Since 2010 many college or university athletic programs have changed membership from one National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic conference to another.
School | Sport(s) | Former conference | New conference | Year |
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Albany Great Danes | Women's rowing | No team | TBA | 2024 [1] |
Arizona Wildcats | Full membership | Pac-12 | Big 12 | 2024 [2] |
Arizona State Sun Devils | Full membership | Pac-12 | Big 12 | 2024 [2] |
Arizona State Sun Devils | Men's ice hockey | Independent | NCHC | 2024 [3] |
Army Black Knights | Football | Independent (FBS) | American | 2024 [4] |
Bakersfield Roadrunners | Men's and women's swimming & diving | MPSF | Big West | 2024 [5] |
Barry Buccaneers [a] | Beach volleyball | Independent | SSC ( Division II) | 2024 [6] |
Barry Buccaneers [7] | Men's volleyball | No team | TBA | 2024 [8] |
Binghamton Bearcats | Men's ice hockey | No team | TBA | 2024 [9] |
Brown Bears | Men's wrestling | EIWA | Ivy League [b] | 2024 [10] |
Bryant Bulldogs | Football | Big South–OVC | CAA Football | 2024 [11] |
Cal Poly Mustangs | Men's and women's swimming & diving | MPSF | Big West | 2024 [5] |
California Golden Bears | Full membership | Pac-12 | ACC | 2024 [12] |
California Golden Bears | Beach volleyball | Pac-12 | MPSF | 2024 [13] |
California Golden Bears | Field hockey | AmEast | ACC | 2024 [12] |
Catawba Indians [7] | Men's volleyball | No team | Independent | 2024 [14] |
Charlotte 49ers | Women's lacrosse | No team | American [c] | 2024 [15] |
Chicago State Cougars | Full membership | Independent | NEC | 2024 [16] |
Chicago State Cougars | Men's and women's golf, men's soccer | OVC | NEC | 2024 [16] |
Chicago State Cougars | Men's and women's tennis | Horizon | NEC | 2024 [16] |
Cincinnati Bearcats | Women's lacrosse | American | Big 12 | 2024 [17] |
Cleveland State Vikings | Men's lacrosse | ASUN | NEC | 2024 [18] |
Colorado Buffaloes | Full membership | Pac-12 | Big 12 | 2024 [19] |
Columbia Lions | Men's wrestling | EIWA | Ivy League [b] | 2024 [10] |
Cornell Big Red | Men's wrestling | EIWA | Ivy League [b] | 2024 [10] |
Detroit Mercy Titans | Men's lacrosse | ASUN | NEC | 2024 [20] |
Duquesne Dukes | Acrobatics and tumbling, [d] women's golf | No teams | TBA | 2024 [21] |
Eckerd Tritons [a] | Beach volleyball | Independent | SSC ( Division II) | 2024 [6] |
Florida Gators | Women's lacrosse | American | Big 12 | 2024 [22] |
Florida Southern Moccasins [a] | Beach volleyball | Independent | SSC ( Division II) | 2024 [6] |
Grand Canyon Antelopes | Beach volleyball | CCSA | MPSF | 2024 [13] |
Harvard Crimson | Men's wrestling | EIWA | Ivy League [b] | 2024 [10] |
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine | Men's and women's swimming & diving | MPSF | Big West | 2024 [5] |
High Point Panthers | Women's rowing | No team | TBA | 2024 [23] |
Iona Gaels | Acrobatics and tumbling [d] | No team | Independent | 2024 [24] |
Iona Gaels | Men's lacrosse | No team | MAAC | 2024 [24] |
James Madison Dukes | Field hockey | Independent | MAC | 2024 [25] |
Kennesaw State Owls | Full membership | ASUN | CUSA | 2024 [26] |
Kennesaw State Owls | Football | Independent (FCS) | CUSA | 2024 [27] |
Le Moyne Dolphins | Men's lacrosse | Independent | NEC | 2024 [20] |
LeMoyne–Owen Magicians [7] | Men's volleyball | No team | SIAC ( Division II) | 2024 [28] |
Lindenwood Lions | Men's lacrosse | ASUN | Dropping men's lacrosse | 2024 [29] |
Lindenwood Lions | Men's and women's swimming and diving | Summit | Dropping men's and women's swimming and diving | 2024 [29] |
Lindenwood Lions | Men's tennis | Horizon | Dropping men's tennis | 2024 [29] |
Lindenwood Lions | Men's indoor and outdoor track and field | OVC | Dropping men's indoor and outdoor track and field | 2024 [29] |
Lindenwood Lions | Field hockey and men's wrestling | Independent | Dropping field hockey and men's wrestling | 2024 [29] |
Lindenwood Lions | Women's gymnastics | MIC | Dropping women's gymnastics | 2024 [29] |
LIU Sharks | Men's lacrosse | MAAC | NEC | 2024 [20] |
Loyola Marymount Lions | Men's cross country, women's rowing | WCC | Dropping both sports | 2024 [30] |
Loyola Marymount Lions | Men's and women's outdoor track & field | Independent | Dropping both sports | 2024 [30] |
Loyola Marymount Lions | Women's swimming & diving | PCSDC | Dropping women's swimming & diving | 2024 [30] |
Menlo Oaks [e] | Men's volleyball | GSAC ( NAIA) | MPSF | 2024 [31] |
Mercyhurst Lakers | Full membership | PSAC ( NCAA D-II) | NEC | 2024 [32] |
Merrimack Warriors | Full membership | NEC | MAAC | 2024 [33] |
Merrimack Warriors | Football | NEC | Independent (FCS) | 2024 [34] |
Merrimack Warriors | Men's lacrosse | America East | MAAC | 2024 [33] [f] |
Northern Kentucky Norse | Stunt [g] | No team | TBA | 2024 [35] |
Northern Kentucky Norse | Men's and women's swimming & diving | No teams | Horizon | 2024 [35] |
Northern Kentucky Norse | Women's triathlon [h] | No team | TBA | 2024 [35] |
Oklahoma Sooners | Full membership | Big 12 | SEC | 2024 [36] |
Old Dominion Monarchs | Women's rowing | American | Big 12 | 2024 [22] |
Oregon Ducks | Full membership | Pac-12 | Big Ten | 2024 [37] |
Oregon Ducks | Beach volleyball | Pac-12 | MPSF | 2024 [13] |
Oregon State Beavers | Men's basketball | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Oregon State Beavers | Women's basketball | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Oregon State Beavers | Women's cross country | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Oregon State Beavers | Men's golf | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Oregon State Beavers | Women's golf | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Oregon State Beavers | Women's rowing | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Oregon State Beavers | Men's soccer | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Oregon State Beavers | Women's soccer | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Oregon State Beavers | Softball | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Oregon State Beavers | Women's volleyball | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish [a] | Beach volleyball | Independent | SSC ( Division II) | 2024 [6] |
Penn Quakers | Men's wrestling | EIWA | Ivy League [b] | 2024 [10] |
Princeton Tigers | Men's wrestling | EIWA | Ivy League [b] | 2024 [10] |
Queens Royals | Men's wrestling | Independent | Dropping men's wrestling | 2024 [40] |
Rhode Island Rams | Women's lacrosse | No team | A-10 | 2024 [41] |
Robert Morris Colonials | Football | Big South–OVC | NEC | 2024 [42] |
Robert Morris Colonials | Men's lacrosse | ASUN | NEC | 2024 [18] |
Rockhurst Hawks [7] | Men's volleyball | No team | Independent | 2024 [43] |
Sacred Heart Pioneers | Full membership | NEC | MAAC | 2024 [33] [f] |
Sacred Heart Pioneers | Football | NEC | Independent (FCS) | 2024 [44] |
Sacred Heart Pioneers | Men's volleyball | NEC | EIVA | 2024 [45] |
Saint Joseph's Hawks | Women's golf | No team | TBA | 2024 [46] |
Saint Leo Lions [a] | Beach volleyball | Independent | SSC ( Division II) | 2024 [6] |
Sam Houston Bearkats | Beach volleyball | No team | CUSA [j] | 2024 [47] |
San Diego State Aztecs | Women's lacrosse | Pac-12 | Big 12 | 2024 [22] |
San Diego State Aztecs | Men's soccer | Pac-12 | WAC | 2024 [48] |
SMU Mustangs | Full membership | American | ACC | 2024 [12] |
SMU Mustangs | Men's swimming & diving | ASUN | ACC | 2024 [12] |
South Florida Bulls | Beach volleyball | No team | TBA | 2024 [49] |
South Florida Bulls | Women's lacrosse | No team | American | 2024 [50] |
Stanford Cardinal | Full membership | Pac-12 | ACC | 2024 [12] |
Stanford Cardinal | Beach volleyball | Pac-12 | MPSF | 2024 [13] |
Stanford Cardinal | Field hockey | AmEast | ACC | 2024 [12] |
Tampa Spartans [a] | Beach volleyball | Independent | SSC ( Division II) | 2024 [6] |
TCU Horned Frogs | Beach volleyball | CUSA | Big 12 | 2024 [17] |
Texas Longhorns | Full membership | Big 12 | SEC | 2024 [36] |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Women's rowing | American | Big 12 | 2024 [22] |
UC Davis Aggies | Women's lacrosse | Pac-12 | Big 12 | 2024 [22] |
UC Davis Aggies | Women's swimming & diving | MPSF | Big West | 2024 [5] |
UC San Diego Tritons | Men's and women's swimming & diving | MPSF | Big West | 2024 [5] |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Men's and women's swimming & diving | MPSF | Big West | 2024 [5] |
UCLA Bruins | Full membership | Pac-12 | Big Ten | 2024 [51] [52] |
UCLA Bruins | Beach volleyball | Pac-12 | MPSF | 2024 [13] |
UCLA Bruins | Men's and women's indoor track & field | MPSF | Big Ten | 2024 [51] [52] |
USC Trojans | Full membership | Pac-12 | Big Ten | 2024 [51] [52] |
USC Trojans | Beach volleyball | Pac-12 | MPSF | 2024 [13] |
USC Trojans | Men's and women's indoor track & field | MPSF | Big Ten | 2024 [51] [52] |
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros | Full membership | WAC | Southland | 2024 [53] |
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros | Women's swimming and diving | No team | TBA | 2024 [53] [k] |
Utah Utes | Full membership | Pac-12 | Big 12 | 2024 [2] |
Vanguard Lions [e] | Men's volleyball | GSAC ( NAIA) | MPSF | 2024 [31] |
VMI Keydets | Men's lacrosse | MAAC | NEC | 2024 [20] |
Wagner Seahawks | Men's lacrosse | MAAC | NEC | 2024 [20] |
Washington Huskies | Full membership | Pac-12 | Big Ten | 2024 [37] |
Washington Huskies | Beach volleyball | Pac-12 | MPSF | 2024 [13] |
Washington State Cougars | Men's basketball | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Washington State Cougars | Women's basketball | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Washington State Cougars | Men's cross country | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Washington State Cougars | Women's cross country | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Washington State Cougars | Men's golf | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Washington State Cougars | Women's golf | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Washington State Cougars | Women's rowing | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Washington State Cougars | Women's soccer | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Washington State Cougars | Women's tennis | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
Washington State Cougars | Women's volleyball | Pac-12 | WCC | 2024 [38] [i] |
West Georgia Wolves | Full membership | Gulf South ( NCAA D-II) | ASUN | 2024 [55] |
West Georgia Wolves | Football | Gulf South ( NCAA D-II) | UAC | 2024 [55] |
West Georgia Wolves | Men's indoor and outdoor track & field | No teams | ASUN | 2024 [55] |
Western Illinois Leathernecks | Football | MVFC | Big South–OVC | 2024 [56] |
Western Illinois Leathernecks | Men's soccer | Summit | OVC | 2024 [56] |
Wichita State Shockers | Bowling | Club team | CUSA | 2024 [57] [58] |
Austin Peay Governors | Women's lacrosse | No team | ASUN | 2025 [59] |
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | Full membership | CAA | CUSA | 2025 [60] |
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | Football | CAA Football | CUSA | 2025 [60] |
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | Women's ice hockey | No team | CHA | 2025 [61] |
Florida State Seminoles | Women's lacrosse | No team | ACC | 2025 [62] |
Jamestown Jimmies [l] | Men's volleyball | GPAC ( NAIA) | TBA | 2025 [63] |
La Salle Explorers | Acrobatics & tumbling [d] | No team | Independent | 2025 [64] |
La Salle Explorers | Baseball | No team | A-10 | 2025 [64] |
La Salle Explorers | Women's rugby [m] | No team | Independent | 2025 [64] |
La Salle Explorers | Women's triathlon [h] | No team | Independent | 2025 [64] |
Lewis Flyers [7] | Men's volleyball | MIVA | GLVC ( NCAA D-II) | 2025 [65] |
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks | Men's volleyball | No team | NEC | 2025 [66] |
Maryville Saints [7] | Men's volleyball | Independent | GLVC ( NCAA D-II) | 2025 [65] |
McKendree Bearcats [7] | Men's volleyball | MIVA | GLVC ( NCAA D-II) | 2025 [65] |
Missouri S&T Miners [7] | Men's volleyball | Independent | GLVC ( NCAA D-II) | 2025 [65] |
Northern Kentucky Norse | Men's volleyball | No team | TBA | 2025 [35] |
Quincy Hawks [7] | Men's volleyball | MIVA | GLVC ( NCAA D-II) | 2025 [65] |
Rockhurst Hawks [7] | Men's volleyball | Independent | GLVC ( NCAA D-II) | 2025 [65] |
UC Merced Golden Bobcats [n] | Men's volleyball | CalPac ( NAIA) | TBA | 2025 [67] |
UC Merced Golden Bobcats [n] | Men's water polo | CalPac ( NAIA) [o] | TBA | 2025 [67] |
UC Merced Golden Bobcats [n] | Women's water polo | Independent (NAIA) [p] | TBA | 2025 [67] |
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen | Full membership | A-10 | MAC | 2025 [68] |
UMass Minutemen | Football | Independent (FBS) | MAC | 2025 [68] |
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros | Football | No team | Southland | 2025 [53] [q] |
Vanderbilt Commodores | Women's volleyball | No team | SEC | 2025 [70] |
West Georgia Wolves | Beach volleyball | No team | ASUN | 2025 [55] |
Jessup Warriors [l] | Men's volleyball | No team | MPSF | TBA [71] |
Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers | Men's and women's ice hockey | Club teams | TBA | TBA [72] |
School | Sport(s) | Former Conference | New Conference |
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Bemidji State Beavers | Men's ice hockey | CHA | WCHA |
Duquesne Dukes | Baseball | Atlantic 10 | Dropped baseball |
Georgia State Panthers | Football | (non-football) | Division I FCS Independent |
High Point Panthers | Women's lacrosse | Club team | National Lacrosse Conference |
Hofstra Pride | Football | CAA | Dropped football |
Lamar Cardinals | Football | (non-football) | Division I FCS Independent |
Old Dominion Monarchs | Football | (non-football) | Division I FCS Independent |
New Orleans Privateers [726] | 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 |
The Warriors will play a robust 11-game schedule as an independent Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team.
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help page).The Pioneers, in their first season as an FCS Independent, begin 2024 with three straight home games, including the opener against Delaware State on Aug. 31.
The GLVC will also begin sponsorship of men's volleyball in 2025-26 to increase sport sponsorship to 25.
The league serves up its second season with opening matches this weekend featuring (16) FIU, (12) Florida Atlantic and UAB, along with new members Jacksonville State and (ARV) Tulane.
The Dukes will be playing the 2022 season as an independent team and will play 17 games...
Stephen F. Austin begins its first season in the league and is set to open its 2022 campaign at the Kingsville Tournament where they face Ottawa, Texas A&M Kingsville, Missouri Baptist and Colorado Mesa.
The Saints will still maintain a relationship with Conference Carolinas as an associate member in acrobatics and tumbling. The Limestone field hockey and men's wrestling teams will also continue in their respective leagues that are sponsored by Conference Carolinas and the South Atlantic Conference.This press release made no mention of a men's volleyball affiliation.
"This is an important year for our program as we start our transition to the FBS", said fifth-year head coach Joe Moglia. "However, we are still an FCS independent this year and have put together a nationally-competitive schedule to reflect that.
Lincoln Memorial will begin its inaugural season of men's volleyball in January, 2017 and become the University's 21st sport.
"We have been working extremely hard to gear up for our inaugural season as full NCAA members competing in NCAA DI/II this coming fall." (AB head coach Greg Walker)
Established in 2013, and going into effect starting with the 2013–14 season, charter members in the PRC are the U.S. Air Force Academy, TCU, Ohio State, Nevada, UTEP, and the University of Alaska.
The Western Athletic Conference today announced that an invitation for affiliate membership has been issued to and accepted by CSU Bakersfield and Dallas Baptist to join the conference in baseball starting with the 2012–13 academic year.