List of college athletic programs in Texas

This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Texas.

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

TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball
BasketballBase-
ball
Soft-
ball
Soccer
MWMW
Abilene Christian WildcatsAbilene Christian UniversityAbileneSouthland [lower-alpha 1]FCS
Baylor Bears and Lady BearsBaylor UniversityWacoBig 12FBS
Houston CougarsUniversity of HoustonHoustonThe AmericanFBS
Houston Baptist HuskiesHouston Baptist UniversityHoustonSouthlandFCS [lower-alpha 2]
Incarnate Word CardinalsUniversity of the Incarnate WordSan AntonioSouthlandFCS [lower-alpha 2]
Lamar Cardinals and Lady CardinalsLamar UniversityBeaumontSouthland [lower-alpha 1]FCS
North Texas Mean GreenUniversity of North TexasDentonC-USAFBS
Prairie View A&M Panthers and Lady PanthersPrairie View A&M UniversityPrairie ViewSWACFCS
Rice OwlsRice UniversityHoustonC-USAFBS
Sam Houston State BearkatsSam Houston State UniversityHuntsvilleSouthland [lower-alpha 1]FCS
SMU MustangsSouthern Methodist UniversityUniversity ParkThe AmericanFBS
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and LadyjacksStephen F. Austin State UniversityNacogdochesSouthland [lower-alpha 1]FCS
Tarleton State Texans [lower-alpha 3]Tarleton State UniversityStephenvilleWACFCS [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 3]
TCU Horned Frogs and Lady FrogsTexas Christian UniversityFort WorthBig 12FBS
Texas LonghornsUniversity of Texas at AustinAustinBig 12FBS
Texas A&M AggiesTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station-BryanSECFBS
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi IslandersTexas A&M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiSouthland
Texas Southern Tigers and Lady TigersTexas Southern UniversityHoustonSWACFCS
Texas State BobcatsTexas State University–San MarcosSan MarcosSun BeltFBS
Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders [lower-alpha 4]Texas Tech UniversityLubbockBig 12FBS
UT Arlington MavericksUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonSun Belt
UTEP MinersUniversity of Texas at El PasoEl PasoC-USAFBS
UTRGV VaquerosUniversity of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburgWAC [lower-alpha 5]
UTSA RoadrunnersUniversity of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioC-USAFBS
  1. Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston State, and Stephen F. Austin will leave the Southland Conference and join the Western Athletic Conference in 2022–23.
  2. Houston Baptist and Incarnate Word's men's soccer teams compete in the WAC.
  3. Tarleton State has begun its four-year transition to Division I in 2020–21. The football team competes an FCS independent and will join the WAC in 2021–22 after the conference began sponsoring football again. The women's soccer team is to be added in 2022–23.
  4. Texas Tech uses "Lady Raiders" for women's sports teams that have men's counterparts, most notably women's basketball. "Red Raiders" is used in sports that are sponsored only for one sex, whether men or women.
  5. UTRGV announced its exploration to add a football team, with plans to begin play in 2024–25. Its affiliation is most likely the WAC in the FCS.

Division II

TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball
BasketballBase-
ball
Soft-
ball
Soccer
MWMW
Angelo State RamsAngelo State UniversitySan AngeloLone Star
Dallas Baptist PatriotsDallas Baptist UniversityDallasLone Star [lower-alpha 1]
Lubbock Christian ChaparralsLubbock Christian UniversityLubbockLone Star
Midwestern State MustangsMidwestern State UniversityWichita FallsLone Star
St. Edward's HilltoppersSt. Edward's UniversityAustinLone Star
St. Mary's RattlersSt. Mary's UniversitySan AntonioLone Star
Texas A&M–Commerce LionsTexas A&M University-CommerceCommerceLone Star
Texas A&M International DustdevilsTexas A&M International UniversityLaredoLone Star
Texas A&M–Kingsville JavelinasTexas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsvilleLone Star
UT Tyler Patriots [lower-alpha 2]University of Texas at TylerTylerLone Star
UTPB FalconsUniversity of Texas Permian BasinOdessaLone Star
Texas Woman's PioneersTexas Woman's UniversityDentonLone Star
West Texas A&M BuffaloesWest Texas A&M UniversityCanyonLone Star
  1. Dallas Baptist's baseball team competes in Division I as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
  2. As of 2020–21, UT Tyler is in the third year of a transition to Division II and will become an active Division II member in 2022–23.

Division III

TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball
BasketballBase-
ball
Soft-
ball
Soccer
MWMW
Austin College 'RoosAustin CollegeShermanSCAC [lower-alpha 1]
Concordia TornadosConcordia University at AustinAustinAmerican Southwest
Dallas CrusadersUniversity of DallasIrvingSCAC
East Texas Baptist TigersEast Texas Baptist UniversityMarshallAmerican Southwest
Hardin–Simmons CowboysHardin–Simmons UniversityAbileneAmerican Southwest
Howard Payne Yellow JacketsHoward Payne UniversityBrownwoodAmerican Southwest
LeTourneau Yellow JacketsLeTourneau UniversityLongviewAmerican Southwest
Mary Hardin–Baylor CrusadersUniversity of Mary Hardin–BaylorBeltonAmerican Southwest
McMurry War HawksMcMurry UniversityAbileneAmerican Southwest
St. Thomas Celts [lower-alpha 2]University of St. ThomasHoustonSCAC
Schreiner MountaineersSchreiner UniversityKerrvilleSCAC
Southwestern PiratesSouthwestern UniversityGeorgetownSCAC [lower-alpha 3]
Sul Ross State LobosSul Ross State UniversityAlpineAmerican Southwest
Texas Lutheran BulldogsTexas Lutheran UniversitySeguinSCAC [lower-alpha 3]
Trinity TigersTrinity UniversitySan AntonioSCAC [lower-alpha 1]
UT Dallas CometsUniversity of Texas at DallasRichardsonAmerican Southwest
  1. Austin College and Trinity's football teams compete in the Southern Athletic Association.
  2. As of 2020–21, St. Thomas is in the second year of a four-year transition to Division III and will become an active Division III member in 2023–24.
  3. Southwestern and Texas Lutheran's football teams compete in the American Southwest Conference.

NAIA

TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball
BasketballBase-
ball
Soft-
ball
Soccer
MWMW
UHV JaguarsUniversity of Houston–VictoriaVictoriaRed River
Huston–Tillotson RamsHuston–Tillotson UniversityAustinRed River
Jarvis Christian BulldogsJarvis Christian CollegeHawkinsRed River
North Texas Dallas Trailblazers [lower-alpha 1]University of North Texas at DallasDallasSooner
Our Lady of the Lake SaintsOur Lady of the Lake UniversitySan AntonioRed River
Paul Quinn TigersPaul Quinn CollegeDallasRed River
SAGU LionsSouthwestern Assemblies of God UniversityWaxahachieSooner
Texas A&M–San Antonio Jaguars [lower-alpha 2]Texas A&M University–San AntonioSan AntonioRed River [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 2]
Texas A&M–Texarkana EaglesTexas A&M University–TexarkanaTexarkanaRed River
Texas College SteersTexas CollegeTylerRed River [lower-alpha 3]
Texas Wesleyan RamsTexas Wesleyan UniversityFort WorthSooner
Wayland Baptist PioneersWayland Baptist UniversityPlainviewSooner
Wiley WildcatsWiley CollegeMarshallRed River
  1. North Texas–Dallas has planned to add baseball, men's and women's soccer, and softball at a later time.
  2. Texas A&M–San Antonio has planned to add men's and women's basketball in 2022–23.
  3. Texas College's football team competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference.

NJCAA

TeamSchoolCityConference
Alvin DolphinsAlvin Community CollegeAlvinSouthwest JC
Angelina RoadrunnersAngelina CollegeLufkinSouthwest JC
Blinn BuccaneersBlinn CollegeBrenhamSouthwest JC
Brookhaven BearsBrookhaven CollegeFarmers BranchMetro
Cedar Valley SunsCedar Valley CollegeLancasterMetro
Cisco WranglersCisco CollegeCiscoNorth Texas JC
Clarendon BulldogsClarendon CollegeClarendonWestern JC
Coastal Bend CougarsCoastal Bend CollegeBeevilleSouthwest JC
Collin County CougarsCollin CollegePlanoNorth Texas JC
Eastfield HarvestersEastfield CollegeMesquiteMetro
El Paso TejanosEl Paso Community CollegeEl PasoWestern JC
Frank Phillips PlainsmenFrank Phillips CollegeBorgerWestern JC
Galveston WhitecapsGalveston CollegeGalvestonSouthwest JC
Grayson County VikingsGrayson County CollegeDenisonNorth Texas JC
Hill RebelsHill CollegeHillsboroNorth Texas JC
Howard (Texas) HawksHoward CollegeBig SpringWestern JC
Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville CollegeJacksonvilleSouthwest JC
Kilgore RangersKilgore CollegeKilgoreSouthwest JC
Lamar State SeahawksLamar State College–Port ArthurPort ArthurSouthwest JC
Laredo PalominosLaredo Community CollegeLaredoSouthwest JC
Lee RebelsLee CollegeBaytownSouthwest JC
McLennan HighlandersMcLennan Community CollegeWacoNorth Texas JC
Midland ChaparralsMidland CollegeMidlandWestern JC
Mountain View LionsMountain View CollegeDallasMetro
Navarro BulldogsNavarro CollegeCorsicanaSouthwest JC
North Central Texas LionsNorth Central Texas CollegeGainesvilleNorth Texas JC
North Lake BlazersNorth Lake CollegeIrvingMetro
Northeast Texas EaglesNortheast Texas Community CollegeMt. PleasantSouthwest JC
Odessa WranglersOdessa CollegeOdessaWestern JC
Panola PoniesPanola CollegeCarthageSouthwest JC
Paris DragonsParis Junior CollegeParisSouthwest JC
Ranger RangersRanger CollegeRangerNorth Texas JC
Richland Thunder DucksRichland CollegeDallasMetro
San Jacinto-Central RavensSan Jacinto College-CentralPasadenaSouthwest JC
San Jacinto-North GatorsSan Jacinto College-NorthHoustonSouthwest JC
San Jacinto-South CoyotesSan Jacinto College-SouthHoustonSouthwest JC
South Plains TexansSouth Plains CollegeLevellandWestern JC
Southwestern Christian RamsSouthwestern Christian CollegeTerrellNorth Texas JC
Temple LeopardsTemple CollegeTempleNorth Texas JC
Trinity Valley CardinalsTrinity Valley Community CollegeAthensSouthwest JC
Tyler ApachesTyler Junior CollegeTylerSouthwest JC
Vernon ChaparralsVernon CollegeVernonNorth Texas JC
Weatherford CoyotesWeatherford CollegeWeatherfordNorth Texas JC
Western Texas WesternersWestern Texas CollegeSnyderWestern JC
Wharton County PioneersWharton County Junior CollegeWhartonSouthwest JC

NCCAA

TeamSchoolCityConference
Arlington Baptist PatriotsArlington Baptist University [lower-alpha 1]Arlington
Dallas Christian CrusadersDallas Christian CollegeDallas
Southwestern Adventist KnightsSouthwestern Adventist University [lower-alpha 2]Keene
  1. Also holds ACCA membership.
  2. Also holds USCAA membership.

See also

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