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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. 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 (Green tick); some never have (Red X).

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 Green tick [1]
Bellarmine Knights Louisville Kentucky 1950 Private 3,750 Atlantic Sun Conference Red X[a] [3]
Belmont Bruins Nashville Tennessee 1890 Private 6,647 Missouri Valley Conference Red X [4]
Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton[b] New York 1946 Public 18,746 America East Conference Red X [5]
Boston University Terriers Boston Massachusetts 1839 Private 29,978 Patriot League Green tick [6]
Bradley Braves Peoria Illinois 1897 Private 6,700 Missouri Valley Conference Green tick [7]
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Bakersfield California 1965 Public 8,111 Big West Conference Red X [8]
Cal State Fullerton Titans Fullerton California 1957 Public 37,677 Green tick [9]
Cal State Northridge Matadors Northridge California 1958 Public 36,070 Green tick [10]
California Baptist Lancers Riverside California 1950 Private 10,486 Big West Green tick [11]
Canisius Golden Griffins Buffalo New York 1870 Private 5,152 Metro Conference Green tick [12]
Charleston Cougars Charleston South Carolina 1770 Public 11,220 Coastal Athletic Association Green tick [13]
Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland Ohio 1923 Public 17,204 Horizon League Red X [14]
Coppin State Eagles Baltimore Maryland 1900 Public 2,348 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Red X [15]
Creighton Bluejays Omaha Nebraska 1878 Private 7,730 Big East Conference Green tick [16]
Denver Pioneers Denver Colorado 1864 Private 11,476 West Coast Conference Green tick [17]
DePaul Blue Demons Chicago Illinois 1898 Private 22,966 Big East Conference Green tick [18]
Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Michigan 1877 Private 5,231 Horizon League Green tick [19]
Drexel Dragons Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1891 Private 25,500 Coastal Athletic Association Green tick [20]
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Indiana 1854 Private 3,050 Missouri Valley Conference Green tick [21]
Fairfield Stags Fairfield Connecticut 1942 Private 4,991 Metro Conference
(CAA in 2027)		 Green tick [22]
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Teaneck New Jersey 1942 Private 11,000 NEC Red X [23]
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Fort Myers[c] Florida 1991 Public 12,683 Atlantic Sun Conference Red X [24]
George Mason Patriots Fairfax[d] Virginia 1957 Public 33,320 Atlantic 10 Conference Red X [25]
George Washington Revolutionaries Washington District of Columbia 1821 Private 24,531 Green tick [26]
Gonzaga Bulldogs/Zags Spokane Washington 1887 Private 7,764 Pac-12 Conference Green tick [27]
Grand Canyon Antelopes Phoenix Arizona 1949 Private 25,300 (on campus)/103,000+ Mountain West Conference Red X [28]
Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay Wisconsin 1965 Public 7,000 Horizon League Red X [29]
High Point Panthers High Point North Carolina 1924 Private 5,860 Big South Conference Green tick [30]
Hofstra Pride Hempstead New York 1935 Private 12,400 Coastal Athletic Association Green tick [31]
IU Indy[e] Jaguars Indianapolis Indiana 1911/1946/1969 Public 22,534 Horizon League Red X [33]
Iona Gaels New Rochelle New York 1940 Private 4,648 Metro Conference Green tick [34]
Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Florida 1934 Private 3,200 Atlantic Sun Conference Green tick [35]
Kansas City[f] Roos Kansas City Missouri 1933 Public 16,019 The Summit League Red X [36]
La Salle Explorers Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1863 Private 7,554 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tick [37]
Le Moyne Dolphins Syracuse[g] New York 1946 Private 3,409 NEC Red X [38]
Lipscomb Bisons Nashville Tennessee 1891 Private 4,278 Atlantic Sun Conference Red X [39]
Little Rock Trojans Little Rock Arkansas 1927 Public 13,176 United Athletic Conference Red X[h] [40]
Long Beach State The Beach Long Beach California 1949 Public 36,279 Big West Conference Green tick [41]
Longwood Lancers Farmville Virginia 1839 Public 4,800 Big South Conference Red X [42]
Loyola Chicago Ramblers Chicago Illinois 1870 Private 15,068 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tick [43]
Loyola (Maryland) Greyhounds Baltimore Maryland 1852 Private 5,080 Patriot League Green tick [44]
Loyola Marymount Lions Los Angeles California 1911/1923/1973 Private 9,369 West Coast Conference Green tick [45]
LSU New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Louisiana 1956 Public 8,000 Southland Conference Red X [46]
Manhattan Jaspers Riverdale New York 1853 Private 3,500 Metro Conference Green tick [47]
Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee Wisconsin 1881 Private 12,002 Big East Conference Green tick [48]
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Princess Anne[i] Maryland 1886 Public 4,433 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Green tick [49]
Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Wisconsin 1885/1956 Public 30,502 Horizon League Green tick [50]
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Emmitsburg[j] Maryland 1808 Private 2,100 Metro Conference Green tick [51]
Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara University[k] New York 1856 Private 4,200 Metro Conference Green tick [52]
NJIT Highlanders Newark New Jersey 1881 Public 9,944 America East Conference Red X [53]
North Florida Ospreys Jacksonville Florida 1969 Public 16,372 Atlantic Sun Conference Red X [54]
Northeastern Huskies Boston Massachusetts 1898 Private 20,768 Coastal Athletic Association Green tick [55]
Northern Kentucky Norse Highland Heights Kentucky 1968 Public 15,405 Horizon League Red X [56]
Oakland Golden Grizzlies Rochester[l] Michigan 1957 Public 19,379 Red X [57]
Omaha Mavericks Omaha Nebraska 1908 Public 14,903 The Summit League Green tick [58]
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tulsa Oklahoma 1963 Private 3,335 Red X [59]
Pacific Tigers Stockton California 1851 Private 6,196 West Coast Conference Green tick [60]
Pepperdine Waves Malibu[m] California 1937 Private 7,768 Green tick [61]
Portland Pilots Portland Oregon 1901 Private 3,537 Green tick [62]
Providence Friars Providence Rhode Island 1917 Private 4,587 Big East Conference Green tick [63]
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Fort Wayne Indiana 1964/2018[n] Public 10,208 Horizon League Red X [66]
Queens (NC) Royals Charlotte North Carolina 1857 Private 2,463 Atlantic Sun Conference Red X [67]
Quinnipiac Bobcats Hamden Connecticut 1929 Private 8,400 Metro Conference Red X [68]
Radford Highlanders Radford Virginia 1910 Public 9,370 Big South Conference Red X [69]
Rider Broncs Lawrenceville New Jersey 1865 Private 5,790 Metro Conference Green tick [70]
St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure[o] New York 1858 Private 2,400 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tick [71]
St. John's Red Storm Jamaica[p] New York 1870 Private 21,354 Big East Conference Green tick [72]
Saint Joseph's Hawks Philadelphia[q] Pennsylvania 1851 Private 8,750 Atlantic 10 Conference Green tick [73]
Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis Missouri 1818 Private 13,785 Green tick [74]
Saint Mary's Gaels Moraga California 1863 Private 4,228 West Coast Conference Green tick [75]
Saint Peter's Peacocks Jersey City New Jersey 1872 Private 2,987 Metro Conference Green tick [76]
San Francisco Dons San Francisco California 1855 Private 10,017 West Coast Conference Green tick [77]
Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara California 1851 Private 8,519 Green tick [78]
Seattle Redhawks Seattle Washington 1891 Private 7,755 Red X [79]
Seton Hall Pirates South Orange New Jersey 1856 Private 9,745 Big East Conference Green tick [80]
Siena Saints Loudonville New York 1937 Private 3,423 Metro Conference Green tick [81]
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville Illinois 1957 Public 14,055 Ohio Valley Conference Red X [82]
South Carolina Upstate Spartans Spartanburg South Carolina 1967 Public 5,495 Big South Conference Red X [83]
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Evansville[r] Indiana 1965 Public 9,758 Ohio Valley Conference Red X [84]
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Corpus Christi Texas 1947 Public 10,510 Southland Conference Green tick [85]
UC Riverside Highlanders Riverside California 1954 Public 21,005 Big West Conference Green tick [86]
UC Irvine Anteaters Irvine California 1965 Public 28,184 Red X [87]
UC San Diego Tritons La Jolla[s] California 1960 Public 39,000 Big West Conference
(WCC in 2027)		 Green tick [88]
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Santa Barbara[t] California 1891 Public 21,927 Green tick [89]
UIC Flames Chicago Illinois 1858/1965/1982 Public 28,091 Missouri Valley Conference Green tick [90]
UMass Lowell River Hawks Lowell Massachusetts 1894 Public 16,969 America East Conference Green tick [91]
UMBC Retrievers Catonsville[u] Maryland 1966 Public 13,637 Red X [92]
UNC Asheville Bulldogs Asheville North Carolina 1927 Public 3,644 Big South Conference Red X[h] [93]
UNC Greensboro Spartans Greensboro North Carolina 1891 Public 18,502 Southern Conference Red X [94]
UNC Wilmington Seahawks Wilmington North Carolina 1947 Public 14,071 Coastal Athletic Association Red X [95]
UT Arlington Mavericks Arlington Texas 1895 Public 41,933 United Athletic Conference Green tick [96]
Utah Valley Wolverines Orem Utah 1941 Public 46,809 Big West Conference Red X [97]
Vermont Catamounts Burlington Vermont 1791 Public 12,000 America East Conference Green tick [98]
VCU Rams Richmond Virginia 1838 Public 31,899 Atlantic 10 Conference Red X [99]
Wichita State Shockers Wichita Kansas 1895 Public 14,806 American Conference Green tick [100]
Winthrop Eagles Rock Hill South Carolina 1886 Public 6,170 Big South Conference Red X [101]
Wright State Raiders Dayton[v] Ohio 1967 Public 17,789 Horizon League Red X [102]
Xavier Musketeers Cincinnati Ohio 1831 Private 6,650 Big East Conference Green tick [103]
  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. ↑ The FGCU campus has a Fort Myers mailing address, but is physically in unincorporated Lee County.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.[32]
  6. ↑ The official university name is University of Missouri–Kansas City, most commonly branded as UMKC; however, the athletic program has been known as "Kansas City" since 2019–20.
  7. ↑ The Le Moyne campus has a Syracuse mailing address, but virtually all of the campus is in the adjacent town of DeWitt.
  8. 1 2 This school had a football team when a junior college, but has never had one since becoming a university.
  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.[64] 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.[65]
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ The campus has a Queens mailing address.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ The campus has an Evansville mailing address, but is located outside the city limits in Perry Township, a subdivision of Vanderburgh County.
  19. ↑ La Jolla is a separate postal entity within the city of San Diego.
  20. ↑ The UCSB campus has a Santa Barbara mailing address, but is physically outside of the city limits in Isla Vista.
  21. ↑ The campus has a Baltimore mailing address.
  22. ↑ The Wright State campus has a Dayton mailing address, but is physically well to the east of the city limits in Fairborn.

References

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  1. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". AUEAGLES. 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. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Belmont Bruins. Belmont University.
  5. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Binghamton University Athletics. Binghamton University Bearcats.
  6. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Go Terriers. Boston University.
  7. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Bradley University Athletics.
  8. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics.
  9. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Cal State Fullerton.
  10. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Go Matadors. CSUN Athletics.
  11. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". CBU Athletics.
  12. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Go Griffins. Canisius University.
  13. ↑ "Official Web Site". CofCSports.com. College of Charleston.
  14. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Cleveland State Vikings. Cleveland State University.
  15. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Coppin State University.
  16. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Creighton University Athletics.
  17. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". University of Denver Athletics.
  18. ↑ "Official Athletic Site". De Paul Blue Demons.
  19. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Detroit Titans. University of Detroit Mercy.
  20. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Drexel University Athletics.
  21. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". University of Evansville Athletics.
  22. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Fairfield Stags. Fairfield University.
  23. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". FDU Knights. Fairleigh Dickinson University.
  24. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". FGCU Athletics. Florida Gulf Coast University.
  25. ↑ "Mason Patriots".
  26. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". GW Sports. George Washington University.
  27. ↑ "Gonzaga University Athletics – Official Athletics Website". Go Zags. Gonzaga University.
  28. ↑ "Grand Canyon University Athletics – Official Athletics Website". GCU Lopes. Grand Canyon University.
  29. ↑ "University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics – Official Athletics Program". Green Bay Phoenix. University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics.
  30. ↑ "High Point University Athletics – Official Athletics Website". High Point Panthers. High Point University.
  31. ↑ "Hofstra University Athletics – Official Athletics Website". Hofstra Pride – The Pride of Long Island. Hofstra University.
  32. ↑ 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.
  33. ↑ "IU Indy Athletics – Official Athletics Website". IU Indy Jags.
  34. ↑ "Iona University Athletics – Official Web Site". Iona Gaels.
  35. ↑ "Jacksonville University Discontinues Football" (Press release). Jacksonville Dolphins. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  36. ↑ "Official Athletics Website". Kansas City Roos. University of Missouri–Kansas City.
  37. ↑ La Salle Explorers
  38. ↑ "[Home page]". Le Moyne Dolphins.
  39. ↑ "Official Athletic Site of the Lipscomb University Bisons". LipscombSports.com.
  40. ↑ "Little Rock Athletics – Official Athletics Website". LRTrojans.com. University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
  41. ↑ "Inside Athletics". California State University, Long Beach.
  42. ↑ Longwood University Lancers
  43. ↑ Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site
  44. ↑ Loyola University Maryland Official Athletic Site – Loyola University Maryland
  45. ↑ Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site
  46. ↑ LSU New Orleans Privateers
  47. ↑ The Official Athletic Site of Manhattan University
  48. ↑ Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site
  49. ↑ "University of Maryland Eastern Shore Official Athletic Site". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  50. ↑ Milwaukee Athletics
  51. ↑ Mount St. Mary's
  52. ↑ Niagara University Athletics
  53. ↑ NJIT Athletics
  54. ↑ University of North Florida Athletics
  55. ↑ Official Site of Northeastern University Athletics
  56. ↑ Northern Kentucky University
  57. ↑ Oakland University Official Athletic Site
  58. ↑ Omaha Athletics
  59. ↑ ORUGoldenEagles.com - Official Athletic Website of Oral Roberts University
  60. ↑ Pacific Tigers Official Athletic Site – Pacific
  61. ↑ Pepperdine University Official Athletic Site
  62. ↑ University of Portland Athletics
  63. ↑ FRIARS.COM - The Providence College Official Athletic Site
  64. ↑ "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.
  65. ↑ "Purdue Fort Wayne Branding Released" (Press release). Purdue University Fort Wayne. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  66. ↑ The Official Site of Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics
  67. ↑ "ASUN Conference Welcomes Queens University of Charlotte as Its Newest Member" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 10, 2022. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  68. ↑ Quinnipiac
  69. ↑ Radford Highlanders
  70. ↑ Rider University Broncs | The Official site of Rider Athletics
  71. ↑ "St. Bonaventure Bonnies".
  72. ↑ St. John's University Official Athletic Site
  73. ↑ Saint Joseph's University - Official Athletic Site
  74. ↑ SLUBillikens.com - The Official Athletics Website of Saint Louis University
  75. ↑ Saint Mary's College
  76. ↑ Saint Peter's
  77. ↑ San Francisco Dons
  78. ↑ Santa Clara
  79. ↑ Seattle University Redhawks Athletics
  80. ↑ Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site
  81. ↑ Siena Saints Official Athletic Site
  82. ↑ SIUE
  83. ↑ UpstateSpartans.com
  84. ↑ "USI announces OVC as partner for NCAA reclassification" (Press release). Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. February 9, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  85. ↑ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics
  86. ↑ UC Riverside Highlanders
  87. ↑ UC Irvine
  88. ↑ "CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference" (Press release). Big West Conference. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  89. ↑ Santa Barbara Athletics - UCSBGauchos.com
  90. ↑ UIC Athletics Official Athletic Site - University of Illinois-Chicago
  91. ↑ UMass Lowell Athletics
  92. ↑ University of Maryland Baltimore County Official Athletic Web Site
  93. ↑ UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site
  94. ↑ UNCG
  95. ↑ UNCWsports.com
  96. ↑ UT Arlington Official Athletic Site – The University of Texas at Arlington
  97. ↑ WOLVERINEGREEN.COM - The Utah Valley University Official Athletic Site
  98. ↑ Vermont Athletics
  99. ↑ VCU
  100. ↑ GoShockers.com—Official Web Site of Wichita State Athletics
  101. ↑ Winthrop Athletics
  102. ↑ Welcome to WSURaiders.com
  103. ↑ Xavier Musketeers Official Athletic Site – Xavier University
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