List of NCAA Division III football programs


There are 240 NCAA Division III football programs in the United States. Teams and conference affiliations are current for the [2025 NCAA Division III College football|football season|2025 season].

NCAA Division III football programs

TeamNicknameCityStateEnrollmentCurrent conferenceFirst playedJoined Division III
AdrianBulldogsAdrianMichigan1,654MIAA18921973
AlbionBritonsAlbionMichigan1,500MIAA19841973
AlbrightLionsReadingPennsylvania2,320MAC19121973
AlfredSaxonsAlfredNew York2,300Empire 818951973
Alfred StatePioneersAlfredNew York3,737Empire 820032013
AlleghenyGatorsMeadvillePennsylvania1,771PAC18931973
AlmaScotsAlmaMichigan1,378MIAA18941973
AlverniaGolden WolvesReadingPennsylvania2,900MAC20182018
Amherst^MammothsAmherstMassachusetts1,855NESCAC18771973
AndersonRavensAndersonIndiana1,566HCAC19471992
Anna MariaAmcatsPaxtonMassachusetts1,134MASCAC20092009
AugsburgAuggiesMinneapolisMinnesota3,822MIAC19261982
Augustana (IL)VikingsRock IslandIllinois3,822CCIW19201973
AuroraSpartansAuroraIllinois3,800NACC18991988
AustinKangaroosShermanTexas1,223SCAC18961997
AverettCougarsDanvilleVirginia1,870ODAC20002000
Baldwin Wallace^Yellow JacketsBereaOhio2,912OAC18931973
BatesBobcatsLewistonMaine1,780NESCAC18751973
BelhavenBlazersJacksonMississippi4,245USA South19982015
BeloitBuccaneersBeloitWisconsin1,402MWC18891973
BenedictineEaglesLisleIllinois4,885NACC19171973
BerryVikingsMount BerryGeorgia2,110SAA20132013
BethanyBisonBethanyWest Virginia650PAC18941973
BethelRoyalsArden HillsMinnesota2,533MIAC19471983
BlufftonBeaversBlufftonOhio1,094HCAC19131992
BowdoinPolar BearsBrunswickMaine1,805NESCAC18891973
BrevardTornadosBrevardNorth Carolina703USA South19242017
BridgewaterEaglesBridgewaterVirginia1,800ODAC18991973
Bridgewater StateBearsBridgewaterMassachusetts10,651MASCAC19601973
BrockportGolden EaglesBrockportNew York8,287Empire 819471973
Buena VistaBeaversStorm LakeIowa2,775ARC18961973
Buffalo StateBengalsBuffaloNew York9,118Liberty19811981
Cal LutheranKingsmenThousand OaksCalifornia3,888SCIAC19621991
CalvinKnightsGrand RapidsMichigan3,256MIAA20242024
CapitalCometsColumbusOhio3,367OAC19231973
CarletonKnightsNorthfieldMinnesota2,105MIAC18831973
Carnegie Mellon^TartansPittsburghPennsylvania14,799Centennial19061973
Carroll (WI)PioneersWaukeshaWisconsin3,358CCIW18941976
CarthageFirebirdsKenoshaWisconsin2,800CCIW18951976
Case Western Reserve^SpartansClevelandOhio12,266PAC18901973
Catholic University^CardinalsWashingtonDistrict of Columbia5,956Landmark18951978
CentenaryGentlemenShreveportLouisiana563SCAC19092024
Central (IA)DutchPellaIowa1,100ARC18921973
Centre*ColonelsDanvilleKentucky1,430SAA18801973
ChapmanPanthersOrangeCalifornia8,542SCIAC19231994
Chicago*MaroonsChicagoIllinois16,445MWC18921973
Christopher NewportCaptainsNewport NewsVirginia4,957NJAC20012001
Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsStagsClaremontCalifornia8,500SCIAC19581973
Coast GuardBearsNew LondonConnecticut1,045NEWMAC1973
CoeKohawksCedar RapidsIowa1,400ARC18911973
ColbyMulesWatervilleMaine1,917NESCAC18921973
TCNJLionsEwingNew Jersey7,340NJAC19211973
Concordia (IL)CougarsRiver ForestIllinois6,005NACC19231981
Concordia (Moorhead)CobbersMoorheadMinnesota2,531MIAC19161977
Concordia (WI)FalconsMequonWisconsin7,721NACC19801997
Cornell (IA)RamsMount VernonIowa1,033MWC18911973
CortlandRed DragonsCortlandNew York6,858Empire 818931973
CrownPolarsSt. BonifaciusMinnesota1,320UMAC20082008
CurryColonelsMiltonMassachusetts4,700CNE19651973
DeanBulldogsFranklinMassachusetts1,355MASCAC19572017
Delaware ValleyAggiesDoylestownPennsylvania1,950MAC19481973
DenisonBig RedGranvilleOhio2,300NCAC18891973
DePauw^TigersGreencastleIndiana2,315NCAC18841973
DickinsonRed DevilsCarlislePennsylvania2,420Centennial18961973
DubuqueSpartansDubuqueIowa2,190ARC19091976
East Texas BaptistTigersMarshallTexas1,613ASC19242000
EasternEaglesSt. DavidsPennsylvania3,420MAC20222022
ElmhurstBluejaysElmhurstIllinois3,350CCIW19201973
EndicottGullsBeverlyMassachusetts5,685CNE20032003
EurekaRed DevilsEurekaIllinois567NACC18911978
Fairleigh Dickinson-FlorhamDevilsMadisonNew Jersey2,546MAC19741974
Fitchburg StateFalconsFitchburgMassachusetts4,659MASCAC19841984
Framingham StateRamsFraminghamMassachusetts4,876MASCAC19741974
FranklinGrizzliesFranklinIndiana1,000HCAC18861992
Franklin & Marshall^DiplomatsLancasterPennsylvania2,426Centennial18871973
GallaudetBisonWashingtonDistrict of Columbia1,860ODAC18832007
Geneva^Golden TornadoesBeaver FallsPennsylvania1,418PAC18902011
George FoxBruinsNewbergOregon3,747NWC20142014
GettysburgBulletsGettysburgPennsylvania2,451Centennial18901973
GreensboroPrideGreensboroNorth Carolina1,300USA South19971997
GreenvillePanthersGreenvilleIllinois872UMAC19981998
Grinnell^PioneersGrinnellIowa1,733MWC18891973
Grove CityWolverinesGrove CityPennsylvania2,400PAC18921973
GuilfordQuakersGreensboroNorth Carolina2,137ODAC18931990
Gustavus AdolphusGustiesSt. PeterMinnesota2,450MIAC19601973
HamiltonContinentalsClintonNew York1,850NESCAC18901973
HamlinePipersSt. PaulMinnesota3,717MIAC18821973
Hampden-SydneyTigersHampden SydneyVirginia993ODAC18921973
HanoverPanthersHanoverIndiana1,089HCAC18981992
Hardin-Simmons^CowboysAbileneTexas2,392ASC18971994
HartwickHawksOneontaNew York1,200Empire 819281992
Heidelberg^Student PrincesTiffinOhio1,300OAC18921973
HendrixWarriorsConwayArkansas1,348SCAC19062013
HilbertHawksHamburgNew York1,100Liberty20222022
HiramTerriersHiramOhio1,116PAC18921973
HobartStatesmenGenevaNew York2,229Liberty18911973
HopeFlying DutchmenHollandMichigan3,149MIAA19021973
Howard PayneYellow JacketsBrownwoodTexas1,170ASC19031994
HuntingdonHawksMontgomeryAlabama1,107USA South20032003
HussonEaglesBangorMaine3,500CNE20032003
Illinois CollegeBlueboysJacksonvilleIllinois1,048MWC18901978
Illinois WesleyanTitansBloomingtonIllinois1,893CCIW18871978
IthacaBombersIthacaNew York6,266Liberty19301973
John Carroll^Blue StreaksUniversity HeightsOhio3,673NCAC19201973
Johns HopkinsBlue JaysBaltimoreMaryland26,402Centennial18821973
JuniataEaglesHuntingdonPennsylvania1,573Landmark19201973
KalamazooHornetsKalamazooMichigan1,436MIAA18921973
KeanCougarsUnion TownshipNew Jersey16,633NJAC19701973
KenyonOwlsGambierOhio1,676NCAC18901973
KeystoneGiantsLa PlumePennsylvania1,600Independent19362021
King'sMonarchsWilkes-BarrePennsylvania2,300MAC19461994
KnoxPrairie FireGalesburgIllinois1,200MWC18841973
La VerneLeopardsLa VerneCalifornia2,713SCIAC19211982
LaGrangePanthersLaGrangeGeorgia1,137USA South20062006
Lake Forest^ForestersLake ForestIllinois1,592MWC18821973
LakelandMuskiesSheboyganWisconsin3,973NACC19341994
LawrenceVikingsAppletonWisconsin1,555MWC18931973
Lebanon ValleyFlying DutchmenAnnvillePennsylvania1,916MAC18971973
Lewis & ClarkPioneersPortlandOregon3,390NWC18931998
LinfieldWildcatsMcMinnvilleOregon2,282NWC18961998
LorasDuhawksDubuqueIowa1,600ARC19071986
LutherNorseDecorahIowa2,337ARC18921973
LycomingWarriorsWilliamsportPennsylvania1,400Landmark19541973
LyonScotsBatesvilleArkansas2,684SCAC20152023
MacalesterScotsSaint PaulMinnesota2,174MIAC18871973
Maine MaritimeMarinersCastineMaine941CNE19462024
ManchesterSpartansNorth ManchesterIndiana1,770HCAC1992
MariettaPioneersMariettaOhio1,200OAC18921973
Martin LutherKnightsNew UlmMinnesota860UMAC1991
Mary Hardin-BaylorCrusadersBeltonTexas3,914ASC19982000
Maryville (TN)ScotsMaryvilleTennessee1,213SAA18891973
UMass DartmouthCorsairsNorth DartmouthMassachusetts8,513MASCAC19881988
Massachusetts MaritimeBuccaneersBuzzards BayMassachusetts1,637MASCAC19731973
McDaniel^Green TerrorWestminsterMaryland1,629Centennial18911973
McMurryWar HawksAbileneTexas1,176SCAC19232015
Merchant MarineMarinersKings PointNew York1,011NEWMAC1989
MethodistMonarchsFayettevilleNorth Carolina2,200USA South19891989
MiddleburyPanthersMiddleburyVermont2,549NESCAC18931973
Millikin^Big BlueDecaturIllinois2,000CCIW19031976
Millsaps^MajorsJacksonMississippi985SAA19201973
Minnesota MorrisCougarsMorrisMinnesota1,431UMAC19612008
MisericordiaCougarsDallasPennsylvania3,196MAC20122012
MITEngineersCambridgeMassachusetts11,520NEWMAC18811988
Monmouth (IL)Fighting ScotsMonmouthIllinois1,100MWC18881973
Montclair StateRed HawksUpper MontclairNew Jersey21,115NJAC19281973
MoravianGreyhoundsBethlehemPennsylvania2,075Landmark19311973
MorrisvilleMustangsMorrisvilleNew York2,986Empire 82009
Mount Union^Purple RaidersAllianceOhio2,200OAC18931973
Mount St. JosephLionsCincinnatiOhio1,889HCAC1998
MuhlenbergMulesAllentownPennsylvania2,225Centennial19001973
MuskingumFighting MuskiesNew ConcordOhio2,600OAC18951973
Nebraska WesleyanPrairie WolvesLincolnNebraska2,095ARC18961973
New England (ME)Nor'eastersBiddefordMaine13,743CNE20182018
New England CollegePilgrimsHennikerNew Hampshire4,327CNE20252025
NicholsBisonDudleyMassachusetts1,570CNE19321973
North Carolina WesleyanBattling BishopsRocky MountNorth Carolina2,093USA South2004
North Central (IL)CardinalsNapervilleIllinois3,000CCIW18981973
North ParkVikingsChicagoIllinois3,136CCIW19341973
Northwestern (MN)EaglesRosevilleMinnesota1,800UMAC19732009
NorwichCadetsNorthfieldVermont3,400NEWMAC18931973
Oberlin^YeomenOberlinOhio2,785NCAC18911973
Ohio NorthernPolar BearsAdaOhio3,088OAC18931973
Ohio WesleyanBattling BishopsDelawareOhio1,600NCAC18901973
OlivetCometsOlivetMichigan1,040MIAA18841973
OtterbeinCardinalsWestervilleOhio2,342OAC18901973
Pacific (OR)BoxersForest GroveOregon3,900NWC20102010
Pacific LutheranLutesTacomaWashington3,100NWC19271998
Plymouth StatePanthersPlymouthNew Hampshire4,491MASCAC19701973
Pomona-PitzerSagehensClaremontCalifornia2,498SCIAC18931973
Puget SoundLoggersTacomaWashington2,666NWC19011999
Randolph-MaconYellow JacketsAshlandVirginia1,419ODAC18811973
RedlandsBulldogsRedlandsCalifornia4,898SCIAC19101982
Rhodes^LynxMemphisTennessee2,030SAA18961984
RiponRed HawksRiponWisconsin807MWC18911973
RoanokeMaroonsSalemVirginia1,920ODAC20252025
RochesterYellowjacketsRochesterNew York12,233Liberty18891973
RockfordRegentsRockfordIllinois1,298NACC20002000
Rose-Hulman^EngineersTerre HauteIndiana2,233HCAC18921973
RowanProfsGlassboroNew Jersey19,465NJAC19471973
RPIEngineersTroyNew York8,142Liberty18861973
CardinalsPittsfordNew York3,700Empire 819711988
JohnniesCollegevilleMinnesota3,640MIAC19001973
SaintsCantonNew York2,493Liberty18941973
Green KnightsDe PereWisconsin2,132NACC19311973
OlesNorthfieldMinnesota3,048MIAC19171973
SaintsDuluthMinnesota3,906MIAC20082008
BearcatsLatrobePennsylvania1,867PAC19232010
SalisburySeagullsSalisburyMaryland8,650NJAC19721973
Salve ReginaSeahawksNewportRhode Island2,600NEWMAC19921993
Sewanee^TigersSewaneeTennessee1,653SAA18911973
ShenandoahHornetsWinchesterVirginia2,034ODAC20002000
SimpsonStormIndianolaIowa1,444ARC18931973
Southern VirginiaKnightsBuena VistaVirginia1,444USA South20032013
Southwestern^PiratesGeorgetownTexas1,515SAA19082013
SpringfieldPrideSpringfieldMassachusetts5,021NEWMAC18901995
StevensonMustangsOwings MillsMaryland3,615MAC20112011
SUNY-MaritimePrivateersBronxNew York1,734NEWMAC19852006
SusquehannaRiver HawksSelinsgrovePennsylvania2,203Landmark18921973
Texas LutheranBulldogsSeguinTexas2,203SCAC19122002
ThielTomcatsGreenvillePennsylvania894PAC18921973
TrineThunderAngolaIndiana5,074MIAA19952007
Trinity (CT)BantamsHartfordConnecticut2,235NESCAC18771973
Trinity (TX)TigersSan AntonioTexas2,606SAA19011973
Tufts^JumbosMedfordMassachusetts6,200NESCAC18751973
UnionGarnet ChargersSchenectadyNew York2,200Liberty18861973
UrsinusBearsCollegevillePennsylvania1,472Centennial18931973
UticaPioneersUticaNew York4,184Empire 820002001
Vermont State CastletonSpartansCastletonVermont1,850NJAC20092009
Wabash^Little GiantsCrawfordsvilleIndiana882NCAC18841973
WartburgKnightsWaverlyIowa1,600ARC19291973
Washington & Jefferson*PresidentsWashingtonPennsylvania1,405PAC18901973
Washington & Lee^GeneralsLexingtonVirginia2,223ODAC18901973
Washington (St. Louis)^BearsSt. LouisMissouri15,045CCIW18871973
WaynesburgYellow JacketsWaynesburgPennsylvania1,800PAC18951990
Wesleyan^CardinalsMiddletownConnecticut3,230NESCAC18751973
Western ConnecticutWolvesDanburyConnecticut5,246Landmark19691977
Western New EnglandGolden BearsSpringfieldMassachusetts3,955CNE19811981
Westfield StateOwlsWestfieldMassachusetts5,400MASCAC19821982
Westminster (MO)Blue JaysFultonMissouri658UMAC18971997
Westminster (PA)TitansNew WilmingtonPennsylvania1,138PAC18912002
Wheaton (IL)ThunderWheatonIllinois2,810CCIW19141973
WhitworthPiratesSpokaneWashington3,100NWC1998
WidenerPrideChesterPennsylvania6,464MAC18791973
WilkesColonelsWilkes-BarrePennsylvania2,245Landmark19461973
WillametteBearcatsSalemOregon2,245NWC18941998
William PatersonPioneersWayneNew Jersey10,252NJAC19721973
WilliamsEphsWilliamstownMassachusetts2,081NESCAC18811973
WilmingtonQuakersWilmingtonOhio1,103OAC19001990
Wisconsin LutheranWarriorsMilwaukeeWisconsin1,188NACC20002000
Wisconsin-Eau ClaireBlugoldsEau ClaireWisconsin10,737WIAC19171986
Wisconsin-La CrosseEaglesLa CrosseWisconsin9,617WIAC19111983
Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkoshWisconsin13,902WIAC18931975
Wisconsin-PlattevillePioneersPlattevilleWisconsin8,712WIAC19051980
Wisconsin-River FallsFalconsRiver FallsWisconsin6,061WIAC18951982
Wisconsin-Stevens PointPointersStevens PointWisconsin7,725WIAC18941980
Wisconsin-StoutBlue DevilsMenomonieWisconsin9,401WIAC19111980
Wisconsin-WhitewaterWarhawksWhitewaterWisconsin11,142WIAC18891980
WittenbergTigersSpringfieldOhio1,794NCAC18921973
WoosterFighting ScotsWoosterOhio2,000NCAC18891973
WPIEngineersWorcesterMassachusetts6,077NEWMAC18871973
Worcester StateLancersWorcesterMassachusetts6,434MASCAC19851985

Future Division III football programs

SchoolNicknameCityState/
province		EnrollmentFuture
conference		NoteBegins
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Azusa PacificCougarsAzusaCalifornia7,120SCIAC2026
Saint FrancisRed FlashLorettoPennsylvania2,111PAC2026
SchreinerMountaineersKerrvilleTexas1,326ASC2026
WhittierPoetsWhittierCalifornia815SCIAC2026

Former NCAA Division III football programs

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