List of NCAA Division I men's soccer programs explained

This is a list of men's college soccer programs in the United States, that play in NCAA Division I. As of the upcoming 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, 210 schools in the United States sponsored Division I varsity men's soccer; 204 of these schools are full Division I members, six (Le Moyne, Lindenwood, Mercyhurst, Queens, Southern Indiana, and Stonehill) were in transition from Division II to Division I, and one (St. Thomas) was transitioning from Division III.

This list reflects each team's conference affiliation as of the coming 2024 season.[1]

Current Division I schools

Institution Location State Type Nickname Conference Primary conference

(Albany)
AlbanyNew YorkStateGreat DanesAmerica East Conference
Binghamton UniversityBinghamtonNew YorkStateBearcatsAmerica East Conference
Bryant UniversitySmithfieldRhode IslandPrivate/NonsectarianBulldogsAmerica East Conference
DurhamNew HampshireStateWildcatsAmerica East Conference
New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT)
NewarkNew JerseyStateHighlandersAmerica East Conference

(UMass Lowell)
LowellMassachusettsStateRiver HawksAmerica East Conference

(UMBC)
CatonsvilleMarylandStateRetrieversAmerica East Conference
BurlingtonVermontStateCatamountsAmerica East Conference

(Charlotte)
CharlotteNorth CarolinaState49ersAmerican Athletic Conference
Florida Atlantic University
(FAU)
Boca RatonFloridaStateOwlsAmerican Athletic Conference

(FIU)
MiamiFloridaStatePanthersAmerican Athletic ConferenceConference USA
MemphisTennesseeStateTigersAmerican Athletic Conference
TampaFloridaStateBullsAmerican Athletic Conference
Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaState-relatedOwlsAmerican Athletic Conference
TulsaOklahomaPrivate/PresbyterianGolden HurricaneAmerican Athletic Conference

(UAB)
BirminghamAlabamaStateBlazersAmerican Athletic Conference
Davidson CollegeDavidsonNorth CarolinaPrivate/PresbyterianWildcatsAtlantic 10 Conference
DaytonOhioPrivate/CatholicFlyersAtlantic 10 Conference
Duquesne UniversityPittsburghPennsylvaniaPrivate/CatholicDukesAtlantic 10 Conference
Fordham UniversityNew YorkPrivate/CatholicRamsAtlantic 10 Conference
George Mason UniversityFairfaxVirginiaStatePatriotsAtlantic 10 Conference
George Washington UniversityD.C.Private/NonsectarianRevolutionariesAtlantic 10 Conference
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaPrivate/CatholicExplorersAtlantic 10 Conference
ChicagoIllinoisPrivate/CatholicRamblersAtlantic 10 Conference

(UMass)
AmherstMassachusettsStateMinutemenAtlantic 10 Conference
KingstonRhode IslandStateRamsAtlantic 10 Conference
New YorkPrivate/CatholicBonniesAtlantic 10 Conference
Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaPrivate/CatholicHawksAtlantic 10 Conference
Saint Louis UniversityMissouriPrivate/CatholicBillikensAtlantic 10 Conference <-- -->

(VCU)
RichmondVirginiaStateRamsAtlantic 10 Conference
Boston CollegeNewtonMassachusettsPrivate/CatholicEaglesAtlantic Coast Conference

(California/Cal)
BerkeleyCaliforniaStateGolden BearsAtlantic Coast Conference
Clemson UniversityClemsonSouth CarolinaStateTigersAtlantic Coast Conference
Duke UniversityDurhamNorth CarolinaPrivate/NonsectarianBlue DevilsAtlantic Coast Conference
LouisvilleKentuckyStateCardinalsAtlantic Coast Conference

(North Carolina)
Chapel HillNorth CarolinaStateTar HeelsAtlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina State UniversityRaleighNorth CarolinaStateWolfpackAtlantic Coast Conference
Notre DameIndianaPrivate/CatholicFighting IrishAtlantic Coast Conference

(Pitt)
PittsburghPennsylvaniaState-relatedPanthersAtlantic Coast Conference

(SMU)
DallasTexasPrivate/MethodistMustangsAtlantic Coast Conference
Stanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaPrivate/NonsectarianCardinalAtlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse UniversitySyracuseNew YorkPrivate/NonsectarianOrangeAtlantic Coast Conference
CharlottesvilleVirginiaStateCavaliersAtlantic Coast Conference

(Virginia Tech)
BlacksburgVirginiaStateHokiesAtlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-SalemNorth CarolinaPrivate/NonsectarianDemon DeaconsAtlantic Coast Conference
Bellarmine UniversityLouisvilleKentuckyPrivate/CatholicKnightsAtlantic Sun Conference
ConwayArkansasStateBearsAtlantic Sun Conference

(FGCU)
Fort MyersFloridaStateEaglesAtlantic Sun Conference
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonvilleFloridaPrivate/NonsectarianDolphinsAtlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb UniversityNashvilleTennesseePrivate/Churches of ChristBisonsAtlantic Sun Conference
JacksonvilleFloridaStateOspreysAtlantic Sun Conference
Queens University of Charlotte
[Queens (NC)]
CharlotteNorth CarolinaPrivate/PresbyterianRoyalsAtlantic Sun Conference
Stetson UniversityDeLandFloridaPrivate/NonsectarianHattersAtlantic Sun Conference
AkronOhioStateZipsBig East ConferenceMid-American Conference
Butler UniversityIndianapolisIndianaPrivate/NonsectarianBulldogsBig East Conference
Creighton UniversityOmahaNebraskaPrivate/CatholicBluejaysBig East Conference
DePaul UniversityChicagoIllinoisPrivate/CatholicBlue DemonsBig East Conference
Georgetown UniversityWashingtonD.C.Private/CatholicHoyasBig East Conference
Marquette UniversityMilwaukeeWisconsinPrivate/CatholicGolden EaglesBig East Conference
Providence CollegeProvidenceRhode IslandPrivate/CatholicFriarsBig East Conference
Queens, New York CityNew YorkPrivate/CatholicRed StormBig East Conference
Seton Hall UniversitySouth OrangeNew JerseyPrivate/CatholicPiratesBig East Conference

(UConn)
StorrsConnecticutStateHuskiesBig East Conference
Villanova UniversityVillanovaPennsylvaniaPrivate/CatholicWildcatsBig East Conference
Xavier UniversityCincinnatiOhioPrivate/CatholicMusketeersBig East Conference
Gardner–Webb UniversityBoiling SpringsNorth CarolinaPrivate/BaptistRunnin' BulldogsBig South Conference
High Point UniversityHigh PointNorth CarolinaPrivate/MethodistPanthersBig South Conference
Longwood UniversityFarmvilleVirginiaStateLancersBig South Conference
Presbyterian CollegeClintonSouth CarolinaPrivate/PresbyterianBlue HoseBig South Conference
Radford UniversityRadfordVirginiaStateHighlandersBig South Conference

(UNC Asheville)
AshevilleNorth CarolinaStateBulldogsBig South Conference

(USC Upstate)
SpartanburgSouth CarolinaStateSpartansBig South Conference
Winthrop UniversityRock HillSouth CarolinaStateEaglesBig South Conference
Indiana University Bloomington
(Indiana)
BloomingtonIndianaStateHoosiersBig Ten Conference

(Maryland)
College ParkMarylandStateTerrapinsBig Ten Conference
Ann ArborMichiganStateWolverinesBig Ten Conference
Michigan State UniversityEast LansingMichiganStateSpartansBig Ten Conference
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonIllinoisPrivate/NonsectarianWildcatsBig Ten Conference
Ohio State UniversityColumbusOhioStateBuckeyesBig Ten Conference
Pennsylvania State University
(Penn State)
University ParkPennsylvaniaState-relatedNittany LionsBig Ten Conference
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
(Rutgers)
PiscatawayNew JerseyState-private hybridScarlet KnightsBig Ten Conference

(UCLA)
Los AngelesCaliforniaStateBruinsBig Ten Conference
SeattleWashingtonStateHuskiesBig Ten Conference

(Wisconsin)
MadisonWisconsinStateBadgersBig Ten Conference

(Cal Poly)
San Luis ObispoCaliforniaStateMustangsBig West Conference

(Bakersfield/Cal State Bakersfield)
BakersfieldCaliforniaStateRoadrunnersBig West Conference

(Cal State Fullerton)
FullertonCaliforniaStateTitansBig West Conference

(Cal State Northridge/CSUN)
Northridge, Los AngelesCaliforniaStateMatadorsBig West Conference

(Sacramento State)
SacramentoCaliforniaStateHornetsBig West ConferenceBig Sky Conference

(UC Davis)
DavisCaliforniaStateAggiesBig West Conference

(UC Irvine)
IrvineCaliforniaStateAnteatersBig West Conference

(UC Riverside)
RiversideCaliforniaStateHighlandersBig West Conference

(UC San Diego/UCSD)
La Jolla, San DiegoCaliforniaStateTritonsBig West Conference

(UC Santa Barbara)
Santa BarbaraCaliforniaStateGauchosBig West Conference
Campbell UniversityBuies CreekNorth CarolinaPrivate/BaptistFighting CamelsCoastal Athletic Association
(Charleston)CharlestonSouth CarolinaStateCougarsCoastal Athletic Association
NewarkDelawarePrivate-state hybridFightin' Blue HensCoastal Athletic Association
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaPrivate/NonsectarianDragonsCoastal Athletic Association
Elon UniversityElonNorth CarolinaPrivate/NonsectarianPhoenixCoastal Athletic Association
Hofstra UniversityHempsteadNew YorkPrivate/NonsectarianPrideCoastal Athletic Association
Monmouth UniversityWest Long BranchNew JerseyPrivate/NonsectarianHawksCoastal Athletic Association
Northeastern UniversityBostonMassachusettsPrivate/NonsectarianHuskiesCoastal Athletic Association
Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookNew YorkStateSeawolvesCoastal Athletic Association

(UNC Wilmington/UNCW)
WilmingtonNorth CarolinaStateSeahawksCoastal Athletic Association

(William & Mary)
WilliamsburgVirginiaStateTribeCoastal Athletic Association
Cleveland State UniversityClevelandOhioStateVikingsHorizon League
DetroitMichiganPrivate/CatholicTitansHorizon League

(Green Bay)
Green BayWisconsinStatePhoenixHorizon League

(IU Indy)
IndianapolisIndianaStateJaguarsHorizon League

(Milwaukee)
MilwaukeeWisconsinStatePanthersHorizon League
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland HeightsKentuckyStateNorseHorizon League
Oakland UniversityRochesterMichiganStateGolden GrizzliesHorizon League
Purdue University Fort Wayne
(Purdue Fort Wayne)
Fort WayneIndianaStateMastodonsHorizon League
Robert Morris UniversityMoon TownshipPennsylvaniaPrivate/NonsectarianColonialsHorizon League
Wright State UniversityDaytonOhioStateRaidersHorizon League
Brown UniversityProvidenceRhode IslandPrivate/NonsectarianBearsIvy League
Columbia UniversityNew York CityNew YorkPrivate/NonsectarianLionsIvy League
Cornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkPrivate/Statutory stateBig RedIvy League
Dartmouth CollegeHanoverNew HampshirePrivate/NonsectarianBig GreenIvy League
Harvard UniversityBostonMassachusettsPrivate/NonsectarianCrimsonIvy League
Princeton UniversityPrincetonNew JerseyPrivate/NonsectarianTigersIvy League

(Penn)
PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaPrivate/NonsectarianQuakersIvy League
Yale UniversityNew HavenConnecticutPrivate/NonsectarianBulldogsIvy League
Canisius UniversityBuffaloNew YorkPrivate/CatholicGolden GriffinsMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Fairfield UniversityFairfieldConnecticutPrivate/CatholicStagsMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Iona UniversityNew RochelleNew YorkPrivate/CatholicGaelsMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Manhattan CollegeNew YorkPrivate/CatholicJaspersMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marist CollegePoughkeepsieNew YorkPrivate/CatholicRed FoxesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Merrimack CollegeNorth AndoverMassachusettsPrivate/CatholicWarriorsMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
EmmitsburgMarylandPrivate/CatholicMountaineers / The MountMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Niagara UniversityNiagara UniversityNew YorkPrivate/CatholicPurple EaglesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Quinnipiac UniversityHamdenConnecticutPrivate/NonsectarianBobcatsMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rider UniversityLawrencevilleNew JerseyPrivate/NonsectarianBroncsMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfieldConnecticutPrivate/CatholicPioneersMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Jersey CityNew JerseyPrivate/CatholicPeacocksMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Siena CollegeLoudonvilleNew YorkPrivate/CatholicSaintsMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Belmont UniversityNashvilleTennesseePrivate/ChristianBruinsMissouri Valley Conference
Bowling Green State UniversityBowling GreenOhioStateFalconsMissouri Valley ConferenceMid-American Conference
Bradley UniversityPeoriaIllinoisPrivate/NonsectarianBravesMissouri Valley Conference
Drake UniversityDes MoinesIowaPrivate/NonsectarianBulldogsMissouri Valley Conference
EvansvilleIndianaPrivate/MethodistPurple AcesMissouri Valley Conference
Missouri State UniversitySpringfieldMissouriStateBears
Northern Illinois University
(NIU)
DeKalbIllinoisStateHuskiesMissouri Valley ConferenceMid-American Conference

(UIC)
ChicagoIllinoisStateFlamesMissouri Valley Conference
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazooMichiganStateBroncosMissouri Valley ConferenceMid-American Conference
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew BritainConnecticutStateBlue DevilsNortheast Conference
Chicago State UniversityChicagoIllinoisStateCougarsNortheast Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityMadison & Florham ParkNew JerseyPrivate/NonsectarianKnightsNortheast Conference
Howard UniversityWashingtonD.C.Private/NonsectarianBisonNortheast ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Le Moyne CollegeSyracuseNew YorkPrivate/CatholicDolphinsNortheast Conference

(LIU)
BrookvilleNew YorkPrivate/NonsectarianSharksNortheast Conference
Mercyhurst UniversityEriePennsylvaniaPrivate/CatholicLakersNortheast Conference
Saint Francis University
(Saint Francis (PA))
LorettoPennsylvaniaPrivate/CatholicRed FlashNortheast Conference
Stonehill CollegeEastonMassachusettsPrivate/CatholicSkyhawksNortheast Conference
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharlestonIllinoisStatePanthersOhio Valley Conference
Houston Christian UniversityHoustonTexasPrivate/BaptistHuskiesOhio Valley ConferenceSouthland Conference
San Antonio & Alamo HeightsTexasPrivate/CatholicCardinalsOhio Valley ConferenceSouthland Conference
Liberty UniversityLynchburgVirginiaPrivate/ChristianFlamesOhio Valley ConferenceConference USA
Lindenwood UniversityPrivate/NonsectarianLionsOhio Valley Conference

(SIU Edwardsville/SIUE)
EdwardsvilleIllinoisStateCougarsOhio Valley Conference
EvansvilleIndianaStateScreaming EaglesOhio Valley Conference
Western Illinois UniversityMacombIllinoisStateLeathernecksOhio Valley Conference
American UniversityWashingtonD.C.Private/MethodistEaglesPatriot League

(Army/Army West Point)
West PointNew YorkFederal academyBlack KnightsPatriot League
Boston UniversityBostonMassachusettsPrivate/MethodistTerriersPatriot League
Bucknell UniversityLewisburgPennsylvaniaPrivate/NonsectarianBisonPatriot League
Colgate UniversityHamiltonNew YorkPrivate/NonsectarianRaidersPatriot League
WorcesterMassachusettsPrivate/CatholicCrusadersPatriot League
Lafayette CollegeEastonPennsylvaniaPrivate/PresbyterianLeopardsPatriot League
Lehigh UniversityBethlehemPennsylvaniaPrivate/NonsectarianMountain HawksPatriot League
BaltimoreMarylandPrivate/CatholicGreyhoundsPatriot League

(Navy/Annapolis)
AnnapolisMarylandFederal academyMidshipmenPatriot League
East Tennessee State University
(ETSU)
Johnson CityTennesseeStateBuccaneersSouthern Conference
Furman UniversityGreenvilleSouth CarolinaPrivate/NonsectarianPaladinsSouthern Conference
Mercer UniversityMaconGeorgiaPrivate/NonsectarianBearsSouthern Conference

(UNC Greensboro)
GreensboroNorth CarolinaStateSpartansSouthern Conference
Virginia Military Institute
(VMI)
LexingtonVirginiaStateKeydetsSouthern Conference
Wofford CollegeSpartanburgSouth CarolinaPrivate/MethodistTerriersSouthern Conference
DenverColoradoPrivate/NonsectarianPioneers

(Kansas City)
Kansas CityMissouriStateRoos

(Omaha)
OmahaNebraskaStateMavericks
Oral Roberts UniversityTulsaOklahomaPrivate/ChristianGolden Eagles
Saint PaulMinnesotaPrivate/CatholicTommies
Coastal Carolina UniversityConwaySouth CarolinaStateChanticleersSun Belt Conference
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboroGeorgiaStateEaglesSun Belt Conference
Georgia State UniversityAtlantaGeorgiaStatePanthersSun Belt Conference
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgVirginiaStateDukesSun Belt Conference
LexingtonKentuckyStateWildcatsSun Belt ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Marshall UniversityHuntingtonWest VirginiaStateThundering HerdSun Belt Conference
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkVirginiaStateMonarchsSun Belt Conference
ColumbiaSouth CarolinaStateGamecocksSun Belt ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

(UCF)
OrlandoFloridaStateKnightsSun Belt ConferenceBig 12 Conference
West Virginia UniversityMorgantownWest VirginiaStateMountaineersSun Belt ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Gonzaga UniversitySpokaneWashingtonPrivate/CatholicBulldogsWest Coast Conference
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos AngelesCaliforniaPrivate/CatholicLionsWest Coast Conference
Oregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonStateBeaversPac-12 Conference
StocktonCaliforniaPrivate/MethodistTigersWest Coast Conference
PortlandOregonPrivate/CatholicPilotsWest Coast Conference
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoragaCaliforniaPrivate/CatholicGaelsWest Coast Conference
San DiegoCaliforniaPrivate/CatholicTorerosWest Coast Conference
San FranciscoCaliforniaPrivate/CatholicDonsWest Coast Conference
Santa Clara UniversitySanta ClaraCaliforniaPrivate/CatholicBroncosWest Coast Conference

(Air Force)
USAF AcademyColoradoFederal academyFalconsWestern Athletic ConferenceMountain West Conference
California Baptist UniversityRiversideCaliforniaPrivate/BaptistLancersWestern Athletic Conference
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenixArizonaPrivate/ChristianAntelopes
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoCaliforniaStateAztecsWestern Athletic ConferenceMountain West Conference
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseCaliforniaStateSpartansWestern Athletic ConferenceMountain West Conference
Seattle UniversitySeattleWashingtonPrivate/CatholicRedhawks

(UNLV)
Las VegasNevadaStateRebelsWestern Athletic ConferenceMountain West Conference
Utah Tech UniversityUtahStateTrailblazersWestern Athletic Conference
Utah Valley UniversityOremUtahStateWolverinesWestern Athletic Conference

(UTRGV)
EdinburgTexasStateVaquerosWestern Athletic ConferenceSouthland Conference
Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Sports Sponsorship: Division I Men's Soccer. NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. June 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20101230214415/http://web1.ncaa.org/onlineDir/exec/sponsorship. December 30, 2010. dead.