List of NCAA Division I non-football programs

This is a list of NCAA Division I non-football programs – colleges and universities that are members of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association but do not sponsor varsity football teams. Before 2006, these schools were officially designated as Division I–AAA. 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).

Five Division I schools compete in sprint football, a variant governed separately from the NCAA that uses NCAA playing rules, but limits player weights to 178 pounds (81 kg). Four of them also field full-sized football teams; the only one that does not is Bellarmine, which is thus still considered "non-football" by the NCAA.

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 Knights Louisville Kentucky 1950 Private 3,750 Atlantic Sun Conference N[a] [3]
Belmont Bruins Nashville Tennessee 1890 Private 6,647 Missouri Valley Conference N [4]
Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton[b] New York 1946 Public 18,746 America East Conference N [5]
Boston University Terriers Boston Massachusetts 1839 Private 29,978 Patriot League Y [6]
Bradley Braves Peoria Illinois 1897 Private 6,700 Missouri Valley Conference Y [7]
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Bakersfield California 1965 Public 8,111 Big West Conference N [8]
Cal State Fullerton Titans Fullerton California 1957 Public 37,677 Y [9]
Cal State Northridge Matadors Northridge California 1958 Public 36,070 Y [10]
California Baptist Lancers Riverside California 1950 Private 10,486 Western Athletic Conference
(Big West in 2026) 		Y [11]
Canisius Golden Griffins Buffalo New York 1870 Private 5,152 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Y [12]
Charleston Cougars Charleston South Carolina 1770 Public 11,220 Coastal Athletic Association Y [13]
Chicago State Cougars Chicago Illinois 1867 Public 7,131 NEC N[c] [15]
Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland Ohio 1923 Public 17,204 Horizon League N [16]
Coppin State Eagles Baltimore Maryland 1900 Public 2,348 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference N [17]
Creighton Bluejays Omaha Nebraska 1878 Private 7,730 Big East Conference Y [18]
Denver Pioneers Denver Colorado 1864 Private 11,476 The Summit League
(WCC in 2026) 		Y [19]
DePaul Blue Demons Chicago Illinois 1898 Private 22,966 Big East Conference Y [20]
Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Michigan 1877 Private 5,231 Horizon League Y [21]
Drexel Dragons Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1891 Private 25,500 Coastal Athletic Association Y [22]
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Indiana 1854 Private 3,050 Missouri Valley Conference Y [23]
Fairfield Stags Fairfield Connecticut 1942 Private 4,991 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Y [24]
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Teaneck New Jersey 1942 Private 11,000 NEC N [25]
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Myers[d] Florida 1991 Public 12,683 Atlantic Sun Conference N [26]
George Mason Patriots Fairfax[e] Virginia 1957 Public 33,320 Atlantic 10 Conference Y [27]
George Washington Revolutionaries Washington District of Columbia 1821 Private 24,531 Y [28]
Gonzaga Bulldogs/Zags Spokane Washington 1887 Private 7,764 West Coast Conference
(Pac-12 Conference in 2026) 		Y [29]
Grand Canyon Antelopes Phoenix Arizona 1949 Private 25,300 (on campus)/103,000+ Mountain West Conference N [30]
Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay Wisconsin 1965 Public 6,700 Horizon League N [31]
High Point Panthers High Point North Carolina 1924 Private 5,860 Big South Conference Y [32]
Hofstra Pride Hempstead New York 1935 Private 12,400 Coastal Athletic Association Y [33]
IU Indy[f] Jaguars Indianapolis Indiana 1911/1946/1969 Public 22,534 Horizon League N [35]
Iona Gaels New Rochelle New York 1940 Private 4,648 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Y [36]
Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Florida 1934 Private 3,200 Atlantic Sun Conference Y [37]
Kansas City Roos Kansas City Missouri 1933 Public 16,019 The Summit League N [38]
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1863 Private 7,554 Atlantic 10 Conference Y [39]
Le Moyne[g] Dolphins Syracuse[h] New York 1946 Private 3,409 NEC N [40]
Lipscomb Bisons Nashville Tennessee 1891 Private 4,278 Atlantic Sun Conference N [41]
Little Rock Trojans Little Rock Arkansas 1927 Public 13,176 Ohio Valley Conference
(United Athletic Conference[i] in 2026) 		N* [42]
Long Beach State The Beach Long Beach California 1949 Public 36,279 Big West Conference Y [43]
Longwood Lancers Farmville Virginia 1839 Public 4,800 Big South Conference N [44]
Loyola Chicago Ramblers Chicago Illinois 1870 Private 15,068 Atlantic 10 Conference Y [45]
Loyola (Maryland) Greyhounds Baltimore Maryland 1852 Private 5,080 Patriot League Y [46]
Loyola Marymount Lions Los Angeles California 1911/1923/1973 Private 9,369 West Coast Conference Y [47]
Manhattan Jaspers Riverdale New York 1853 Private 3,500 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Y [48]
Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee Wisconsin 1881 Private 12,002 Big East Conference Y [49]
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Princess Anne[j] Maryland 1886 Public 4,433 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Y [50]
Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Wisconsin 1885/1956 Public 30,502 Horizon League Y [51]
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Emmitsburg[k] Maryland 1808 Private 2,100 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Y [52]
New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Louisiana 1956 Public 8,000 Southland Conference N [53]
Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara University[l] New York 1856 Private 4,200 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Y [54]
NJIT Highlanders Newark New Jersey 1881 Public 9,944 America East Conference N [55]
North Florida Ospreys Jacksonville Florida 1969 Public 16,372 Atlantic Sun Conference N [56]
Northeastern Huskies Boston Massachusetts 1898 Private 20,768 Coastal Athletic Association Y [57]
Northern Kentucky Norse Highland Heights Kentucky 1968 Public 15,405 Horizon League N [58]
Oakland Golden Grizzlies Rochester[m] Michigan 1957 Public 19,379 N [59]
Omaha Mavericks Omaha Nebraska 1908 Public 14,903 The Summit League Y [60]
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tulsa Oklahoma 1963 Private 3,335 N [61]
Pacific Tigers Stockton California 1851 Private 6,196 West Coast Conference Y [62]
Pepperdine Waves Malibu[n] California 1937 Private 7,768 Y [63]
Portland Pilots Portland Oregon 1901 Private 3,537 Y [64]
Providence Friars Providence Rhode Island 1917 Private 4,587 Big East Conference Y [65]
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Fort Wayne Indiana 1964/2018[o] Public 10,208 Horizon League N [68]
Queens (NC) Royals Charlotte North Carolina 1857 Private 2,463 Atlantic Sun Conference N [69]
Quinnipiac Bobcats Hamden Connecticut 1929 Private 8,400 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference N [70]
Radford Highlanders Radford Virginia 1910 Public 9,370 Big South Conference N [71]
Rider Broncs Lawrenceville New Jersey 1865 Private 5,790 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Y [72]
St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure[p] New York 1858 Private 2,400 Atlantic 10 Conference Y [73]
St. John's Red Storm Jamaica[q] New York 1870 Private 21,354 Big East Conference Y [74]
Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia[r] Pennsylvania 1851 Private 8,750 Atlantic 10 Conference Y [75]
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis Missouri 1818 Private 13,785 Y [76]
Saint Mary's Gaels Moraga California 1863 Private 4,228 West Coast Conference Y [77]
Saint Peter's Peacocks Jersey City New Jersey 1872 Private 2,987 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Y [78]
San Francisco Dons San Francisco California 1855 Private 10,017 West Coast Conference Y [79]
Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara California 1851 Private 8,519 Y [80]
Seattle Redhawks Seattle Washington 1891 Private 7,755 N [81]
Seton Hall Pirates South Orange New Jersey 1856 Private 9,745 Big East Conference Y [82]
Siena Saints Loudonville New York 1937 Private 3,423 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Y [83]
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville Illinois 1957 Public 14,055 Ohio Valley Conference N [84]
South Carolina Upstate Spartans Spartanburg South Carolina 1967 Public 5,495 Big South Conference N [85]
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Evansville[s] Indiana 1965 Public 9,758 Ohio Valley Conference N [86]
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Corpus Christi Texas 1947 Public 10,510 Southland Conference Y [87]
UC Riverside Highlanders Riverside California 1954 Public 21,005 Big West Conference Y [88]
UC Irvine Anteaters Irvine California 1965 Public 28,184 N [89]
UC San Diego Tritons La Jolla[t] California 1960 Public 39,000 Big West Conference
(WCC in 2027) 		Y [90]
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Santa Barbara[u] California 1891 Public 21,927 Big West Conference Y [91]
UIC Flames Chicago Illinois 1858/1965/1982 Public 28,091 Missouri Valley Conference Y [92]
UMass Lowell River Hawks Lowell Massachusetts 1894 Public 16,969 America East Conference Y [93]
UMBC Retrievers Catonsville[v] Maryland 1966 Public 13,637 N [94]
UNC Asheville Bulldogs Asheville North Carolina 1927 Public 3,644 Big South Conference N* [95]
UNC Greensboro Spartans Greensboro North Carolina 1891 Public 18,502 Southern Conference N [96]
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Wilmington North Carolina 1947 Public 14,071 Coastal Athletic Association N [97]
UT Arlington Mavericks Arlington Texas 1895 Public 41,933 Western Athletic Conference
[i] 		Y [98]
Utah Valley Wolverines Orem Utah 1941 Public 46,809 Western Athletic Conference
(Big West Conference in 2026) 		N [99]
Vermont Catamounts Burlington Vermont 1791 Public 12,000 America East Conference Y [100]
VCU Rams Richmond Virginia 1838 Public 31,899 Atlantic 10 Conference N [101]
Wichita State Shockers Wichita Kansas 1895 Public 14,806 American Conference Y [102]
Winthrop Eagles Rock Hill South Carolina 1886 Public 6,170 Big South Conference N [103]
Wright State Raiders Dayton[w] Ohio 1967 Public 17,789 Horizon League N [104]
Xavier Musketeers Cincinnati Ohio 1831 Private 6,650 Big East Conference Y [105]
  • * = These schools had football teams when they were junior colleges, but none have since becoming universities.
  1. ^ Bellarmine added sprint football in the 2022–23 school year.[2]
  2. ^ The BU campus has a Binghamton mailing address, but the core of the campus and almost all athletic facilities are in the adjacent town of Vestal.
  3. ^ Chicago State will start an FCS football program in 2026.[14]
  4. ^ The FGCU campus has a Fort Myers mailing address, but is physically in unincorporated Lee County.
  5. ^ The main George Mason campus has a Fairfax mailing address, but is located in unincorporated Fairfax County and designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as George Mason, Virginia.
  6. ^ In 2024, the Indiana University and Purdue University systems dissolved IUPUI, replacing it with separate IU- and Purdue-affiliated institutions. The athletic program transferred to the new IU Indianapolis with a primary branding as IU Indy.[34]
  7. ^ Began transition from NCAA Division II to Division I in July 2023. Full D-I membership in 2026.
  8. ^ The Le Moyne campus has a Syracuse mailing address, but virtually all of the campus is in the adjacent town of DeWitt.
  9. ^ a b The Western Athletic Conference will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference in July 2026.
  10. ^ The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but lies in unincorporated Somerset County.
  11. ^ The Mount St. Mary's campus has an Emmitsburg mailing address, but lies in unincorporated Frederick County.
  12. ^ The Niagara campus is its own census-designated place and postal entity within the town of Lewiston.
  13. ^ The Oakland campus has a Rochester mailing address, but is split between the separate cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, with athletic facilities in both cities.
  14. ^ The Pepperdine campus has a Malibu mailing address, but is physically outside the city limits in unincorporated Los Angeles County.
  15. ^ Purdue Fort Wayne (PFW) was founded in 2018 when Indiana University and Purdue University dissolved Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), a joint campus of the two systems that had been established in 1964.[66] With more than 90% of the continuing enrollment of IPFW being inherited by PFW, the IPFW athletic program was transferred in its entirety to PFW.[67]
  16. ^ The U.S. Census Bureau classifies the St. Bonaventure campus as a census-designated place within the town of Allegany. The U.S. Postal Service treats the campus as its own entity.
  17. ^ The campus has a Queens mailing address.
  18. ^ The Saint Joseph's campus straddles the boundary between Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township. Athletic facilities are in both communities. but the university administration and core of the undergraduate campus are in Philadelphia, and the entire campus has a Philadelphia mailing address.
  19. ^ The campus has an Evansville mailing address, but is located outside the city limits in Perry Township, a subdivision of Vanderburgh County.
  20. ^ La Jolla is a separate postal entity within the city of San Diego.
  21. ^ The UCSB campus has a Santa Barbara mailing address, but is physically outside of the city limits in Isla Vista.
  22. ^ The campus has a Baltimore mailing address.
  23. ^ The Wright State campus has a Dayton mailing address, but is physically well to the east of the city limits in Fairborn.

References

  1. ^ American University
  2. ^ "Bellarmine to become founding member of Midwest Sprint Football League" (Press release). Bellarmine Knights. June 21, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Addition of Bellarmine University" (Press release). ASUN Conference. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Belmont
  5. ^ Binghamton University Bearcats
  6. ^ Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics
  7. ^ BRADLEYBRAVES.COM—Official Web Site of Bradley University Athletics
  8. ^ GoRunners.com—Official Web Site of the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners
  9. ^ Cal State Fullerton Athletics
  10. ^ GoMatadors.com: 2012-13 Points of Pride
  11. ^ CBU Athletics
  12. ^ The Official Web Site of Canisius University Athletics
  13. ^ CofCSports.com-Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics
  14. ^ "Chicago State University Ushers in a New Era with Addition of Football, Bringing Chicago Its Only NCAA Division I Program" (Press release). Chicago State Cougars. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  15. ^ Chicago State University Athletics
  16. ^ Cleveland State University
  17. ^ Coppin State University
  18. ^ GoCreighton.com, The Official Site of Bluejay Athletics
  19. ^ Denver Pioneers Official Athletics Site
  20. ^ DePaul University Official Athletic Site
  21. ^ Detroit Mercy Titans
  22. ^ Drexel Dragons
  23. ^ University of Evansville Purple Aces
  24. ^ Fairfield University Stags
  25. ^ Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
  26. ^ FGCUAthletics.com - Official Site of Florida Gulf Coast Athletics
  27. ^ "Mason Patriots".
  28. ^ George Washington University Official Athletics Site
  29. ^ GoZags.com - The Official Website of Gonzaga Bulldog Athletics
  30. ^ Grand Canyon University
  31. ^ Green Bay Athletics
  32. ^ High Point University Panthers
  33. ^ GoHofstra.com - The Official Website of Hofstra Pride Athletics
  34. ^ Tryon, Matthew (August 12, 2022). "What's next for IUPUI athletics? Staying in the Horizon League and 'tough decisions'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  35. ^ IU Indy Jaguars
  36. ^ IonaGaels.com - Official Web site of Iona College Athletics
  37. ^ "Jacksonville University Discontinues Football" (Press release). Jacksonville Dolphins. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  38. ^ Kansas City Athletics
  39. ^ La Salle Explorers
  40. ^ "[Home page]". Le Moyne Dolphins.
  41. ^ LipscombSports.com - Official Athletic Site of the Lipscomb University Bisons
  42. ^ LRTrojans.com—Official Web Site of Little Rock Athletics
  43. ^ Long Beach State Athletics
  44. ^ Longwood University Lancers
  45. ^ Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site
  46. ^ Loyola University Maryland Official Athletic Site – Loyola University Maryland
  47. ^ Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site
  48. ^ The Official Athletic Site of Manhattan University
  49. ^ Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site
  50. ^ "University of Maryland Eastern Shore Official Athletic Site". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  51. ^ Milwaukee Athletics
  52. ^ Mount St. Mary's
  53. ^ New Orleans Privateers
  54. ^ Niagara University Athletics
  55. ^ NJIT Athletics
  56. ^ University of North Florida Athletics
  57. ^ Official Site of Northeastern University Athletics
  58. ^ Northern Kentucky University
  59. ^ Oakland University Official Athletic Site
  60. ^ Omaha Athletics
  61. ^ ORUGoldenEagles.com - Official Athletic Website of Oral Roberts University
  62. ^ Pacific Tigers Official Athletic Site – Pacific
  63. ^ Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site
  64. ^ University of Portland Athletics
  65. ^ FRIARS.COM - The Providence College Official Athletic Site
  66. ^ "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.
  67. ^ "Purdue Fort Wayne Branding Released" (Press release). Purdue University Fort Wayne. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  68. ^ The Official Site of Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics
  69. ^ "ASUN Conference Welcomes Queens University of Charlotte as Its Newest Member" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  70. ^ Quinnipiac
  71. ^ Radford Highlanders
  72. ^ Rider University Broncs | The Official site of Rider Athletics
  73. ^ "St. Bonaventure Bonnies".
  74. ^ St. John's University Official Athletic Site
  75. ^ Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site
  76. ^ SLUBillikens.com - The Official Athletics Website of Saint Louis University
  77. ^ Saint Mary's College
  78. ^ Saint Peter's
  79. ^ San Francisco Dons
  80. ^ Santa Clara
  81. ^ Seattle University Redhawks Athletics
  82. ^ Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site
  83. ^ Siena Saints Official Athletic Site
  84. ^ SIUE
  85. ^ UpstateSpartans.com
  86. ^ "USI announces OVC as partner for NCAA reclassification" (Press release). Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. February 9, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  87. ^ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics
  88. ^ UC Riverside Highlanders
  89. ^ UC Irvine
  90. ^ "CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference" (Press release). Big West Conference. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  91. ^ Santa Barbara Athletics - UCSBGauchos.com
  92. ^ UIC Athletics Official Athletic Site - University of Illinois-Chicago
  93. ^ UMass Lowell Athletics
  94. ^ University of Maryland Baltimore County Official Athletic Web Site
  95. ^ UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site
  96. ^ UNCG
  97. ^ UNCWsports.com
  98. ^ UT Arlington Official Athletic Site – The University of Texas at Arlington
  99. ^ WOLVERINEGREEN.COM - The Utah Valley University Official Athletic Site
  100. ^ Vermont Athletics
  101. ^ VCU
  102. ^ GoShockers.com—Official Web Site of Wichita State Athletics
  103. ^ Winthrop Athletics
  104. ^ Welcome to WSURaiders.com
  105. ^ Xavier Musketeers Official Athletic Site – Xavier University
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