List of NCAA Division I women's soccer programs
This is a list of women's college soccer programs in the United States that play in NCAA Division I. As of the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season, 344 schools in the United States sponsor Division I varsity women's soccer; all are full Division I members except Colorado College, a Division III member which competes in Division I only for women's soccer and men's ice hockey, and four schools which are transitioning from Division II, one of which is adding women's soccer at an as-yet-unannounced time. One school that currently sponsors women's soccer in Division III announced a direct transition to Division I in the near future. This list reflects each team's conference affiliation as of the upcoming 2020 NCAA women's soccer season.[1]
Current Division I schools
- Bellarmine, Dixie State, Tarleton State, and UC Sen Diego began transitions from NCAA Division II in July 2020. All schools become full D-I members in the 2024–25 school year.
- California Baptist and North Alabama began transitions from NCAA Division II in July 2018. Both schools become full D-I members in the 2022–23 school year.
- Effective July 1, 2019, the University of Missouri–Kansas City announced that it had changed its athletic branding from "UMKC Kangaroos" to "Kansas City Roos".[2]
- After the 2018–19 school year, Long Island University merged the Division I athletic program of its Brooklyn campus with the Division II athletic program of its Post campus, creating a single Division I program that competes under the LIU name.[3]
- LIU has announced that the unified women's soccer program will play home games at the Post campus in Nassau County, New York.[3]
- The new nickname of Sharks was announced on May 15, 2019.[4]
- The unified LIU athletic program inherited the Northeast Conference membership of the Brooklyn campus.[3]
- Merrimack began a transition from NCAA Division II in July 2019, and will become a full D-I member in the 2023–24 school year.
Scheduled additions
School | Location | State | Type | Team | Future Conference | Starting |
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Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Texas | Public | Texans | WAC | TBD; women's soccer will be added during transition.[5] |
School | Location | State | Type | Team | Future Conference | Making Transition | Starting | Full Membership |
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University of St. Thomas | St. Paul | Minnesota | Private | Tommies | Summit | From D-III to D-I | 2021–22 | July 2025[6] |
See also
References
- "Division I Women's Soccer Institutions". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- "UMKC Athletics Completes New Brand Identity" (Press release). Kansas City Athletics. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- "One LIU: Frequently Asked Questions". Long Island University. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- "Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot" (Press release). Long Island University. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- "It's official: Tarleton moves to NCAA Division I". Stephenville Empire-Tribune. November 12, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- "NCAA Ruling Allows D-III St. Thomas to Make Unprecedented Leap to D-I" (Press release). St. Thomas Tommies. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.