List of college athletic programs in Connecticut

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


NCAA

Division I

Central Connecticut
UConn
Fairfield
New Haven
Quinnipiac
Sacred Heart
Yale
Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Connecticut.
– FBS Football, – FCS Football, – Non-Football
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
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ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Ice hockey Soccer
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Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State University New Britain Northeast FCS
Connecticut Huskies[a] University of Connecticut Storrs Big East FBS[b] [c] [c]
Fairfield Stags Fairfield University Fairfield MAAC
New Haven Chargers University of New Haven[d] West Haven Northeast FCS
Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac University Hamden MAAC [e] [e]
Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Fairfield MAAC FCS[f] [g] [h]
Yale Bulldogs Yale University New Haven Ivy League FCS [e] [e]
  1. ^ While national media use "Connecticut" in score listings and standings, the short form of "UConn" is widely used as well.
  2. ^ Connecticut's football team competes as an independent.
  3. ^ a b Connecticut's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East.
  4. ^ As of the 2025–26 academic year, New Haven is in the first year of a three-year transition to Division I and will be an active member in 2028–29.
  5. ^ a b c d Quinnipiac and Yale's men's and women's ice hockey teams all compete in ECAC Hockey.
  6. ^ Sacred Heart's football team competes as an independent.
  7. ^ Sacred Heart's men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey America.
  8. ^ Sacred Heart's women's ice hockey team competes in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

Division II

Bridgeport
Post
Southern Connecticut
Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Connecticut.
– Football, – Non-Football
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
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ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Ice hockey Soccer
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Bridgeport Purple Knights University of Bridgeport Bridgeport Central Atlantic
Post Eagles Post University Waterbury Central Atlantic [a] [b] [c]
Southern Connecticut Owls Southern Connecticut State University New Haven Northeast-10
  1. ^ Post's football team competes in the Northeast-10 Conference as an affiliate.
  2. ^ Post's men's ice hockey team competes as an affiliate in the Northeast-10 Conference.
  3. ^ Post's women's ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

Division III

Albertus Magnus
Coast Guard
Connecticut College
Eastern Connecticut
Hartford
Mitchell
Saint Joseph
Trinity
Wesleyan
Western Connecticut
Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Connecticut.
– Football, – Non-football
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Ice hockey Soccer
M W M W M W
Albertus Magnus Falcons Albertus Magnus College New Haven Great Northeast [a] [b]
Coast Guard Bears United States Coast Guard Academy New London NEWMAC
Connecticut College Camels Connecticut College New London NESCAC
Eastern Connecticut Warriors Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic Little East
Hartford Hawks University of Hartford West Hartford Conference of New England
Mitchell Mariners Mitchell College New London Great Northeast
Saint Joseph Blue Jays University of Saint Joseph West Hartford Great Northeast
Trinity Bantams Trinity College Hartford NESCAC
Wesleyan Cardinals Wesleyan University Middletown NESCAC
Western Connecticut Wolves Western Connecticut State University Danbury Little East [c]
  1. ^ Albertus Magnus's men's ice hockey team competes as an independent.
  2. ^ Albertus Magnus;s women's ice hockey team competes in the NCHA.
  3. ^ Western Connecticut's football team competes in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.

NJCAA

Team School City Conference
Gateway Lions Gateway Community College New Haven Massachusetts CC
UConn–Avery Point Pointers University of Connecticut at Avery Point Groton Massachusetts CC

See also

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