NCAA Division I conference realignment

NCAA Division I conference realignment refers to changes in the alignment of college or university athletic programs from one National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic conference to another. These changes occur every few years with some of these changes causing a ripple effect with other programs changing conference alignment in response.

Announced future changes

Note

• The "year" column indicates the calendar year in which the conference change will take place, which in the case of spring sports will differ from the year in which competition will begin.

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference	Year
Appalachian State Mountaineers	Field hockey	Independent	MAC	000000002017-01-01-00002017[1]
Arizona State Sun Devils	Women's lacrosse	Club team	Pac-12[2]	000000002017-01-01-00002017[3]
Cal State Northridge Matadors	Men's volleyball	MPSF	Big West	000000002017-01-01-00002017[4]
California Golden Bears	Women's lacrosse	MPSF	Pac-12	000000002017-01-01-00002017[2]
Charlotte 49ers	Women's golf	No team	C-USA	000000002017-01-01-00002017[5]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	Football	Division I FCS independent	Sun Belt	000000002017-01-01-00002017[6]
Colorado Buffaloes	Women's lacrosse	MPSF	Pac-12	000000002017-01-01-00002017[2]
Concordia–Irvine Eagles[7]	Men's volleyball	Independent	MPSF	000000002017-01-01-00002017[8]
Duke Blue Devils	Softball	No team	ACC	000000002017-01-01-00002017[9]
East Carolina Pirates	Women's lacrosse	Club team	TBD	000000002017-01-01-00002017[10]
Grand Canyon Antelopes	Men's volleyball	MIVA	MPSF	000000002017-01-01-00002017[8]
Hartford Hawks	Women's lacrosse	Club team	America East	000000002017-01-01-00002017[11]
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors	Men's volleyball	MPSF	Big West	000000002017-01-01-00002017[4]
Long Beach State 49ers	Men's volleyball	MPSF	Big West	000000002017-01-01-00002017[4]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Men's ice hockey	Hockey East	Big Ten	000000002017-01-01-00002017 [12]
Oregon Ducks	Women's lacrosse	MPSF	Pac-12	000000002017-01-01-00002017[2]
Stanford Cardinal	Women's lacrosse	MPSF	Pac-12	000000002017-01-01-00002017[2]
UAB Blazers	Football	No team	C-USA	000000002017-01-01-00002017[13]
UC Irvine Anteaters	Men's volleyball	MPSF	Big West	000000002017-01-01-00002017[4]
UC San Diego Tritons[7]	Men's volleyball	MPSF	Big West	000000002017-01-01-00002017[4]
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	Men's volleyball	MPSF	Big West	000000002017-01-01-00002017[4]
USC Trojans	Women's lacrosse	MPSF	Pac-12	000000002017-01-01-00002017[2]
UT Arlington Mavericks	Women's golf	No team	Sun Belt	000000002017-01-01-00002017[14]
Wofford Terriers	Women's lacrosse	Club team	ASUN	000000002017-01-01-00002017[15]
Campbell Fighting Camels	Football	Pioneer League	Big South	000000002018-01-01-00002018[16]
Idaho Vandals	Football	Sun Belt	Big Sky	000000002018-01-01-00002018[17][18]
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers	Men's soccer	No team	NEC	000000002018-01-01-00002018[19]
New Mexico State Aggies	Football	Sun Belt	Division I FBS independent	000000002018-01-01-00002018[17]
Arizona State Sun Devils	Men's tennis	No team	Pac-12	TBD[20]

History

2016–2017

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Butler Bulldogs	Women's lacrosse	Club team	Big East[21]
Charleston Cougars	Beach volleyball	Independent	CCSA[22]
Citadel !The Citadel Bulldogs	Rifle	Independent/SEARC[23]	SoCon[24]
Cleveland State Vikings	Men's lacrosse	Club team	Independent[25]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	Full membership (initially non-football)	Big South	Sun Belt[6]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	Football	Big South	Division I FCS independent[26]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	Women's lacrosse	Big South	Atlantic Sun[27]
Delaware State Hornets	Women's lacrosse	Independent	Atlantic Sun[28]
Denver Pioneers	Women's lacrosse	MPSF	Big East[29]
East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Football	Division I FCS independent	SoCon[30]
Georgia Southern Eagles	Rifle	Independent/SEARC[23]	SoCon[24]
Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates	Men's lacrosse, women's soccer	No teams	Independent[31]
Hartford Hawks	Men's tennis	MVC	Dropped tennis[11]
Hartford Hawks	Women's tennis	America East	Dropped tennis[11]
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays	Women's lacrosse	Independent	Big Ten[32]
La Salle Explorers	Men's water polo	Club team	CWPA[33]
La Salle Explorers	Women's golf, women's water polo	No golf team; club water polo team	MAAC[34]
Liberty Lady Flames	Field hockey	Independent	Big East[35]
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters[7]	Men's volleyball	Club team	Independent[36]
Massachusetts Minutemen	Football	MAC	Division I FBS independent[37]
NJIT Highlanders	Men's soccer	Sun Belt	Atlantic Sun[38]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks	Baseball	WAC	Dropped baseball[39]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks	Men's golf	Big Sky	Dropped men's golf[39]
North Georgia Nighthawks[40]	Rifle	Independent/SEARC[23]	SoCon[24]
Quinnipiac Bobcats	Field hockey	MAAC	Big East[35]
UAB Blazers	Bowling	No team	Independent[13]
UAB Blazers	Rifle	Independent	SoCon[24]
UNC Wilmington Seahawks	Beach volleyball	Independent	CCSA[41]
VMI Keydets	Rifle	Mid-Atlantic Rifle	SoCon[24]
Wagner Seahawks	Men's water polo	Club team	CWPA[42]
Wagner Seahawks	Women's fencing[43]	No team	Independent[42]
Wofford Terriers	Rifle	Independent/SEARC[23]	SoCon[24]
Youngstown State Penguins	Bowling	No team	Independent[44]

2015–2016

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Air Force Falcons	Men's lacrosse	Independent	SoCon[45]
Air Force Falcons	Wrestling	WWC	Big 12[46]
Akron Zips	Baseball	MAC	Dropped baseball[47]
Alderson Broaddus Battlers[7]	Men's volleyball	Club team	Independent[48]
Appalachian State Mountaineers	Field hockey	NorPac	Independent
Arizona Wildcats	Women's beach volleyball	Independent	Pac-12[49]
Arizona State Sun Devils	Women's beach volleyball	Independent	Pac-12[49]
Arizona State Sun Devils	Men's ice hockey	Club team	Independent[50]
Cal Poly Mustangs	Beach volleyball	Independent	Big West[51]
Cal State Northridge Matadors	Beach volleyball	Independent	Big West[51]
California Golden Bears	Beach volleyball	Independent	Pac-12[49]
California Golden Bears	Field hockey	NorPac	America East[52]
Central Michigan Chippewas	Women's lacrosse	Club team	Atlantic Sun[53]
Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles[7]	Men's volleyball	Independent	EIVA[54]
Charlotte 49ers	Football	Division I FCS independent	C-USA[55]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	Beach volleyball	No team	Atlantic Sun[56]
Columbus State Cougars[40]	Rifle	OVC	Dropped rifle[57]
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners	Beach volleyball	Independent	Big West[51]
Denver Pioneers	Women's gymnastics	MRGC	Big 12[46]
East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Football	No team	Division I FCS independent[30]
Fairfield Stags	Field hockey	America East	MAAC[58]
FIU Panthers	Beach volleyball	Independent	CCSA[59]
Florida Atlantic Owls	Beach volleyball, men's swimming & diving	Independent	CCSA[59][60]
Florida State Seminoles	Beach volleyball	Independent	CCSA[59]
Georgia State Panthers	Beach volleyball	Independent	CCSA[59]
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine	Beach volleyball	Independent	Big West[51]
Kennesaw State Owls	Football	No team	Big South[61]
Liberty Lady Flames	Field hockey	NorPac	Independent
Long Beach State 49ers	Beach volleyball	Independent	Big West[51]
Loyola Marymount Lions	Beach volleyball	Independent	WCC[62][63]
LSU Tigers	Beach volleyball	Independent	CCSA[59]
Mercyhurst Lakers[64]	Women's water polo	CWPA	WWPA[65]
Merrimack Warriors	Women's ice hockey	Club team	Hockey East[66]
Navy Midshipmen	Football	Division I FBS Independent	American !The American
NJIT Highlanders	Full membership	Independent	Atlantic Sun[38]
NJIT Highlanders	Women's tennis	America East	Atlantic Sun[38]
North Dakota State Bison	Wrestling	WWC	Big 12[46]
Northern Colorado Bears	Wrestling	WWC	Big 12[46]
Northern Kentucky Norse	Full membership	Atlantic Sun	Horizon[67]
Old Dominion Monarchs	Men's swimming & diving	Independent	CCSA[60]
Oregon Ducks	Beach volleyball	Independent	Pac-12[49]
Pacific Tigers	Field hockey	NorPac	America East[52]
Pacific Tigers	Beach volleyball	Independent	WCC[62][63]
Pepperdine Waves	Beach volleyball	Independent	WCC[62][63]
Portland Pilots	Beach volleyball	No team	WCC[63]
Radford Highlanders	Women's lacrosse	Club team	Big South[68]
Saint Mary's Gaels	Beach volleyball	Independent	WCC[62][63]
San Francisco Dons	Beach volleyball	Independent	WCC[62][63]
Santa Clara Broncos	Beach volleyball	Independent	WCC[62][63]
South Carolina Gamecocks	Beach volleyball	Independent	CCSA[59]
South Dakota State Jackrabbits	Wrestling	WWC	Big 12[46]
Stanford Cardinal	Beach volleyball	Independent	Pac-12[49]
Stanford Cardinal	Field hockey	NorPac	America East[52]
Tulane Green Wave	Beach volleyball	Independent	CCSA[59]
UAB Blazers	Football	C-USA	Dropped football[69]
UAB Blazers	Beach volleyball	Independent	CCSA[59]
UAB Blazers	Bowling	Independent	Dropped bowling[69][70]
UC Davis Aggies	Field hockey	NorPac	America East[52]
UCLA Bruins	Beach volleyball	Independent	Pac-12[49]
UNC Wilmington Seahawks	Beach volleyball	No team	Independent[41]
USC Trojans	Beach volleyball	Independent	Pac-12[49]
Utah Valley Wolverines	Wrestling	WWC	Big 12[46]
UTRGV Vaqueros[71]	Men's soccer	No team	WAC[75]
Villanova Wildcats	Women's rowing	American !The American	CAA
Washington Huskies	Beach volleyball	Independent	Pac-12[49]
West Virginia Mountaineers	Men's golf	No team	Big 12[76]
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers	Men's and women's swimming & diving	C-USA	Dropped both sports[77]
Wyoming Cowboys	Wrestling	WWC	Big 12[46]

2014–2015

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats[78]	Football	Division I FCS independent	Southland
Alabama Crimson Tide	Women's rowing	C-USA	Big 12[79]
Appalachian State Mountaineers[80]	Full membership	SoCon	Sun Belt
Arkansas State Red Wolves	Bowling	Independent	Southland Bowling[81]
Bellarmine Knights[83][84]	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	SoCon[85]
Belmont Bruins[87]	Men's soccer	Independent	Horizon League
Binghamton Bearcats	Men's golf	America Sky	Big Sky[88]
Binghamton Bearcats	Men's tennis	America East	MAC[89]
Boston College Eagles	Fencing	IFA	ACC[90]
Boston University Terriers	Wrestling	EIWA	Dropped wrestling[91]
Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes[64]	Women's water polo	WWPA	Dropped women's water polo[92]
Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles[7]	Men's volleyball	Club team	Independent[93]
Chicago State Cougars	Women's soccer	No team	WAC[94]
Colorado College Tigers	Women's soccer	C-USA	Mountain West[95]
Connecticut Huskies[96]	Men's ice hockey	Atlantic Hockey	Hockey East
Davidson Wildcats[97]	Full membership	SoCon	Atlantic 10
Davidson Wildcats[97]	Field hockey	NorPac	Atlantic 10
Davidson Wildcats[97]	Men's and women's swimming and diving	CCSA	Atlantic 10
Davidson Wildcats[97]	Women's lacrosse	Big South	Atlantic 10
Duke Blue Devils	Fencing	Independent	ACC[90]
East Carolina Pirates[98]	Full membership	Conference USA	American !The American
East Tennessee State Buccaneers[30]	Full membership (non-football)	Atlantic Sun	SoCon
Elon Phoenix[99]	Full membership	SoCon	CAA
Fairfield Stags[97]	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	CAA[100]
Florida Gators	Women's lacrosse	ALC	Big East[101]
Gannon Golden Knights[64]	Women's water polo	CWPA	WWPA[92]
Georgia Regents Jaguars[102][103]	Men's golf	Independent	MEAC
Georgia Southern Eagles[104]	Full membership	SoCon	Sun Belt
Georgia State Panthers	Men's soccer	Independent	Sun Belt[105]
Hartford Hawks	Men's golf	America Sky	Big Sky[88]
Hartwick Hawks	Men's soccer	MAC	Sun Belt[105]
High Point Panthers	Men's lacrosse	Atlantic Sun	SoCon[86]
Houston Baptist Huskies	Football	Division I FCS Independent[106]	Southland
Howard Bison	Men's soccer	Independent	Sun Belt[105]
Howard Lady Bison	Women's soccer	Independent	SWAC[107]
Idaho Vandals[108]	Full membership (except football)	WAC	Big Sky
Idaho Vandals[109]	Football	Division I FBS independent	Sun Belt
Incarnate Word Cardinals[110]	Football	Division I FCS independent	Southland
Incarnate Word Cardinals[111]	Men's soccer	Independent	WAC
Jacksonville Dolphins	Men's lacrosse	Atlantic Sun	SoCon[86]
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays	Men's lacrosse	Independent	Big Ten[112]
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays	Women's lacrosse	ALC	Independent[113]
Kansas Jayhawks	Women's rowing	Big 12 & C-USA	Big 12 only[79]
Kansas State Wildcats	Women's rowing	Big 12 & C-USA	Big 12 only[79]
Longwood Lancers	Field hockey	NorPac	MAC[89]
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters	Bowling	Independent	Southland Bowling[81]
Louisville Cardinals[114]	Full membership	American !The American	ACC
Louisville Cardinals	Field hockey, women's lacrosse	Big East	ACC[115]
Maryland Terrapins[116]	Full membership	ACC	Big Ten
McKendree Bearcats[7]	Men's volleyball	Independent	MIVA[117]
Mercer Bears[30]	Full membership	Atlantic Sun	SoCon
Mercer Bears	Football	Pioneer	SoCon[30]
Mercer Bears	Women's lacrosse	No team	Atlantic Sun[118]
Mercer Bears	Women's track and field	No team	SoCon[30]
Michigan Wolverines	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	Big Ten[112]
Michigan Wolverines	Women's lacrosse	ALC	Big Ten[112]
Monmouth Hawks[119]	Football	Division I FCS independent	Big South
Monmouth Hawks	Bowling	Independent	Southland Bowling[81]
Montana Grizzlies[120]	Softball	No team	Big Sky
New Mexico State Aggies[109]	Football	Division I FBS independent	Sun Belt
NJIT Highlanders	Men's lacrosse	Club team	Independent[121]
NJIT Highlanders	Men's soccer	Independent	Sun Belt[105]
North Carolina Tar Heels	Fencing	Independent	ACC[90]
North Dakota (no nickname)	Men's golf	America Sky	Big Sky[88]
Northern Colorado Bears	Men's golf	America Sky	Big Sky[88]
Northwestern Wildcats	Women's lacrosse	ALC	Big Ten[112]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Fencing	MFC	ACC[90]
Ohio State Buckeyes	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	Big Ten[112]
Ohio State Buckeyes	Women's lacrosse	ALC	Big Ten[112]
Oklahoma Sooners	Women's rowing	Big 12 & C-USA	Big 12 only[79]
Old Dominion Monarchs	Women's lacrosse	Independent	Atlantic Sun[122]
Old Dominion Lady Monarchs	Women's rowing	C-USA	Big 12[79]
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles[123]	Full membership	Southland	The Summit
Pacific Tigers	Men's volleyball	MPSF	Dropped men's volleyball[124]
Penn State Nittany Lions	Men's lacrosse	CAA	Big Ten[112]
Penn State Nittany Lions	Women's lacrosse	ALC	Big Ten[112]
Providence Friars	Women's volleyball	America East	Big East[125]
Radford Highlanders	Field hockey	NorPac	Dropped field hockey[68]
Radford Highlanders	Men's track and field (indoor & outdoor)	Big South	Dropped both sports[68]
Radford Highlanders	Women's swimming and diving	CCSA	Dropped women's swimming and diving[68]
Richmond Spiders	Men's lacrosse	Atlantic Sun	SoCon[86]
Richmond Spiders	Women's golf	CAA	Patriot League[126]
Robert Morris Colonials	Field hockey, men's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's indoor and outdoor track & field, women's golf	NEC	Dropped all seven sports[127]
Rutgers Scarlet Knights[128]	Full membership	American !The American	Big Ten
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse	Big East	Big Ten[112][115]
Rutgers–Newark Scarlet Raiders[129]	Men's volleyball	EIVA	CVC (D-III)[130]
Sacramento State Hornets	Men's golf	America Sky	Big Sky[88]
Sacramento State Hornets	Women's rowing	C-USA	American !The American[131]
Sam Houston State Bearkats	Bowling	Independent	Southland Bowling[81]
San Diego State Aztecs	Women's rowing	C-USA	American !The American[131]
Southern Utah Thunderbirds	Men's golf	America Sky	Big Sky[88]
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks	Bowling	Independent	Southland Bowling[81]
Temple Owls	Baseball, men's indoor and outdoor track & field, softball	American !The American	Dropped all four sports[132][133]
Temple Owls	Men's gymnastics	EIGL	Dropped men's gymnastics[132]
Tennessee Lady Volunteers	Women's rowing	C-USA	Big 12[79]
Texas Longhorns	Women's rowing	Big 12 & C-USA	Big 12 only[79]
Texas–Pan American Broncs	Women's soccer	No team	WAC[75]
Tulane Green Wave[135]	Full membership	Conference USA	American !The American
Tulane Green Wave	Bowling	Independent	Southland Bowling[81]
Tulsa Golden Hurricane[136]	Full membership	Conference USA	American !The American
UMass Lowell River Hawks	Men's and women's lacrosse	Club teams	America East[137]
Utah Valley Wolverines	Men's soccer	No team	WAC[138]
Valparaiso Crusaders	Bowling	Independent	Southland Bowling[81]
Vanderbilt Commodores	Women's lacrosse	ALC	Big East[101]
Vanderbilt Commodores	Bowling	Independent	Southland Bowling[81]
VMI Keydets[30]	Full membership	Big South	SoCon
VMI Keydets	Men's lacrosse	Atlantic Sun	SoCon[86]
Weber State Wildcats	Men's golf	America Sky	Big Sky[88]
West Virginia Mountaineers	Women's rowing	Big 12 & C-USA	Big 12 only[79]
WKU Hilltoppers[139]	Full membership	Sun Belt	Conference USA
WKU Hilltoppers	Men's tennis	Sun Belt	Dropped men's tennis[140]

2013–2014

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.^[141] 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).^[142] 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.

School	Sports(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats[78]	All sports except football	Lone Star (Division II)	Southland
Abilene Christian Wildcats[78]	Football	Lone Star (Division II)	Division I FCS independent
Adelphi Panthers[143]	Men's soccer	Division I independent	Northeast-10 (Division II)
Air Force Falcons[144]	Men's soccer	MPSF	WAC
Air Force Falcons[145]	Men's swimming and diving	MPSF	WAC
Air Force Falcons[146]	Rifle	Independent	PRC
Alaska Nanooks	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	WCHA
Alaska Nanooks[146][147]	Rifle	Independent	PRC
Albany Great Danes[148]	Football	NEC	CAA
Azusa Pacific Cougars[149]	Women's water polo	CWPA	Golden Coast[150]
Binghamton Bearcats[151]	Wrestling	CAA	EIWA
Boston University Terriers[152]	All sports except wrestling (non-football)	America East	Patriot League
Boston University Terriers[153]	Wrestling	CAA	EIWA
Bowling Green Falcons	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	WCHA
BYU Cougars	Softball[154]	PCSC	WCC
Butler Bulldogs[155]	All sports except football	Atlantic 10	Big East (2013)
California Baptist Lancers[156]	Women's water polo	CWPA	Golden Coast[150]
Charleston Cougars[157]	All sports (non-football)	SoCon	CAA
Charleston Cougars[157]	Men's and women's swimming and diving	CCSA	CAA
Charlotte 49ers[158]	All sports (football in 2015)	Atlantic 10	Conference USA
Charlotte 49ers	Football	(non-football)	Division I FCS Independent
Chicago State Cougars[159]	All sports (non-football)	Great West	WAC
Chicago State Cougars[159]	Men's golf	America Sky	WAC
Cincinnati Bearcats	Women's lacrosse	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)[115]
Colorado Buffaloes[160][161]	Women's lacrosse	(non-lacrosse)	MPSF
Colorado College Tigers	Men's ice hockey	WCHA	NCHC
Connecticut Huskies	Field hockey, women's lacrosse	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)[115]
Creighton Bluejays[155]	All sports (non-football)	MVC	Big East (2013)
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[162]	All sports except baseball	Independent	WAC
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[162]	Men's golf	America Sky	WAC
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[144]	Men's soccer	MPSF	WAC
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[145]	Men's swimming and diving	MPSF	WAC
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners[162]	Softball	PCSC	WAC
Dallas Baptist Patriots[163]	Baseball	WAC	MVC
Denver Pioneers[164]	All sports except women's gymnastics, men's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, and skiing	WAC	The Summit
Denver Pioneers	Men's ice hockey	WCHA	NCHC
Denver Pioneers	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	Big East (2013)[165]
Denver Pioneers[164]	Men's soccer	MPSF	The Summit
Denver Pioneers[164]	Men's and women's swimming and diving	MPSF	The Summit
DePaul Blue Demons[166]	All sports (non-football)	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)
Drexel Dragons[167]	Wrestling	CAA	EIWA
Ferris State Bulldogs	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	WCHA
Florida Atlantic Owls[168]	All sports	Sun Belt	Conference USA
Florida Atlantic Owls	Men's soccer	MAC	Conference USA
FIU Panthers[169]	All sports	Sun Belt	Conference USA
Fresno Pacific Sunbirds[149]	Women's water polo	CWPA	Golden Coast[150]
Furman Paladins	Men's lacrosse[170]	(non-lacrosse)	Atlantic Sun
George Mason Patriots[171]	All sports except men's volleyball and wrestling (non-football)	CAA	Atlantic 10
George Mason Patriots	Wrestling[172]	CAA	EWL
Georgetown Hoyas[166]	All sports except football	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)
Georgia State Panthers[173]	All sports except men's soccer	CAA	Sun Belt
Georgia State Panthers	Men's soccer	CAA	Division I independent
Grand Canyon Antelopes[174]	All sports	PacWest (Division II)	WAC
High Point Panthers	Men's lacrosse	Independent	Atlantic Sun[175]
Hobart Statesmen	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	NEC[176]
Hofstra Pride[177]	Wrestling	CAA	EIWA
Houston !Houston Cougars[178]	All sports	Conference USA	The American
Houston !Houston Cougars	Women's golf	No team	The American[179]
Houston Baptist Huskies[180]	All sports (non-football)[180]	Great West	Southland
Houston Baptist Huskies[180]	Men's golf	America Sky	Southland
Houston Baptist Huskies[144]	Men's soccer	MPSF	WAC[112]
Idaho Vandals[181]	Football	WAC	Division I FBS independent
Incarnate Word Cardinals[110]	All sports except football, men's soccer, and swimming & diving for both sexes	Lone Star (Division II)	Southland
Incarnate Word Cardinals[110]	Football	Lone Star (Division II)	Division I FCS independent
Incarnate Word Cardinals[110]	Men's soccer	Lone Star (Division II)	Independent
Incarnate Word Cardinals[182]	Men's and women's swimming & diving	Lone Star (Division II)	CCSA
Lake Superior State Lakers	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	WCHA
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters[169]	All sports	WAC	Conference USA
Louisville Cardinals	Field hockey, women's lacrosse	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)[115]
Loyola (Chicago) Ramblers[183]	All sports (non-football)	Horizon League	MVC
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds[184]	All sports except men's and women's lacrosse (non-football)	MAAC	Patriot League
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds[184]	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	Patriot League
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds[184]	Women's lacrosse	Big East (1979–2013)	Patriot League
Loyola Marymount Lions	Softball[154]	PCSC	WCC
Loyola Marymount Lions	Women's water polo	WWPA	Golden Coast[150]
Marquette Golden Eagles[166]	All sports (non-football)	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)
Memphis Tigers[185]	All sports	Conference USA	The American
Mercer Bears[186]	Football	(non-football)	Pioneer
Miami RedHawks	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	NCHC
Michigan Wolverines	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	Big Ten
Michigan State Spartans	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	Big Ten
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders[168]	All sports	Sun Belt	Conference USA
Minnesota Golden Gophers	Men's ice hockey	WCHA	Big Ten
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs	Men's ice hockey	WCHA	NCHC
Monmouth Hawks[187]	All sports except football	NEC	MAAC
Monmouth Hawks[119]	Football	NEC	Division I FCS independent
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers	Men's golf, women's golf, men's soccer	NEC	Dropped all three sports[188]
Nevada Wolf Pack[146]	Rifle	Independent	PRC
New Mexico Lobos[189]	Men's soccer	MPSF	Conference USA
New Mexico State Aggies[190]	Football	WAC	Division I FBS independent
New Orleans Privateers[191]	All sports	Independent	Southland
NJIT Highlanders[182]	Men's swimming & diving	METS	CCSA
North Dakota (no nickname)[192]	Baseball	Great West	WAC
North Dakota (no nickname)	Men's ice hockey	WCHA	NCHC
North Dakota (no nickname)[145]	Men's swimming and diving	MPSF	WAC
Northern Colorado Bears[193]	Baseball	Great West	WAC
Northern Michigan Wildcats	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	WCHA
North Texas Mean Green[169]	All sports	Sun Belt	Conference USA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish[194]	All sports except football, fencing, and men's ice hockey	Big East (1979–2013)	ACC[195]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	Hockey East
Oakland Golden Grizzlies[196]	All sports (non-football)	The Summit	Horizon League
Ohio State Buckeyes	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	Big Ten
Ohio State Buckeyes[146]	Rifle	Independent	PRC
Old Dominion Monarchs[197]	All sports (football in 2014) except field hockey and wrestling	CAA	Conference USA
Old Dominion Monarchs	Field hockey	CAA	Big East (2013)[115][198]
Old Dominion Monarchs	Women's lacrosse	CAA	Independent[122]
Old Dominion Monarchs	Wrestling[199]	CAA	MAC
Omaha Mavericks	Men's ice hockey	WCHA	NCHC
Pacific Tigers[200]	All sports (non-football) except women's water polo	Big West	West Coast
Pacific Tigers	Women's water polo	Big West	Golden Coast[150]
Penn State Nittany Lions	Men's ice hockey	Division I Independent	Big Ten
Pittsburgh Panthers	All sports except wrestling	Big East (1979–2013)	ACC
Pittsburgh Panthers	Wrestling	EWL	ACC
Providence Friars[166]	All sports (non-football) except men's ice hockey and women's volleyball	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)
Quinnipiac Bobcats[201]	All sports (non-football) except men's and women's ice hockey	NEC	MAAC
Richmond Spiders	Men's lacrosse[202]	Club team	A-Sun
Richmond Spiders	Men's soccer, men's track and field[203]	Atlantic 10	Dropped both sports
Rider Broncs	Wrestling[204]	CAA	EWL
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)[115]
Sacramento State Hornets	Women's rowing[205]	WIRA	Conference USA
Saint Cloud !St. Cloud State Huskies	Men's ice hockey	WCHA	NCHC
Saint John's !St. John's Red Storm[166]	All sports (non-football)	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)
Saint Mary's Gaels	Softball[154]	PCSC	WCC
San Diego !San Diego Toreros	Softball[154]	PCSC	WCC
San Diego State Aztecs	Women's rowing[205]	WIRA	Conference USA
San Diego State Aztecs	Women's water polo	Big West	Golden Coast[150]
San Jose State Spartans[206]	All sports	WAC	Mountain West
San Jose State Spartans[144]	Men's soccer	MPSF	WAC
Santa Clara Broncos	Softball[154]	PCSC	WCC
Santa Clara Broncos	Women's water polo	WWPA	Golden Coast[150]
Seattle Redhawks[144]	Men's soccer	MPSF	WAC
Seattle Redhawks[145]	Men's swimming and diving	MPSF	WAC
Seton Hall Pirates[166]	All sports (non-football)	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)
South Alabama Jaguars	Football	Division I FCS Independent	Sun Belt
SMU Mustangs[178]	All sports	Conference USA	The American
Stetson Hatters[207]	Football	(non-football)	Pioneer
Stony Brook Seawolves[148]	Football	Big South	CAA
Syracuse Orange	All sports except women's ice hockey	Big East (1979–2013)	ACC
TCU Horned Frogs[146]	Rifle	Independent	PRC
Temple Owls[208]	All sports except football and men's gymnastics	Atlantic 10	The American
Temple Owls	Field hockey, women's lacrosse	Atlantic 10	Big East (2013)[115]
Texas–Arlington Mavericks[209]	All sports (non-football)	WAC	Sun Belt
Texas–Pan American Broncs	All sports (non-football)	Great West	WAC
Texas–Pan American Broncs	Men's golf	America Sky	WAC
Texas State Bobcats[209]	All sports	WAC	Sun Belt
Towson Tigers[210]	Men's soccer	CAA	Dropped sport
UAH Chargers[211]	Men's ice hockey	Division I Independent	WCHA
UCF Knights[178]	All sports	Conference USA	The American
UMass Lowell River Hawks[212]	All sports except men's ice hockey	Northeast-10 (Division II)	America East
UMBC Retrievers[182]	Men's swimming & diving	America East	CCSA
UMKC Kangaroos[213]	All sports (non-football)	The Summit	WAC
UNLV Rebels[144]	Men's soccer	MPSF	WAC
UNLV Rebels[145]	Men's swimming and diving	MPSF	WAC
Utah State Aggies[206]	All sports	WAC	Mountain West
Utah Valley Wolverines[162]	All sports	Great West	WAC
Utah Valley Wolverines[162]	Men's golf	America Sky	WAC
Utah Valley Wolverines[162]	Softball	PCSC	WAC
UTEP Miners[146]	Rifle	Independent	PRC
UTSA Roadrunners[214]	All sports	WAC	Conference USA
Villanova Wildcats[166]	All sports except football	Big East (1979–2013)	Big East (2013)
VMI Keydets	Men's lacrosse	MAAC	Atlantic Sun[175]
Western Michigan Broncos	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	NCHC
Wisconsin Badgers	Men's ice hockey	WCHA	Big Ten
Wyoming Cowboys[145]	Men's swimming and diving	MPSF	WAC
Xavier Musketeers[155]	All sports (non-football)	Atlantic 10	Big East (2013)

2012–2013

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Adelphi Panthers	Men's soccer	Atlantic Soccer	Independent
Alabama A&M Bulldogs	Men's soccer	Independent	Dropped men's soccer
Belmont Bruins[215]	All sports (non-football)	Atlantic Sun	OVC
Belmont Bruins[216]	Men's Soccer	Atlantic Sun	Independent
Butler Bulldogs[217]	All sports except football and women's golf	Horizon	Atlantic 10
Butler Bulldogs[218]	Women's golf	Horizon	MAAC
BYU Cougars[219]	Softball	WAC	PCSC
Cal Poly Mustangs[220]	Football	Great West	Big Sky
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners[221]	Baseball	Division I Independent	WAC
Campbell Lady Camels	Women's lacrosse	No team	Big South
Columbus State Cougars[222]	Rifle	Independent	OVC[223]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	Women's lacrosse	No team	Big South
Dallas Baptist Patriots[221]	Baseball	Division I Independent	WAC
Davidson Wildcats	Women's lacrosse	National Lacrosse	Big South
Denver Pioneers[224]	All sports (non-football)	Sun Belt	WAC
Detroit Titans	Women's lacrosse	National Lacrosse	Atlantic Sun
Fresno State Bulldogs[225]	All sports	WAC	Mountain West
Hartwick Hawks	Men's soccer	Atlantic Soccer	MAC
Hawaiʻi (Rainbow) Warriors and Rainbow Wahine[226]	All sports except football, women's indoor track and field, and swimming and diving for both sexes	WAC	Big West
Hawaiʻi Warriors[226]	Football	WAC	Mountain West
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine[226]	Women's indoor track and field, and women's swimming and diving	WAC	MPSF
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors[226]	Men's swimming and diving	WAC	MPSF
High Point Panthers	Women's lacrosse	National Lacrosse	Big South
Houston Baptist Huskies	Men's soccer	Atlantic Soccer	MPSF
Howard Bison	Men's soccer	Atlantic Soccer	Independent
Howard Bison	Women's lacrosse	National Lacrosse	Atlantic Sun
Idaho State Bengals	Softball	PCSC	Big Sky
Jacksonville Dolphins	Women's lacrosse	National Lacrosse	Atlantic Sun
Kennesaw State Owls	Women's lacrosse	No team	Atlantic Sun
Liberty Lady Flames	Women's lacrosse	National Lacrosse	Big South
Lindenwood Lady Lions	Women's ice hockey	Division I Independent	CHA
Longwood Lancers[227]	All sports (non-football) except men's soccer and women's lacrosse	Division I Independent	Big South
Longwood Lancers[227]	Men's soccer	Atlantic Soccer	Big South
Longwood Lancers[227]	Women's lacrosse	National Lacrosse	Big South
Massachusetts Minutemen[228]	Football	CAA	MAC
Michigan Wolverines	Men's lacrosse	CCLA Division I (club lacrosse)	ECAC Lacrosse League
Missouri Tigers	All sports except wrestling	Big 12	SEC
Missouri Tigers	Wrestling[199]	Big 12	MAC
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks[229]	All sports except hockey and baseball	MIAA (Division II)	The Summit
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks	Baseball	Independent	The Summit
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks	Men's soccer	No team	The Summit
Niagara Purple Eagles	Women's ice hockey	CHA	Dropped women's hockey
Nevada Wolf Pack[225]	All sports	WAC	Mountain West
NJIT Highlanders	Men's soccer	ASC	Independent
North Dakota (no nickname)[230]	All sports except hockey and baseball	Great West	Big Sky
Northern Colorado Bears	Softball	PCSC	Big Sky
Northern Iowa Panthers	Wrestling[199]	WWC	MAC
Northern Kentucky Norse[231]	All sports (non-football)	GLVC (Division II)	Atlantic Sun
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles[232]	All sports (non-football) except men's soccer	The Summit	Southland
Penn State Nittany Lions	Men's ice hockey	ACHA Division 1 independent (club hockey)	Division I Independent
Penn State Nittany Lions	Women's ice hockey	ECWHL (ACHA Division 1, club hockey)	CHA
Portland State Vikings	Softball	PCSC	Big Sky
Presbyterian Blue Hose	Women's lacrosse	National Lacrosse	Big South
RIT Tigers	Women's ice hockey	ECAC West (D-III)	CHA
Sacramento State Hornets	Men's soccer	MPSF	Big West
Sacramento State Hornets	Softball	PCSC	Big Sky
San Diego State Aztecs[233]	Women's water polo	MPSF	Big West
Seattle Redhawks[234]	All sports (non-football)	Division I Independent	WAC
Seattle Redhawks[234]	Softball	PCSC	WAC
Seattle Redhawks[234]	Women's golf	WCC	WAC
South Dakota Coyotes[235]	Football	Great West	MVFC
SIU Edwardsville Cougars	Wrestling	Division I independent	Southern
Southern Utah Thunderbirds[230]	All sports except football	The Summit	Big Sky
Southern Utah Thunderbirds[236]	Baseball	Great West	Dropped baseball
Southern Utah Thunderbirds[230]	Football	Great West	Big Sky
Stetson Hatters	Women's lacrosse	No team	Atlantic Sun
TCU Horned Frogs[237]	All sports	Mountain West	Big 12
Temple Owls[208]	Football	MAC	Big East
Texas A&M Aggies[238]	All sports	Big 12	SEC
Texas–Arlington Mavericks[239]	All sports (non-football)	Southland	WAC
Texas State Bobcats[224]	All sports except football	Southland	WAC
Texas State Bobcats	Football	Division I FCS Independent	WAC
UC Davis Aggies[220]	Football	Great West	Big Sky
USC Trojans[240]	Women's lacrosse	(non-lacrosse)	MPSF
UTSA Roadrunners[224]	All sports except football	Southland	WAC
UTSA Roadrunners	Football	Division I FCS Independent	WAC
VCU Rams[241]	All sports (non-football)	CAA	Atlantic 10
Weber State Wildcats	Softball	PCSC	Big Sky
West Virginia Mountaineers	All sports except men's soccer, rifle, and women's gymnastics	Big East	Big 12
West Virginia Mountaineers	Men's soccer	Big East	MAC
West Virginia Mountaineers	Women's gymnastics	EAGL	Big 12
West Virginia Mountaineers	Women's rowing	Big East	Big 12 & C-USA[242]
Winthrop Eagles	Women's lacrosse	No team	Big South

2011–2012

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Boise State Broncos[243]	All sports except wrestling	WAC	Mountain West
BYU Cougars	All sports except football, softball, and men's volleyball	Mountain West	WCC
BYU Cougars	Football	Mountain West	Independent
BYU Cougars	Softball	Mountain West	WAC
Campebell Fighting Camels[244]	All sports except football, men's wrestling, and women's swimming and diving	Atlantic Sun	Big South
Centenary Gentlemen	All sports (non-football)	The Summit	American Southwest (Division III)
Cleveland State Vikings[245]	Baseball	Horizon	Dropped baseball
Colorado Buffaloes[246]	All sports except skiing and indoor track & field	Big 12	Pac-12
Colorado Buffaloes	Indoor track & field	Big 12	MPSF
Eastern Illinois Panthers	Men's Soccer	Missouri Valley	The Summit
Lamar Cardinals	Football	Division I FCS Independent	Southland
Le Moyne Dolphins	Baseball	Independent	Northeast-10 (Division II)
Lindenwood Lady Lions	Women's ice hockey	CCWHA (ACHA Division I, club hockey)	Division I Independent
Nebraska Cornhuskers[247]	All sports	Big 12	Big Ten
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks	Baseball	MIAA (Division II)	Independent
New Orleans Privateers	All sports (non-football)	Independent	Independent (Division II)
North Carolina Central Eagles[248]	All sports except men's golf	Independent	MEAC
Old Dominion Monarchs	Football	Division I FCS Independent	CAA
Portland Pilots	Women's rowing	Club team	WCC[249]
Savannah State Tigers[248]	All sports except men's and women's golf	Independent	MEAC
SIU Edwardsville Cougars	All sports (non-football)	Independent	Ohio Valley
South Alabama Jaguars	Football	Unclassified (exhibition only)	Division I FCS Independent
South Dakota Coyotes[235]	All sports except football	Great West	The Summit
Texas State Bobcats	Football	Southland	Division I FCS Independent
Utah Utes[250]	All sports	Mountain West	Pac-12
Wayne State Warriors	Women's ice hockey	CHA	Dropped hockey

2010–2011

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Bemidji State Beavers	Men's ice hockey	CHA	WCHA
Georgia State Panthers	Football	(non-football)	Division I FCS Independent
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[251]	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

2009–2010

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Air Force Falcons	Men's lacrosse	GWLL	ECAC Lacrosse
Albany Great Danes	Women's golf	America East	MAAC
Bellarmine Knights	Men's lacrosse	GWLL	ECAC Lacrosse
Boston University Terriers	Women's golf	America East	MAAC
Bryant Bulldogs	All sports	Division I Independent	Northeast
Chicago State Cougars	All sports (non-football)	Independent	Great West
Denver Pioneers	Men's lacrosse	GWLL	ECAC Lacrosse
Georgetown Hoyas	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	Big East
Hartford Hawks	Women's golf	America East	MAAC
Houston Baptist Huskies	All sports (non-football)	Independent	Great West
Iona Gaels	Football	Division I FCS Independent	Dropped football
Marist Red Foxes	Football	(non-football)	Pioneer
NJIT Highlanders	All sports (non-football)	Independent	Great West
Northern Colorado Bears	Baseball	Division I Independent	Great West
Northern Iowa Panthers	Baseball	MVC	Dropped baseball
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	All except ice hockey	North Central (D-II)	Great West
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Men's lacrosse	GWLL	Big East
NYIT Bears	Baseball	Division I Independent	Great West
Ohio State Buckeyes	Men's lacrosse	GWLL	ECAC Lacrosse
Penn State Nittany Lions	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	CAA
Quinnipiac Bobcats	Men's lacrosse	GWLL	ECAC Lacrosse
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	Big East
Seattle Redhawks	Baseball	(non-baseball)	Division I Independent
St. John's Red Storm	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	Big East
South Dakota Coyotes	All	North Central (D-II)	Great West
Texas–Pan American Broncs	All sports (non-football)	Independent	Great West
UMass Minutemen	Men's lacrosse	ECAC Lacrosse	CAA
Utah Valley Wolverines	All sports except wrestling (non-football)	Independent	Great West
Vermont Catamounts	Baseball	America East	Dropped baseball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Football	Independent	Sun Belt

2008–2009

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Arizona State Sun Devils	Men's tennis	Pac-10	Dropped men's tennis[20]
Bryant Bulldogs	All sports	Northeast-10 (Division II)	Independent
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners	Baseball	(non-baseball)	Independent
Campbell Fighting Camels	Football	(non-football)	Pioneer
Chicago State Cougars	Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis	Independent	Great West
Cincinnati Bearcats	Women's lacrosse	Independent	Big East[252]
Duquesne Dukes	Football	MAAC	NEC
Florida Atlantic Owls	Men's soccer	Atlantic Soccer	MAC
Gardner−Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	All sports except football	Atlantic Sun	Big South
Hawaii−Hilo Vulcans[253]	Baseball	Division I Independent	Pacific West (Division II)
Houston Baptist Huskies	Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis	Independent	Great West
Iona Gaels	Football	MAAC	Division I FCS Independent
La Salle Explorers	Football	MAAC	Dropped football
Louisville Cardinals	Women's lacrosse	Independent	Big East[254]
NJIT Highlanders	Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis	Independent	Great West
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	Football, cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis	North Central (D-II)	Great West
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	All sports except football, cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis	North Central (D-II)	Independent
North Dakota State Bison	Football	Great West Football	MVFC
Oregon Ducks	Baseball	(non-baseball)	Pac-10
Presbyterian Blue Hose	All sports	Independent	Big South
Philadelphia Rams	Men's soccer	Atlantic Soccer	CACC (D-II)
Samford Bulldogs	All sports	Ohio Valley	Southern
South Dakota Coyotes	Football, cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis	North Central (D-II)	Great West
South Dakota State Jackrabbits	Football	Great West Football	MVFC
SIU Edwardsville Cougars	All sports (non-football)	GLVC (Division II)	Independent
Texas–Pan American Broncs	Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis	?	Great West
Utah Valley Wolverines	Cross country, track & field, golf, and tennis	Independent	Great West
Wayne State Warriors	Men's ice hockey	CHA	Dropped men's ice hockey

2007–2008

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Austin Peay Governors	Football	Division I FCS independent	Ohio Valley
Central Arkansas Bears	Football	Division I FCS independent	Southland Conference
Cincinnati Bearcats	Women's lacrosse	Club team	Independent[252]
Delaware Blue Hens	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles[255]	All sports (non-football)	Independent (Division II)	Atlantic Sun
Hofstra Pride	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
Houston Baptist Huskies	All sports	NAIA	Independent
IPFW Mastodons	All sports except men's volleyball	Independent	The Summit
James Madison Dukes	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
Le Moyne Dolphins	Baseball	MAAC	Independent
Louisville Cardinals	Women's lacrosse	Club team	Independent[254]
Maine Black Bears	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
Massachusetts Minutemen	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
New Hampshire Wildcats	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
Northeastern Huskies	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
North Carolina Central Eagles[256]	All sports	CIAA (Division II)	Independent
North Dakota State Bison	All sports except football	Independent	The Summit
Presbyterian Blue Hose[257]	All sports	South Atlantic (Division II)	Independent
Rhode Island Rams	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
Richmond Spiders	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
South Carolina Upstate Spartans[258]	All sports (non-football)	Peach Belt (Division II)	Atlantic Sun
South Dakota State Jackrabbits	All sports except football, men's wrestling, and women's equestrian	Independent	The Summit
Temple Owls	Football	Independent	Mid-American
Towson Tigers	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
UC Davis Aggies	All sports expect football	Independent	Big West
Valparaiso Crusaders	All sports except football	Mid-Continent	Horizon League
Villanova Wildcats	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA
William & Mary Tribe	Football	Atlantic 10	CAA

2006–2007

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Air Force Falcons	Men's ice hockey	CHA	Atlantic Hockey
Air Force Falcons	Wrestling	Division I independent	WWC
Austin Peay Governors	Football	Pioneer	Division I FCS independent
Birmingham–Southern Panthers	All sports (non-football)	Big South	SCAC (Division III)
Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears	All sports expect football	GSC (Division II)	Southland
Central Arkansas Bears	Football	GSC (Division II)	Division I FCS Independents
Chicago State Cougars	All (non-football)	Mid-Continent	Division I independent
Florida Atlantic Owls	All sports (expect football, which joined Sun Belt in 2005–2006)	Atlantic Sun	Sun Belt
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks	All except football	Southland	Sun Belt
NJIT Highlanders	All (non-football)	Division II	Division I independent
North Dakota State Bison	Wrestling	Division I independent	WWC
Northern Colorado Bears	All sports except baseball and wrestling	Division I Independent Great West Football	Big Sky
Northern Colorado Bears	Wrestling	Division I independent	WWC
Northern Iowa Panthers	Wrestling	Division I independent	WWC
Saint Francis !St. Francis (NY) Terriers	Baseball	NEC	Dropped baseball
South Dakota State Jackrabbits	Wrestling	Division I independent	WWC
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders	All sports (non-football)	Division I Independent	Southland
Utah Valley Wolverines	Wrestling	Division I independent	WWC
Wyoming Cowboys	Wrestling	Division I independent	WWC

2005–2006

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Army Black Knights	Football	Conference USA	Division I-A Independent
Boston College Eagles	All	Big East	ACC
Charlotte 49ers	All (non-football)	Conference USA	Atlantic 10
Cincinnati Bearcats	All	Conference USA	Big East
DePaul Blue Demons	All (non-football)	Conference USA	Big East
East Tennessee State Buccaneers	All (non-football)	Southern	Atlantic Sun
Florida Atlantic Owls	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Sun Belt
FIU Golden Panthers	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Sun Belt
FIU Golden Panthers	Men's soccer	Atlantic Soccer Conference	Conference USA
Georgia State Panthers	All (non-football)	Atlantic Sun	CAA
Idaho Vandals	All	Sun Belt	WAC
Kennesaw State Owls	All (non-football)	Peach Belt (Division II)	Atlantic Sun
Kentucky Wildcats	Men's soccer	MAC	Conference USA
Louisville Cardinals	All	Conference USA	Big East
Louisville Cardinals	Field hockey	MAC	Big East
Marquette Golden Eagles	All (non-football)	Conference USA	Big East
Marshall Thundering Herd	All	MAC	Conference USA
New Mexico State Aggies	All	Sun Belt	WAC
Northeastern Huskies	All except football and ice hockey	America East	CAA
North Florida Ospreys	All (non-football)	Peach Belt (Division II)	Atlantic Sun
Quinnipiac Bobcats	Men's ice hockey	Atlantic Hockey	ECAC Hockey
Quinnipiac Bobcats	Women's ice hockey	CHA	ECAC Hockey
Rice Owls	All	WAC	Conference USA
Sacramento State Hornets	Baseball	Division I Independent	WAC
Saint Louis Billikens	All (non-football)	Conference USA	Atlantic 10
South Carolina Gamecocks	Men's soccer	Division I independent	Conference USA
South Florida Bulls	All	Conference USA	Big East
Southern Methodist Mustangs	All	WAC	Conference USA
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	Baseball	(non-baseball)	Southland Conference
TCU Horned Frogs	All	Conference USA	Mountain West
Temple Owls	Football	Big East	Division I-A Independent
Troy Trojans	All except football	Atlantic Sun	Sun Belt
Tulsa Hurricane	All	WAC	Conference USA
UCF Golden Knights	All	Atlantic Sun MAC (football)	Conference USA
Utah State Aggies	All	Big West Sun Belt (football)	WAC
UTEP Miners	All	WAC	Conference USA
Vermont Catamounts	Men's and women's ice hockey	ECAC Hockey	Hockey East

2004–2005

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Connecticut Huskies	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big East
Cal Poly Mustangs	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Great West
Clarkson Golden Knights	Women's ice hockey	Independent	ECAC Hockey
Detroit Titans	Baseball	Horizon	Dropped baseball
East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Football	Southern	Dropped football
Findlay Oilers	Ice hockey (men's and women's)	CHA	Dropped hockey
Longwood Lancers	All sports (non-football)	CVAC (Division II)	Division I Independent
Miami Hurricanes	All sports except baseball	Big East	ACC
Miami Hurricanes	Baseball	Division I Independent	ACC
North Dakota Fighting Sioux	Women's ice hockey	Independent	WCHA
North Dakota State Bison	All sports except football	North Central (D-II)	Division I Independent
North Dakota State Bison	Football	North Central (D-II)	Great West
Northern Colorado Bears	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Great West
Pace Setters	Baseball	Division I Independent	Northeast-10 (Division II)
Quinnipiac Bobcats	Women's ice hockey	Independent	CHA
Saint Mary's Gaels	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Dropped football
South Dakota State Jackrabbits	All sports except football	North Central (D-II)	Division I Independent
South Dakota State Jackrabbits	Football	North Central (D-II)	Great West
Southern Utah Thunderbirds	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Great West
Towson Tigers	Football	Patriot League	Atlantic 10
Troy Trojans	Football	Division I-A Independent	Sun Belt
UC Davis Aggies	All sports except football	CCAA (D-II)	Independent
UC Davis Aggies	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Great West
Virginia Tech Hokies	All sports	Big East EWL	ACC

2003–2004

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Birmingham–Southern Panthers[259]	All sports (non-football)	Independent	Big South
Centenary Gentlemen and Ladies[260]	All sports except for women's gymnastics and men's and women's rifle	Independent	Mid-Con
Dallas Baptist Patriots[261]	Baseball	Heartland Conference (D-II)	Independent
Drexel Dragons[262]	Baseball	CAA	Dropped baseball
Drexel Dragons[262]	Women's volleyball	CAA	Dropped women's volleyball
Elon Phoenix[263]	All sports	Big South	SoCon
Fairfield Stags	Football	MAAC	Dropped football
Fairfield Stags	Men's ice hockey	MAAC	Dropped hockey
Iona Gaels	Men's ice hockey	MAAC	Dropped hockey
Jacksonville State Gamecocks[264]	All sports except football and rifle	A-Sun	OVC
Jacksonville State Gamecocks[265]	Football	Southland	OVC
Jacksonville State Gamecocks[264]	Rifle	GARC	OVC
Lipscomb Bisons[266]	All sports (non-football)	Independent	A-Sun
Morris Brown Wolverines[267]	All sports	Independent	Discontinued athletics
Northern Colorado Bears	All	North Central (D-II)	Independent
Samford Bulldogs[268]	All sports except football	A-Sun	OVC
Samford Bulldogs[268]	Football	Division I-AA Independent	OVC
St. John's Red Storm[269]	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Dropped football
South Florida Bulls	Football	Division I-A Independent	Conference USA
UMBC Retrievers	All sports (non-football)	NEC	America East
Utah State Aggies	Football	Division I-A Independent	Sun Belt
Utah State Aggies	Women's basketball[270]	No team	Big West
Utah Valley Wolverines[271]	All sports (non-football)	NJCAA	Independent
VMI Keydets[272]	All sports	SoCon	Big South

2002–2003

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Central Florida Golden Knights	Football	Division I-A Independent	MAC
Findlay Oilers	Women's ice hockey	Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association	CHA
FIU Golden Panthers	Football	Started football	Division I-AA Independent
Howard Bison[273]	Baseball	MEAC	Dropped baseball
Mercyhurst Lakers	Women's ice hockey	Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association	CHA
Niagara Purple Eagles	Women's ice hockey	ECAC	CHA
Sacramento State Hornets[274]	Baseball	Big West	Independent
St. John's Red Storm[269]	Football	Northeast	Division I-AA Independent
Wayne State Warriors	Women's ice hockey	Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association	CHA

2001–2002

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
American Eagles	All (non-football)	CAA	Patriot League
Arkansas State Indians	Football	Big West	Sun Belt
Austin Peay Governors	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Pioneer
Boise State Broncos	All	Big West	WAC
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens	All except football	America East	CAA
Davidson Wildcats	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Pioneer
Drexel Dragons	All (non-football)	America East	CAA
Georgetown Hoyas	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Patriot League
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen	All except football	America East	CAA
Idaho Vandals	Football	Big West	Sun Belt
Iowa State Cyclones	Baseball	Big 12	Dropped baseball
Jacksonville Dolphins	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Pioneer
Louisiana–Monroe Indians	Football	Division I-A Independent	Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters	All	Sun Belt	WAC
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	All	Division I-A Independent	Sun Belt
Morehead State Eagles	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Pioneer
New Mexico State Aggies	All	Big West	Sun Belt
North Texas Mean Green	All	Big West	Sun Belt
Richmond Spiders	All except football	CAA	Atlantic 10
TCU Horned Frogs	All	WAC	Conference USA
Towson Tigers	All except football	America East	CAA
Utah State Aggies	Football	Big West	Division I-A Independent
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Football	Ohio Valley	Gateway
Youngstown State Penguins	All except football	Mid-Continent	Horizon

2000–2001

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Army Cadets	Men's ice hockey	CHA	MAAC
Connecticut Huskies	Football	Atlantic 10	Division I-A Independent
FIU Golden Panthers	Men's soccer	TAAC	Atlantic Soccer Conference
Georgetown Hoyas	Football	MAAC	Division I-AA Independent
Nevada Wolf Pack	All	Big West	WAC
St. John's Red Storm[269]	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Northeast
Virginia Tech Hokies	All except football & wrestling	Atlantic 10	Big East

1999–2000

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Air Force Falcons[275]	All except hockey	WAC	Mountain West
Air Force Falcons	Men's ice hockey	Independent	CHA
Alabama–Huntsville Chargers	Men's ice hockey	Independent	CHA
Army Cadets	Men's ice hockey	Independent	CHA
Arkansas State Indians	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big West
Bemidji State Beavers	Men's ice hockey	NCHA (Division II)	CHA
Buffalo Bulls	All	Mid-Continent Division I-AA Independent	MAC
Brigham Young Cougars	All	WAC	Mountain West
Colorado State Rams	All	WAC	Mountain West
Findlay Oilers	Men's ice hockey	MCHA (Division II)	CHA
New Mexico Lobos	All	WAC	Mountain West
Niagara Purple Eagles	Men's ice hockey	Independent	CHA
San Diego State Aztecs	All	WAC	Mountain West
UAB Blazers	Football	Division I-A Independent	Conference USA
UNLV Rebels	All	WAC	Mountain West
Utah Utes	All	WAC	Mountain West
Wayne State Warriors	Men's ice hockey	(non-hockey)	CHA
Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls	All	WAC	Mountain West

1998–1999

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Army Cadets[276]	Football	Division I-A Independent	Conference USA
Boston University Terriers	Football	Atlantic 10	Dropped football
College of Charleston Cougars	All (non-football)	Big South	SoCon
Evansville Purple Aces	Football	Pioneer	Dropped football
FIU Golden Panthers	All except football	TAAC	Sun Belt
Lamar University Cardinals	All (non-football)	Sun Belt	Southland
Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles	All	Mid-Continent	Dropped athletics
St. John's Red Storm	Football	MAAC	Division I-AA Independent
UMBC Retrievers	All (non-football)	Big South	NEC
Virginia Tech Hokies	Wrestling	(non-wrestling)	EWL
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Ohio Valley[277]

1997–1998

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Austin Peay Governors	Football	Ohio Valley	Division I-AA independent
Boston University Terriers	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Connecticut Huskies	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Delaware Fighting Blue Hens	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
James Madison Dukes	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Maine Black Bears	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Massachusetts Minutemen	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Marshall Thundering Herd	All	Southern	MAC
New Hampshire Wildcats	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Northeastern Huskies	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Northern Illinois Huskies	All	Midwestern Collegiate	MAC
Northern Michigan Wildcats	Men's ice hockey	WCHA	CCHA
Rhode Island Rams	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Richmond Spiders	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Rider Broncs	All (non-football)	NEC	MAAC
South Florida Bulls	Football	(non-football)	Division I-AA independent
Troy State Trojans	All except football	Mid-Continent	TAAC
Villanova Wildcats	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
William & Mary Tribe	Football	Yankee	Atlantic 10
Youngstown State Penguins	Football	Division I-AA independent	Gateway

1996–1997

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Air Force Falcons	Women's sports	Colorado Athletic Conference (D-II)[278]	WAC
Arkansas State Indians	Football	Big West	Division I-A Independent
Baylor Bears	All	Southwest	Big 12
Boise State Broncos	All	Big Sky	Big West
Cal Poly SLO Mustangs	All except football	American West	Big West
Cal State Northridge Matadors	All	American West	Big Sky
Colorado Buffaloes	All except skiing	Big Eight	Big 12
Eastern Illinois Panthers	All except football Football	Mid-Continent Gateway	OVC
Fairfield Stags	Football	Independent?	MAAC
Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine	Women's sports	Big West	WAC
Houston Cougars	All	Southwest	Conference USA
Idaho Vandals	All	Big Sky	Big West
Iowa State Cyclones	All	Big Eight	Big 12
Kansas Jayhawks	All	Big Eight	Big 12
Kansas State Wildcats	All	Big Eight	Big 12
Kentucky Wildcats	Softball	Club team	SEC
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	Football	Big West	Division I-A Independent
Missouri Tigers	All	Big Eight	Big 12
Nebraska Cornhuskers	All	Big Eight	Big 12
Northern Illinois Huskies	Football	Big West	Division I-A Independent
North Texas Mean Green	All	Division I-A Independent	Big West
Oklahoma Sooners	All	Big Eight	Big 12
Oklahoma State Cowboys	All	Big Eight	Big 12
Pacific Tigers	Football	Big West	Dropped football
Portland State Vikings	All	Division II Independent	Big Sky
Rice Owls[279]	All	Southwest	WAC
Sacramento State Hornets	All	American West	Big Sky
San Jose State Spartans	All	Big West	WAC
SMU Mustangs	All	Southwest	WAC
Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	Football	Big West	Division I-A Independent
TCU Horned Frogs	All	Southwest	WAC
Texas Longhorns	All	Southwest	Big 12
Texas A&M Aggies	All	Southwest	Big 12
Texas Tech Red Raiders	All	Southwest	Big 12
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	All Football	MVC Division I-A Independent	WAC
UCF Golden Knights	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Division I-A Independent
UIC Flames	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	Dropped hockey
UNLV Rebels	All	Big West	WAC

1995–1996

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Cincinnati Bearcats	All	Metro Conference Division I-A Independent	Conference USA
DePaul Blue Demons	All (non-football)	Great Midwest	Conference USA
Dayton Flyers	All except football	Great Midwest	Atlantic 10
Fordham Rams	All except football	Patriot	Atlantic 10
Kentucky Wildcats	Men's soccer	Division I independent	MAC
La Salle Explorers	All except football	Midwestern Collegiate	Atlantic 10
Louisville Cardinals	All except field hockey	Metro Conference Division I-A Independent	Conference USA
Marquette Golden Eagles	All (non-football)	Great Midwest	Conference USA
Memphis Tigers	All	Great Midwest Division I-A Independent	Conference USA
North Texas Mean Green	All	Southland	Division I-A Independent
Rutgers Scarlet Knights[280]	All except football	Atlantic 10	Big East
Saint Louis Billikens	All (non-football)	Great Midwest	Conference USA
South Carolina Gamecocks	Men's soccer	Metro Conference	Division I independent
South Florida Bulls	All (non-football)	Metro Conference	Conference USA
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles	All	Metro Conference Division I-A Independent	Conference USA
Towson State Tigers	All except football	Big South	North Atlantic
Tulane Green Wave	All	Metro Conference Division I-A Independent	Conference USA
UAB Blazers	All	Great Midwest Division I-AA Independent	Conference USA Division I-A Independent
UNC Charlotte 49ers	All (non-football)	Metro Conference	Conference USA
Virginia Commonwealth Rams	All (non-football)	Metro Conference	CAA
Virginia Tech Hokies	All except football & wrestling	Metro Conference	Atlantic 10
West Virginia Mountaineers[280]	All except football	Atlantic 10	Big East
Xavier Musketeers	All (non-football)	Midwestern Collegiate	Atlantic 10

1994–1995

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Buffalo Bulls	All except football	East Coast	Mid-Continent
Chicago State Cougars	All (non-football)	East Coast	Mid-Continent
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils	All	East Coast (non-football) ? (football)	Mid-Continent
Cleveland State Vikings[281]	All except wrestling	Mid-Continent	Midwestern Collegiate
Evansville Purple Aces	All except football	Midwestern Collegiate	MVC
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen	All except football	East Coast	America East
Kent State Golden Flashes	Men's ice hockey	CCHA	Dropped hockey
Louisville Cardinals	Field hockey[282]	Division I independent	MAC
Northeast Louisiana Indians	Football	Southland	Division I-A Independent
Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles	All	East Coast	Mid-Continent
Northern Illinois Huskies	All except football	Mid-Continent	Midwestern Collegiate
Troy State Trojans	All except football	East Coast	Mid-Continent
UC Davis Aggies	All	American West	CCAA (D-II)
UIC Flames	All	Mid-Continent	Midwestern Collegiate
UMass Minutemen	Men's ice hockey	Division I independent	Hockey East
UMKC Kangaroos	All	Independent	Mid-Continent
Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix	All	Mid-Continent	Midwestern Collegiate
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers	All	Mid-Continent	Midwestern Collegiate
Wright State Raiders	All	Mid-Continent	Midwestern Collegiate

1993–1994

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Arkansas State Indians	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big West
Buffalo Bulls	Football	Division III Independent	Division I-AA Independent
Butler Bulldogs	Football	MIFC (D-II)	Pioneer
Cal State Fullerton Titans	Football	Division I-A Independent	Dropped football
Dayton Flyers	All others Football	Midwestern Collegiate Division I-AA Independent	Great Midwest Pioneer
Drake Bulldogs	Football	Division III Independent	Pioneer
Evansville Purple Aces	Football	??	Pioneer
Iona Gaels	Football	LFC (D-III)	MAAC
Northeastern Illinois Golden Eagles	All	??	East Coast
Northern Illinois Huskies	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big West
Penn State Nittany Lions	All	Division I-A Independent EWL	Big Ten
St. John's Redmen	Football	LFC (D-III)	MAAC
Saint Mary's Gaels	Football	Division II Independent	Division I-AA Independent
South Carolina Gamecocks	Men's soccer	Division I independent	Metro Conference
San Diego Toreros	Football	Division III Independent	Pioneer
UAB Blazers	Football	Division III Independent	Division I-AA Independent
UMass Minutemen	Men's ice hockey	ACHA (club hockey)	Division I independent
Valparaiso Crusaders	Football	MIFC (D-II)	Pioneer

1992–1993

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Akron Zips	All	Mid-Continent (men's sports) Division I-A Independent North Star (women's sports)	MAC
Bradley Braves	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
Cal State Fullerton Titans	Football	Big West	Division I-A Independent
Cleveland State Vikings	Women's sports	North Star	Mid-Continent
Creighton Bluejays	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
Drake Bulldogs	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
Eastern Illinois Panthers	Women's sports	Gateway	Mid-Continent
Fresno State Bulldogs	All	Big West	WAC
Illinois State Redbirds	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
Indiana State Sycamores	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
La Salle Explorers	All except football	MAAC	Midwestern Collegiate
Long Beach State 49ers	Football	Division I-A Independent	Dropped football
Nevada Wolf Pack	All	Big Sky	Big West
Northern Illinois Huskies	Women's sports	North Star	Mid-Continent
Northern Iowa Panthers	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Men's ice hockey	Independent	CCHA
Rider Broncs	All (non-football)	East Coast	NEC
Southern Illinois Salukis	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
Towson State Tigers	All except football	East Coast	Big South
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
UCF Knights of the Pegasus	All except football	Sun Belt	TAAC
UIC Flames	Women's sports	North Star	Mid-Continent
UMBC Retrievers	All (non-football)	East Coast	Big South
Valparaiso Crusaders	Women's sports	North Star	Mid-Continent
Western Illinois Westerwinds	Women's sports	Gateway	Mid-Continent
Wichita State Shockers	Women's sports	Gateway	MVC
Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix	Women's sports	North Star	Mid-Continent
Wright State Raiders	Women's sports	North Star	Mid-Continent

1991–1992

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Arkansas Razorbacks	All	SWC	SEC
Arkansas State Indians	All except football	American South	Sun Belt
Boston College Eagles	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big East
Cincinnati Bearcats	All except football	Metro Conference	Great Midwest
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens	All except football	East Coast	North Atlantic
DePaul Blue Demons	All (non-football)	Division I independent (men's sports) North Star (women's sports)	Great Midwest
Drexel Dragons	All (non-football)	East Coast	North Atlantic
Florida State Seminoles	All except football	Metro Conference	ACC
Florida State Seminoles	Football	Division I-A Independent	ACC
Long Beach State 49ers	Football	Big West	Division I-A Independent
Lamar Cardinals	All (non-football)	American South	Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters	All except football	American South	Sun Belt
Marquette Warriors	All (non-football)	Midwestern Collegiate	Great Midwest
Memphis State Tigers	All except football	Metro Conference	Great Midwest
Miami Hurricanes	All	Division I-A Independent	Big East
Navy Midshipmen	All except football	CAA	Patriot League
New Mexico Lobos	Women's basketball	No team	WAC
New Orleans Privateers	All (non-football)	American South	Sun Belt
Northern Iowa Panthers	All men's sports except football	Mid-Continent	MVC
Northern Iowa Panthers	Women's sports	Mid-Continent	Gateway
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Men's ice hockey	Independent	CCHA
Pittsburgh Panthers	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big East
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big East
Saint Louis Billikens	All (non-football)	Midwestern Collegiate	Great Midwest
South Carolina Gamecocks	All	Metro Conference Division I-A Independent	SEC
South Florida Bulls	All (non-football)	Sun Belt	Metro Conference
Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	All except football	American South	Sun Belt
Syracuse Orangemen	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big East
Temple Owls	All	Division I-A Independent	Big East
Texas–Pan American Broncs	All (non-football)	American South	Sun Belt
UAB Blazers	All except football	Sun Belt	Great Midwest
UCF Knights of the Pegasus	All except football	American South	Sun Belt
UNC Charlotte 49ers	All (non-football)	Sun Belt	Metro Conference
Virginia Commonwealth Rams	All (non-football)	Sun Belt	Metro Conference
Virginia Tech Hokies	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big East
West Virginia Mountaineers	Football	Division I-A Independent	Big East
Wisconsin Badgers[283]	Baseball	Big Ten	Dropped baseball

1990–1991

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Akron Zips	All men's sports except football	Division I independent	Mid-Continent
Army Cadets	All except football and ice hockey	MAAC	Patriot League
Bucknell Bison	All sports	East Coast	Patriot League
Southwest Missouri State Bears	All men's sports except football	Mid-Continent	MVC
Northern Illinois Huskies	All men's sports except football	Division I independent	Mid-Continent
UCF Knights of the Pegasus	Football	Division II Independent	Division I-AA Independent
Utah State Aggies	Women's sports[284]	High Country	Big West

1989–1990

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Edinboro Fighting Scots	Wrestling	???	EWL
Loyola (MD) Greyhounds	All (non-football)	NEC	MAAC
Merrimack Warriors	Men's ice hockey	Independent	Hockey East
Siena Saints	All (non-football)	North Atlantic	MAAC
Tulane Green Wave	Men's basketball	No team	Metro

1988–1989

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Akron Zips	Women's sports	Independent	North Star
Boise State Broncos	Women's sports	Mountain West Athletic Conference	Big Sky
Dayton Flyers	All except football	Independent (men's sports) North Star (women's sports)	Midwestern Collegiate
Eastern Washington Eagles	Women's sports	Mountain West Athletic Conference	Big Sky
Idaho Vandals	Women's sports	Mountain West Athletic Conference	Big Sky
Idaho State Bengals	Women's sports	Mountain West Athletic Conference	Big Sky
Montana Lady Griz	Women's sports	Mountain West Athletic Conference	Big Sky
Montana State Bobcats	Women's sports	Mountain West Athletic Conference	Big Sky
Nevada Wolf Pack	Women's sports[285]	Mountain West Athletic Conference	Big Sky
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	Women's sports	Mountain West Athletic Conference	Big Sky
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Women's sports	North Star	Midwestern Collegiate
Villanova Wildcats	Football	Division I-AA independent	Yankee
Weber State Wildcats	Women's sports	Mountain West Athletic Conference	Big Sky

1987–1988

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Akron Zips	All sports	Ohio Valley	Division I-A independent Division I independent (sports other than football)
Drake Bulldogs	Football	Dropped (exhibition only)	Division III Independent
Eastern Washington Eagles	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Big Sky
Gonzaga Bulldogs	Women's sports[286]	Division I independent	WCAC
Nevada Wolf Pack	Women's sports[285]	WCAC	Mountain West Athletic Conference
New Mexico Lobos	Women's basketball	High Country	Dropped women's basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies	All sports	MAC (men's sports) ? (women's sports)	Division I independent (men's sports) North Star (women's sports)
Northwestern State Demons	All sports	Gulf Star	Southland
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Men's sports except football	Division I independent	Midwestern Collegiate
Sam Houston State Bearkats	All sports	Gulf Star	Southland
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	All sports	Gulf Star	Southland
Southwest Texas State Bobcats[287]	All sports	Gulf Star	Southland
Utah State Aggies	Women's basketball[270]	High Country	Dropped women's basketball
Villanova Wildcats	Football	Division III independent	Division I-AA independent
Wichita State Shockers	Football	Division I-A Independent	Dropped football

1986–1987

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Arizona Wildcats	Women's sports	PacWest	Pac-10
Arizona State Sun Devils	Women's sports	PacWest	Pac-10
California Golden Bears	Women's sports	Northern Pacific	Pac-10
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils	All except football	Division II Independent	Division I Independent
Detroit Titans	Women's sports	North Star	Midwestern Collegiate
Drake Bulldogs	Football	MVC	Dropped football (exhibition only)
Evansville Lady Aces	Women's sports	North Star	Midwestern Collegiate
Gonzaga Bulldogs	Women's sports[286]	?? (NAIA)	Division I independent
Illinois State Redbirds	Football	MVC	Gateway (already a member for one year)
Indiana State Sycamores[288]	Football	Division I-AA Independent	Gateway
Loyola (IL) Ramblers	Women's sports	North Star	Midwestern Collegiate
Northern Illinois Huskies	Football?	MAC	Division I-A Independent
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Men's sports except football	Midwestern Collegiate	Division I independent
Oregon Ducks	Women's sports	Northern Pacific	Pac-10
Oregon State Beavers	Women's sports	Northern Pacific	Pac-10
Southern Illinois Salukis	Football	MVC	Gateway (already a member for one year)
Stanford Cardinal	Women's sports	PacWest	Pac-10
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	Football	MVC	Division I-A Independent
UCLA Bruins	Women's sports	PacWest	Pac-10
USC Trojans	Women's sports	PacWest	Pac-10
Washington Huskies	Women's sports	Northern Pacific	Pac-10
Washington State Cougars	Women's sports	Northern Pacific	Pac-10
West Texas State Buffaloes	All	MVC	Lone Star (D-II)
Wichita State Shockers	Football	MVC	Division I-A Independent
Xavier Musketeers	Women's sports	North Star	Midwestern Collegiate

1985–1986

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Cal State Fullerton Titans	Women's sports	WCAA	PCAA
Coppin State Eagles	All		MEAC
Eastern Illinois Panthers	Football	Mid-Continent	Gateway
Illinois State Redbirds	Football	MVC (Held dual membership for one year)	Gateway
Hartford Hawks	All		ECAC North Atlantic
Long Beach State 49ers	Women's sports	WCAA	PCAA
LSU Tigers	Wrestling	SEC	Dropped wrestling
Miami (FL) Hurricanes	Men's basketball	No team	Independent
Nevada Wolf Pack	Women's sports[285]	???	WCAC
Northern Iowa Panthers	Football	Mid-Continent	Gateway
Southwest Missouri State Bears	Football	Mid-Continent	Gateway
Oklahoma City Chiefs	All	Midwestern Collegiate	Sooner Athletic Conference (NAIA)
San Diego State Aztecs	Women's sports	WCAA	PCAA
San Francisco Dons	Men's basketball	No team	WCAC
San Francisco Dons	Women's sports	Northern Pacific	WCAC
Santa Clara Broncos	Women's sports	Northern Pacific	WCAC
Southern Illinois Salukis	Football	MVC (Held dual membership for one year)	Gateway
Tulane Green Wave	Men's basketball	Metro	Dropped men's basketball
Western Illinois Leathernecks	Football	Mid-Continent	Gateway

1982–1983

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
San Francisco Dons	Men's basketball	WCAC	Dropped men's basketball
West Virginia Mountaineers	Men's golf	Atlantic 10	Dropped men's golf[76]

1981–1982

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Auburn Tigers	Wrestling	SEC	Dropped wrestling
Oregon Ducks	Baseball	Pac-10	Dropped baseball

1980–1981

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Air Force Falcons	All men's sports	Independent	WAC
Seattle Chieftains	All	WCAC	NAIA

1979–1980

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Boston College Eagles	All sports except football	Independent	Big East
Connecticut Huskies	All sports except football	Independent	Big East
Georgetown Hoyas	All sports except football	Independent	Big East
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	All sports	Metro Independent (football)	ACC
Gonzaga Bulldogs	All men's sports	Big Sky	WCAC
Hawaii Rainbows	All men's sports	Independent	WAC
Nevada Wolf Pack	All men's sports except football	WCAC	Big Sky
Penn State Nittany Lions	All sports except football	Eastern 8	Independent
Providence Friars	All sports (non-football)	Independent	Big East
Saint Bonaventure !St. Bonaventure Bonnies	All sports (non-football)	Independent	Eastern 8
Saint John's !St. John's Redmen	All sports except football	Independent	Big East
Seton Hall Pirates	All sports except football	Independent	Big East
Syracuse Orangemen and Orangewomen	All sports except football	Independent	Big East

1978–1979

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Arizona !Arizona Wildcats	All men's sports	WAC	Pac-10
Arizona State !Arizona State Sun Devils	All men's sports	WAC	Pac-10
San Diego State Aztecs	All men's sports except baseball	PCAA	WAC
San Diego State Aztecs	Baseball	SCBA	WAC

1974–1975

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles	All sports except baseball	PCAA	CCAA (D-II)

1971–1972

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Drake Bulldogs[289]	Football	Independent	MVC
Miami (FL) Hurricanes	Men's basketball	Independent	Dropped men's basketball
Pacific Tigers[290]	All except football	WCAC	PCAA
Seattle Chieftains	All	Independent	WCAC

1969–1970

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles	All sports	CCAA	PCAA
Fresno State Bulldogs	All sports	CCAA	PCAA
Long Beach State 49ers	All sports	CCAA	PCAA
Pacific Tigers[291]	Football	Independent	PCAA
San Diego State Aztecs	All sports	CCAA	PCAA
San Jose State Spartans	All sports	WCAC	PCAA
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	All sports	WCAC	PCAA

1968–1969

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Colorado State Rams	Football	Independent	WAC
UTEP Miners	Football	Independent	WAC

1967–1968

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Colorado State Rams	All except football	Independent	WAC
UTEP Miners	All except football	Independent	WAC

1966–1967

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
South Carolina Gamecocks[292]	All	ACC	Independent
Tulane Green Wave[293]	All	SEC	Independent

1964–1965

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets[294]	All	SEC	Independent
Oregon Ducks	All	Independent	AAWU
Oregon State Beavers	All	Independent	AAWU

1963–1964

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Gonzaga Bulldogs	All (non-football)	Independent	Big Sky
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys	All	Independent (University Division)	Independent (College Division)
Idaho !Idaho Vandals	All	Independent	Big Sky
Idaho State Bengals	All	Independent	Big Sky
Montana Grizzlies	All	Independent	Big Sky
Montana State Bobcats	All	Independent	Big Sky
Weber State Wildcats	All	Independent	Big Sky

1962–1963

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Arizona !Arizona Wildcats	All	Border	WAC
Arizona State–Tempe Sun Devils	All	Border	WAC
BYU Cougars	All	Skyline Eight	WAC
Colorado State Rams	All	Skyline Eight	Independent
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys	All	Border	Independent
Denver Pioneers	All except ice hockey (non-football)	Skyline Eight	Independent
Montana Grizzlies	All	Skyline Eight	Independent
New Mexico Lobos	All	Skyline Eight	WAC
New Mexico State Aggies	All	Border	Independent
Utah !Utah Utes	All	Skyline Eight	WAC
Utah State Aggies	All	Skyline Eight	Independent
Washington State Cougars	All	Independent	AAWU
West Texas State Buffaloes	All	Border	Independent
Wyoming Cowboys	All	Skyline Eight	WAC

1959–1960

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
California Golden Bears	All	PCC	AAWU
Idaho Vandals	All	PCC	Independent
Oregon Ducks	All	PCC	Independent
Oregon State Beavers	All	PCC	Independent
Stanford Indians	All	PCC	AAWU
UCLA Bruins	All	PCC	AAWU
USC Trojans	All	PCC	AAWU
Washington Huskies	All	PCC	AAWU
Washington State Cougars	All	PCC	Independent

1953–1954

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Clemson Tigers	All	SoCon	ACC
Duke Blue Devils	All	SoCon	ACC
Maryland Terrapins	All	SoCon	ACC
North Carolina Tar Heels	All	SoCon	ACC
North Carolina State Wolfpack	All	SoCon	ACC
South Carolina Gamecocks	All	SoCon	ACC
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	All	SoCon	ACC
Virginia Cavaliers	All	Independent	ACC

1945–1946

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Chicago Maroons	All	Big Ten	Dropped athletics

1932–1933

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Alabama Crimson Tide	All	SoCon	SEC
Auburn Tigers	All	SoCon	SEC
Florida Gators	All	SoCon	SEC
Georgia Bulldogs	All	SoCon	SEC
Kentucky Wildcats	All	SoCon	SEC
LSU Fighting Tigers	All	SoCon	SEC
Mississippi Rebels	All	SoCon	SEC
Mississippi State Bulldogs	All	SoCon	SEC
Tennessee Volunteers	All	SoCon	SEC
Vanderbilt Commodores	All	SoCon	SEC
Sewanee Tigers	All	SoCon	SEC
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	All	SoCon	SEC
Tulane Green Wave	All	SoCon	SEC

1928–1929

School	Sport(s)	Former Conference	New Conference
Iowa State Cyclones	All	Missouri Valley	MVIAA
Kansas Jayhawks	All	Missouri Valley	MVIAA
Kansas State Wildcats	All	Missouri Valley	MVIAA
Missouri Tigers	All	Missouri Valley	MVIAA
Nebraska Nebraska	All	Missouri Valley	MVIAA
Oklahoma Sooners	All	Missouri Valley	MVIAA

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