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. There are 99 D–I non-football members as of the 2026–27 athletic year. 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 (); some never have ().

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 . 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 FootballHistory Ref. American Eagles Washington District of Columbia 1893 Private 10,676 Patriot League Bellarmine Knights Louisville Kentucky 1950 Private 3,750 Atlantic Sun Conference Belmont Bruins Nashville Tennessee 1890 Private 6,647 Missouri Valley Conference Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton New York 1946 Public 18,746 America East Conference Boston University Terriers Boston Massachusetts 1839 Private 29,978 Patriot League Bradley Braves Peoria Illinois 1897 Private 6,700 Missouri Valley Conference Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Bakersfield California 1965 Public 8,111 Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton Titans Fullerton California 1957 Public 37,677 Cal State Northridge Matadors Northridge California 1958 Public 36,070 California Baptist Lancers Riverside California 1950 Private 10,486 Big West Canisius Golden Griffins Buffalo New York 1870 Private 5,152 Metro Conference Charleston Cougars Charleston South Carolina 1770 Public 11,220 Coastal Athletic Association Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland Ohio 1923 Public 17,204 Horizon League Coppin State Eagles Baltimore Maryland 1900 Public 2,348 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Creighton Bluejays Omaha Nebraska 1878 Private 7,730 Big East Conference Denver Pioneers Denver Colorado 1864 Private 11,476 West Coast Conference DePaul Blue Demons Chicago Illinois 1898 Private 22,966 Big East Conference Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Michigan 1877 Private 5,231 Horizon League Drexel Dragons Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1891 Private 25,500 Coastal Athletic Association Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Indiana 1854 Private 3,050 Missouri Valley Conference Fairfield Stags Fairfield Connecticut 1942 Private 4,991 Metro Conference Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Teaneck New Jersey 1942 Private 11,000 NEC Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Myers Florida 1991 Public 12,683 Atlantic Sun Conference George Mason Patriots Fairfax Virginia 1957 Public 33,320 Atlantic 10 Conference George Washington Revolutionaries Washington District of Columbia 1821 Private 24,531 Gonzaga Bulldogs/Zags Spokane Washington 1887 Private 7,764 Pac-12 Conference Grand Canyon Antelopes Phoenix Arizona 1949 Private 25,300 (on campus)/103,000+ Mountain West Conference Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay Wisconsin 1965 Public 7,000 Horizon League High Point Panthers High Point North Carolina 1924 Private 5,860 Big South Conference Hofstra Pride Hempstead New York 1935 Private 12,400 Coastal Athletic Association IU Indy Jaguars Indianapolis Indiana 1911/1946/1969 Public 22,534 Horizon League Iona Gaels New Rochelle New York 1940 Private 4,648 Metro Conference Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Florida 1934 Private 3,200 Atlantic Sun Conference Kansas City Roos Kansas City Missouri 1933 Public 16,019 The Summit League La Salle Explorers Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1863 Private 7,554 Atlantic 10 Conference La Salle Explorers Le Moyne Dolphins Syracuse New York 1946 Private 3,409 NEC Lipscomb Bisons Nashville Tennessee 1891 Private 4,278 Atlantic Sun Conference Little Rock Trojans Little Rock Arkansas 1927 Public 13,176 United Athletic Conference Long Beach State Long Beach California 1949 Public 36,279 Big West Conference Longwood Lancers Farmville Virginia 1839 Public 4,800 Big South Conference Longwood University Lancers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Chicago Illinois 1870 Private 15,068 Atlantic 10 Conference Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site Loyola (Maryland) Greyhounds Baltimore Maryland 1852 Private 5,080 Patriot League Loyola University Maryland Official Athletic Site – Loyola University Maryland Loyola Marymount Lions Los Angeles California 1911/1923/1973 Private 9,369 West Coast Conference Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site LSU New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Louisiana 1956 Public 8,000 Southland Conference LSU New Orleans Privateers Manhattan Jaspers Riverdale New York 1853 Private 3,500 Metro Conference The Official Athletic Site of Manhattan University Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee Wisconsin 1881 Private 12,002 Big East Conference Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Princess Anne Maryland 1886 Public 4,433 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Wisconsin 1885/1956 Public 30,502 Horizon League Milwaukee Athletics Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Emmitsburg Maryland 1808 Private 2,100 Metro Conference Mount St. Mary's Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara University New York 1856 Private 4,200 Metro Conference Niagara University Athletics NJIT Highlanders Newark New Jersey 1881 Public 9,944 America East Conference NJIT Athletics North Florida Ospreys Jacksonville Florida 1969 Public 16,372 Atlantic Sun Conference University of North Florida Athletics Northeastern Huskies Boston Massachusetts 1898 Private 20,768 Coastal Athletic Association Official Site of Northeastern University Athletics Northern Kentucky Norse Highland Heights Kentucky 1968 Public 15,405 Horizon League Northern Kentucky University Oakland Golden Grizzlies Rochester Michigan 1957 Public 19,379 Oakland University Official Athletic Site Omaha Mavericks Omaha Nebraska 1908 Public 14,903 The Summit League Omaha Athletics Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tulsa Oklahoma 1963 Private 3,335 ORUGoldenEagles.com - Official Athletic Website of Oral Roberts University Pacific Tigers Stockton California 1851 Private 6,196 West Coast Conference Pacific Tigers Official Athletic Site – Pacific Pepperdine Waves Malibu California 1937 Private 7,768 Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site Portland Pilots Portland Oregon 1901 Private 3,537 University of Portland Athletics Providence Friars Providence Rhode Island 1917 Private 4,587 Big East Conference FRIARS.COM - The Providence College Official Athletic Site Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Fort Wayne Indiana 1964/2018 Public 10,208 Horizon League The Official Site of Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics Queens (NC) Royals Charlotte North Carolina 1857 Private 2,463 Atlantic Sun Conference Quinnipiac Bobcats Hamden Connecticut 1929 Private 8,400 Metro Conference Quinnipiac Radford Highlanders Radford Virginia 1910 Public 9,370 Big South Conference Radford Highlanders Rider Broncs Lawrenceville New Jersey 1865 Private 5,790 Metro Conference Rider University Broncs | The Official site of Rider Athletics Bonnies New York 1858 Private 2,400 Atlantic 10 Conference Red Storm Jamaica New York 1870 Private 21,354 Big East Conference St. John's University Official Athletic Site Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1851 Private 8,750 Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site Saint Louis Billikens Missouri 1818 Private 13,785 SLUBillikens.com - The Official Athletics Website of Saint Louis University Saint Mary's Gaels Moraga California 1863 Private 4,228 West Coast Conference Saint Mary's College Saint Peter's Peacocks Jersey City New Jersey 1872 Private 2,987 Metro Conference Saint Peter's San Francisco Dons San Francisco California 1855 Private 10,017 West Coast Conference San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara California 1851 Private 8,519 Santa Clara Seattle Redhawks Seattle Washington 1891 Private 7,755 Seattle University Redhawks Athletics Seton Hall Pirates South Orange New Jersey 1856 Private 9,745 Big East Conference Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site Siena Saints Loudonville New York 1937 Private 3,423 Metro Conference Siena Saints Official Athletic Site SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville Illinois 1957 Public 14,055 Ohio Valley Conference SIUE South Carolina Upstate Spartans Spartanburg South Carolina 1967 Public 5,495 Big South Conference UpstateSpartans.com Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Evansville Indiana 1965 Public 9,758 Ohio Valley Conference Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Corpus Christi Texas 1947 Public 10,510 Southland Conference Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics UC Riverside Highlanders Riverside California 1954 Public 21,005 Big West Conference UC Riverside Highlanders UC Irvine Anteaters Irvine California 1965 Public 28,184 UC Irvine UC San Diego Tritons La Jolla California 1960 Public 39,000 Big West Conference UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Santa Barbara California 1891 Public 21,927 Santa Barbara Athletics - UCSBGauchos.com UIC Flames Chicago Illinois 1858/1965/1982 Public 28,091 Missouri Valley Conference UIC Athletics Official Athletic Site - University of Illinois-Chicago UMass Lowell River Hawks Lowell Massachusetts 1894 Public 16,969 America East Conference UMass Lowell Athletics UMBC Retrievers Catonsville Maryland 1966 Public 13,637 University of Maryland Baltimore County Official Athletic Web Site UNC Asheville Bulldogs Asheville North Carolina 1927 Public 3,644 Big South Conference UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site UNC Greensboro Spartans Greensboro North Carolina 1891 Public 18,502 Southern Conference UNCG UNC Wilmington Seahawks Wilmington North Carolina 1947 Public 14,071 Coastal Athletic Association UNCWsports.com UT Arlington Mavericks Arlington Texas 1895 Public 41,933 United Athletic Conference UT Arlington Official Athletic Site – The University of Texas at Arlington Utah Valley Wolverines Orem Utah 1941 Public 46,809 Big West Conference WOLVERINEGREEN.COM - The Utah Valley University Official Athletic Site Vermont Catamounts Burlington Vermont 1791 Public 12,000 America East Conference Vermont Athletics VCU Rams Richmond Virginia 1838 Public 31,899 Atlantic 10 Conference VCU Wichita State Shockers Wichita Kansas 1895 Public 14,806 American Conference GoShockers.com—Official Web Site of Wichita State Athletics Winthrop Eagles Rock Hill South Carolina 1886 Public 6,170 Big South Conference Winthrop Athletics Wright State Raiders Dayton Ohio 1967 Public 17,789 Horizon League Welcome to WSURaiders.com Xavier Musketeers Cincinnati Ohio 1831 Private 6,650 Big East Conference Xavier Musketeers Official Athletic Site – Xavier University

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