The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is divided into three divisions, based roughly on school size. Each division is made up of several conferences for regional league play. Unless otherwise noted, changes in conference affiliation will occur on July 1 of the given year.
Division I
Football Bowl Subdivision
Football Championship Subdivision
Non-football, multi-sport conferences
Ice hockey conferences
Other single-sport conferences
This list includes conferences in sports that the NCAA does not fully split into divisions, such as men's volleyball and rifle. Note also that sports in which the NCAA sponsors separate championships for men and women are officially treated by the NCAA as two separate sports.
Division II
Current conferences
Single-sport conferences
Other sports
These conferences sponsor sports which do not have D-II championships.
Division III
Current conferences
Single-sport conferences
Defunct NCAA conferences
- * - Operated before the NCAA split into divisions in 1955.
See also
- List of college athletic conferences in the United States
- List of schools reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I
- List of NAIA conferences
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