This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||||
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Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Ice hockey | Soccer | |||||||
M | W | M | W | M | W | |||||||
Arizona Wildcats | University of Arizona | Tucson | Big-12 | FBS | ||||||||
Arizona State Sun Devils | Arizona State University | Tempe | Big-12 | FBS | [a] | |||||||
Grand Canyon Antelopes | Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | WAC [b] | |||||||||
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Big Sky | FCS |
Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
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Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | ||||||
M | W | M | W | |||||||
Arizona Christian Firestorm | Arizona Christian University | Glendale | Golden State | [a] | ||||||
Benedictine Redhawks | Benedictine University at Mesa | Mesa | Cal Pac | |||||||
Embry-Riddle Eagles | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott | Prescott | Cal Pac | |||||||
Ottawa Spirit | Ottawa University Arizona | Surprise | Golden State | [b] | ||||||
Park Buccaneers | Park University Gilbert | Gilbert | Cal Pac |
Team | School | City | Association |
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Diné Warriors | Diné College | Tsaile | USCAA |
SAGU American Indian Warriors | SAGU American Indian College | Phoenix | NCCAA |
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