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. 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
- 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 | Making Transition | Starting | Full Membership |
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Bellarmine University | Louisville | Kentucky | Private | Knights | ASUN Conference | From D-II to D-I | 2020–21 | July 2024[5] |
Dixie State University | St. George | Utah | Public | Trailblazers | Western Athletic Conference | From D-II to D-I | 2020–21 | July 2024[6] |
Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Texas | Public | Texans | Western Athletic Conference | From D-II to D-I | 2020–21 | July 2024 - Women's soccer will be added during transition.[7] |
University of California, San Diego | La Jolla | California | Public | Tritons | Big West Conference | From D-II to D-I | 2020–21 | July 2024[8] |
University of St. Thomas | St. Paul | Minnesota | Private | Tommies | Summit League | From D-III to D-I | 2021–22 | July 2025 – Pending approval by NCAA to move directly from Division III to Division I.[9] |
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.
- "ASUN Conference Announces Addition of Bellarmine University" (Press release). ASUN Conference. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- "Blazing a New Trail: Dixie State Accepts Invitation to Join Western Athletic Conference" (Press release). Dixie State Trailblazers. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- "It's official: Tarleton moves to NCAA Division I". Stephenville Empire-Tribune. November 12, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- "CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference" (Press release). Big West Conference. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- "St. Thomas announces intentions to go Division I after getting removed from MIAC". Star Tribune. October 4, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
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