List of NCAA Division I non-football programs

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This is a List of NCAA Division I programs— colleges and universities that are members of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association but do not sponsor varsity football teams. Before 2006, these schools were officially designated as Division I–AAA. This list includes schools in the process of transitioning to Division I, but are not yet full D-I members. Some have had football teams in the past (Green tickY); some never have (Red XN).

Institution Nickname City State Founded Type Enrollment Current Conference Football
History		 Ref.
American Eagles Washington District of Columbia 1893 Private 10,676 Patriot League Green tickY [1]
Bellarmine[a] Knights Louisville Kentucky 1950 Private 3,750 ASUN Conference Red XN[b] [3]
Belmont Bruins Nashville Tennessee 1890 Private 6,647 Ohio Valley Conference
(Missouri Valley Conference in 2022)[c] 		Red XN [5]
Binghamton Bearcats Vestal New York 1946 Public 14,746 America East Conference Red XN [6]
Boston University Terriers Boston Massachusetts 1839 Private 29,978 Patriot League Green tickY [7]
Bradley Braves Peoria Illinois 1897 Private 6,700 Missouri Valley Conference Green tickY [8]
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Bakersfield California 1965 Public 8,111 Big West Conference Red XN [9]
Cal State Fullerton Titans Fullerton California 1957 Public 37,677 Big West Conference Green tickY [10]
Cal State Northridge Matadors Northridge California 1958 Public 36,070 Big West Conference Green tickY [11]
California Baptist[d] Lancers Riverside California 1950 Private 10,486 Western Athletic Conference Green tickY [12]
Canisius Golden Griffins Buffalo New York 1870 Private 5,152 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [13]
Charleston Cougars Charleston South Carolina 1770 Public 11,220 Colonial Athletic Association Green tickY [14]
Chicago State Cougars Chicago Illinois 1867 Public 7,131 Western Athletic Conference Red XN [15]
Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland Ohio 1923 Public 17,204 Horizon League Red XN [16]
Creighton Bluejays Omaha Nebraska 1878 Private 7,730 Big East Conference Green tickY [17]
Denver Pioneers Denver Colorado 1864 Private 11,476 The Summit League Green tickY [18]
DePaul Blue Demons Chicago Illinois 1898 Private 22,966 Big East Conference Green tickY [19]
Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Michigan 1877 Private 5,231 Horizon League Green tickY [20]
Drexel Dragons Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1891 Private 25,500 Colonial Athletic Association Green tickY [21]
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Indiana 1854 Private 3,050 Missouri Valley Conference Green tickY [22]
Fairfield Stags Fairfield Connecticut 1942 Private 4,991 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [23]
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Teaneck New Jersey 1942 Private 11,000 Northeast Conference Red XN [24]
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Myers Florida 1991 Public 12,683 ASUN Conference Red XN [25]
George Mason Patriots Fairfax Virginia 1957 Public 33,320 Atlantic 10 Conference Red XN [26]
George Washington Colonials Washington District of Columbia 1821 Private 24,531 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [27]
Gonzaga Bulldogs/Zags Spokane Washington 1887 Private 7,764 West Coast Conference Green tickY [28]
Grand Canyon Antelopes Phoenix Arizona 1949 Private 6,500 (on campus)/44,000 Western Athletic Conference Red XN [29]
Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay Wisconsin 1965 Public 6,700 Horizon League Red XN [30]
Hartford[e] Hawks West Hartford Connecticut 1877 Private 6,935 America East Conference Red XN [33]
High Point Panthers High Point North Carolina 1924 Private 4,500 Big South Conference Green tickY [34]
Hofstra Pride Hempstead New York 1935 Private 12,400 Colonial Athletic Association Green tickY [35]
IUPUI Jaguars Indianapolis Indiana 1911/1946/1969 Public 30,461 Horizon League Red XN [36]
Iona Gaels New Rochelle New York 1940 Private 4,648 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [37]
Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Florida 1934 Private 3,200 ASUN Conference Green tickY [38]
Kansas City Roos Kansas City Missouri 1933 Public 16,019 The Summit League Red XN [39]
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1863 Private 7,554 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [40]
Lipscomb Bisons Nashville Tennessee 1891 Private 4,278 ASUN Conference Red XN [41]
Little Rock Trojans Little Rock Arkansas 1927 Public 13,176 Sun Belt Conference
(Ohio Valley Conference in 2022)[f] 		Red XN* [43]
Long Beach State The Beach Long Beach California 1949 Public 36,279 Big West Conference Green tickY [44]
Longwood Lancers Farmville Virginia 1839 Public 4,800 Big South Conference Red XN [45]
Loyola (Chicago) Ramblers Chicago Illinois 1870 Private 15,068 Missouri Valley Conference
(Atlantic 10 Conference in 2022)[g] 		Green tickY [47]
Loyola (Maryland) Greyhounds Baltimore Maryland 1852 Private 5,080 Patriot League Green tickY [48]
Loyola Marymount Lions Los Angeles California 1911/1923/1973 Private 9,369 West Coast Conference Green tickY [49]
Manhattan Jaspers Riverdale New York 1853 Private 3,500 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [50]
Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee Wisconsin 1881 Private 12,002 Big East Conference Green tickY [51]
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Princess Anne Maryland 1886 Public 4,433 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Green tickY [52]
Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Wisconsin 1885/1956 Public 30,502 Horizon League Green tickY [53]
Mount Saint Mary's Mountaineers Emmitsburg Maryland 1808 Private 2,100 Northeast Conference Green tickY [54]
New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Louisiana 1956 Public 8,000 Southland Conference Red XN [55]
Niagara Purple Eagles Lewiston New York 1856 Private 4,200 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [56]
NJIT Highlanders Newark New Jersey 1881 Public 9,944 America East Conference Red XN [57]
North Florida Ospreys Jacksonville Florida 1969 Public 16,372 ASUN Conference Red XN [58]
Northeastern Huskies Boston Massachusetts 1898 Private 20,768 Colonial Athletic Association Green tickY [59]
Northern Kentucky Norse Highland Heights Kentucky 1968 Public 15,405 Horizon League Red XN [60]
Oakland Golden Grizzlies Rochester Hills Michigan 1957 Public 19,379 Horizon League Red XN [61]
Omaha Mavericks Omaha Nebraska 1908 Public 14,903 The Summit League Green tickY [62]
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tulsa Oklahoma 1963 Private 3,335 The Summit League Red XN [63]
Pacific Tigers Stockton California 1851 Private 6,196 West Coast Conference Green tickY [64]
Pepperdine Waves Malibu California 1937 Private 7,768 West Coast Conference Green tickY [65]
Portland Pilots Portland Oregon 1901 Private 3,537 West Coast Conference Green tickY [66]
Providence Friars Providence Rhode Island 1917 Private 4,587 Big East Conference Green tickY [67]
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Fort Wayne Indiana 1964/2018[h] Public 10,208 Horizon League Red XN [70]
Quinnipiac Bobcats Hamden Connecticut 1929 Private 8,400 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Red XN [71]
Radford Highlanders Radford Virginia 1910 Public 9,370 Big South Conference Red XN [72]
Rider Broncs Lawrenceville New Jersey 1865 Private 5,790 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [73]
St. Bonaventure Bonnies Allegany New York 1858 Private 2,400 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [74]
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Brooklyn Heights New York 1859 Private 2,744 Northeast Conference Green tickY [75]
St. John's Red Storm Jamaica New York 1870 Private 21,354 Big East Conference Green tickY [76]
Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1851 Private 8,750 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [77]
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis Missouri 1818 Private 13,785 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [78]
Saint Mary's Gaels Moraga California 1863 Private 4,228 West Coast Conference Green tickY [79]
Saint Peter's Peacocks and Peahens Jersey City New Jersey 1872 Private 2,987 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [80]
San Francisco Dons San Francisco California 1855 Private 10,017 West Coast Conference Green tickY [81]
Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara California 1851 Private 8,519 West Coast Conference Green tickY [82]
Seattle Redhawks Seattle Washington 1891 Private 7,755 Western Athletic Conference Red XN [83]
Seton Hall Pirates South Orange New Jersey 1856 Private 9,745 Big East Conference Green tickY [84]
Siena Saints Loudonville New York 1937 Private 3,423 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [85]
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville Illinois 1957 Public 14,055 Ohio Valley Conference Red XN [86]
South Carolina Upstate Spartans Spartanburg South Carolina 1967 Public 5,495 Big South Conference Red XN [87]
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Corpus Christi Texas 1947 Public 10,510 Southland Conference Green tickY [88]
UC Riverside Highlanders Riverside California 1954 Public 21,005 Big West Conference Green tickY [89]
UC Irvine Anteaters Irvine California 1965 Public 28,184 Big West Conference Red XN [90]
UC San Diego[a] Tritons La Jolla California 1960 Public 39,000 Big West Conference Green tickY [91]
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Santa Barbara California 1891 Public 21,927 Big West Conference Green tickY [92]
UIC Flames Chicago Illinois 1858/1965/1982 Public 28,091 Horizon League (Missouri Valley Conference in 2022)[i] Green tickY [94]
UMass Lowell River Hawks Lowell Massachusetts 1894 Public 16,969 America East Conference Green tickY [95]
UMBC Retrievers Catonsville Maryland 1966 Public 13,637 America East Conference Red XN [96]
UNC Asheville Bulldogs Asheville North Carolina 1927 Public 3,644 Big South Conference Red XN* [97]
UNC Greensboro Spartans Greensboro North Carolina 1891 Public 18,502 Southern Conference Red XN [98]
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Wilmington North Carolina 1947 Public 14,071 Colonial Athletic Association Red XN [99]
UT Arlington Mavericks Arlington Texas 1895 Public 41,933 Sun Belt Conference
(Western Athletic Conference in 2022)[j] 		Green tickY [101]
Utah Valley Wolverines Orem Utah 1941 Public 33,395 Western Athletic Conference Red XN [102]
UTRGV Vaqueros Edinburg[k] Texas 1927/2015[l] Public 28,700 Western Athletic Conference Red XN*[m] [106]
Vermont Catamounts Burlington Vermont 1791 Public 12,000 America East Conference Green tickY [107]
VCU Rams Richmond Virginia 1838 Public 31,899 Atlantic 10 Conference Red XN [108]
Wichita State Shockers Wichita Kansas 1895 Public 14,806 American Athletic Conference Green tickY [109]
Winthrop Eagles Rock Hill South Carolina 1886 Public 6,170 Big South Conference Red XN [110]
Wright State Raiders Fairborn Ohio 1967 Public 17,789 Horizon League Red XN [111]
Xavier Musketeers Cincinnati Ohio 1831 Private 6,650 Big East Conference Green tickY [112]
  • * = These schools had football teams when they were junior colleges, but none have since becoming universities.
  1. ^ a b Began transition from NCAA Division II to Division I in July 2020. Full D-I membership in 2024.
  2. ^ Bellarmine will add sprint football, a form of the sport with severe limits on player weight that is not governed by the NCAA, in the 2022–23 school year.[2]
  3. ^ On September 28, 2021, Belmont announced that it will become a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, beginning in the fall of 2022.[4]
  4. ^ Began transition from NCAA Division II to Division I in July 2018. Full D-I membership in 2022.
  5. ^ In May 2021, Hartford's governing board voted to begin the university's process of transitioning from Division I to NCAA Division III. Under the plan, Hartford is to formally apply to the NCAA for reclassification in January 2022, stop awarding athletic scholarships to incoming students from 2022–23 onward, and join an unnamed D-III conference in 2023 before becoming a full D-III member in 2025–26.[31][32]
  6. ^ On December 8, 2021, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees voted to accept an invitation for Little Rock to join the Ohio Valley Conference.[42]
  7. ^ In November 2021, Loyola announced that it would be joining the Atlantic 10 in 2022.[46]
  8. ^ Purdue Fort Wayne (PFW) was founded in 2018 when Indiana University and Purdue University dissolved Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), a joint campus of the two systems that had been established in 1964.[68] With more than 90% of the continuing enrollment of IPFW being inherited by PFW, the IPFW athletic program was transferred in its entirety to PFW.[69]
  9. ^ On January 26, 2022, UIC accepted the MVC's invitation to join the conference on July 1.[93]
  10. ^ On January 21, 2022, UT Arlington accepted the WAC's invitation to re-join the conference on July 1.[100]
  11. ^ UTRGV has six campuses throughout its service area, but its athletic program is based at its Edinburg campus, which it inherited from one of its predecessor institutions, the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA).
  12. ^ UTRGV was formally founded in 2013 by the merger of UTPA and the University of Texas at Brownsville, with instruction starting in 2015.[103] UTRGV inherited its athletic program from UTPA,[104] which was founded in 1927 as the two-year Edinburg College.
  13. ^ In January 2021, UTRGV explored its addition of a football team by 2024. With the WAC reinstating football at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level starting in fall 2021, UTRGV is all but certain to join WAC football.[105]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ American University
  2. ^ "Bellarmine to become founding member of Midwest Sprint Football League" (Press release). Bellarmine Knights. June 21, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Addition of Bellarmine University" (Press release). ASUN Conference. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Belmont University to Join Missouri Valley Conference". Belmont Bruins. September 28, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Belmont
  6. ^ Binghamton University Bearcats
  7. ^ Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics
  8. ^ BRADLEYBRAVES.COM—Official Web Site of Bradley University Athletics
  9. ^ GoRunners.com—Official Web Site of the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners
  10. ^ Cal State Fullerton Athletics
  11. ^ GoMatadors.com: 2012-13 Points of Pride
  12. ^ CBU Athletics
  13. ^ The Official Web Site of Canisius College Athletics
  14. ^ CofCSports.com-Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics
  15. ^ Chicago State University Athletics
  16. ^ Cleveland State University
  17. ^ GoCreighton.com, The Official Site of Bluejay Athletics
  18. ^ Denver Pioneers Official Athletics Site
  19. ^ DePaul University Official Athletic Site
  20. ^ Detroit Mercy Titans
  21. ^ Drexel Dragons
  22. ^ University of Evansville Purple Aces
  23. ^ Fairfield University Stags
  24. ^ Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
  25. ^ FGCUAthletics.com - Official Site of Florida Gulf Coast Athletics
  26. ^ "Mason Patriots".
  27. ^ George Washington University Official Athletics Site
  28. ^ GoZags.com - The Official Website of Gonzaga Bulldog Athletics
  29. ^ Grand Canyon University
  30. ^ Green Bay Athletics
  31. ^ "Athletics Transition" (Press release). University of Hartford. May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  32. ^ Borzello, Jeff (May 18, 2021). "Hartford athletics transitioning from D-I to D-III, with move expected to happen in 2025". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  33. ^ Hartford Hawks
  34. ^ High Point University Panthers
  35. ^ GoHofstra.com - The Official Website of Hofstra Pride Athletics
  36. ^ IUPUI Jaguars
  37. ^ ICGaels.com - Official Web site of Iona College Athletics
  38. ^ "Jacksonville University Discontinues Football" (Press release). Jacksonville Dolphins. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  39. ^ Kansas City Athletics
  40. ^ La Salle Explorers
  41. ^ LipscombSports.com - Official Athletic Site of the Lipscomb University Bisons
  42. ^ "Little Rock Receives Board Approval To Join Ohio Valley Conference". Little Rock Trojans. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  43. ^ LRTrojans.com—Official Web Site of Little Rock Athletics
  44. ^ Long Beach State Athletics
  45. ^ Longwood University Lancers
  46. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Accepts Loyola University Chicago as Full Member Institution". A10. November 16, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  47. ^ Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site
  48. ^ Loyola University Maryland Official Athletic Site - Loyola University Maryland
  49. ^ Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site
  50. ^ The Official Athletic Site of Manhattan College
  51. ^ Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site
  52. ^ "University of Maryland Eastern Shore Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  53. ^ Milwaukee Athletics
  54. ^ Mount St. Mary's
  55. ^ New Orleans Privateers
  56. ^ Niagara University Athletics
  57. ^ NJIT Athletics
  58. ^ University of North Florida Athletics
  59. ^ Official Site of Northeastern University Athletics
  60. ^ Northern Kentucky University
  61. ^ Oakland University Official Athletic Site
  62. ^ Omaha Athletics
  63. ^ ORUGoldenEagles.com - Official Athletic Website of Oral Roberts University
  64. ^ Pacific Tigers Official Athletic Site - Pacific
  65. ^ Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site
  66. ^ University of Portland Athletics
  67. ^ FRIARS.COM - The Providence College Official Athletic Site
  68. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions/Additional Questions" (Press release). Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  69. ^ "Purdue Fort Wayne Branding Released" (Press release). Purdue University Fort Wayne. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  70. ^ The Official Site of Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics
  71. ^ Quinnipiac
  72. ^ Radford Highlanders
  73. ^ Rider University Broncs | The Official site of Rider Athletics
  74. ^ "St. Bonaventure Bonnies".
  75. ^ St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers
  76. ^ St. John's University Official Athletic Site
  77. ^ Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site
  78. ^ SLUBillikens.com - The Official Athletics Website of Saint Louis University
  79. ^ Saint Mary's College
  80. ^ Saint Peter's
  81. ^ San Francisco Dons
  82. ^ Santa Clara
  83. ^ Seattle University Redhawks Athletics
  84. ^ Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site
  85. ^ Siena Saints Official Athletic Site
  86. ^ SIUE
  87. ^ UpstateSpartans.com
  88. ^ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics
  89. ^ UC Riverside Highlanders
  90. ^ UC Irvine
  91. ^ "CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference" (Press release). Big West Conference. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  92. ^ Santa Barbara Athletics - UCSBGauchos.com
  93. ^ "UIC to Join the Missouri Valley Conference" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  94. ^ UIC Athletics Official Athletic Site - University of Illinois-Chicago
  95. ^ UMass Lowell Athletics
  96. ^ University of Maryland Baltimore County Official Athletic Web Site
  97. ^ UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site
  98. ^ UNCG
  99. ^ UNCWsports.com
  100. ^ "University of Texas at Arlington Accepts Invitation to Join WAC" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  101. ^ UT Arlington Official Athletic Site - The University of Texas at Arlington
  102. ^ WOLVERINEGREEN.COM - The Utah Valley University Official Athletic Site
  103. ^ "Project South Texas: Timeline". University of Texas System. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  104. ^ "Project South Texas: Ask a Question". University of Texas System. July 30, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  105. ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (January 14, 2021). "UTRGV exploring adding FCS football". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  106. ^ UTRGV Vaqueros
  107. ^ Vermont Athletics
  108. ^ VCU
  109. ^ GoShockers.com—Official Web Site of Wichita State Athletics
  110. ^ Winthrop Athletics
  111. ^ Welcome to WSURaiders.com
  112. ^ Xavier Musketeers Official Athletic Site - Xavier University
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