List of NCAA Division II football programs

This is a list of the schools in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States that have football as a varsity sport. In the 2024 season, there are a total of 162 Division II football programs – one less than 2023. Changes from last season were:

• The University of West Georgia began its transition to Division I, joining the United Athletic Conference for football at the FCS level and the Atlantic Sun Conference for all other sports.
• Mercyhurst University also began its transition to NCAA Division I, joining the Northeast Conference for all sports.
• Notre Dame College announced it would close its doors after the 2023-24 academic year.
• St. Augustine's University announced that they would be suspending their program amidst financial issues.
• Anderson University will begin sponsoring football.
• Roosevelt University began its transition to Division II from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), joining the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
• Sul Ross State University began its transition to Division II from Division III, re-joining the Lone Star Conference after a 48-year absence.

NCAA Division II football programs

• Reclassifying institutions in yellow.

Future Division II football programs

Former Division II football programs

School names and nicknames reflect those last in use while each institution played D-II football. Name changes that do not reflect a complete change of identity (e.g., "College" to "University") are not included.

Notes

See also

• NCAA Division II Football Championship
• List of NCAA Division II Football Championship appearances by team
• List of NCAA Division II institutions
• List of NCAA Division II baseball programs
• List of NCAA Division II lacrosse programs
• List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
• List of NCAA Division II wrestling programs
• List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs
• List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs
• List of NCAA Division III football programs
• List of NAIA football programs
• List of community college football programs
• List of colleges and universities with club football teams
• List of defunct college football teams
• Collegiate Sprint Football League

References

External links

• NCAA Division II Football Institutions

1. List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs
2. List of NCAA Division III football programs
3. NCAA Division II football championship
4. List of NCAA Division II institutions
5. List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs
6. NCAA Division II
7. List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
8. List of NAIA football programs
9. List of NCAA Division II wrestling programs
10. List of NCAA Division II lacrosse programs
11. List of NCAA football teams by wins
12. List of NCAA football programs at Catholic colleges
13. List of NCAA Division II baseball programs
14. NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
15. List of current NCAA Division II football coaches
16. List of NCAA conferences
17. List of NCAA Division III ice hockey programs
18. List of NCAA Division II women's soccer programs
19. List of NCAA Division I wrestling programs
20. List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs