List of college athletic programs in Massachusetts

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

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NCAA

Division I

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Boston College
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Boston University
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Harvard
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Holy Cross
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UMass
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Merrimack
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Northeastern
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Stonehill
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UMass Lowell
Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Massachusetts.
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Boston College Eagles Boston College Chestnut Hill ACC FBS Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [a] Check-green.svg [a] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Boston University Terriers Boston University Boston Patriot Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [a] Check-green.svg [a] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Harvard Crimson Harvard University Cambridge Ivy League FCS Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [b] Check-green.svg [b] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Holy Cross Crusaders College of the Holy Cross Worcester Patriot FCS Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [c] Check-green.svg [a] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen [d] University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Atlantic 10 FBS [e] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [a] Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Merrimack Warriors Merrimack College North Andover Metro Atlantic FCS Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [a] Check-green.svg [a] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Boston Coastal Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg [a] Check-green.svg [a] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Stonehill Skyhawks [f] Stonehill College Easton Northeast FCS Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [g] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
UMass Lowell River Hawks University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell America East Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [a] Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The men's and women's ice hockey teams of Boston College, Boston University, Massachusetts, Merrimack, and Northeastern all compete in Hockey East, as do the UMass Lowell men's and Holy Cross women's teams.
  2. 1 2 Harvard's ice hockey teams compete in ECAC Hockey.
  3. Holy Cross's men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey.
  4. While national media generally use "Massachusetts", the shortened "UMass" is in wide usage, especially in Massachusetts itself.
  5. Massachusetts's football team competes as an independent.
  6. As of the 2024–25 academic year, Stonehill is in the third year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2026–27.
  7. Stonehill's women's ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

Division II

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American International
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Assumption
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Bentley
Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Massachusetts.
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American International Yellow Jackets American International College Springfield Northeast-10 Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [a] Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Assumption Greyhounds Assumption University Worcester Northeast-10 Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [b] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Bentley Falcons Bentley University Waltham Northeast-10 Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [a] Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
  1. 1 2 American International and Bentley's men's ice hockey teams compete in Division I as members of Atlantic Hockey.
  2. Assumption women's ice hockey team competes in Division I as member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

Division III

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Amherst Mammoths Amherst College Amherst NESCAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Anna Maria AmCats Anna Maria College Paxton Great Northeast Check-green.svg [a] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [b] Check-green.svg [b] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Babson Beavers Babson College Wellesley NEWMAC Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [c] Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Brandeis Judges Brandeis University Waltham UAA Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Bridgewater State Bears Bridgewater State University Bridgewater MASCAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Clark Cougars Clark University Worcester NEWMAC Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Curry Colonels Curry College Milton Commonwealth Coast Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Dean Bulldogs Dean College Franklin Great Northeast Check-green.svg [a] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Elms Blazers Elms College Chicopee Great Northeast Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Emerson Lions Emerson College Boston NEWMAC Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Emmanuel Saints Emmanuel College Boston Great Northeast Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Endicott Gulls Endicott College Beverly Commonwealth Coast Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [d] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Fitchburg State Falcons Fitchburg State University Fitchburg MASCAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Framingham State Rams Framingham State University Framingham MASCAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Gordon Fighting Scots Gordon College Wenham Commonwealth Coast Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Lasell Lasers Lasell University Auburndale Great Northeast Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Lesley Lynx Lesley University Cambridge North Atlantic Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
MCLA Trailblazers Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams MASCAC Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
MIT Engineers Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge NEWMAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay MASCAC Check-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Mount Holyoke Lyons Mount Holyoke College South Hadley NEWMAC Dark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg
Nichols Bison Nichols College Dudley Commonwealth Coast Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [d] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Regis Pride Regis College Weston Great Northeast Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Salem State Vikings Salem State University Salem MASCAC Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [c] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Simmons Sharks Simmons University Boston Great Northeast Dark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg
Smith Pioneers Smith College Northampton NEWMAC Dark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg
Springfield Pride Springfield College Springfield NEWMAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Suffolk Rams Suffolk University Boston Commonwealth Coast Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [c] Check-green.svg [c] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Tufts Jumbos Tufts University Medford NESCAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
UMass Boston Beacons University of Massachusetts Boston Boston Little East Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [c] Check-green.svg [c] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth Little East Check-green.svg [e] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [e] Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Wellesley Blue Wellesley College Wellesley NEWMAC Dark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg
Wentworth Leopards Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston Commonwealth Coast Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Western New England Golden Bears Western New England University Springfield Commonwealth Coast Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Westfield State Owls Westfield State University Westfield MASCAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Wheaton Lyons Wheaton College Norton NEWMAC Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Williams Ephs Williams College Williamstown NESCAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Worcester State Lancers Worcester State University Worcester MASCAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg [f] Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
WPI Engineers Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester NEWMAC Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
  1. 1 2 Anna Maria and Dean's football teams compete in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference.
  2. 1 2 Anna Maria's ice hockey teams compete as independents.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The men's ice hockey teams of Babson, Suffolk, and UMass Boston compete in the New England Hockey Conference, as do the women's ice hockey teams of Salem State, Suffolk, and UMass Boston.
  4. 1 2 Endicott and Nichols's women's ice hockey teams compete in the Colonial Hockey Conference.
  5. 1 2 UMass Dartmouth's football and men's ice hockey teams compete in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
  6. Worcester State's women's ice hockey team competes as an independent.

NAIA

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Fisher Falcons Fisher College Boston IndependentCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg

USCAA

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Bay Path Wildcats Bay Path University Longmeadow
Hampshire Black Sheep Hampshire College Amherst Yankee Small College Conference

NJCAA

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Bristol Bees Bristol Community College Fall River Massachusetts CC
Bunker Hill Bulldogs Bunker Hill Community College Boston Massachusetts CC
Holyoke Cougars Holyoke Community College Holyoke Massachusetts CC
Mass Bay Buccaneers Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills Massachusetts CC
Massasoit Warriors Massasoit Community College Brockton Massachusetts CC
Northern Essex Knights Northern Essex Community College Haverhill Massachusetts CC
Quincy Granite Quincy College Quincy Massachusetts CC
Quinsigamond Wyverns Quinsigamond Community College Worcester Massachusetts CC
Roxbury Tigers Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing Massachusetts CC
Springfield Tech Rams Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Massachusetts CC

Other/None

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Stockbridge School of Agriculture Stockbridge School of Agriculture Amherst

1The Stockbridge School of Agriculture, a division of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has separate athletic programs from UMass in basketball and golf.

See also