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 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season, 347 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 in fall 2022. One school that currently sponsors women's soccer in Division III announced a direct transition to Division I in summer 2021. This list reflects each team's conference affiliation as of the 2020–21 NCAA women's soccer season (originally scheduled for fall 2020, but mostly moved to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Texas | Public | Texans | WAC | 2022–23[5] |
| School | Location | State | Type | Team | Future Conference | Making Transition | Starting | Full Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- "Tarleton to begin women's soccer program Fall 2022, search for head coach under way". Tarleton State University Athletics. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "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.
