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List of NCAA Division I non-football programs

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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 (Green tickY); some never have (Red XN).

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.

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Institution Nickname City State Founded Type Enrollment Current Conference Football
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American Eagles Washington District of Columbia 1893 Private 10,676 Patriot League Green tickY [1]
Bellarmine Knights Louisville Kentucky 1950 Private 3,750 Atlantic Sun Conference Red XN[a] [3]
Belmont Bruins Nashville Tennessee 1890 Private 6,647 Missouri Valley Conference Red XN [4]
Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton[b] New York 1946 Public 14,746 America East Conference Red XN [5]
Boston University Terriers Boston Massachusetts 1839 Private 29,978 Patriot League Green tickY [6]
Bradley Braves Peoria Illinois 1897 Private 6,700 Missouri Valley Conference Green tickY [7]
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Bakersfield California 1965 Public 8,111 Big West Conference Red XN [8]
Cal State Fullerton Titans Fullerton California 1957 Public 37,677 Green tickY [9]
Cal State Northridge Matadors Northridge California 1958 Public 36,070 Green tickY [10]
California Baptist Lancers Riverside California 1950 Private 10,486 Western Athletic Conference
(Big West in 2026)		 Green tickY [11]
Canisius Golden Griffins Buffalo New York 1870 Private 5,152 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [12]
Charleston Cougars Charleston South Carolina 1770 Public 11,220 Coastal Athletic Association Green tickY [13]
Chicago State Cougars Chicago Illinois 1867 Public 7,131 Northeast Conference Red XN[c] [16]
Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland Ohio 1923 Public 17,204 Horizon League Red XN [17]
Coppin State Eagles Baltimore Maryland 1900 Public 2,348 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Red XN [18]
Creighton Bluejays Omaha Nebraska 1878 Private 7,730 Big East Conference Green tickY [19]
Denver Pioneers Denver Colorado 1864 Private 11,476 The Summit League Green tickY [20]
DePaul Blue Demons Chicago Illinois 1898 Private 22,966 Big East Conference Green tickY [21]
Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Michigan 1877 Private 5,231 Horizon League Green tickY [22]
Drexel Dragons Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1891 Private 25,500 Coastal Athletic Association Green tickY [23]
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Indiana 1854 Private 3,050 Missouri Valley Conference Green tickY [24]
Fairfield Stags Fairfield Connecticut 1942 Private 4,991 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [25]
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Teaneck New Jersey 1942 Private 11,000 Northeast Conference Red XN [26]
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Myers[d] Florida 1991 Public 12,683 Atlantic Sun Conference Red XN [27]
George Mason Patriots Fairfax[e] Virginia 1957 Public 33,320 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [28]
George Washington Revolutionaries Washington District of Columbia 1821 Private 24,531 Green tickY [29]
Gonzaga Bulldogs/Zags Spokane Washington 1887 Private 7,764 West Coast Conference
(Pac-12 Conference in 2026)		 Green tickY [30]
Grand Canyon Antelopes Phoenix Arizona 1949 Private 25,300 (on campus)/103,000+ Western Athletic Conference
(Mountain West Conference in 2025)		 Red XN [31]
Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay Wisconsin 1965 Public 6,700 Horizon League Red XN [32]
High Point Panthers High Point North Carolina 1924 Private 5,860 Big South Conference Green tickY [33]
Hofstra Pride Hempstead New York 1935 Private 12,400 Coastal Athletic Association Green tickY [34]
IU Indy[f] Jaguars Indianapolis Indiana 1911/1946/1969 Public 30,461 Horizon League Red XN [36]
Iona Gaels New Rochelle New York 1940 Private 4,648 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [37]
Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Florida 1934 Private 3,200 Atlantic Sun Conference Green tickY [38]
Kansas City Roos Kansas City Missouri 1933 Public 16,019 The Summit League Red XN [39]
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1863 Private 7,554 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [40]
Le Moyne[g] Dolphins Syracuse[h] New York 1946 Private 3,409 Northeast Conference Red XN [41]
Lipscomb Bisons Nashville Tennessee 1891 Private 4,278 Atlantic Sun Conference Red XN [42]
Little Rock Trojans Little Rock Arkansas 1927 Public 13,176 Ohio Valley Conference Red XN* [43]
Long Beach State The Beach Long Beach California 1949 Public 36,279 Big West Conference Green tickY [44]
Longwood Lancers Farmville Virginia 1839 Public 4,800 Big South Conference Red XN [45]
Loyola Chicago Ramblers Chicago Illinois 1870 Private 15,068 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [46]
Loyola (Maryland) Greyhounds Baltimore Maryland 1852 Private 5,080 Patriot League Green tickY [47]
Loyola Marymount Lions Los Angeles California 1911/1923/1973 Private 9,369 West Coast Conference Green tickY [48]
Manhattan Jaspers Riverdale New York 1853 Private 3,500 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [49]
Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee Wisconsin 1881 Private 12,002 Big East Conference Green tickY [50]
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Princess Anne[i] Maryland 1886 Public 4,433 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Green tickY [51]
Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Wisconsin 1885/1956 Public 30,502 Horizon League Green tickY [52]
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Emmitsburg[j] Maryland 1808 Private 2,100 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [53]
New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Louisiana 1956 Public 8,000 Southland Conference Red XN [54]
Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara University[k] New York 1856 Private 4,200 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [55]
NJIT Highlanders Newark New Jersey 1881 Public 9,944 America East Conference Red XN [56]
North Florida Ospreys Jacksonville Florida 1969 Public 16,372 Atlantic Sun Conference Red XN [57]
Northeastern Huskies Boston Massachusetts 1898 Private 20,768 Coastal Athletic Association Green tickY [58]
Northern Kentucky Norse Highland Heights Kentucky 1968 Public 15,405 Horizon League Red XN [59]
Oakland Golden Grizzlies Rochester[l] Michigan 1957 Public 19,379 Red XN [60]
Omaha Mavericks Omaha Nebraska 1908 Public 14,903 The Summit League Green tickY [61]
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tulsa Oklahoma 1963 Private 3,335 Red XN [62]
Pacific Tigers Stockton California 1851 Private 6,196 West Coast Conference Green tickY [63]
Pepperdine Waves Malibu[m] California 1937 Private 7,768 Green tickY [64]
Portland Pilots Portland Oregon 1901 Private 3,537 Green tickY [65]
Providence Friars Providence Rhode Island 1917 Private 4,587 Big East Conference Green tickY [66]
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Fort Wayne Indiana 1964/2018[n] Public 10,208 Horizon League Red XN [69]
Queens (NC)[o] Royals Charlotte North Carolina 1857 Private 2,463 Atlantic Sun Conference Red XN [70]
Quinnipiac Bobcats Hamden Connecticut 1929 Private 8,400 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Red XN [71]
Radford Highlanders Radford Virginia 1910 Public 9,370 Big South Conference Red XN [72]
Rider Broncs Lawrenceville New Jersey 1865 Private 5,790 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [73]
St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure[p] New York 1858 Private 2,400 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [74]
St. John's Red Storm Jamaica[q] New York 1870 Private 21,354 Big East Conference Green tickY [75]
Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia[r] Pennsylvania 1851 Private 8,750 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tickY [76]
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis Missouri 1818 Private 13,785 Green tickY [77]
Saint Mary's Gaels Moraga California 1863 Private 4,228 West Coast Conference Green tickY [78]
Saint Peter's Peacocks Jersey City New Jersey 1872 Private 2,987 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [79]
San Francisco Dons San Francisco California 1855 Private 10,017 West Coast Conference Green tickY [80]
Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara California 1851 Private 8,519 Green tickY [81]
Seattle Redhawks Seattle Washington 1891 Private 7,755 Western Athletic Conference
(West Coast Conference in 2025)		 Red XN [82]
Seton Hall Pirates South Orange New Jersey 1856 Private 9,745 Big East Conference Green tickY [83]
Siena Saints Loudonville New York 1937 Private 3,423 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Green tickY [84]
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville Illinois 1957 Public 14,055 Ohio Valley Conference Red XN [85]
South Carolina Upstate Spartans Spartanburg South Carolina 1967 Public 5,495 Big South Conference Red XN [86]
Southern Indiana[o] Screaming Eagles Evansville[s] Indiana 1965 Public 9,758 Ohio Valley Conference Red XN [87]
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Corpus Christi Texas 1947 Public 10,510 Southland Conference Green tickY [88]
UC Riverside Highlanders Riverside California 1954 Public 21,005 Big West Conference Green tickY [89]
UC Irvine Anteaters Irvine California 1965 Public 28,184 Red XN [90]
UC San Diego Tritons La Jolla[t] California 1960 Public 39,000 Green tickY [91]
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Santa Barbara[u] California 1891 Public 21,927 Green tickY [92]
UIC Flames Chicago Illinois 1858/1965/1982 Public 28,091 Missouri Valley Conference Green tickY [93]
UMass Lowell River Hawks Lowell Massachusetts 1894 Public 16,969 America East Conference Green tickY [94]
UMBC Retrievers Catonsville[v] Maryland 1966 Public 13,637 Red XN [95]
UNC Asheville Bulldogs Asheville North Carolina 1927 Public 3,644 Big South Conference Red XN* [96]
UNC Greensboro Spartans Greensboro North Carolina 1891 Public 18,502 Southern Conference Red XN [97]
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Wilmington North Carolina 1947 Public 14,071 Coastal Athletic Association Red XN [98]
UT Arlington Mavericks Arlington Texas 1895 Public 41,933 Western Athletic Conference Green tickY [99]
Utah Valley Wolverines Orem Utah 1941 Public 46,809 Western Athletic Conference Red XN [100]
UTRGV Vaqueros Edinburg[w] Texas 1927/2015[x] Public 28,700 Southland Conference Green tickY*[y] [106]
Vermont Catamounts Burlington Vermont 1791 Public 12,000 America East Conference Green tickY [107]
VCU Rams Richmond Virginia 1838 Public 31,899 Atlantic 10 Conference Red XN [108]
Wichita State Shockers Wichita Kansas 1895 Public 14,806 American Athletic Conference Green tickY [109]
Winthrop Eagles Rock Hill South Carolina 1886 Public 6,170 Big South Conference Red XN [110]
Wright State Raiders Dayton[z] Ohio 1967 Public 17,789 Horizon League Red XN [111]
Xavier Musketeers Cincinnati Ohio 1831 Private 6,650 Big East Conference Green tickY [112]
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  • * = 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 expects to start an FCS football program in 2026.[14] In April 2025, it hired its first head coach.[15]
  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.[35]
  7. Began transition from NCAA Division II to Division I in July 2023. Full D-I membership in 2027.
  8. The Le Moyne campus has a Syracuse mailing address, but virtually all of the campus is in the adjacent town of DeWitt.
  9. The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but lies in unincorporated Somerset County.
  10. The Mount St. Mary's campus has an Emmitsburg mailing address, but lies in unincorporated Frederick County.
  11. The Niagara campus is its own census-designated place and postal entity within the town of Lewiston.
  12. 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.
  13. The Pepperdine campus has a Malibu mailing address, but is physically outside the city limits in unincorporated Los Angeles County.
  14. 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.[67] 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.[68]
  15. Began transition from NCAA Division II to Division I in July 2022. Full D-I membership in 2026.
  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. UTRGV has multiple campuses throughout its service area, but its athletic program is based at its Edinburg campus, which it inherited from one of its predecessor institutions, the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA).
  24. UTRGV was formally founded in 2013 by the merger of UTPA and the University of Texas at Brownsville, with instruction starting in 2015.[101] UTRGV inherited its athletic program from UTPA,[102] which was founded in 1927 as the two-year Edinburg College.
  25. In January 2021, UTRGV explored its addition of a football team. The university has since confirmed that it will play an exhibition schedule in 2024 before starting full varsity play in 2025.[103][104][105]
  26. The Wright State campus has a Dayton mailing address, but is physically well to the east of the city limits in Fairborn.

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