List of NCAA Division I non-football programs

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. These schools are sometimes referred to as Division I–AAA, a term that was originally applied to the non-scholarship FCS schools. 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 (Y); some never have (N).

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

See also

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