92:. Uniquely, James Madison was counted as an FBS member for scheduling purposes in the first season of its transition in 2022 due to meeting FBS scheduling requirements. Nonetheless, it was still ineligible for bowls in 2023, but would eventually receive a bowl invitation when not enough non-transitional programs qualified for bowl bids. Jacksonville State also received a bowl bid in 2023 for the same reason.
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Division I-AA/FCS:
141:, currently a full WAC member without football, initially announced it would start an FCS football program no later than 2024, but made that an exhibition season before full varsity play in 2025.
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In the case of UConn, "Connecticut" was the official athletic name, but "UConn" was in wide use alongside "Connecticut" before becoming the university's sole athletic brand in 2013.
176:, a South Dakota D-II school not to be confused with the D-III Augustana College in Illinois, announced plans to transition to D-I, but was turned down by the Summit League.
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114:(then known as the ASUN Conference) for non-football sports at that time, with the football team playing as an FCS independent in 2018 before joining the
129:. Both schools started transitions to Division I, with the football teams becoming FCS independents while all other sports joined the non-football
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Jacksonville State and Sam Houston joining CUSA and James Madison joining the
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started its transition in 2023, playing that season as an FCS independent without playoff eligibility before joining
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Division I. A year later, three other schools joined FCS as part of transitions from Division II, namely
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either play football in lower divisions or not at all. Teams followed by an asterisk (*) dropped football.
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since
Division I football was split into two subdivisions in 1978. This includes schools competing in:
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Dates reflect when a team began play in I-AA/FCS, not when it became eligible for postseason play.
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111:
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downgraded its football team from FBS to FCS, and rejoined its all-sports home of the
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The most recent schools to complete transitions did so in advance of the 2024 season.
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27:
24:
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As of the upcoming 2024 season, two schools are transitioning from FCS to FBS.
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without playoff eligibility before following
Kennesaw State to CUSA in 2025.
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announced it would start their own transitions from D-II to FCS in 2024.
20:—specifically, all schools that have competed in the lower tier of
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in 2021 as part of an unprecedented transition directly from
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NCAA Division I Football Bowl
Subdivision alignment history
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started its own transition in 2024, playing that season in
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are now in the
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS); those in
18:
102:
as a football member in July 2018. Also in July 2018,
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Alignments are current for the upcoming 2024 season.
1157:NCAA Division I men's basketball alignment history
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975:Southeastern Louisiana 1980–1985; 2003–present
468:East Tennessee State 1982–2003, 2015–present
956:South Carolina State 1978, 1980–present
121:Two teams joined the FCS ranks in 2020—
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864:Portland State 1978–1980, 1998–present
375:Central Connecticut State 1993–present
972:Southeast Missouri State 1990–present
738:Mississippi Valley State 1980–present
34:Division I-AA from 1978 through 2005
1012:Texas A&M–Commerce 2022–present
793:North Carolina A&T 1978–present
13:
14:
1198:
436:Delaware State 1978, 1980–present
427:Davidson 1978-1990, 1993–present
385:Charleston Southern 1993–present
275:Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1998–present
148:, which joined the non-football
144:The next school to join FCS was
1127:William & Mary 1982–present
962:South Dakota State 2004–present
905:Saint Francis (PA) 1993–present
830:Northwestern State 1978–present
799:North Dakota State 2004–present
465:Eastern Washington 1984–present
360:Cal State Northridge* 1993–2001
1177:College football-related lists
987:Stephen F. Austin 1986–present
981:Southern Illinois 1982–present
817:Northern Colorado 2007–present
565:Houston Christian 2013–present
246:Abilene Christian 2013–present
125:, now known as Utah Tech, and
1:
1146:Youngstown State 1981–present
1117:Western Illinois 1981–present
1114:Western Carolina 1982–present
899:Sacramento State 1993–present
814:Northern Arizona 1978–present
653:Lamar 1982–1989, 2010–present
578:Idaho 1978–1996, 2018–present
455:Eastern Kentucky 1978–present
452:Eastern Illinois 1981–present
439:Drake 1981–1985, 1993–present
372:Central Arkansas 2006–present
1182:NCAA Division I FCS football
1110:West Texas A&M 1982–1985
1006:Tennessee State 1981–present
914:Saint Mary's (CA)* 1993–2003
613:Jacksonville State 1997–2022
498:Florida A&M 1979–present
325:Boston University* 1978–1997
305:Bethune-Cookman 1980–present
249:Alabama A&M 1999–present
7:
1150:
1015:Texas Southern 1978–present
1009:Tennessee Tech 1978–present
758:Morehead State 1978–present
741:Missouri State 1982–present
587:Incarnate Word 2013–present
584:Illinois State 1982–present
270:Appalachian State 1982–2013
131:Western Athletic Conference
10:
1203:
1122:Western Kentucky 1978–2007
984:Southern Utah 1993–present
909:St. John's (NY)* 1993–2002
889:Robert Morris 1998–present
827:Northern Iowa 1981–present
790:North Alabama 2018–present
787:Norfolk State 1997–present
781:New Hampshire 1978–present
750:Montana State 1978–present
733:Middle Tennessee 1978–1998
680:Louisiana–Monroe 1982–1993
605:Jackson State 1978–present
590:Indiana State 1982–present
529:Georgia Southern 1984–2013
503:Florida Atlantic 2001–2004
403:Coastal Carolina 2003–2016
259:Alabama State 1982–present
106:started a transition from
959:South Dakota 2008–present
902:Sacred Heart 1999–present
883:Rhode Island 1978–present
870:Presbyterian 2007–present
867:Prairie View 1978–present
796:North Dakota 2008–present
764:Murray State 1978–present
761:Morgan State 1986–present
568:Howard 1978, 1980–present
521:Gardner–Webb 2002–present
265:Alcorn State 1978–present
37:Division I FCS since 2006
16:This article depicts the
1100:Weber State 1978–present
993:Stony Brook 1999–present
978:Southern U. 1978–present
940:Savannah State 2002–2018
919:Saint Peter's* 1993–2006
687:Louisiana Tech 1982–1988
634:Kennesaw State 2015–2023
581:Idaho State 1978–present
398:The Citadel 1982–present
395:Chattanooga 1982–present
288:Austin Peay 1978–present
280:Arkansas State 1982–1991
1130:Winston-Salem 2006–2009
1081:Valparaiso 1993–present
1057:UT Arlington* 1982–1985
967:South Florida 1997–2000
923:St. Thomas 2021–present
810:Northeastern* 1978–2009
754:Morris Brown* 2001–2002
714:Massachusetts 1978–2011
672:Lindenwood 2022–present
620:James Madison 1980–2021
608:Jacksonville* 1998–2019
562:Holy Cross 1982–present
536:Georgia State 2010–2012
524:Georgetown 1993–present
154:Pioneer Football League
112:Atlantic Sun Conference
1084:Villanova 1987–present
1064:Utah Tech 2020–present
1061:UT Martin 1992–present
990:Stonehill 2022–present
936:San Diego 1993–present
873:Princeton 1982–present
849:Old Dominion 2009–2013
822:Northern Illinois 1982
728:Merrimack 2019–present
659:Lafayette 1978–present
541:Grambling 1978–present
424:Dartmouth 1982–present
170:Texas A&M–Commerce
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1020:Texas State 1984–2011
1003:Tarleton 2020–present
928:Sam Houston 1986–2022
886:Richmond 1982–present
804:North Texas 1982–1994
784:Nicholls 1980–present
744:Monmouth 1994–present
656:La Salle 1997–present
475:Evansville* 1993–1997
460:Eastern Michigan 1982
442:Duquesne 1993–present
411:Columbia 1982–present
364:Campbell 2008–present
356:Cal Poly 1994–present
353:UC Davis 2007–present
319:Boise State 1978–1998
311:Bucknell 1978–present
198:— Northeast Louisiana
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933:Samford 1989–present
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719:McNeese 1982–present
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554:Harvard 1982–present
551:Hampton 1997–present
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508:Fordham 1989–present
487:Fairfield* 1997–2002
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414:Cornell 1982–present
408:Colgate 1982–present
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174:Augustana University
135:Southland Conference
116:Big South Conference
1097:Wagner 1993–present
1025:Towson 1987–present
702:Marist 1993–present
662:Lehigh 1978–present
511:Furman 1982–present
430:Dayton 1993–present
390:Charlotte 2013–2014
368:Canisius* 1993–2002
336:Bryant 2008–present
314:Butler 1993–present
262:Albany 1999–present
231:Winston-Salem State
90:Sun Belt Conference
951:South Alabama 2011
707:Marshall 1982–1996
699:Maine 1978–present
558:Hofstra* 1993–2009
433:Delaware 1980–2024
331:Bowling Green 1982
308:Brown 1982–present
227:— West Texas State
225:West Texas A&M
100:Big Sky Conference
78:Jacksonville State
1143:Yale 1982–present
861:Penn 1982–present
667:Liberty 1989–2017
471:Elon 1999–present
341:Buffalo 1993–1998
221:— Texas–Arlington
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1087:VMI 1982–present
945:Siena* 1993–2003
776:Nevada 1978–1991
675:LIU 2019–present
196:Louisiana–Monroe
108:NCAA Division II
65:(CUSA) in 2024.
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724:2024–future
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123:Dixie State
86:Sam Houston
1171:Categories
181:Mercyhurst
162:Lindenwood
146:St. Thomas
25:Division I
1069:UTSA 2011
842:Ohio 1982
166:Stonehill
118:in 2019.
41:Teams in
1151:See also
152:and the
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67:Delaware
168:, and
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202:Troy
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