List of college athletic programs in Kentucky

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This is a list of college athletic programs in Kentucky. The main article is College sports.

Notes
  • This list is in a tabular format, with columns arranged in the following order, from left to right:
    • Athletic team description (short school name and nickname), with a link to the school's athletic program article if it exists. When only one nickname is listed, it is used for teams of both sexes. (Note that in recent years, many schools have chosen to use the same nickname for men's and women's teams even when the nickname is distinctly masculine.) When two nicknames are given, the first is used for men's teams and the other is used for women's teams. Different nicknames for a specific sport within a school are noted separately below the table.
    • Full name of school.
    • Location of school.
    • Conference of the school (if conference column is left blank, the school is either independent or the conference is unknown).
  • Apart from the ongoing conversions, the following notes apply:
    • Following the normal standard of U.S. sports media, the terms "University" and "College" are ignored in alphabetization, unless necessary to distinguish schools (such as Boston College and Boston University) or are actually used by the media in normally describing the school (formerly the case for the College of Charleston, but media now use "Charleston" for that school's athletic program).
    • Schools are also alphabetized by the names they are most commonly referred to by sports media, with non-intuitive examples included in parentheses next to the school name. This means, for example, that campuses bearing the name "University of North Carolina" may variously be found at "C" (Charlotte), "N" (North Carolina, referring to the Chapel Hill campus), and "U" (the Asheville, Greensboro, Pembroke, and Wilmington campuses, all normally referred to as UNC-{campus name}).
    • The prefix "St.", as in "Saint", is alphabetized as if it were spelled out.

NCAA[]

Division I[]

Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Soccer
M W M W
Bellarmine Knights [a] Bellarmine University Louisville Atlantic Sun No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Eastern Kentucky Colonels and Lady Colonels Eastern Kentucky University Richmond Atlantic Sun FCS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Kentucky Wildcats University of Kentucky Lexington SEC FBS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [b] Yes
Louisville Cardinals University of Louisville Louisville ACC FBS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Morehead State Eagles Morehead State University Morehead Ohio Valley FCS [c] Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Murray State Racers [d] Murray State University Murray Ohio Valley [e] FCS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights Horizon No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers Western Kentucky University Bowling Green C-USA FBS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
  1. ^ Bellarmine has begun its four-year transition to Division I in 2020–21.
  2. ^ Kentucky's men's soccer team competes in Conference USA.
  3. ^ Morehead State's football team competes in the Pioneer Football League.
  4. ^ Murray State's baseball team was nicknamed "Thoroughbreds" instead of "Racers" until 2014.
  5. ^ Murray State will move to the Missouri Valley Conference in 2022–23. However, its football team will remain as an Ohio Valley affiliate only. The team's affiliation for 2023–24 has yet to be announced.

Division II[]

Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Soccer
M W M W
Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes Kentucky State University Frankfort SIAC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro Great Midwest Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Division III[]

Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Soccer
M W M W
Asbury Eagles [a] Asbury University Wilmore TBD No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Berea Mountaineers Berea College Berea USA South [b] No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Centre Colonels Centre College Danville SAA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spalding Golden Eagles Spalding University Louisville St. Louis No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Transylvania Pioneers Transylvania University Lexington HCAC No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  1. ^ Asbury began its three-year transition to Division III in 2021–22.
  2. ^ Berea moves to the Collegiate Conference of the South in 2022–23.

NAIA[]

Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Soccer
M W M W
Alice Lloyd Eagles Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes River States No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Brescia Bearcats Brescia University Owensboro River States No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Campbellsville Tigers Campbellsville University Campbellsville Mid-South Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cumberlands Patriots University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg Mid-South Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Georgetown Tigers Georgetown College Georgetown Mid-South Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kentucky Christian Knights Kentucky Christian University Grayson Appalachian Yes [a] Yes Yes Yes Yes [a] Yes Yes
Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders Lindsey Wilson College Columbia Mid-South Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Midway Eagles Midway University Midway River States No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pikeville Bears University of Pikeville Pikeville Mid-South Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thomas More Saints [b] Thomas More University Crestview Hills Mid-South Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Union Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs Union College Barbourville Appalachian Yes [c] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  1. ^ a b Kentucky Christian's football and softball teams compete in the Mid-South Conference.
  2. ^ Thomas More will move to Division II Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 2023–24.
  3. ^ Union's football team competes in the Mid-South Conference.

NCCAA[]

Team School City Conference
Boyce Bulldogs Boyce College Louisville
Campbellsville Pioneers Campbellsville University Harrodsburg
Simmons College Falcons Simmons College Louisville

See also[]

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