List of non-NCAA Division I schools competing in NCAA Division I sports
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The main reason for Divisions II and III schools to be competing in Division I is that certain sports have either only a single division or only Divisions I and III. As a result of this, there are some DII and III conferences with a conference championship in a sport that has only one or two NCAA divisions (i.e. bowling, men's volleyball).
Some schools, however, have opted to compete in a sport at a higher level and are allowed to do so by the NCAA under certain circumstances. First, schools in Divisions II and III are allowed to classify one men's sport and one women's sport as Division I (except for football and basketball), provided that they were sponsoring said sports at Division I level prior to 2011. In addition to this, a lower-division school may compete as a Division I member in a given sport if the NCAA does not sponsor a championship in that sport for the school's own division. Division II schools may award scholarships and operate under Division I rules in their Division I sports. Division III schools cannot award scholarships in their Division I sports (except as noted below), but can operate under most Division I rules in those sports.
While many of the lower division schools playing with the "big schools" are frequently heavily outclassed, others not only compete successfully, but are among the elite programs in their sport (i.e. Alaska-Fairbanks in rifle, Johns Hopkins in men's lacrosse, Minnesota-Duluth in both men's and women's ice hockey).
Six Division III members are allowed to award athletic scholarships in their Division I sports—a practice otherwise not allowed for Division III schools. All of these schools sponsored a men's sport in the NCAA University Division, the predecessor to today's Division I, before the NCAA adopted its current three-division setup in 1974–75. At that time, the NCAA did not sponsor championships in women's sports. Today, these schools, often called "grandfathered", are allowed to award scholarships in the one originally grandfathered sport, plus one women's sport.
- Notes
- Under current NCAA rules, beach volleyball, and bowling are women's sports; wrestling is a men's sport; rifle is technically a men's sport, but schools can field men's, women's, and/or mixed teams; fencing and skiing are coed sports with teams having men's and women's squads.
- Future conference affiliations indicated in this article will take effect on July 1 of the stated year. In the case of spring sports, the first year of competition will take place in the calendar year after the conference move becomes official.
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Grandfathered schools, with their scholarship sports, are indicated in bold type.
| School | Nickname | City | Sport | Conference |
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| Adrian | Bulldogs | Adrian, MI | Bowling | Independent |
| Alma | Scots | Alma, MI | Bowling | Independent |
| Babson | Beavers | Wellesley, MA | Skiing | Independent |
| Bates | Bobcats | Lewiston, ME | Skiing | Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association |
| Bowdoin | Polar Bears | Brunswick, ME | Skiing | Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association |
| Brandeis | Judges | Waltham, MA | Fencing | Independent |
| Brockport State | Golden Eagles | Brockport, NY | Women's Gymnastics | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| Caltech | Beavers | Pasadena, CA | Fencing | Independent |
| Castleton State | Spartans | Castleton, VT | Skiing | Independent |
| Centenary (LA) | Ladies | Shreveport, LA | Women's Gymnastics | Midwest Independent Conference |
| CCNY | Beavers | New York, NY | Fencing (Women's only) |
National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association |
| Clarkson | Golden Knights | Potsdam, NY | Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ||||
| Skiing | Independent | |||
| Coast Guard | Bears | New London, CT | Rifle | Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference |
| Colby | Mules | Waterville, ME | Skiing | Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association |
| Colby–Sawyer | Chargers | New London, NH | Skiing | Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association |
| Colorado College | Tigers | Colorado Springs, CO | Men's Ice Hockey | National Collegiate Hockey Conference |
| Women's Soccer | Mountain West Conference | |||
| Cortland State | Red Dragons | Cortland, NY | Women's Gymnastics | Independent |
| Drew | Rangers | Madison, NJ | Men's Fencing | Independent |
| Women's Fencing | National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association | |||
| Elmhurst | Bluejays | Elmhurst, IL | Bowling | Independent |
| Franklin & Marshall | Diplomats | Lancaster, PA | Wrestling | Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association |
| Gustavus Adolphus | Golden Gusties | St. Peter, MN | Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Skiing | Central Collegiate Ski Association | |||
| Hamline | Pipers | St. Paul, MN | Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Hartwick | Hawks | Oneonta, NY | Men's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference |
| Women's Water Polo | Collegiate Water Polo Association | |||
| Haverford | Fords | Haverford, PA | Men's Fencing | Independent |
| Women's Fencing | National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association | |||
| Hobart | Statesmen | Geneva, NY | Men's Lacrosse | Northeast Conference |
| Hunter | Hawks | New York, MY | Men's Fencing | Independent |
| Women's Fencing | National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association | |||
| Ithaca | Bombers | Ithaca, NY | Women's Gymnastics | Independent |
| John Jay | Bloodhounds | New York, NY | Rifle | Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference |
| Johns Hopkins | Blue Jays | Baltimore, MD | Men's Fencing | Independent |
| Women's Fencing | National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association | |||
| Men's Lacrosse | Big Ten Conference | |||
| Women's Lacrosse | Independent (Big Ten Conference in 2016) |
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| Lawrence | Vikings | Appleton, WI | Fencing | Independent |
| Maine–Presque Isle | Owls | Presque Isle, ME | Skiing | Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association |
| Maritime College | Privateers | Fort Schuyler, NY | Rifle | Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference |
| Massachusetts Maritime | Buccaners | Buzzards Bay, MA | Rifle (Women's only) |
Independent |
| MIT | Engineers | Cambridge, MA | Fencing | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| Rifle | Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference | |||
| Rowing | Patriot League | |||
| Medaille | Mavericks | Buffalo, NY | Bowling | Independent |
| Middlebury | Panthers | Middlebury, VT | Skiing | Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association |
| New Jersey City | Gothic Knights | Jersey City, NJ | Bowling | Northeast Conference |
| NYU | Violets | New York, NY | Fencing | Independent |
| Penn State Altoona | Nittany Lions | Logan Township, PA | Bowling | Independent |
| Plymouth State | Panthers | Plymouth, NH | Skiing | Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association |
| RPI | Engineers | Troy, NY | Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ||||
| Rhode Island College | Anchorwomen | Providence, RI | Women's Gymnastics | Independent |
| RIT | Tigers | Henrietta, NY | Men's Ice Hockey | Atlantic Hockey |
| Women's Ice Hockey | College Hockey America | |||
| Rose–Hulman | Fightin' Engineers | Terre Haute, IN | Rifle | Independent |
| St. Lawrence | Saints | Canton, NY | Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ||||
| Skiing | Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association | |||
| St. Olaf | Oles | Northfield, MN | Skiing | Central Collegiate Ski Association |
| St. Scholastica | Saints | Duluth, MN | Skiing | Central Collegiate Ski Association |
| Smith | Pioneers | Northampton, MA | Fencing (Women's only) |
National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association |
| Springfield (MA) | Pride | Springfield, MA | Men's Gymnastics | Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League |
| Women's Gymnastics | Eastern College Athletic Conference | |||
| Stevens Tech | Ducks | Hoboken, NJ | Men's Fencing | Independent |
| Women's Fencing | National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association | |||
| Tufts | Jumbos | Medford, MA | Fencing (Women's only) |
Independent |
| Union (NY) | Dutchmen & Dutchwomen |
Schenectady, NY | Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ||||
| Ursinus | Bears | Collegeville, PA | Women's Gymnastics | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| Vassar | Brewers | Poughkeepsie, NY | Fencing | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| Wellesley | Blue | Wellesley, MA | Fencing (Women's only) |
Independent |
| Williams | Ephs | Williamstown, MA | Skiing | Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association |
| Wilson (PA) | Phoenix | Chambersburg, PA | Women's Gymnastics | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Blugolds | Eau Claire, WI | Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Wisconsin–La Crosse | Eagles | La Crosse, WI | Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Titans | Oshkosh, WI | Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Wisconsin–Stout | Blue Devils | Menomonie,WI | Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | Warhawks | Whitewater, WI | Bowling | Independent |
| Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |||
| Yeshiva | Maccabees | New York, NY | Men's Fencing | Independent |
| Women's Fencing | National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association |
See also
- List of NCAA Division I institutions
- List of NCAA Division II institutions
- List of NCAA Division III institutions
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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