. ^ "Wrestling to Compete in EIWA for Final Season" (Press release). Boston University Athletics. April 25, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  456. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "WCC Softball Begins Competition in 2014" (Press release). West Coast Conference. September 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  457. ^ Jump up to: a b c Darcy, Kieran (March 20, 2013). "New Big East adds Butler, 2 others". ESPNNewYork.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  458. ^ At the time of this conference move, California Baptist was an NCAA Division II member (it has since moved to Division I). Women's water polo has a single national championship open to schools from all three divisions. In that sport, Division II members are allowed to award the same number of full scholarship equivalents as Division I institutions.
  459. ^ Jump up to: a b "College of Charleston Accepts Invitation to Join the CAA in 2013" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. November 30, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  460. ^ McMurphy, Brett (May 1, 2012). "Conference USA Reloading by Adding 6 Schools". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  461. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chicago State University to Join WAC" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  462. ^ Danielle Bernstein (February 1, 2012). "Colorado Officially Adds Women's Lacrosse". ILWomen.com. Baltimore, Maryland. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  463. ^ B.G. Brooks (February 1, 2012). "Brooks: Get Your 'Lax' Face On; It's Coming To CU". CUBuffs.com. Boulder, Colorado. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  464. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "WAC Adds CSUB and UVU To Its Membership" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. October 9, 2012. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  465. ^ Fitt, Aaron (August 20, 2012). "MVC Adds Dallas Baptist; Southland Tabs Incarnate Word". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  466. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Denver Becomes The Summit League's Newest Member" (Press release). The Summit League. November 27, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  467. ^ "DU Men's Lacrosse to Join BIG EAST for 2014 Season" (Press release). University of Denver Athletics. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  468. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Seven schools leaving Big East". ESPN. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  469. ^ "Drexel Wrestling to Join EIWA in 2013–14" (Press release). Drexel University Athletics. April 25, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  470. ^ Jump up to: a b "Conference USA Adds Middle Tennessee and Florida Atlantic" (Press release). Conference USA. November 29, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  471. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Conference USA Adds Five New Members" (Press release). Conference USA. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  472. ^ "Furman Men's Lacrosse To Compete In ASUN Conference" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 11, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  473. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds George Mason University as Full Member" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. March 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  474. ^ "George Mason Joins Eastern Wrestling League" (Press release). George Mason Athletics. May 13, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  475. ^ Katz, Andy (April 8, 2012). "Sun Belt adding Georgia State". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 10, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  476. ^ "Grand Canyon University to Join WAC" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. November 27, 2012. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  477. ^ Jump up to: a b "A-Sun Adds Men's Lacrosse for 2014" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 11, 2013. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  478. ^ "Hobart College Joins Northeast Conference As Associate Member In Men's Lacrosse" (Press release). Northeast Conference. July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  479. ^ "Hofstra To Join The EIWA In 2013–14" (Press release). Hofstra University Department of Athletics. April 25, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  480. ^ Jump up to: a b c Adelson, Andrea (December 6, 2011). "Sources: Boise State to Big East". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  481. ^ Houston launched its women's golf team in the 2013–14 school year with two players competing as individuals. A full team debuted in 2014–15. "Houston Athletics to Add Women's Golf in 2013–14" (Press release). University of Houston Sports Information. October 15, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  482. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Houston Baptist University to Join Southland Conference on July 1, 2013" (Press release). Southland Conference. November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2011. Houston Baptist had no football program at the time of the announcement, but added the sport on an exhibition basis in 2013, and joined the Southland football conference in 2014.
  483. ^ Murphy, Brian (October 19, 2012). "Idaho announces 2013 football schedule, plans to move to Big Sky in other sports". Idaho Statesman Blogs. Idaho Statesman. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  484. ^ Jump up to: a b c "UIW Swimming Joins CCSA" (Press release). Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  485. ^ "Missouri Valley Conference Adds Loyola University Chicago" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. April 19, 2013. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  486. ^ Jump up to: a b c Auerbach, Nicole (August 29, 2012). "Loyola (Md.) to Join Patriot League in 2013–2014". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  487. ^ Foley, Brian (February 8, 2012). "Memphis to Join the Big East for 2013–2014 Season". College Baseball Daily. CBD News Source. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  488. ^ "Mercer University Board of Trustees Approves Reinstatement of Intercollegiate Football". mercerbears.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
  489. ^ "Monmouth University Joins the MAAC" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  490. ^ "Mount Discontinues Three Sports in 2013" (Press release). Mount St. Mary's University. November 12, 2012. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
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  492. ^ Hinnen, Jerry (September 12, 2012). "New Mexico State makes it official, will go independent in 2013". CBSSports.com. Eye on College Football blog. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  493. ^ "New Orleans to Join Southland". ESPN.com News Services. August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
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  496. ^ "ACC Accepts Notre Dame as New Member" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  497. ^ Originally, Notre Dame's date of departure was undetermined. Under Big East bylaws, 27 months' notice was required, placing the school's departure date as late as July 2015. However, shortly after the 2013 split of the Big East was officially announced, the original Big East and Notre Dame came to an agreement allowing Notre Dame to leave for the ACC at that time. McMurphy, Brett; Katz, Andy (March 12, 2013). "Big East, Notre Dame agree on exit". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  498. ^ "Oakland University to Join Horizon League in July" (Press release). Horizon League. May 7, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  499. ^ "Conference USA Adds Old Dominion" (Press release). Conference USA. May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  500. ^ Old Dominion initially announced plans to join the original Big East for field hockey. However, following the announced split of that conference, the two successor leagues, The American and the new Big East, agreed that the latter would take in all of The American's programs in the two sports as affiliates effective with the conference split in July 2013.
  501. ^ Jump up to: a b c "MAC adds wrestling members" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. September 19, 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  502. ^ "University of the Pacific accepts invitation to join West Coast Conference in 2013–14 academic Year" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  503. ^ "Quinnipiac University Joins the MAAC" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  504. ^ "Richmond Joins Atlantic Sun For Men's Lacrosse" (Press release). University of Richmond Athletics. February 11, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  505. ^ O'Connor, John (September 21, 2012). "UR adding men's lacrosse, cutting men's soccer, men's track". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  506. ^ "Rider Joins EWL" (Press release). Rider Sports Information. May 13, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  507. ^ Jump up to: a b "C-USA Rowing Welcomes Sacramento State and San Diego State" (Press release). Conference USA. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  508. ^ Jump up to: a b Jones, Tony (April 29, 2012). "Utah State Is Headed for Mountain West Conference". SLTrib.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  509. ^ "Stetson to add Football, women's Lacrosse". gohatters.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011.
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  512. ^ "Towson president decides to cut baseball, men's soccer". The Baltimore Sun. March 8, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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  515. ^ "UMKC To Join Western Athletic Conference" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
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  517. ^ "Belmont University to Join the Ohio Valley Conference" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. May 13, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  518. ^ "Men's Soccer Releases 2012 Schedule". Belmont Bruins. May 16, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
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  521. ^ "BYU softball to join PCSC" (Press release). BYU Athletics. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  522. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cal Poly, UC Davis joining Big Sky Conference". CBSSports.com. September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  523. ^ Jump up to: a b "WAC to Add CSU Bakersfield and Dallas Baptist as Affiliate Members in Baseball" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. September 19, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012. The Western Athletic Conference today announced that an invitation for affiliate membership has been issued to and accepted by CSU Bakersfield and Dallas Baptist to join the conference in baseball starting with the 2012–13 academic year.
  524. ^ Columbus State is an NCAA Division II member. Rifle has a single NCAA championship open to schools from all three NCAA divisions. In that sport, Division II members are allowed to offer the same number of full scholarship equivalents as Division I schools.
  525. ^ "Ohio Valley Conference Adds Columbus State as Affiliate Member for Rifle" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. April 27, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  526. ^ Jump up to: a b c "WAC officially adding Denver, Texas St., Texas-San Antonio – ESPN". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 11, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  527. ^ Jump up to: a b Katz, Andy (October 27, 2010). "Fresno State, Nevada: 2012 WAC exit". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  528. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Hawaii to Join Big West Conference". bigwest.org.
  529. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Big South Conference Adds Longwood University As Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. January 23, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  530. ^ Jump up to: a b Giannotto, Mark. "Maryland cuts seven sports on 'sad day' in College Park". The Washington Post.
  531. ^ "UMass Announces Elevation to FBS Football and Invitation from MAC" (Press release). UMass Athletics. April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  532. ^ "New Summit League takes shape". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012.
  533. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Southern Utah, North Dakota Join Big Sky" (Press release). Big Sky Conference. November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  534. ^ "Northern Kentucky to Join Atlantic Sun" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 8, 2011. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  535. ^ "Oral Roberts University to Join Southland Conference" (Press release). Southland Conference. October 26, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
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  537. ^ Jump up to: a b c "WAC Announces Addition of Seattle" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. June 14, 2011. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  538. ^ Jump up to: a b "University of South Dakota Accepts Invitation to Join Summit League". University of South Dakota Athletics (Press release). Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  539. ^ Greene, Dana (January 13, 2012). "Southern Utah Drops Baseball Program". ABC4.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
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  546. ^ At the time, all Big 12 schools with rowing programs had dual conference membership, competing as affiliate members of Conference USA while also competing among themselves for a Big 12 championship. The Big 12 later absorbed the C-USA women's rowing league.
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  551. ^ "University of Nebraska asks regents to approve move from Big 12 to Big Ten". usatoday.com. June 11, 2010.
  552. ^ Jump up to: a b "Savannah State Joins Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". MEACSports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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