List of college athletic programs in Illinois
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Illinois.
NCAA
Division I
- Chicago State's men's soccer team competes as an independent and will join the Western Athletic Conference in 2021.
- Eastern Illinois's men's soccer team competes in the Summit League.
- Illinois State, Southern Illinois, and Western Illinois's football teams compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
- Although "SIUE" is the school's preferred athletic name, national sports media generally use "SIU–Edwardsville" or "Southern Illinois–Edwardsville".
- SIUE's men's soccer team competes in the Mid-American Conference.
- Although "UIC" is the school's preferred athletic name, national sports media generally use "Illinois–Chicago" in score listings and on first reference.
Division II
| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | ||||||
| M | W | M | W | |||||||
| Lewis Flyers | Lewis University | Romeoville | Great Lakes Valley |  |  | | | | | |
| McKendree Bearcats | McKendree University | Lebanon | Great Lakes Valley | | | | | | | |
| Quincy Hawks | Quincy University | Quincy | Great Lakes Valley | | | | | | | |
| UIS Prairie Stars [lower-alpha 1] | University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield | Great Lakes Valley | | | | | | | |
- The national sports media usually refer to UIS as "Illinois–Springfield".
Division III
- Aurora and Lake Forest's ice hockey teams all compete in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.
- Chicago's football and baseball teams compete in the Midwest Conference.
- Chicago's softball team competes as an independent.
- Eureka's football team competes in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
- Greenville's football team competes in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
NAIA
- Judson's football team will begin play in 2021–22 and compete in the Mid-States Football Association.
- The football teams of Olivet Nazarene, Roosevelt, St. Francis, Saint Xavier, and Trinity International all compete in the Mid-States Football Association.
NJCAA
USCAA
| Team | School | City | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt-Peoria Lakers | Roosevelt University–Peoria | Peoria | Independent |
NCCAA
| Team | School | City | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Christian Red Lions | Lincoln Christian University | Lincoln | Independent |
| Moody Bible Archers | Moody Bible Institute | Chicago | Independent |
| Judson Eagles | Judson University | Elgin, Illinois | Chicagoland |
| Trinity Trolls | Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights, Illinois | Chicagoland |
Other/None
| Dayspring Christian Eagles | Dayspring Christian College | Lake Zurich | Independent |
See also
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