List of college athletic programs in West Virginia

This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ^[1]

NCAA

Division I

West Virginia

Marshall

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Full NCAA Division I member colleges in West Virginia.

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Marshall Thundering Herd	Marshall University	Huntington	Sun Belt	FBS
West Virginia Mountaineers	West Virginia University	Morgantown	Big 12	FBS					[a]

1. West Virginia's men's soccer team competes in the Sun Belt Conference.

Division II

Bluefield State

Charleston

Concord

Davis & Elkins

Fairmont State

Glenville State

Salem

Shepherd

West Liberty

West Virginia State

West Virginia Wesleyan

Wheeling

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Full NCAA Division II member colleges in West Virginia.
– Football member, – Non-football member

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Bluefield State Big Blues and Lady Blues	Bluefield State University	Bluefield	CIAA				[a]			[a]
Charleston Golden Eagles	University of Charleston	Charleston	Mountain East
Concord Mountain Lions and Lady Lions	Concord University	Athens	Mountain East
Davis & Elkins Senators and Lady Senators	Davis & Elkins College	Elkins	Mountain East
Fairmont State Falcons	Fairmont State University	Fairmont	Mountain East
Glenville State Pioneers and Lady Pioneers	Glenville State University	Glenville	Mountain East
Salem Tigers	Salem University	Salem	Independent
Shepherd Rams	Shepherd University	Shepherdstown	Pennsylvania
West Liberty Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers	West Liberty University	West Liberty	Mountain East
West Virginia State Yellow Jackets	West Virginia State University	Institute	Mountain East
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats and Lady Bobcats	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon	Mountain East
Wheeling Cardinals	Wheeling University	Wheeling	Mountain East

1. Bluefield State's baseball and women's soccer teams compete as independents.

Division III

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Bethany Bison	Bethany College	Bethany	Presidents'

NAIA

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				M	W			M	W
West Virginia Tech Golden Bears	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley	River States

NJCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Potomac State Catamounts	Potomac State College of West Virginia University	Keyser	Western Pennsylvania

NCCAA

Team [2]	School	City	Conference
Appalachian Bible College Warriors	Appalachian Bible College	Mount Hope	DII Independent

See also

• List of NCAA Division I institutions
• List of NCAA Division II institutions
• List of NCAA Division III institutions
• List of NAIA institutions
• List of USCAA institutions
• List of NCCAA institutions

References

1. Sarm, Jillian Mary. Coaches' Preparedness for Sudden Death Conditions in Secondary School Athletics in West Virginia (Thesis). West Virginia University Libraries.
2. "APPALACHIAN BIBLE COLLEGE". thenccaa.org. Retrieved July 3, 2025.