List of college athletic programs in North Carolina
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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 (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 | ||||||
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Foot- ball |
Basketball | Base- ball |
Soft- ball |
Soccer | ||||||
M | W | M | W | |||||||
Appalachian State Mountaineers | Appalachian State University | Boone | Sun Belt | FBS | ||||||
Campbell Fighting Camels and Lady Camels | Campbell University | Buies Creek | Big South | FCS | ||||||
Charlotte 49ers | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | C-USA [a] | FBS | ||||||
Davidson Wildcats | Davidson College | Davidson | Atlantic 10 | FCS [b] | ||||||
Duke Blue Devils | Duke University | Durham | ACC | FBS | ||||||
East Carolina Pirates and Lady Pirates | East Carolina University | Greenville | The American | FBS | ||||||
Elon Phoenix | Elon University | Elon | Colonial | FCS | ||||||
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | Gardner–Webb University | Boiling Springs | Big South | FCS | ||||||
High Point Panthers | High Point University | High Point | Big South | |||||||
NC State Wolfpack | North Carolina State University | Raleigh | ACC | FBS | ||||||
North Carolina Tar Heels | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | ACC | FBS | ||||||
North Carolina A&T Aggies | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | Greensboro | Big South | FCS | ||||||
North Carolina Central Eagles | North Carolina Central University | Durham | MEAC | FCS | ||||||
UNC Asheville Bulldogs | University of North Carolina at Asheville | Asheville | Big South | |||||||
UNC Greensboro Spartans | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Southern | |||||||
UNC Wilmington Seahawks | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Wilmington | Colonial | |||||||
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | ACC | FBS | ||||||
Western Carolina Catamounts | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Southern | FCS |
- ^ Charlotte will join the American Athletic Conference in 2023–24.
- ^ Davidson's football team competes in the Pioneer Football League.
Division II[]
Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
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Foot- ball |
Basketball | Base- ball |
Soft- ball |
Soccer | ||||||
M | W | M | W | |||||||
Barton Bulldogs | Barton College | Wilson | Carolinas | [a] | ||||||
Belmont Abbey Crusaders | Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | Carolinas | |||||||
Catawba Indians | Catawba College | Salisbury | South Atlantic | |||||||
Chowan Hawks | Chowan University | Murfreesboro | Carolinas | [b] | ||||||
Elizabeth City State Vikings | Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | CIAA | |||||||
Fayetteville State Broncos | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | CIAA | |||||||
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls | Johnson C. Smith University | Charlotte | CIAA | |||||||
Lees–McRae Bobcats | Lees–McRae College | Banner Elk | Carolinas | |||||||
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears | Lenoir–Rhyne University | Hickory | South Atlantic | |||||||
Livingstone Blue Bears | Livingstone College | Salisbury | CIAA | |||||||
Mars Hill Lions | Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | South Atlantic | |||||||
Mount Olive Trojans | University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | Carolinas | |||||||
Queens Royals | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | South Atlantic | |||||||
Saint Augustine's Falcons | Saint Augustine's University | Raleigh | CIAA | [c] | ||||||
Shaw Bears | Shaw University | Raleigh | CIAA | [d] | [d] | |||||
UNC Pembroke Braves | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Carolinas | [e] | ||||||
Wingate Bulldogs | Wingate University | Wingate | South Atlantic | |||||||
Winston-Salem State Rams and Lady Rams | Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | CIAA | [c] |
- ^ Barton's football team competes as an independent, joins South Atlantic Conference in 2022.
- ^ Chowan's football team competes in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
- ^ a b Saint Augustine's and Winston-Salem State's baseball teams compete as independents.
- ^ a b Shaw's soccer teams compete as independents.
- ^ UNC Pembroke's football team competes in the Mountain East Conference.
Division III[]
Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
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Foot- ball |
Basketball | Base- ball |
Soft- ball |
Soccer | ||||||
M | W | M | W | |||||||
Brevard Tornadoes | Brevard College | Brevard | USA South | |||||||
Greensboro Pride | Greensboro College | Greensboro | USA South | |||||||
Guilford Quakers | Guilford College | Greensboro | Old Dominion | |||||||
Meredith Angels | Meredith College | Raleigh | USA South | |||||||
Methodist Monarchs | Methodist University | Fayetteville | USA South | |||||||
North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops | North Carolina Wesleyan College | Rocky Mount | USA South | |||||||
Pfeiffer Falcons | Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | USA South | |||||||
Salem Spirits | Salem College | Winston-Salem | USA South | |||||||
Warren Wilson Owls | Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | Independent [a] | |||||||
William Peace Pacers | William Peace University | Raleigh | USA South |
- ^ As of the 2021–22 academic year, Warren Wilson is in the second year of a three-year transition to Division III and will become an active Division III member in 2023–24.
NAIA[]
Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
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Foot- ball |
Basketball | Base- ball |
Soft- ball |
Soccer | ||||||
M | W | M | W | |||||||
Montreat Cavaliers | Montreat College | Montreat | Appalachian | |||||||
St. Andrews Knights | St. Andrews University | Laurinburg | Appalachian | [a] |
- ^ St. Andrews' football team competes in the Mid-South Conference.
USCAA[]
Team | School | City | Conference |
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Johnson & Wales Wildcats | Johnson & Wales University | Charlotte | Eastern Metro |
MACU Mustangs | Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Elizabeth City | Eastern Metro |
Warren Wilson Owls [a] | Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | Eastern Metro |
- ^ Warren Wilson is transitioning to NCAA Division III.
NJCAA[]
Team | School | City | Conference |
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Albemarle Dolphins | College of The Albemarle | Elizabeth City | Carolinas JC |
Brunswick Dolphins | Brunswick Community College | Supply | Carolinas JC |
Caldwell Cobras | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute | Hudson | Carolinas JC |
Cape Fear Sea Devils | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Carolinas JC |
Catawba Valley Red Hawks | Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | Carolinas JC |
Central Carolina Cougars | Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Carolinas JC |
Davidson County Storm | Davidson County Community College | Thomasville | Carolinas JC |
Guilford Tech Titans | Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Carolinas JC |
Johnston Jaguars | Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Carolinas JC |
Lenoir Lancers | Lenoir Community College | Kinston | Carolinas JC |
Louisburg Hurricanes | Louisburg College | Louisburg | Carolinas JC |
Pitt Bulldogs | Pitt Community College | Greenville | Carolinas JC |
Rockingham Eagles | Rockingham Community College | Wentworth | Carolinas JC |
Sandhills Flyers | Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst | Carolinas JC |
Southeastern Rams | Southeastern Community College | Whiteville | Carolinas JC |
Surry Knights | Surry Community College | Dobson | Carolinas JC |
Vance–Granville Vanguards | Vance–Granville Community College | Henderson | Carolinas JC |
Wake Tech Eagles | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Carolinas JC |
Other[]
Team | School | City | Conference |
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Barber-Scotia Mighty Sabres | Barber-Scotia College | Concord | None |
See also[]
Categories:
- Lists of college athletic programs by U.S. state
- College sports in North Carolina
- North Carolina sports-related lists
- North Carolina education-related lists