List of college athletic programs in Colorado

Last updated November 22, 2025

This is a list of college athletic programs in the U.S. state of Colorado.

NCAA

Division I

Denver

Northern Colorado

Colorado State

Colorado

Air Force

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Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Colorado

– FBS Football,

– FCS Football,

– Non-football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Ice hockey		Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W	M	W
Air Force Falcons	United States Air Force Academy	Air Force Academy ^[a]	Mountain West	FBS					^[b]		^[c]
Colorado Buffaloes	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	Big 12	FBS
Colorado State Rams	Colorado State University	Fort Collins	Mountain West	FBS
Denver Pioneers	University of Denver	Denver	Summit						^[d]
Northern Colorado Bears	University of Northern Colorado	Greeley	Big Sky	FCS			^[e]

↑ Virtually the entire U.S. Air Force Academy is located just north of the city limits of Colorado Springs. The U.S. Postal Service considers the academy to be an unincorporated census-designated place, separate from the city of Colorado Springs.
↑ Air Force's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey.
↑ Air Force's men's soccer team competes in the Western Athletic Conference.
↑ Denver's ice hockey team competes in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
↑ Northern Colorado's baseball team competes in the Summit League.

Division II

MSU Denver

Regis

Colorado Mines

Colorado Christian

UCCS

CSU Pueblo

Western Colorado

Colorado Mesa

Fort Lewis

Adams State

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Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Colorado

– Football member,

– Non-football member

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W
Adams State Grizzlies	Adams State University	Alamosa	Rocky Mountain
Colorado Christian Cougars	Colorado Christian University	Lakewood	Rocky Mountain
Colorado Mesa Mavericks	Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction	Rocky Mountain
Colorado Mines Orediggers	Colorado School of Mines	Golden	Rocky Mountain
CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves	Colorado State University–Pueblo	Pueblo	Rocky Mountain
Fort Lewis Skyhawks	Fort Lewis College	Durango	Rocky Mountain
MSU Denver Roadrunners	Metropolitan State University of Denver	Denver	Rocky Mountain
Regis Rangers	Regis University	Denver	Rocky Mountain
UCCS Mountain Lions	University of Colorado–Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Rocky Mountain
Western Colorado Mountaineers	Western Colorado University	Gunnison	Rocky Mountain

Division III

Colorado College

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Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Colorado

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Basketball		Ice hockey		Soccer
				M	W	M	W	M	W
Colorado College Tigers	Colorado College	Colorado Springs	Southern Collegiate			^[a]			^[b]

↑ Colorado College's ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
↑ Colorado College's women's soccer team competes in Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

NJCAA

CMC–Leadville

CMC–Steamboat Springs

Colorado Northwestern

Lamar

Northeastern

Otero

Trinidad State

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NJCAA member colleges in Colorado

Team	School	City	Conference
CMC–Leadville Eagles	Colorado Mountain College–Leadville ^[a]	Leadville	Independent (Region 9)
CMC–Steamboat Springs Eagles	Colorado Mountain College–Steamboat Springs ^[b]	Steamboat Springs	Independent (Region 9)
Colorado Northwestern Spartans	Colorado Northwestern Community College	Rangely	Scenic West
Lamar Runnin' Lopes	Lamar Community College	Lamar	Colorado CC
Northeastern Plainsmen	Northeastern Junior College	Sterling	Colorado CC
Otero Rattlers	Otero College	La Junta	Colorado CC
Trinidad State Trojans	Trinidad State College	Trinidad	Colorado CC

↑ Only participates in cross-country running.
↑ Only participates in skiing.

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[1] Virtually the entire U.S. Air Force Academy is located just north of the city limits of Colorado Springs. The U.S. Postal Service considers the academy to be an unincorporated census-designated place, separate from the city of Colorado Springs.

[2] Air Force's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey.

[3] Air Force's men's soccer team competes in the Western Athletic Conference.

[4] Denver's ice hockey team competes in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.

[5] Northern Colorado's baseball team competes in the Summit League.

[6] Colorado College's ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.

[7] Colorado College's women's soccer team competes in Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

[8] Only participates in cross-country running.

[9] Only participates in skiing.

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Contents

NCAA

Division I

Division II

Division III

NJCAA

See also

References

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