List of NCAA Division I conference changes in the 2000s

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NCAA Division I conference realignment refers to changes in the alignment of college or university athletic programs from one National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic conference to another.

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2009–2010

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
Air Force Falcons Men's lacrosse GWLL ECAC Lacrosse
Albany Great Danes Women's golf America East MAAC
Bellarmine Knights Men's lacrosse GWLL ECAC Lacrosse
Boston University Terriers Women's golf America East MAAC
Bryant Bulldogs Full membership Division I Independent Northeast
Chicago State Cougars Full membership (non-football) Independent Great West
Denver Pioneers Men's lacrosse GWLL ECAC Lacrosse
Georgetown Hoyas Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse Big East
Hartford Hawks Women's golf America East MAAC
Houston Baptist Huskies Full membership (non-football) Independent Great West
Iona Gaels Football Division I FCS Independent Dropped football
Marist Red Foxes Football(non-football) Pioneer
NJIT Highlanders Full membership (non-football) Independent Great West
Northern Colorado Bears Baseball Division I Independent Great West
Northern Iowa Panthers Baseball MVC Dropped baseball
North Dakota Fighting Sioux Full membership North Central (D-II) Great West
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's lacrosse GWLL Big East
NYIT Bears Baseball Division I Independent Great West
Ohio State Buckeyes Men's lacrosse GWLL ECAC Lacrosse
Penn State Nittany Lions Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse CAA
Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's lacrosse GWLL ECAC Lacrosse
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse Big East
Seattle Redhawks Baseball(non-baseball) Division I Independent
St. John's Red Storm Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse Big East
South Dakota Coyotes Full membership North Central (D-II) Great West
Texas–Pan American Broncs Full membership (non-football) Independent Great West
UMass Minutemen Men's lacrosse ECAC Lacrosse CAA
Utah Valley Wolverines Full membership (non-football) Independent Great West
Vermont Catamounts Baseball America East Dropped baseball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Independent Sun Belt

2008–2009

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
Arizona State Sun Devils Men's tennis Pac-10 Dropped men's tennis[ citation needed ]
Bryant Bulldogs All sports Northeast-10 (Division II) Independent
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Baseball(non-baseball) Independent
Campbell Fighting Camels Football(non-football) Pioneer
Chicago State Cougars Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis Independent Great West
Cincinnati Bearcats Women's lacrosse Independent Big East [1]
Duquesne Dukes Football MAAC NEC
Florida Atlantic Owls Men's soccer Atlantic Soccer MAC
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs All sports except football Atlantic Sun Big South
Hawaii−Hilo Vulcans [2] Baseball Division I Independent Pacific West (Division II)
Houston Baptist Huskies Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis Independent Great West
Iona Gaels Football MAAC Division I FCS Independent
La Salle Explorers Football MAAC Dropped football
Louisville Cardinals Women's lacrosse Independent Big East [3]
Morehead State Eagles Men's and women's indoor track & field OVC Dropped both sports [4]
Morehead State Eagles Women's golfNo team OVC [4]
NJIT Highlanders Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis Independent Great West
North Dakota Fighting Sioux Football, cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis North Central (D-II) Great West
North Dakota Fighting Sioux All sports except football, cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis North Central (D-II) Independent
North Dakota State Bison Football Great West Football MVFC
Oregon Ducks Baseball(non-baseball) Pac-10
Presbyterian Blue Hose All sports Independent Big South
Philadelphia Rams Men's soccer Atlantic Soccer CACC (D-II)
Samford Bulldogs All sports Ohio Valley Southern
South Dakota Coyotes Football, cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis North Central (D-II) Great West
South Dakota State Jackrabbits Football Great West Football MVFC
SIU Edwardsville Cougars All sports (non-football) GLVC (Division II)Independent
Texas–Pan American Broncs Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis? Great West
Utah Valley Wolverines Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis Independent Great West
Wayne State Warriors Men's ice hockey CHA Dropped men's ice hockey

2007–2008

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
Austin Peay Governors Football Division I FCS independent Ohio Valley
Central Arkansas Bears Football Division I FCS independent Southland Conference
Cincinnati Bearcats Women's lacrosseClub team Independent [1]
Delaware Blue Hens Football Atlantic 10 CAA
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles [5] All sports (non-football) Independent (Division II) Atlantic Sun
Hofstra Pride Football Atlantic 10 CAA
Houston Baptist Huskies All sports NAIA Independent
IPFW Mastodons All sports except men's volleyball Independent The Summit
James Madison Dukes Football Atlantic 10 CAA
Le Moyne Dolphins Baseball MAAC Independent
Louisville Cardinals Women's lacrosseClub team Independent [3]
Maine Black Bears Football Atlantic 10 CAA
Massachusetts Minutemen Football Atlantic 10 CAA
New Hampshire Wildcats Football Atlantic 10 CAA
Northeastern Huskies Football Atlantic 10 CAA
North Carolina Central Eagles [6] All sports CIAA (Division II) Independent
North Dakota State Bison All sports except football Independent The Summit
Presbyterian Blue Hose [7] All sports South Atlantic (Division II) Independent
Rhode Island Rams Football Atlantic 10 CAA
Richmond Spiders Football Atlantic 10 CAA
South Carolina Upstate Spartans [8] All sports (non-football) Peach Belt (Division II) Atlantic Sun
South Dakota State Jackrabbits All sports except football, men's wrestling, and women's equestrian Independent The Summit
Temple Owls Football Independent Mid-American
Towson Tigers Football Atlantic 10 CAA
UC Davis Aggies All sports expect football Independent Big West
Valparaiso Crusaders All sports except football Mid-Continent Horizon League
Villanova Wildcats Football Atlantic 10 CAA
William & Mary Tribe Football Atlantic 10 CAA

2006–2007

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
Air Force Falcons Men's ice hockey CHA Atlantic Hockey
Air Force Falcons WrestlingDivision I independent WWC
Austin Peay Governors Football Pioneer Division I FCS independent
Birmingham–Southern Panthers All sports (non-football) Big South SCAC (Division III)
Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears All sports expect football GSC (Division II) Southland
Central Arkansas Bears Football GSC (Division II) Division I FCS Independents
Chicago State Cougars All (non-football) Mid-Continent Division I independent
Florida Atlantic Owls All sports (expect football, which joined Sun Belt in 2005–2006) Atlantic Sun Sun Belt
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks All except football Southland Sun Belt
Missouri State Bears Men's cross country, men's tennis, men's track & field MVC Dropped all three sports [9]
NJIT Highlanders All (non-football) Division II Division I independent
North Dakota State Bison WrestlingDivision I independent WWC
Northern Colorado Bears All sports except baseball and wrestling Division I Independent Great West Football Big Sky
Northern Colorado Bears WrestlingDivision I independent WWC
Northern Iowa Panthers WrestlingDivision I independent WWC
St. Francis (NY) Terriers Baseball NEC Dropped baseball
South Dakota State Jackrabbits WrestlingDivision I independent WWC
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders All sports (non-football)Division I Independent Southland
Utah Valley Wolverines WrestlingDivision I independent WWC
Wyoming Cowboys WrestlingDivision I independent WWC

2005–2006

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
Army Black Knights Football Conference USA Division I-A Independent
Boston College Eagles All Big East ACC
Charlotte 49ers All (non-football) Conference USA Atlantic 10
Cincinnati Bearcats All Conference USA Big East
DePaul Blue Demons All (non-football) Conference USA Big East
East Tennessee State Buccaneers All (non-football) Southern Atlantic Sun
Florida Atlantic Owls Football Division I-AA Independent Sun Belt
FIU Golden Panthers Football Division I-AA Independent Sun Belt
FIU Golden Panthers Men's soccer Atlantic Soccer Conference Conference USA
Georgia State Panthers All (non-football) Atlantic Sun CAA
Idaho Vandals All Sun Belt WAC
Kennesaw State Owls All (non-football) Peach Belt (Division II) Atlantic Sun
Kentucky Wildcats Men's soccer MAC Conference USA
Louisville Cardinals All Conference USA Big East
Louisville Cardinals Field hockey MAC Big East
Marquette Golden Eagles All (non-football) Conference USA Big East
Marshall Thundering Herd All MAC Conference USA
New Mexico State Aggies All Sun Belt WAC
Northeastern Huskies All except football and ice hockey America East CAA
North Florida Ospreys All (non-football) Peach Belt (Division II) Atlantic Sun
Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey Atlantic Hockey ECAC Hockey
Quinnipiac Bobcats Women's ice hockey CHA ECAC Hockey
Rice Owls All WAC Conference USA
Sacramento State Hornets Baseball Division I Independent WAC
Saint Louis Billikens All (non-football) Conference USA Atlantic 10
South Carolina Gamecocks Men's soccer Division I independent Conference USA
South Florida Bulls All Conference USA Big East
Southeastern Louisiana Lions Football Division I-AA Independent Southland
SMU Mustangs All WAC Conference USA
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Baseball(non-baseball) Southland Conference
TCU Horned Frogs All Conference USA Mountain West
Temple Owls Football Big East Division I-A Independent
Troy Trojans All except football Atlantic Sun Sun Belt
Tulsa Hurricane All WAC Conference USA
UCF Golden Knights All Atlantic Sun MAC (football) Conference USA
Utah State Aggies All Big West Sun Belt (football) WAC
UTEP Miners All WAC Conference USA
Vermont Catamounts Men's and women's ice hockey ECAC Hockey Hockey East

2004–2005

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
Connecticut Huskies Football Division I-A Independent Big East
Cal Poly Mustangs Football Division I-AA Independent Great West
Clarkson Golden Knights Women's ice hockey Independent ECAC Hockey
Detroit Titans Baseball Horizon Dropped baseball
East Tennessee State Buccaneers Football Southern Dropped football
Findlay Oilers Ice hockey (men's and women's) CHA Dropped hockey
Longwood Lancers All sports (non-football) CVAC (Division II) Division I Independent
Miami Hurricanes All sports except baseball Big East ACC
Miami Hurricanes Baseball Division I Independent ACC
North Dakota Fighting Sioux Women's ice hockey Independent WCHA
North Dakota State Bison All sports except football North Central (D-II) Division I Independent
North Dakota State Bison Football North Central (D-II) Great West
Northern Colorado Bears Football Division I-AA Independent Great West
Pace Setters Baseball Division I Independent Northeast-10 (Division II)
Quinnipiac Bobcats Women's ice hockey Independent CHA
Saint Mary's Gaels Football Division I-AA Independent Dropped football
South Dakota State Jackrabbits All sports except football North Central (D-II) Division I Independent
South Dakota State Jackrabbits Football North Central (D-II) Great West
Southern Utah Thunderbirds FootballDivision I-AA Independent Great West
Towson Tigers Football Patriot League Atlantic 10
Troy Trojans Football Division I-A Independent Sun Belt
UC Davis Aggies All sports except football CCAA (D-II) Independent
UC Davis Aggies FootballDivision I-AA Independent Great West
Virginia Tech Hokies All sports Big East EWL ACC

2003–2004

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
Birmingham–Southern Panthers [10] All sports (non-football)Independent Big South
Centenary Gentlemen and Ladies [11] All sports except for women's gymnastics and men's and women's rifleIndependent Mid-Con
Dallas Baptist Patriots [12] Baseball Heartland Conference (D-II) Independent
Drexel Dragons [13] Baseball CAA Dropped baseball
Drexel Dragons [13] Women's volleyball CAA Dropped women's volleyball
Elon Phoenix [14] All sports Big South SoCon
Fairfield Stags Football MAAC Dropped football
Fairfield Stags Men's ice hockey MAAC Dropped hockey
Iona Gaels Men's ice hockey, men's & women's tennis MAAC Dropped all three sports [15]
Jacksonville State Gamecocks [16] All sports except football and rifle A-Sun OVC
Jacksonville State Gamecocks [17] Football Southland OVC
Jacksonville State Gamecocks [16] Rifle GARC OVC
Lipscomb Bisons [18] All sports (non-football)Independent A-Sun
Morris Brown Wolverines [19] All sportsIndependentDiscontinued athletics
Northern Colorado Bears All North Central (D-II)Independent
Samford Bulldogs [20] All sports except football A-Sun OVC
Samford Bulldogs [20] Football Division I-AA Independent OVC
St. John's Red Storm [21] Football Division I-AA Independent Dropped football
South Florida Bulls Football Division I-A Independent Conference USA
Southeastern Louisiana Lions FootballNo team Division I-AA Independent
UMBC Retrievers All sports (non-football) NEC America East
Utah State Aggies Football Division I-A Independent Sun Belt
Utah State Aggies Women's basketball [22] No team Big West
Utah Valley Wolverines [23] All sports (non-football) NJCAA Independent
VMI Keydets [24] All sports SoCon Big South

2002–2003

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
Central Florida Golden Knights Football Division I-A Independent MAC
Findlay Oilers Women's ice hockeyGreat Lakes Women's Hockey Association CHA
FIU Golden Panthers FootballStarted football Division I-AA Independent
Howard Bison [25] Baseball MEAC Dropped baseball
Mercyhurst Lakers Women's ice hockeyGreat Lakes Women's Hockey Association CHA
Niagara Purple Eagles Women's ice hockey ECAC CHA
Sacramento State Hornets [26] Baseball Big West Independent
St. John's Red Storm [21] Football Northeast Division I-AA Independent
Wayne State Warriors Women's ice hockeyGreat Lakes Women's Hockey Association CHA

2001–2002

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
American Eagles All (non-football) CAA Patriot League
Arkansas State Indians Football Big West Sun Belt
Austin Peay Governors Football Division I-AA Independent Pioneer
Boise State Broncos All Big West WAC
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens All except football America East CAA
Davidson Wildcats FootballDivision I-AA Independent Pioneer
Drexel Dragons All (non-football) America East CAA
Georgetown Hoyas FootballDivision I-AA Independent Patriot League
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen All except football America East CAA
Idaho Vandals Football Big West Sun Belt
Iowa State Cyclones Baseball Big 12 Dropped baseball
Jacksonville Dolphins FootballDivision I-AA Independent Pioneer
Louisiana–Monroe Indians Football Division I-A Independent Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters All Sun Belt WAC
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders All Division I-A Independent Sun Belt
Morehead State Eagles FootballDivision I-AA Independent Pioneer
New Mexico State Aggies All Big West Sun Belt
North Texas Mean Green All Big West Sun Belt
Richmond Spiders All except football CAA Atlantic 10
TCU Horned Frogs All WAC Conference USA
Towson Tigers All except football America East CAA
Utah State Aggies Football Big West Division I-A Independent
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Ohio Valley Gateway
Youngstown State Penguins All except football Mid-Continent Horizon

2000–2001

SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew Conference
Army Cadets Men's ice hockey CHA MAAC
Connecticut Huskies Football Atlantic 10 Division I-A Independent
FIU Golden Panthers Men's soccer TAAC Atlantic Soccer Conference
Georgetown Hoyas Football MAAC Division I-AA Independent
Nevada Wolf Pack All Big West WAC
St. John's Red Storm [21] Football Division I-AA Independent Northeast
Virginia Tech Hokies All except football & wrestling Atlantic 10 Big East

See also

References

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  3. 1 2 "Year-By-Year Results". 2016 Louisville Lacrosse Media Guide. Louisville Cardinals. p. 62. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Morehead State to Restructure Athletic Programs" (Press release). Morehead State Eagles. May 3, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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  20. 1 2 Nunnelly, William (May 15, 2001). "Samford Athletics Joins Ohio Valley Conference". Samford.edu. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
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