List of NCAA Division I men's soccer programs

This is a list of men's college soccer programs in the United States, that play in NCAA Division I. As of the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, 206 schools in the United States sponsor Division I varsity men's soccer; 202 of these schools are full Division I members. Three are in transition from Division II to Division I, and one is a Division III school.^{(See † note below)} This list reflects each team's conference affiliation as of the 2016 season.^[1]

Current Division I schools

• ¶ = Schools in transition from Division II to Division I,
• † = Prior to the introduction of Division II men's soccer in 1972, all schools competed in one division. All Division II and III schools moved into Division II in 1972, but a number of schools that desired to compete at a higher level returned to Division I in 1973 and were allowed to grant the same number of scholarships as full Division I schools (15 at that time versus 9.9 today). Hartwick College, a Division III school, was one of those schools that returned to Division I in 1973, and the school won the 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. In 2004, Hartwick was one of eight Division III schools allowed under the NCAA's Proposal 65-1 to maintain their one traditional Division I sport (along with one women's sport). (Two of the eight have since moved those sports to Division III.) Although three schools are in transition from Division II to Division I, Hartwick is now the only true non-Division I school playing Division I men's soccer.^[1]

Scheduled additions

Two schools are currently scheduled to add men's soccer to their athletic programs.

• ‡ = Chicago State was expected to add men's soccer by 2014. The school eventually budgeted the sport for the 2016–17 school year. However, the ongoing State of Illinois budgetary crisis and the school's own critical financial problems have set this back once more. With the school's current financial situation and the needs of the athletic program, in April 2016, the University Budget Committee recommended that the Athletic Department "... study the benefits of being Division 1 or another division." ^[4]

See also

• College soccer
• List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
• List of soccer clubs in the United States

References

Soccer in the United States
Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States
Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U20 U18 U17 Futsal Beach soccer Paralympic
Men's outdoor leagues	Professional MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL Amateur/ Semi-pro PDL NPSL APSL ASL PLA UPSL Youth U.S. Development Academy Super Y-League
Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL
Men's futsal leagues	PFL MLF
Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Open
Men's college soccer	NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NAIA Championship
Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U18 U17
Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS
Women's college soccer	NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NAIA Championship
Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)
Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) MISL (2001–08) AISL (2003–08) XSL (2008–09) MISL (2008–14)
Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)