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List of schools reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I

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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
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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
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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
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program, that are not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference and have no currently announced conference home.
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colleges and universities that are either in the process of reclassifying their athletic programs to
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Emerging Sports for Women program, competed as an independent before Stonehill's D-I move.
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Can also be referred to as "Queens (NC)" due to the existence of NCAA Division II member
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These schools have begun the formal Division I reclassification process.
765:"Stonehill to move up to the FCS, join Northeast Conference in 2022" 649:"University of St. Thomas invited to join Division I Summit League" 559:"Bellarmine University athletics announces move to NCAA Division I" 873:"Le Moyne College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference" 821:"Southland Conference Officially Welcomes Texas A&M-Commerce" 533:"ASUN Conference Announces Addition of Bellarmine University" 735:"Lindenwood Announces NCAA Division I Reclassification Bid" 823:(Press release). Southland Conference. July 1, 2022. 709:"A New Era: UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference" 875:(Press release). Northeast Conference. May 10, 2023 137: 535:(Press release). ASUN Conference. June 18, 2019. 231:Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association 188:Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association 29:, or have announced future plans to do the same. 942: 895:"UWG Athletics to Transition to NCAA Division I" 849:(Press release). ASUN Conference. May 10, 2022. 767:(Press release). FBSchedules. April 5, 2022. 495:"Multidivision and Reclassifying for 2014–15" 105:Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 32: 625:. Minnesota: University of St. Thomas. 943: 745:from the original on February 24, 2022 689:from the original on November 11, 2020 408:Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 715:from the original on December 1, 2017 629:from the original on October 26, 2020 599:from the original on January 12, 2019 226:Coastal Collegiate Sports Association 125:Western Collegiate Hockey Association 115:Central Collegiate Hockey Association 659:from the original on October 4, 2019 701: 513:from the original on March 22, 2015 296:New England Women's Hockey Alliance 13: 827:from the original on July 18, 2022 801:from the original on April 5, 2022 771:from the original on April 3, 2022 581: 569:from the original on June 18, 2019 539:from the original on June 19, 2019 173:Big South–OVC Football Association 14: 962: 853:from the original on May 10, 2022 303:Texas A&M University-Commerce 912: 887: 865: 839: 813: 783: 757: 463: 453: 440: 427: 727: 671: 641: 611: 551: 525: 487: 435:NCAA Emerging Sports for Women 238:University of Southern Indiana 203:Queens University of Charlotte 183:Midwest Independent Conference 1: 480: 251:Great Lakes Valley Conference 158:Great Lakes Valley Conference 7: 418:Atlantic Hockey Association 18:The following is a list of 10: 967: 795:Stonehill College Skyhawks 653:FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul 382:United Athletic Conference 359:University of West Georgia 619:"Oct 4 2019 Announcement" 388: 385: 344: 319: 216:South Atlantic Conference 196: 151: 131: 54: 51: 48: 45: 42: 33:Current reclassifications 623:University of St. Thomas 87:University of St. Thomas 341:Northeast-10 Conference 307:Texas A&M-Commerce 286:Northeast-10 Conference 120:Pioneer Football League 899:West Georgia Athletics 256:Ohio Valley Conference 178:College Hockey America 163:Ohio Valley Conference 951:NCAA Division I lists 741:. 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Index

United States
NCAA
Division I
University of St. Thomas
Tommies
III
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Summit League
Central Collegiate Hockey Association
Pioneer Football League
Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Lindenwood University
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
Queens University of Charlotte
Royals
South Atlantic Conference
ASUN Conference
Coastal Collegiate Sports Association
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
University of Southern Indiana
Screaming Eagles

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