List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs

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This is a list of schools in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that play football in the United States as a varsity sport and are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), known as Division I-AA from 1978 through 2005. There will be 129 FCS programs in the 2024 season. [1] Conference affiliations are current for the 2024 season. The teams in this subdivision compete in a 24-team playoff for the NCAA Division I Football Championship. All leagues allow scholarships with the exception of the Ivy League and Pioneer Football League.

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FCS programs

TeamNameSchoolCityState [lower-alpha 1] Program
established		First
FCS
season		Conference [lower-alpha 2]
Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian University Abilene Texas 19192017 UAC
Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M University Normal Alabama 19121999 SWAC
Alabama State Hornets Alabama State University Montgomery Alabama 19011982 SWAC
Albany Great Danes University at Albany, SUNY Albany New York 19731999 CAA
Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State University Lorman Mississippi 19211978 SWAC
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff Arkansas 19161998 SWAC
Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay State University Clarksville Tennessee 19301978 UAC
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman University Daytona Beach Florida 19251980 SWAC
Brown Bears Brown University Providence Rhode Island 18781982 Ivy
Bryant Bulldogs Bryant University Smithfield Rhode Island 19992012 CAA
Bucknell Bison Bucknell University Lewisburg Pennsylvania 18831978 Patriot
Butler Bulldogs Butler University Indianapolis Indiana 18871993 Pioneer
Cal Poly Mustangs California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo California 19151994 Big Sky
Campbell Fighting Camels Campbell University Buies Creek North Carolina 1925;
2008		2008 CAA
Central Arkansas Bears University of Central Arkansas Conway Arkansas 19082010 UAC
Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State University New Britain Connecticut 19351993 Northeast
Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern University North Charleston South Carolina 19851993 Big South-OVC
Chattanooga Mocs University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga Tennessee 18991982 Southern
The Citadel Bulldogs The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina Charleston South Carolina 19051982 Southern
Colgate Raiders Colgate University Hamilton New York 18901982 Patriot
Columbia Lions Columbia University New York New York 18701982 Ivy
Cornell Big Red Cornell University Ithaca New York 18871982 Ivy
Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth College Hanover New Hampshire 18811982 Ivy
Davidson Wildcats Davidson College Davidson North Carolina 18961978;
1993		 Pioneer
Dayton Flyers University of Dayton Dayton Ohio 19031993 Pioneer
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Newark Delaware 18881980 CAA [lower-alpha 3]
Delaware State Hornets Delaware State University Dover Delaware 19241978;
1980		 MEAC
Drake Bulldogs Drake University Des Moines Iowa 18931982;
1993		 Pioneer
Duquesne Dukes Duquesne University Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 18911993 Northeast
East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State University Johnson City Tennessee 1920;
2015		1982;
2015		 Southern
Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois University Charleston Illinois 18991981 Big South-OVC
Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky University Richmond Kentucky 19061978 UAC
Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington University Cheney Washington 19011984 Big Sky
Elon Phoenix Elon University Elon North Carolina 19091999 CAA
Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M University Tallahassee Florida 19071979 SWAC
Fordham Rams Fordham University New York New York 18811989 Patriot
Furman Paladins Furman University Greenville South Carolina 18891982 Southern
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Gardner–Webb University Boiling Springs North Carolina 19462002 Big South-OVC
Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown University Washington D.C. 18811993 Patriot
Grambling State Tigers Grambling State University Grambling Louisiana 19271978 SWAC
Hampton Pirates Hampton University Hampton Virginia 19021997 CAA
Harvard Crimson Harvard University Cambridge [lower-alpha 4] Massachusetts 18731982 Ivy
Holy Cross Crusaders College of the Holy Cross Worcester Massachusetts 18911982 Patriot
Houston Christian Huskies Houston Christian University Houston Texas 20132013 Southland
Howard Bison Howard University Washington D.C. 18821978;
1980		 MEAC
Idaho Vandals University of Idaho Moscow Idaho 18931978;
2018		 Big Sky [lower-alpha 5]
Idaho State Bengals Idaho State University Pocatello Idaho 19021978 Big Sky
Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State University Normal Illinois 18871982 Missouri Valley
Incarnate Word Cardinals University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio Texas 20092017 Southland
Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State University Terre Haute Indiana 18951982 Missouri Valley
Jackson State Tigers Jackson State University Jackson Mississippi 19111978 SWAC
Lafayette Leopards Lafayette College Easton Pennsylvania 18821978 Patriot
Lamar Cardinals Lamar University Beaumont Texas 1923;
2009		1982;
2010		 Southland
Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania 18841978 Patriot
LIU [lower-alpha 6] Sharks Long Island University Brookville New York 1957 [lower-alpha 7] 2019 Northeast
Maine Black Bears University of Maine Orono Maine 18921978 CAA
Marist Red Foxes Marist College Poughkeepsie New York 19651993 Pioneer
McNeese Cowboys McNeese State University Lake Charles Louisiana 19501982 Southland
Mercer Bears Mercer University Macon Georgia 1891;
2013		2013 Southern
Merrimack Warriors Merrimack College North Andover Massachusetts 19472023 Independent
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena Mississippi 19531980 SWAC
Missouri State Bears Missouri State University Springfield Missouri 19091982 Missouri Valley [lower-alpha 8]
Monmouth Hawks Monmouth University West Long Branch New Jersey 19931994 CAA
Montana Grizzlies University of Montana Missoula Montana 18971978 Big Sky
Montana State Bobcats Montana State University Bozeman Montana 18971978 Big Sky
Morehead State Eagles Morehead State University Morehead Kentucky 19241978 Pioneer
Morgan State Bears Morgan State University Baltimore Maryland 18971986 MEAC
Murray State Racers Murray State University Murray Kentucky 19241978 Missouri Valley
New Hampshire Wildcats University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire 18931978 CAA
Nicholls Colonels Nicholls State University Thibodaux Louisiana 19721980 Southland
Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State University Norfolk Virginia 19381997 MEAC
North Alabama Lions University of North Alabama Florence Alabama 19122022 UAC
North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro North Carolina 19011978;
1980		 CAA
North Carolina Central Eagles North Carolina Central University Durham North Carolina 19212011 MEAC
North Dakota Fighting Hawks University of North Dakota Grand Forks North Dakota 18942012 Missouri Valley
North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State University Fargo North Dakota 18942008 Missouri Valley
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona University Flagstaff Arizona 19151978 Big Sky
Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Greeley Colorado 18922007 Big Sky
Northern Iowa Panthers University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls Iowa 18951981 Missouri Valley
Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State University Natchitoches Louisiana 19071978 Southland
Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania 18761982 Ivy
Portland State Vikings Portland State University Portland [lower-alpha 9] Oregon 19471978;
1998		 Big Sky
Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M University Prairie View Texas 19061978 SWAC
Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian College Clinton South Carolina 19132011 Pioneer
Princeton Tigers Princeton University Princeton New Jersey 18691982 Ivy
Rhode Island Rams University of Rhode Island Kingston Rhode Island 18951978 CAA
Richmond Spiders University of Richmond Richmond Virginia 18811982 CAA
Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris University Moon Township Pennsylvania 19941998 Northeast
Sacramento State Hornets California State University, Sacramento Sacramento California 19541993 Big Sky
Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Fairfield Connecticut 19911999 Independent
Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash Saint Francis University Loretto Pennsylvania 19091993 Northeast
Samford Bulldogs Samford University Birmingham Alabama 19021989 Southern
San Diego Toreros University of San Diego San Diego California 19561993 Pioneer
South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State University Orangeburg South Carolina 19061978;
1980		 MEAC
South Dakota Coyotes University of South Dakota Vermillion South Dakota 18892012 Missouri Valley
South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University Brookings South Dakota 18892008 Missouri Valley
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau Missouri 19021990 Big South-OVC
Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond Louisiana 1930;
2003		1980;
2003		 Southland
Southern Jaguars Southern University Baton Rouge Louisiana 19151978 SWAC
Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale Illinois 19041982 Missouri Valley
Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah University Cedar City Utah 19291993 UAC
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches Texas 19231986 UAC
Stetson Hatters Stetson University DeLand Florida 19012013 Pioneer
Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook University Stony Brook New York 19691999 CAA
Tarleton Texans Tarleton State University Stephenville Texas 18992024 UAC
Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State University Nashville Tennessee 19161981 Big South-OVC
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Technological University Cookeville Tennessee 19171978 Big South-OVC
Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern University Houston Texas 19471978 SWAC
Towson Tigers Towson University Towson Maryland 19681987 CAA
UC Davis Aggies University of California, Davis Davis California 19152007 Big Sky
UT Martin Skyhawks University of Tennessee at Martin Martin Tennessee 19531992 Big South-OVC
Utah Tech Trailblazers Utah Tech University St. George Utah 19112024 UAC
Valparaiso Beacons Valparaiso University Valparaiso Indiana 19061993 Pioneer
Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova Pennsylvania 18941987 CAA
VMI Keydets Virginia Military Institute Lexington Virginia 18731982 Southern
Wagner Seahawks Wagner College New York New York 19271993 Northeast
Weber State Wildcats Weber State University Ogden Utah 19621978 Big Sky
Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina University Cullowhee North Carolina 19311982 Southern
Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois University Macomb Illinois 19031981 Big South-OVC
William & Mary Tribe College of William & Mary Williamsburg Virginia 18931982 CAA
Wofford Terriers Wofford College Spartanburg South Carolina 18891995 Southern
Yale Bulldogs Yale University New Haven Connecticut 18721982 Ivy
Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State University Youngstown Ohio 19381981 Missouri Valley
  1. ↑ 12 states (Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming) do not currently have FCS programs.
  2. ↑ According to conferences in football, not necessarily a team's primary conference.
  3. ↑ Delaware will move to the FBS's Conference USA in 2025.
  4. ↑ Although the academic core of the Harvard campus, including the university administration, is located in Cambridge, the school's athletic complex, including the football stadium, is within the city limits of Boston.
  5. ↑ This is Idaho's second stint in the grouping now known as FCS; it had been a member of what was then known as Division I-AA from the group's creation in 1978 through 1995, after which it moved to the league then known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now the Big West Conference). At that time, the PCAA sponsored FBS (then Division I-A) football.
  6. ↑ Effective in 2019–20, Long Island University merged its two athletic programs—the Division I non-football LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and Division II football-sponsoring LIU Post Pioneers—into a single D-I athletic program under the Sharks name. The LIU Post football team became the new LIU football team, playing at its current home on the Post campus and joining the Northeast Conference. LIU was immediately eligible for the playoffs, as it was treated as a new football program of an existing D-I institution, but lost all its Division I games in the 2019 season and failed to qualify.
  7. ↑ First season of the LIU Post program that became the LIU program in 2019. The Brooklyn campus first played football in 1928, but dropped the sport in 1940, before the Post campus existed; LIU traces the history of its current football program through Post.
  8. ↑ Missouri State will move to the FBS's Conference USA in 2025.
  9. ↑ Portland State's campus is in the city of Portland, but it plays its home football games in the suburb of Hillsboro.

Transitioning from Division II

The following programs are transitioning from NCAA Division II to FCS, or have announced definitive plans to do so. Under current NCAA rules, they must have an invitation from a Division I conference to begin the transition. During the four-year transition period, they are ineligible for the FCS playoffs.

TeamSchoolCityStateFoundedFirst playedConferenceFull membership
Lindenwood Lions Lindenwood University St. Charles Missouri 18271990 Big South-OVC [lower-alpha 1] 2026 [lower-alpha 2]
Mercyhurst Lakers [lower-alpha 3] Mercyhurst University Erie Pennsylvania 19261981 Northeast 2028 [2]
Stonehill Skyhawks Stonehill College Easton Massachusetts 19481970 Northeast 2026 [lower-alpha 4]
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M University–Commerce Commerce Texas 18891915 Southland 2026 [lower-alpha 5]
West Georgia Wolves [lower-alpha 6] University of West Georgia Carrollton Georgia 19061981 UAC 2028 [3]
  1. ↑ A football-only partnership between the Big South Conference and Ohio Valley Conference; officially treated by the NCAA as an alliance between the two leagues instead of a fully formed conference.
  2. ↑ Lindenwood began a transition from Division II to Division I in 2022, joining the Ohio Valley Conference as a full member, including football.
  3. ↑ Mercyhurst has a Northeast Conference invitation. They are scheduled to start a transition from Division II to Division I in 2024, pending NCAA approval.
  4. ↑ Stonehill began a transition from Division II to Division I in 2022, joining the Northeast Conference as a full member, including football.
  5. ↑ Texas A&M–Commerce began a transition from Division II to Division I in 2022, joining the Southland Conference as a full member, including football.
  6. ↑ West Georgia has a ASUN Conference/UAC invitation. They are scheduled to start a transition from Division II to Division I in 2024, pending NCAA approval.

Transitioning from Division III

Normally, under current NCAA rules, teams are not allowed to reclassify directly from NCAA Division III to Division I. However, after St. Thomas was involuntarily removed from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, they and their future primary conference home, the Summit League, worked with the NCAA to move directly to Division I. On July 15, 2020, it was announced that the NCAA had approved this transition, and St. Thomas has played in Division I starting with the 2021 season. [4]

TeamSchoolCityStateFoundedFirst playedConferenceFull membership
St. Thomas Tommies University of St. Thomas Saint Paul Minnesota 18851904 Pioneer Football League 2026

    Programs moving to FCS

    TeamSchoolCityStateCurrent
    conference    		Future
    conference    		First
    playing    		Full
    membership
    UTRGV Vaqueros University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Brownsville & Edinburg [lower-alpha 1] Texas No football program Southland [lower-alpha 2] 2025 [lower-alpha 3] 2025
    1. ↑ While UTRGV has multiple campuses within its service area, its athletic program is based at the Edinburg campus, which it inherited from its athletic predecessor, the University of Texas–Pan American. The football team plans to play home games in both Brownsville (home to a UTRGV campus inherited from the University of Texas at Brownsville) and Edinburg; when UTRGV confirmed the addition of football in late 2022, it committed to establishing separate marching bands and spirit programs for the two campuses. [5]
    2. ↑ UTRGV will move their athletics program from the WAC to the Southland in 2024, and their football team is expected to play there once they begin varsity play in 2025.
    3. ↑ The former UTPA played football while it was a junior college, but never had a football program as a four-year institution.

    Former Division I FCS football programs

    SchoolNicknameCityStateFirst
    Division I FCS
    season    		Last
    Division I FCS
    season    		Former FCS
    conference    		Current
    level
    University of Akron Zips Akron Ohio 1979 1986 Ohio Valley Conference Division I FBS
    Appalachian State University Mountaineers Boone North Carolina 1982 2013 Southern Conference Division I FBS
    University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Blazers Birmingham Alabama 1993 1995 I-AA independent Division I FBS
    Arkansas State University Indians [n 1] Jonesboro Arkansas 1982 1991 I-AA independent Division I FBS
    Ball State University Cardinals Muncie Indiana 1982 1983 [n 2] Mid-American Conference Division I FBS
    Boise State University Broncos Boise Idaho 1978 1995 Big Sky Conference Division I FBS
    Boston University Terriers Boston Massachusetts 1978 1997 Atlantic 10 Conference Program dropped
    Bowling Green State University Falcons Bowling Green Ohio 1982 1983 [n 2] Mid-American Conference Division I FBS
    University at Buffalo Bulls Buffalo New York 1993 1998 I-AA independent Division I FBS
    California State University, Northridge Matadors Northridge California 1993 2001 I-AA independent Program dropped
    Canisius University Golden Griffins Buffalo New York 1993 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Program dropped
    University of Central Florida (UCF) Golden Knights [n 3] Orlando [n 4] Florida 1990 1995 I-AA independent Division I FBS
    University of Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Ohio 1982 1982 [n 5] I-AA independent Division I FBS
    Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers Conway South Carolina 2003 2016 I-AA independent Division I FBS
    University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies Storrs [n 6] Connecticut 1978 1999 Atlantic 10 Conference Division I FBS
    Eastern Michigan University Hurons [n 7] Ypsilanti Michigan 1982 1983 [n 2] Mid-American Conference Division I FBS
    University of Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Indiana 1993 1997 Pioneer Football League Program dropped
    Fairfield University Stags Fairfield Connecticut 1997 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Program dropped
    Florida Atlantic University Owls Boca Raton Florida 2001 2004 I-AA independent Division I FBS
    Florida International University (FIU) Panthers Miami [n 8] Florida 2003 2004 I-AA independent Division I FBS
    Georgia Southern University Eagles Statesboro Georgia 1984 2013 Southern Conference Division I FBS
    Georgia State University Panthers Atlanta Georgia 2010 2012 CAA Football Division I FBS
    Hofstra University Pride Hempstead New York 1993 2009 CAA Football Program dropped
    Iona University Gaels New Rochelle New York 1993 2008 FCS independent Program dropped
    Jacksonville University Dolphins Jacksonville Florida 1998 2019 Pioneer Football League Program dropped
    Jacksonville State University Gamecocks Jacksonville Alabama 1997 2022 ASUN Conference Division I FBS
    James Madison University Dukes Harrisonburg Virginia 1980 2021 CAA Football Division I FBS
    Kennesaw State University Owls Kennesaw [n 9] Georgia 2015 2023 FCS independent Division I FBS
    Kent State University Golden Flashes Kent Ohio 1982 1983 [n 2] Mid-American Conference Division I FBS
    La Salle University Explorers Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1997 2007 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Program dropped
    Liberty University Flames Lynchburg Virginia 1989 2017 Big South Conference Division I FBS
    Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs Ruston Louisiana 1982 1988 I-AA independent Division I FBS
    Marshall University Thundering Herd Huntington West Virginia 1982 1996 Southern Conference Division I FBS
    University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) Minutemen Amherst Massachusetts 1978 2011 CAA Football Division I FBS
    Miami University Redskins [n 10] Oxford Ohio 1982 1983 [n 2] Mid-American Conference Division I FBS
    Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders Murfreesboro Tennessee 1978 1998 Ohio Valley Conference Division I FBS
    Morris Brown College Wolverines Atlanta Georgia 2001 2003 I-AA independent Dropped athletics
    University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada) Wolf Pack Reno Nevada 1978 1991 Big Sky Conference Division I FBS
    University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte) 49ers Charlotte North Carolina 2013 2014 FCS independent Division I FBS
    University of North Texas Mean Green Denton Texas 1982 1994 Southland Conference Division I FBS
    Northeast Louisiana University [n 11] Indians [n 12] Monroe Louisiana 1982 1993 Southland Conference Division I FBS
    Northeastern University Huskies Boston Massachusetts 1978 2009 CAA Football Program dropped
    Northern Illinois University Huskies DeKalb Illinois 1982 1983 [n 2] Mid-American Conference Division I FBS
    Ohio University Bobcats Athens Ohio 1982 1983 [n 2] Mid-American Conference Division I FBS
    Old Dominion University Monarchs Norfolk Virginia 2009 2013 FCS independent Division I FBS
    St. John's University Red Storm Queens New York 1993 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Program dropped
    Saint Mary's College of California Gaels Moraga California 1993 2003 I-AA independent Program dropped
    Saint Peter's University Peacocks Jersey City New Jersey 1993 2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Program dropped
    Sam Houston State University Bearkats Huntsville Texas 1986 2022 Western Athletic Conference Division I FBS
    Savannah State University Tigers Savannah Georgia 2002 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Division II
    Siena College Saints Loudonville New York 1993 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Program dropped
    University of South Alabama Jaguars Mobile Alabama 2010 2011 FCS independent Division I FBS
    University of South Florida Bulls Tampa Florida 1997 2000 I-AA independent Division I FBS
    Southwest Texas State University [n 13] Bobcats San Marcos Texas 1984 2010 FCS independent Division I FBS
    University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks Arlington Texas 1982 1985 Southland Conference Program dropped
    University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Roadrunners San Antonio Texas 2011 2011 FCS independent Division I FBS
    Troy State University [n 14] Trojans Troy Alabama 1978 2000 Southland Conference Division I FBS
    West Texas State University [n 15] Buffaloes Canyon Texas 1982 1985 Missouri Valley Conference Division II
    Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Bowling Green Kentucky 1978 2008 FCS independent Division I FBS
    Western Michigan University Broncos Kalamazoo Michigan 1982 1983 [n 2] Mid-American Conference Division I FBS
    1. ↑ Nickname changed to Red Wolves in 2008.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 of the 10 schools in the MAC at the time were reclassified from Division I-A to Division I-AA prior to the 1982 season. However, following appeals from Bowling Green, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan, the conference as a whole was permitted to remain in I-A beginning in the 1983 season.
    3. ↑ Nickname changed to Knights in 2007.
    4. ↑ UCF's campus has an Orlando mailing address, but is located entirely within unincorporated Orange County.
    5. ↑ Cincinnati was initially reclassified from Division I-A to Division I-AA prior to the 1982 season. However, the university filed an injunction to postpone their demotion to after the 1982 season, and was ultimately successful in remaining in I-A.
    6. ↑ UConn currently plays its home games in East Hartford, Connecticut.
    7. ↑ Nickname changed to Eagles in 1991.
    8. ↑ FIU's campus has a Miami mailing address, but is located entirely within unincorporated Miami-Dade County.
    9. ↑ Kennesaw State's campus has a Kennesaw mailing address, but is located entirely within unincorporated Cobb County.
    10. ↑ Nickname changed to RedHawks in 1996.
    11. ↑ University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) since 1999.
    12. ↑ Nickname changed to Warhawks in 2006.
    13. ↑ Texas State University since 2013.
    14. ↑ Troy University since 2004.
    15. ↑ West Texas A&M University since 1993.

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    References

    1. ↑ "NCAA Directory - Directory - Member Listing".
    2. ↑ "Mercyhurst University marks new era in athletics with move to Division I". Mercyhurst University. April 4, 2024.
    3. ↑ "UWG Athletics to Transition to NCAA Division I". West Georgia Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
    4. ↑ "St. Thomas gets approval from NCAA to go Division I". Star Tribune. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
    5. ↑ "UTRGV announces approval of football, women's aquatics, band, spirit programs" (Press release). UTRGV Vaqueros. November 18, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
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