List of schools reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I

The following is a list of United States colleges and universities that are either in the process of reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I, or have announced future plans to do the same.^[1]

Current reclassifications

These schools have begun the formal Division I reclassification process.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Institution name		Teams	Former classification		Current conferences		Transition
Full	Common		Division	Conference	Primary	Others	Start	End
Bellarmine University	Bellarmine	Knights	II	Great Lakes Valley Conference	ASUN Conference	Southern Conference, Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, Mid-American Conference^[a]	2020–21	2024–25
Tarleton State University	Tarleton	Texans		Lone Star Conference	Western Athletic Conference	Conference USA, United Athletic Conference
University of California, San Diego	UC San Diego	Tritons		California Collegiate Athletic Association	Big West Conference	Coastal Athletic Association, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Western Water Polo Association
Utah Tech University	Utah Tech	Trailblazers		Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Western Athletic Conference	United Athletic Conference
University of St. Thomas	St. Thomas	Tommies	III	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Summit League	Central Collegiate Hockey Association, Pioneer Football League, Western Collegiate Hockey Association	2021–22	2026–27
Lindenwood University	Lindenwood	Lions	II	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Ohio Valley Conference	ASUN Conference, Big South–OVC Football Association, College Hockey America, Midwest Independent Conference, Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, Summit League^[b]	2022–23
Queens University of Charlotte	Queens^[c]	Royals		South Atlantic Conference	ASUN Conference	Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association^[d]
University of Southern Indiana	Southern Indiana	Screaming Eagles		Great Lakes Valley Conference	Ohio Valley Conference	Summit League, Horizon League
Stonehill College	Stonehill	Skyhawks		Northeast-10 Conference	Northeast Conference	New England Women's Hockey Alliance^[e]
Texas A&M University–Commerce	Texas A&M–Commerce	Lions		Lone Star Conference	Southland Conference
Le Moyne College	Le Moyne	Dolphins		Northeast-10 Conference	Northeast Conference	TBA^[f]	2023–24	2027–28

1. In addition to its NCAA sports, Bellarmine fields a team in sprint football, a weight-restricted form of American football governed outside the NCAA, as a member of the Midwest Sprint Football League.
2. In addition to the sports that have confirmed conference homes for 2023–24, Lindenwood sponsors three other NCAA championship sports, plus one sport included in the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, that are not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference and have no currently announced conference home.
3. Can also be referred to as "Queens (NC)" due to the existence of NCAA Division II member Queens College in New York City.
4. In addition to its ASUN sports, plus swimming & diving and men's volleyball, Queens sponsors one NCAA championship sports, plus two sports included in the Emerging Sports for Women program. These sports currently compete as independents
5. Stonehill sponsors two sports that are not sponsored by its new home of the Northeast Conference and do not have a confirmed conference home. Men's ice hockey played under Division II regulations in the Northeast-10 Conference before the school's move to Division I. Women's equestrian, part of the Emerging Sports for Women program, competed as an independent before Stonehill's D-I move.
6. Le Moyne has yet to announce a conference home for its men's lacrosse team, the only Le Moyne team that competes in a sport not sponsored by the Northeast Conference.

Future reclassifications

These schools have officially announced plans to reclassify to Division I, but have not yet begun their transitions.

Institution name		Teams	Current classification		Future conference		Pending transition
Full	Common		Division	Conference	Primary	Others	Start	End
University of West Georgia	West Georgia	Wolves	II	Gulf South Conference	ASUN Conference	United Athletic Conference	2024^[15]	2028

References

1. "Multidivision and Reclassifying for 2014–15" (PDF). NCAA. August 7, 2014. (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
2. "ASUN Conference Announces Addition of Bellarmine University" (Press release). ASUN Conference. June 18, 2019. from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
3. "Bellarmine University athletics announces move to NCAA Division I" (Press release). Deseret News. June 18, 2019. from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
4. "Dixie State to move up to Division 1, join Western Athletic Conference in 2020-21" (Press release). Deseret News. January 11, 2019. from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
5. "Oct 4 2019 Announcement". University of St. Thomas. Minnesota: University of St. Thomas. from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
6. "University of St. Thomas invited to join Division I Summit League". FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul. October 4, 2019. from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
7. "St. Thomas announces intentions to go Division I after getting removed from MIAC". Star Tribune. October 5, 2019. from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
8. "A New Era: UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference" (Press release). University of California, San Diego. November 27, 2017. from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
9. "Lindenwood Announces NCAA Division I Reclassification Bid". Lindenwood University. February 23, 2022. from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
10. "Stonehill to move up to the FCS, join Northeast Conference in 2022" (Press release). FBSchedules. April 5, 2022. from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
11. "Stonehill Announces Transition to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 Academic Year". Stonehill College Skyhawks. April 5, 2022. from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
12. "Southland Conference Officially Welcomes Texas A&M-Commerce" (Press release). Southland Conference. July 1, 2022. from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
13. "ASUN Conference Welcomes Queens University of Charlotte as Its Newest Member" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 10, 2022. from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
14. "Le Moyne College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference" (Press release). Northeast Conference. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
15. "UWG Athletics to Transition to NCAA Division I". West Georgia Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2023.