In the 2010s, many college or university athletic programs have changed membership from one National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic conference to another.
2019–2020
edit- Note
- Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools that made conference moves affecting only spring sports were unable to complete their first seasons in the new league, or in some cases to even play said seasons.
- ^ a b c d This school is a Division II member, but has long competed in Division I wrestling.
- ^ Delaware Valley is a Division III member. Fencing has a single NCAA championship open to members of all three divisions.
- ^ a b c d The New England Women's Hockey Alliance, formed in 2017 as a scheduling alliance between the then-current Division I and Division II women's ice hockey independents, was officially recognized as an NCAA conference effective with the 2019–20 season.[18]
- ^ a b c d e f g h After the 2018–19 school year, Long Island University merged the athletic programs of its two campuses—Division I LIU Brooklyn and Division II LIU Post—into a single Division I program under the LIU name. All varsity sports previously sponsored by either campus continued to be sponsored by the new LIU program, which inherited LIU Brooklyn's Division I and Northeast Conference memberships. The new nickname of Sharks was announced on May 15, 2019.[21][22]
- ^ a b c d e At the time LIU announced its athletic merger, this sport was sponsored by LIU Post but not LIU Brooklyn.[21]
- ^ LIU Brooklyn announced that it would add women's ice hockey shortly before the LIU athletic merger was announced.[23]
- ^ When LIU Brooklyn announced that it would add women's hockey, it announced that it would join the New England Women's Hockey Alliance, which was a scheduling agreement between all of the then-current Division I and Division II independents in the sport. The NEWHA officially organized as a conference in 2018,[24] and received official NCAA recognition for 2019–20 and beyond.[18]
- ^ At the time UC San Diego moved women's water polo to the Big West, it was a Division II member. Women's water polo has a single NCAA championship open to all NCAA member schools.
- ^ USCSA is a collegiate sports federation separate from the NCAA.
2018–2019
edit- ^ At the time Hampton's Big South move was announced, it was not certain whether Hampton football would immediately move to the Big South; the conference stated that Hampton would start Big South football play "no later than 2019."[54]
- ^ Although an independent, Holy Cross was part of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance, then a scheduling agreement among several independent Division I and Division II ice hockey teams.
2017–2018
edit- ^ The NCAA considers swimming and diving to be a single sport. Following the 2011–12 school year, Clemson almost completely eliminated its program in that sport, dropping the entire sport for men and also dropping women's swimming. Only women's diving was retained.[16]
- ^ Valparaiso does not include divers in its men's swimming & diving program.
2016–2017
edit- ^ Although LIU Brooklyn initially announced that it would start varsity field hockey in 2015, the team did not actually debut until 2016.
2015–2016
edit2014–2015
edit- ^ Georgia Regents, now known as Augusta, was and still is an NCAA Division II member, but competes in Division I men's and women's golf.
2013–2014
edit- Note
- On February 28, 2013, it was reported that the seven Catholic schools that had announced plans to leave the Big East Conference (collectively called the "Catholic 7") would do so in July 2013, two years ahead of the original schedule, and would keep the "Big East" name.[262] On April 3, the football-sponsoring conference that retained the charter of the original Big East announced that it would be called the American Athletic Conference (AAC or The American).[263] Accordingly, the following convention is being used in the 2013–14 table:
- Big East (1979–2013) — The conference as it existed before July 2013.
- Big East (2013) — The new conference formed by the "Catholic 7" schools.
- ^ a b CAA Football has been administered by the multi-sports Coastal Athletic Association (then the Colonial Athletic Association) since 2007, but is a separate entity.
- ^ Charlotte initially joined Conference USA as a full but non-football member. The football team, which started play in 2013, joined in 2015.
- ^ Dallas Baptist is an NCAA Division II member, but competes in Division I baseball.
- ^ While Notre Dame became a full ACC member, its football team has remained an FBS independent to this day. The ACC and Notre Dame have an extensive cross-scheduling arrangement in football.
- ^ Old Dominion initially joined Conference USA as a full but non-football member. The football team, relaunched in 2013 after a decades-long absence, joined in 2014.
- ^ The 2013–14 school year was the first in which the University of Connecticut officially used "UConn" as its primary athletic brand.
2012–2013
edit2011–2012
edit2010–2011
edit| School | Sport(s) | Former Conference | New Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State Beavers | Men's ice hockey | CHA | WCHA |
| Duquesne Dukes | Baseball | Atlantic 10 | Dropped baseball |
| Georgia State Panthers | Football | (non-football) | Division I FCS Independent |
| High Point Panthers | Women's lacrosse | Club team | National Lacrosse Conference |
| Hofstra Pride | Football | CAA | Dropped football |
| Lamar Cardinals | Football | (non-football) | Division I FCS Independent |
| Old Dominion Monarchs | Football | (non-football) | Division I FCS Independent |
| New Orleans Privateers[374] | All sports (non-football) | Sun Belt | Independent |
| Niagara Purple Eagles | Men's ice hockey | CHA | Atlantic Hockey |
| Northeastern Huskies | Football | CAA | Dropped football |
| Robert Morris Colonials | Men's ice hockey | CHA | Atlantic Hockey |
| SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Men's soccer | Division I Independent | Missouri Valley Conference |
| UAH Chargers | Hockey | CHA | Division I Independent |
| UNO Mavericks | Hockey | CCHA | WCHA |
See also
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- ^ a b "North Alabama To Join Big South Football in 2019" (Press release). Big South Conference. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "University of the Pacific to Discontinue Women's Field Hockey" (Press release). Pacific Tigers. December 3, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "PC Adds Men's and Women's Wrestling; Men to Join Southern Conference" (Press release). Presbyterian Blue Hose. December 7, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track Returns to Purdue Fort Wayne" (Press release). Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. October 25, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Women's Soccer to Become Terriers 20th NCAA Division I Team" (Press release). St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers. April 11, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "St. Francis College Starts National Collegiate Men's Volleyball; Mueller Named Head Coach" (Press release). St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers. June 21, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "SSU Moves to Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference" (Press release). Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. December 7, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Tusculum Joins ECC as Women's Bowling Associate Member" (Press release). East Coast Conference. August 23, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l This school is a Division II member. The NCAA organizes a joint national championship event open to D-I and D-II members, and scholarship limits are identical in both divisions.
- ^ "Tusculum announces addition of three new sports beginning in 2019-2020" (Press release). Tusculum Pioneers. September 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference" (Press release). Big West Conference. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "UConn to Join the CAA as an Associate Member in Women's Rowing" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. December 4, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "UMPI Nordic Ski Joins USCSA" (Press release). University of Maine at Presque Isle. July 30, 2019. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Belmont to Join SoCon for Men's Soccer" (Press release). Southern Conference. January 9, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "ECC ADDS BLOOMFIELD AND CALDWELL AS WOMEN'S BOWLING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS" (Press release). Bloomfield College Athletics. August 1, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "CBU announcers D-1, WAC move" (Press release). California Baptist Lancers. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Fighting Camels football to join Big South in 2018" (Press release). Campbell University. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "American Athletic Conference to Sponsor Women's Lacrosse Beginning in 2019" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "Daemen Announces Addition Of Men's Volleyball Team" (Press release). Daemen College Athletics. May 5, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "EKU Announces Discontinuation Of Men's And Women's Tennis Programs" (Press release). Eastern Kentucky Colonels. April 6, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan University Athletics to Reduce Sports from 21 to 17" (Press release). Eastern Michigan Eagles. March 20, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "Big South Adds Hampton University as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Hartwick is an NCAA Division III member, but was one of a small number of schools that had been specifically allowed to award scholarships in one men's and one women's sport as a Division I member. Hartwick's former "D-I" women's sport of water polo has only one national championship for all three NCAA divisions.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Paul (February 28, 2018). "Hartwick to downgrade men's soccer, making it a Division III sport". Soccer America. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Holy Cross to Join Women's Hockey East in 2018–19 Season" (Press release). Women's Hockey East Association. May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sun Belt Football to Be 10 Teams in 2018" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ Dodd, Dennis (April 27, 2016). "Idaho will become first team to drop from FBS to FCS in 2018". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "Indiana University Joins Mountain Pacific Sports Federation as Water Polo Affiliate" (Press release). Indiana Hoosiers. June 22, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Lacrosse to Join ASUN Conference in 2018–19" (Press release). Kent State Golden Flashes. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ "Kentucky Wesleyan Launches Bowling Program with Scott Thompson at the Helm" (Press release). Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers. June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "Lewis Athletics To Add Women's Lacrosse And Women's Bowling In 2018–19" (Press release). Lewis Flyers. July 10, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "NCAA Approves Liberty's Waiver Request for FBS Reclassification Process" (Press release). Liberty University Athletics. February 16, 2017. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Liberty University as League Member for 2018-19" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "UAB, Monmouth Join MEAC For Women's Bowling" (Press release). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. June 19, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Mount St. Mary's University Reinstates Men's Soccer" (Press release). Mount St. Mary's University Athletics. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Introduces North Alabama as Newest League Member" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "The Summit League Adds The University of North Dakota" (Press release). The Summit League. January 26, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "UND athletics accepts invites to The Summit League, Missouri Valley Football Conference" (Press release). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. January 26, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Rowing to Join AAC Conference for 2018-2019 Season" (Press release). Big East Conference. October 11, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "BIG EAST Announces Change To Women's Lacrosse Lineup Starting In 2019" (Press release). Big East. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "St. Bonaventure Men's Lacrosse Accepted Into Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference" (Press release). St. Bonaventure Bonnies. June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Saint Peter's University Discontinues Three Athletic Programs" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 11, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ a b The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division III league, but its bowling schools compete alongside Division I and Division II members for a single national championship in that sport.
- ^ "Saint Vincent College Joins AMCC as Affiliate Member in Women's Bowling" (Press release). Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f This school is an NCAA Division II member. Women's water polo has a single national championship for all divisions. In that sport, Division II members are allowed to award the same number of full scholarship equivalents as Division I institutions.
- ^ "Welcome Salem University (W.Va.) to the WWPA" (Press release). Western Water Polo Association. May 25, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Siena College Discontinues Field Hockey Program" (Press release). Siena Saints. March 12, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "MAC Adds SIU Edwardsville as Affiliate Member in Men's Soccer and Wrestling" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Southern Miss & TCU to Join CCSA Beach Volleyball in Spring 2019" (Press release). Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. January 24, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Urbana Adds Men's Volleyball & Wrestling Programs" (Press release). Urbana Blue Knights. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
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- ^ "Utah Adds Men's Lacrosse as an NCAA Sport" (Press release). Utah Utes. June 15, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Walsh Launches Bowling Programs, Heighway Named Head Coach" (Press release). Walsh Cavaliers. July 26, 2017. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ This school is an NCAA Division III member. Women's water polo has a single national championship for all divisions.
- ^ "Wittenberg University to Add Women's Water Polo" (Press release). Wittenberg Tigers. March 27, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "Youngstown State Joins Southland Bowling League" (Press release). Southland Conference. August 7, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
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- ^ a b c d "Men's Swimming & Diving to Return as Championship Sport; VMI Joins as Associate Member" (Press release). America East Conference. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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- ^ This school is an NCAA Division II member. Men's water polo has a single national championship for all divisions. In that sport, Division II members are allowed to award the same number of full scholarship equivalents as Division I institutions.
- ^ a b "McKendree Water Polo Teams to Advance to NCAA Varsity Status" (Press release). McKendree Bearcats. January 26, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ a b "Missouri State Athletics to Restructure Sport Offerings, Reduce Expenses" (Press release). Missouri State Athletics. April 3, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Deep budget cuts force UND to eliminate three varsity sports" (Press release). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. March 29, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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- ^ At the time Pfeiffer dropped men's volleyball, it was an NCAA Division II member and thus eligible to compete in the sport's combined Division I/II national championship, but had announced that it would transition to NCAA Division III starting with the 2017–18 school year. The school dropped men's volleyball due to a lack of D-III men's volleyball schools in its region.
- ^ "Pfeiffer Drops Men's Volleyball Program" (Press release). Pfeiffer Falcons. June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ^ "Queens Announces Addition of Men's Volleyball" (Press release). Queens Royals. October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "St. Thomas Aquinas Adds Women's Bowling" (Press release). St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans. August 8, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Saint Vincent Adds NCAA Women's Bowling as Varsity Sport" (Press release). Saint Vincent Bearcats. February 7, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "MAC Welcomes SIU Edwardsville as Men's Soccer Affiliate Member in 2017" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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- ^ a b c "UAB To Resume Rifle This Year, Bowling Next And Football In 2017" (Press release). UAB Athletics. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "UTA adding women's golf for 2017–18" (Press release). UT Arlington Mavericks. April 13, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "It's Official. Welcome, Valparaiso" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. May 25, 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Valparaiso University to Join Summit League in Men's Tennis, Men's Swimming" (Press release). Valparaiso Crusaders. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ "Wichita State to Become Member of American Athletic Conference" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Franchuk, Jason (March 24, 2016). "UAlbany to cut women's tennis program following season". Times Union. Albany, New York. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ "Butler Adds Women's Lacrosse as University's 20th Varsity Sport" (Press release). Butler Bulldogs. October 21, 2015. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Cougars to Join CCSA This Spring" (Press release). Charleston Cougars. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d This school had been an independent in smallbore shooting and a member of the South Eastern Air Rifle Conference (SEARC) in air rifle. The NCAA Rifle Championship consists of both smallbore and air rifle disciplines.
- ^ a b c d e f "Southern Conference to add rifle as 21st sport". University of North Georgia. December 9, 2015. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Cleveland State University to Add Men's Lacrosse Program" (Press release). Cleveland State University. March 30, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ "Coastal Carolina Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Coastal Carolina Athletics. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
"This is an important year for our program as we start our transition to the FBS", said fifth-year head coach Joe Moglia. "However, we are still an FCS independent this year and have put together a nationally-competitive schedule to reflect that.
- ^ "A-Sun Adds Coastal Carolina as Women's Lacrosse Affiliate" (Press release). ASUN Conference. October 22, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "DSU Women's Lacrosse to Join ASUN Conference in 2017" (Press release). Delaware State University. June 22, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "Denver Added To BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Lineup" (Press release). Big East Conference. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Duquesne Bowling to Compete as an Associate Member of the Northeast Conference" (Press release). Duquesne Dukes. January 7, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "SoCon Adds ETSU, Mercer and VMI" (Press release). Southern Conference. May 30, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
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