List of college athletic programs in Mississippi

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

NCAA

Division I

Alcorn State

Jackson State

Ole Miss

Mississippi State

Mississippi Valley State

Southern Miss

Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Mississippi.
– FBS Football, – FCS Football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves	Alcorn State University	Lorman	SWAC	FCS
Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers	Jackson State University	Jackson	SWAC	FCS
Ole Miss Rebels[a]	University of Mississippi	Oxford[b]	SEC	FBS
Mississippi State Bulldogs	Mississippi State University	Mississippi State[c]	SEC	FBS
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Devilettes	Mississippi Valley State University	Itta Bena	SWAC	FCS
Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Lady Eagles	The University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg	Sun Belt	FBS

1. National media generally use "Mississippi" in score listings and on first reference, but will frequently use "Ole Miss" on later reference. The school athletic department prefers "Ole Miss".
2. The University of Mississippi partially extends into the census-designated place of University, which is completely within the city of Oxford. The U.S. Postal Service considers University to be a separate entity from Oxford.
3. Mississippi State University is located within the census-designated place of Mississippi State, which encompasses the entire university campus. The campus does extend into the city limits of Starkville, but the U.S. Postal Service considers Mississippi State to be a separate entity.

Division II

Delta State

Mississippi College

Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Mississippi.

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Delta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen	Delta State University	Cleveland	Gulf South
Mississippi College Choctaws	Mississippi College	Clinton	Gulf South

Division III

Belhaven

Millsaps

MUW

Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Mississippi.
- Football, - Non-Football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Belhaven Blazers	Belhaven University	Jackson	CCS	[a]
Millsaps Majors	Millsaps College	Jackson	SAA
MUW Owls	Mississippi University for Women	Columbus	SLIAC

1. Belhaven's football team competes in USA South.

NAIA

Blue Mountain Christian

Rust

Tougaloo

William Carey

Full NAIA member colleges in Mississippi.
- Non-Football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				M	W			M	W
Blue Mountain Toppers	Blue Mountain Christian University	Blue Mountain	Southern States
Rust Bearcats	Rust College	Holly Springs	Gulf Coast			[a]	[b]
Tougaloo Bulldogs	Tougaloo College	Tougaloo	Gulf Coast			[a]
William Carey Crusaders	William Carey University	Hattiesburg	Southern States

1. Rust and Tougaloo's baseball teams compete as independents.
2. Rust's softball team competes as an independent.

NJCAA

Coahoma

Copiah-Lincoln

East Central

East Mississippi

Hinds

Holmes

Itawamba

Jones

Meridian

Mississippi Delta

Mississippi Gulf Coast

Northeast Mississippi

Northwest Mississippi

Pearl River

Southwest Mississippi

Full NJCAA member colleges in Mississippi.
- Football, - Non-Football

Team	School	City	Conference
Coahoma Tigers	Coahoma Community College	Clarksdale	Mississippi C&JC
Copiah-Lincoln Wolves	Copiah-Lincoln Community College	Wesson	Mississippi C&JC
East Central Warriors	East Central Community College	Decatur	Mississippi C&JC
East Mississippi Lions	East Mississippi Community College	Scooba	Mississippi C&JC
Hinds Eagles	Hinds Community College	Raymond	Mississippi C&JC
Holmes Bulldogs	Holmes Community College	Goodman	Mississippi C&JC
Itawamba Indians	Itawamba Community College	Fulton	Mississippi C&JC
Jones County Bobcats	Jones County Junior College	Ellisville	Mississippi C&JC
Meridian Eagles	Meridian Community College	Meridian	Independent
Mississippi Delta Trojans	Mississippi Delta Community College	Moorhead	Mississippi C&JC
Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	Perkinston	Mississippi C&JC
Northeast Mississippi Tigers	Northeast Mississippi Community College	Booneville	Mississippi C&JC
Northwest Mississippi Rangers	Northwest Mississippi Community College	Senatobia	Mississippi C&JC
Pearl River Wildcats	Pearl River Community College	Poplarville	Mississippi C&JC
Southwest Mississippi Bears	Southwest Mississippi Community College	Summit	Mississippi C&JC

References

See also

• List of NCAA Division I institutions
• List of NCAA Division II institutions
• List of NCAA Division III institutions
• List of NAIA institutions
• List of USCAA institutions
• List of NCCAA institutions