List of schools reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I

The following is a list of United States colleges and universities that are either in the process of reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I, or have announced future plans to do the same.[1]

Current reclassifications

These schools have begun the formal Division I reclassification process.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Institution nameTeams Former classificationCurrent conferencesTransition
Full Common Division Conference Primary Others Start End
Bellarmine University BellarmineKnights IIGreat Lakes Valley ConferenceASUN ConferenceSouthern Conference,
Coastal Collegiate Sports Association,
Mid-American Conference[lower-alpha 1]		 2020–21 2024–25
Tarleton State University TarletonTexans Lone Star Conference Western Athletic Conference Conference USA,
United Athletic Conference
University of California, San Diego UC San DiegoTritonsCalifornia Collegiate Athletic AssociationBig West ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association,
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation,
Western Water Polo Association
Utah Tech University Utah TechTrailblazersRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference
University of St. Thomas St. ThomasTommiesIIIMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceSummit LeagueCentral Collegiate Hockey Association,
Pioneer Football League,
Western Collegiate Hockey Association		2021–22 2026–27
Lindenwood University Lindenwood Lions II Great Lakes Valley Conference Ohio Valley Conference ASUN Conference,
Big South–OVC Football Association,
College Hockey America,
Midwest Independent Conference,
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association,
Summit League[lower-alpha 2]		 2022–23
Queens University of Charlotte Queens[lower-alpha 3] Royals South Atlantic Conference ASUN Conference Coastal Collegiate Sports Association,
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association[lower-alpha 4]
University of Southern Indiana Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Great Lakes Valley Conference Ohio Valley Conference Summit League,
Horizon League
Stonehill College Stonehill Skyhawks Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Conference New England Women's Hockey Alliance[lower-alpha 5]
Texas A&M University–Commerce Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Lone Star Conference Southland Conference
Le Moyne College Le Moyne Dolphins Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Conference TBA[lower-alpha 6] 2023–24 2027–28
  1. In addition to its NCAA sports, Bellarmine fields a team in sprint football, a weight-restricted form of American football governed outside the NCAA, as a member of the Midwest Sprint Football League.
  2. In addition to the sports that have confirmed conference homes for 2023–24, Lindenwood sponsors three other NCAA championship sports, plus one sport included in the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, that are not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference and have no currently announced conference home.
  3. Can also be referred to as "Queens (NC)" due to the existence of NCAA Division II member Queens College in New York City.
  4. In addition to its ASUN sports, plus swimming & diving and men's volleyball, Queens sponsors one NCAA championship sports, plus two sports included in the Emerging Sports for Women program. These sports currently compete as independents
  5. Stonehill sponsors two sports that are not sponsored by its new home of the Northeast Conference and do not have a confirmed conference home. Men's ice hockey played under Division II regulations in the Northeast-10 Conference before the school's move to Division I. Women's equestrian, part of the Emerging Sports for Women program, competed as an independent before Stonehill's D-I move.
  6. Le Moyne has yet to announce a conference home for its men's lacrosse team, the only Le Moyne team that competes in a sport not sponsored by the Northeast Conference.

Future reclassifications

These schools have officially announced plans to reclassify to Division I, but have not yet begun their transitions.

Institution nameTeams Current classificationFuture conferencePending transition
Full Common Division Conference Primary Others Start End
University of West Georgia West Georgia Wolves II Gulf South Conference ASUN Conference United Athletic Conference 2024[15] 2028


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