NCAA Division II independent schools
NCAA Division II independent schools are four-year institutions that are not formally affiliated with any athletic conference. Schools that are members of a conference may also field intercollegiate teams in football, lacrosse, soccer, wrestling, and other sports not affiliated with a conference, usually due to their primary conference not having enough teams in a certain sport to enable sponsorship of the sport by that conference.
Full independents[]
Current members[]
Departing members are highlighted in red.
Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluefield State College | Bluefield, West Virginia | 1895 | 1,800 | Big Blues & Lady Blues | |
Emory & Henry College[a] | Emory, Virginia | 1836 | 1,250 | Wasps | |
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 1971 | 5,014 | Cowboys | |
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1911 | 12,079 | Bulldogs | |
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1903 | 15,186 | Gallitos & Jerezanas | |
Salem University | Salem, West Virginia | 1888 | 835 | Tigers |
- ^ Emory and Henry College will become a full member of the South Atlantic Conference in 2022
Men's sponsored sports by school[]
Departing members in pink.
School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross country |
Football | Golf | Soccer | Tennis | Track & field outdoor |
Volleyball | Total IND sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluefield State | 7 | |||||||||
Emory & Henry | 8 | |||||||||
UPR Bayamón | 5 | |||||||||
UPR Mayagüez | 5 | |||||||||
UPR Río Piedras | 5 | |||||||||
Salem | 6 |
Women's sponsored sports by school[]
Departing members in pink.
School | Basketball | Cross country |
Golf | Soccer | Softball | Tennis | Track & field outdoor |
Volleyball | Total IND sports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluefield State | 8 | ||||||||
Emory & Henry | 8 | ||||||||
UPR Bayamón | 5 | ||||||||
UPR Mayagüez | 5 | ||||||||
UPR Río Piedras | 5 | ||||||||
Salem | 7 |
Other sponsored sports by school[]
School | Men | Women | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swimming & diving |
Water polo ‡ |
Bowling ‡ | Swimming & diving |
Water polo ‡ | |||
Salem | BMC | CWPA | ECC | BMC | WWPA |
- ‡ — D-I sport
Baseball independents[]
Current member[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Primary conference |
---|---|---|---|
Virginia State University | Ettrick, Virginia | Trojans | CIAA |
Football independents[]
Current members[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Primary conference |
---|---|---|---|
Barton College | Wilson, North Carolina | Bulldogs | Carolinas |
Bluefield State College | Bluefield, West Virginia | Big Blues | None |
Emory & Henry College | Emory, Virginia | Wasps | South Atlantic (in 2022) |
Erskine College | Due West, South Carolina | Flying Fleet | Carolinas |
Post University | Waterbury, Connecticut | Eagles | Central Atlantic |
- Barton — South Atlantic Conference scheduling alliance for the 2020–2021 seasons.[1] Joining the conference as football associate in 2022.
- Erskine — Joining the South Atlantic Conference also as football associate in 2022.
Soccer independents[]
Current members[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Primary conference |
(M) | (W) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allen University | Columbia, South Carolina | Yellow Jackets | Southern Intercollegiate | ||
Bluefield State College | Bluefield, West Virginia | Lady Blues | None | ||
Edward Waters University | Jacksonville, Florida | Lady Tigers | Southern Intercollegiate | ||
Emory and Henry College | Emory, Virginia | Wasps | South Atlantic (in 2022) | ||
Shaw University | Raleigh, North Carolina | Bears | Central Intercollegiate |
Wrestling independents[]
Current members[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Primary conference |
---|---|---|---|
Allen University | Columbia, South Carolina | Yellow Jackets | Southern Intercollegiate |
American International College | Springfield, Massachusetts | Yellow Jackets | Northeast-10 |
Ashland University | Ashland, Ohio | Eagles | Great Midwest |
Bluefield State College | Bluefield, West Virginia | Big Blues | None |
University of Findlay | Findlay, Ohio | Oilers | Great Midwest |
Lake Erie College | Painesville, Ohio | Storm | Great Midwest |
Shorter University | Rome, Georgia | Hawks | Gulf South |
Simon Fraser University | Burnaby, British Columbia | TBC | Great Northwest |
Tiffin University | Tiffin, Ohio | Dragons | Great Lakes |
Other sports[]
Field hockey[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Primary conference |
---|---|---|---|
Alderson Broaddus University | Philippi, West Virginia | Battlers | Mountain East |
Molloy College | Rockville Centre, New York | Lions | East Coast |
St. Thomas Aquinas College | Sparkill, New York | Spartans | East Coast |
Golf[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Primary conference |
(M) | (W) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluefield State College | Bluefield, West Virginia | Lady Blues | None | ||
Daemen College | Amherst, New York | Wildcats | East Coast | ||
Emory and Henry College | Emory, Virginia | Wasps | South Atlantic (in 2022) | ||
Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson) |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rams | Central Atlantic | ||
Post University | Waterbury, Connecticut | Eagles | Central Atlantic | ||
Roberts Wesleyan College | Chili, New York | Redhawks | East Coast | ||
St. Thomas Aquinas College | Sparkill, New York | Spartans | East Coast |
Rowing[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Primary conference |
---|---|---|---|
Assumption University | Worcester, Massachusetts | Greyhounds | Northeast-10 |
University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond, Oklahoma | Bronchos | Mid-America |
University of Charleston | Charleston, West Virginia | Golden Eagles | Mountain East |
Franklin Pierce University | Rindge, New Hampshire | Ravens | Northeast-10 |
Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rams | Central Atlantic |
Mercyhurst University | Erie, Pennsylvania | Lakers | Pennsylvania State |
Swimming & diving[]
Institution | Location | Nickname | Primary conference |
(M) | (W) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluefield State College | Bluefield, West Virginia | Big Blues & Lady Blues | None | ||
Roberts Wesleyan College | North Chili, New York | Redhawks | East Coast | ||
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Bulldogs | None | ||
Simon Fraser University | Burnaby, British Columbia | TBC | Great Northwest |
Tennis[]
Sports not in D-II[]
- Reclassifying institution in yellow.
References[]
- ^ "Barton, South Atlantic Conference agree to football scheduling alliance". The Wilson Times. January 18, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
See also[]
Categories:
- NCAA Division II independent schools
- NCAA Division II