List of college athletic programs in Connecticut

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This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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NCAA

Division I

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Central Connecticut
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UConn
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Fairfield
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Quinnipiac
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Sacred Heart
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Yale
Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Connecticut.
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Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State University New Britain Northeast FCS Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Connecticut Huskies [lower-alpha 1] University of Connecticut Storrs Big East FBS [lower-alpha 2] Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg [lower-alpha 3] Yes check.svg [lower-alpha 3] Yes check.svgYes check.svg
Fairfield Stags Fairfield University Fairfield MAAC Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac University Hamden MAAC Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg [lower-alpha 4] Yes check.svg [lower-alpha 4] Yes check.svgYes check.svg
Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Fairfield Northeast [lower-alpha 5] FCS Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg [lower-alpha 6] Yes check.svg [lower-alpha 7] Yes check.svgYes check.svg
Yale Bulldogs Yale University New Haven Ivy League FCS Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg [lower-alpha 4] Yes check.svg [lower-alpha 4] Yes check.svgYes check.svg
  1. While national media use "Connecticut" in score listings and standings, the short form of "UConn" is widely used as well.
  2. Connecticut's football team competes as an independent.
  3. 1 2 Connecticut's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Quinnipiac and Yale's men's and women's ice hockey teams all compete in ECAC Hockey.
  5. Sacred Heart will join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in the 2024–25 season.
  6. Sacred Heart's men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey.
  7. Sacred Heart's women's ice hockey team competes in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

Division II

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Bridgeport
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New Haven
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Post
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Southern Connecticut
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Bridgeport Purple Knights University of Bridgeport Bridgeport Central Atlantic Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
New Haven Chargers University of New Haven West Haven Northeast-10 Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Post Eagles Post University Waterbury Central Atlantic Yes check.svg [lower-alpha 1] Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg [lower-alpha 2] Yes check.svg [lower-alpha 3] Yes check.svgYes check.svg
Southern Connecticut Owls Southern Connecticut State University New Haven Northeast-10 Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
  1. Post's football team will join the Northeast-10 Conference as an affiliate in 2024.
  2. Post's men's ice hockey team competes as an affiliate in the Northeast-10 Conference.
  3. Post's women's ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

Division III

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Albertus Magnus
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Coast Guard
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Connecticut College
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Eastern Connecticut
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Hartford
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Mitchell
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Saint Joseph
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Trinity
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Wesleyan
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Western Connecticut
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Albertus Magnus Falcons Albertus Magnus College New Haven Great Northeast Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg [lower-alpha 1] Yes check.svg [lower-alpha 2] Yes check.svgYes check.svg
Coast Guard Bears United States Coast Guard Academy New London NEWMAC Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Connecticut College Camels Connecticut College New London NESCAC Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Eastern Connecticut Warriors Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic Little East Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Hartford Hawks [lower-alpha 3] University of Hartford West Hartford Commonwealth Coast Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Mitchell Mariners Mitchell College New London New England Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Saint Joseph Blue Jays University of Saint Joseph West Hartford Great Northeast Dark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Trinity Bantams Trinity College Hartford NESCAC Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Wesleyan Cardinals Wesleyan University Middletown NESCAC Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
Western Connecticut Wolves Western Connecticut State University Danbury Little East Yes check.svg [lower-alpha 4] Yes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svg
  1. Albertus Magnus's men's ice hockey team competes as an independent.
  2. Albertus Magnus;s women's ice hockey team competes in the NCHA.
  3. As of the 2023–24 academic year, Hartford is in the second year of a three-year transition to Division III and will become an active Division III member in 2025–26.
  4. Western Connecticut's football team competes in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.

NJCAA

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Gateway Lions Gateway Community College New Haven Massachusetts CC
UConn–Avery Point Pointers University of Connecticut at Avery Point Groton Massachusetts CC

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