This list is in a tabular format, with columns arranged in the following order, from left to right:
Athletic team description (short school name and nickname), with a link to the school's athletic program article if it exists. When only one nickname is listed, it is used for teams of both sexes. (Note that in recent years, many schools have chosen to use the same nickname for men's and women's teams even when the nickname is distinctly masculine.) When two nicknames are given, the first is used for men's teams and the other is used for women's teams. Different nicknames for a specific sport within a school are noted separately below the table.
Full name of school.
Location of school.
Conference of the school (if conference column is left blank, the school is either independent or the conference is unknown).
Apart from the ongoing conversions, the following notes apply:
Following the normal standard of U.S. sports media, the terms "University" and "College" are ignored in alphabetization, unless necessary to distinguish schools (such as Boston College and Boston University) or are actually used by the media in normally describing the school (formerly the case for the College of Charleston, but media now use "Charleston" for that school's athletic program).
Schools are also alphabetized by the names they are most commonly referred to by sports media, with non-intuitive examples included in parentheses next to the school name. This means, for example, that campuses bearing the name "University of North Carolina" may variously be found at "C" (Charlotte), "N" (North Carolina, referring to the Chapel Hill campus), and "U" (the Asheville, Greensboro, Pembroke, and Wilmington campuses, all normally referred to as UNC-{campus name}).
The prefix "St.", as in "Saint", is alphabetized as if it were spelled out.
^ abcdefghijkThe men's and women's ice hockey teams of Boston College, Boston University, Massachusetts, Merrimack, and Northeastern all compete in Hockey East, as do the UMass Lowell men's and Holy Cross women's teams.
^ abHarvard's ice hockey teams compete in ECAC Hockey.
^Holy Cross's men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey.
^While national media generally use "Massachusetts", the shortened "UMass" is in wide usage, especially in Massachusetts itself.
^Massachusetts's football team competes as an independent.
^As of the 2022–23 academic year, Merrimack is in the fourth year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2023–24.
^As of the 2022–23 academic year, Stonehill is in the first year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2026–27.
^ abAnna Maria's ice hockey teams compete as independents.
^ abcdefThe men's ice hockey teams of Babson, Suffolk, and UMass Boston compete in the New England Hockey Conference, as do the women's ice hockey teams of Salem State, Suffolk, and UMass Boston.
1The Stockbridge School of Agriculture, a division of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has separate athletic programs from UMass in basketball and golf.
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This is a list of college athletics programs in the U S state of Massachusetts Notes This list is in a tabular format with columns arranged in the following order from left to right Athletic team description short school name and nickname with a link to the school s athletic program article if it exists When only one nickname is listed it is used for teams of both sexes Note that in recent years many schools have chosen to use the same nickname for men s and women s teams even when the nickname is distinctly masculine When two nicknames are given the first is used for men s teams and the other is used for women s teams Different nicknames for a specific sport within a school are noted separately below the table Full name of school Location of school Conference of the school if conference column is left blank the school is either independent or the conference is unknown Apart from the ongoing conversions the following notes apply Following the normal standard of U S sports media the terms University and College are ignored in alphabetization unless necessary to distinguish schools such as Boston College and Boston University or are actually used by the media in normally describing the school formerly the case for the College of Charleston but media now use Charleston for that school s athletic program Schools are also alphabetized by the names they are most commonly referred to by sports media with non intuitive examples included in parentheses next to the school name This means for example that campuses bearing the name University of North Carolina may variously be found at C Charlotte N North Carolina referring to the Chapel Hill campus and U the Asheville Greensboro Pembroke and Wilmington campuses all normally referred to as UNC campus name The prefix St as in Saint is alphabetized as if it were spelled out Contents 1 NCAA 1 1 Division I 1 2 Division II 1 3 Division III 2 NAIA 3 USCAA 4 NJCAA 5 Other None 6 See alsoNCAA EditDivision I Edit Team School City Conference Sport sponsorshipFoot ball Basketball Base ball Soft ball Ice hockey SoccerM W M W M WBoston College Eagles Boston College Chestnut Hill ACC FBS a a Boston University Terriers Boston University Boston Patriot a a Harvard Crimson Harvard University Cambridge Ivy League FCS b b Holy Cross Crusaders College of the Holy Cross Worcester Patriot FCS c a UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen d University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Atlantic 10 FBS e a Merrimack Warriors f Merrimack College North Andover Northeast FCS a a Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Boston Colonial a a Stonehill Skyhawks g Stonehill College Easton Northeast FCS h UMass Lowell River Hawks University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell America East a a b c d e f g h i j k The men s and women s ice hockey teams of Boston College Boston University Massachusetts Merrimack and Northeastern all compete in Hockey East as do the UMass Lowell men s and Holy Cross women s teams a b Harvard s ice hockey teams compete in ECAC Hockey Holy Cross s men s ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey While national media generally use Massachusetts the shortened UMass is in wide usage especially in Massachusetts itself Massachusetts s football team competes as an independent As of the 2022 23 academic year Merrimack is in the fourth year of a four year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2023 24 As of the 2022 23 academic year Stonehill is in the first year of a four year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2026 27 Stonehill s women s ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the New England Women s Hockey Alliance Division II Edit Team School City Conference Sport sponsorshipFoot ball Basketball Base ball Soft ball Ice hockey SoccerM W M W M WAmerican International Yellow Jackets American International College Springfield Northeast 10 a Assumption Greyhounds Assumption University Worcester Northeast 10 Bentley Falcons Bentley University Waltham Northeast 10 a a b American International and Bentley s men s ice hockey teams compete in Division I as members of Atlantic Hockey Division III Edit Team School City Conference Sport sponsorshipFoot ball Basketball Base ball Soft ball Ice hockey SoccerM W M W M WAmherst Mammoths Amherst College Amherst NESCAC Anna Maria AmCats Anna Maria College Paxton Great Northeast a b b Babson Beavers Babson College Babson Park NEWMAC c Brandeis Judges Brandeis University Waltham UAA Bridgewater State Bears Bridgewater State University Bridgewater MASCAC Clark Cougars Clark University Worcester NEWMAC Curry Colonels Curry College Milton Commonwealth Coast Dean Bulldogs Dean College Franklin Great Northeast a Eastern Nazarene Lions Eastern Nazarene College Quincy New England Elms Blazers Elms College Chicopee Great Northeast Emerson Lions Emerson College Boston NEWMAC Emmanuel Saints Emmanuel College Boston Great Northeast Endicott Gulls Endicott College Beverly Commonwealth Coast d Fitchburg State Falcons Fitchburg State University Fitchburg MASCAC Framingham State Rams Framingham State University Framingham MASCAC Gordon Fighting Scots Gordon College Wenham Commonwealth Coast Lasell Lasers Lasell College Newton Great Northeast Lesley Lynx Lesley University Cambridge New England e MCLA Trailblazers Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams MASCAC MIT Engineers Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge NEWMAC Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay MASCAC Mount Holyoke Lyons Mount Holyoke College South Hadley NEWMAC Nichols Bison Nichols College Dudley Commonwealth Coast d Regis Pride Regis College Weston Great Northeast Salem State Vikings Salem State University Salem MASCAC c Simmons Sharks Simmons University Boston Great Northeast Smith Pioneers Smith College Northampton NEWMAC Springfield Pride Springfield College Springfield NEWMAC Suffolk Rams Suffolk University Boston Commonwealth Coast c c Tufts Jumbos Tufts University Medford NESCAC UMass Boston Beacons University of Massachusetts Boston Boston Little East c c UMass Dartmouth Corsairs University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth Little East f f Wellesley Blue Wellesley College Wellesley NEWMAC Wentworth Leopards Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston Commonwealth Coast Western New England Golden Bears Western New England University Springfield Commonwealth Coast Westfield State Owls Westfield State University Westfield MASCAC Wheaton Lyons Wheaton College Norton NEWMAC Williams Ephs Williams College Williamstown NESCAC Worcester State Lancers Worcester State University Worcester MASCAC g WPI Engineers Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester NEWMAC a b Anna Maria and Dean s football teams compete in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference a b Anna Maria s ice hockey teams compete as independents a b c d e f The men s ice hockey teams of Babson Suffolk and UMass Boston compete in the New England Hockey Conference as do the women s ice hockey teams of Salem State Suffolk and UMass Boston a b Endicott and Nichols s women s ice hockey teams compete in the Colonial Hockey Conference Lesley will join the North Atlantic Conference in 2023 24 a b UMass Dartmouth s football and men s ice hockey teams compete in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Worcester State s women s ice hockey team competes as an independent NAIA EditTeam School City Conference Sport sponsorshipBasketball Base ball Soft ball SoccerM W M WFisher Falcons Fisher College Boston North Attleboro Independent USCAA EditTeam School City ConferenceBay Path Wildcats Bay Path University LongmeadowHampshire Black Sheep Hampshire College Amherst Yankee Small College ConferenceNJCAA EditTeam School City ConferenceBristol Bees Bristol Community College Fall River Massachusetts CCBunker Hill Bulldogs Bunker Hill Community College Boston Massachusetts CCHolyoke Cougars Holyoke Community College Holyoke Massachusetts CCMass Bay Buccaneers Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills Massachusetts CCMassasoit Warriors Massasoit Community College Brockton Massachusetts CCNorthern Essex Knights Northern Essex Community College Haverhill Massachusetts CCQuinsigamond Wyverns Quinsigamond Community College Worcester Massachusetts CCRoxbury Tigers Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing Massachusetts CCSpringfield Tech Rams Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Massachusetts CCOther None EditTeam School City ConferenceStockbridge School of Agriculture Stockbridge School of Agriculture Amherst1The Stockbridge School of Agriculture a division of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has separate athletic programs from UMass in basketball and golf See also EditList of NCAA Division I institutions List of NCAA Division II institutions List of NCAA Division III institutions List of NAIA institutions List of USCAA institutions List of NCCAA institutions Retrieved from 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