NCAA Men’s Football Teams

Below is a list of NCAA men’s football teams at the Division I, II, and III level. Our list focuses on football programs at the most selective colleges and universities in the U.S.

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InstitutionDivisionConferenceRegionSelectivity
210669Allegheny CollegeIIIPresidents' AthleticRegion IIModerately Selective
164465Amherst CollegeIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IMost Selective
197869Appalachian State UniversityApp StateI-FBSSun BeltUnassignedLess Selective
104151Arizona State UniversityASUI-FBSPac-12UnassignedLess Selective
100858Auburn UniversityI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedModerately Selective
160977Bates CollegeIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IVery Selective
223232Baylor UniversityI-FBSBig 12UnassignedModerately Selective
238333Beloit CollegeIIIMidwestRegion VModerately Selective
164739Bentley UniversityIINortheast-10Super Region 1Moderately Selective
142115Boise State UniversityI-FBSMountain WestWestLess Selective
164924Boston CollegeBCI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedExtremely Selective
161004Bowdoin CollegeIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IMost Selective
230038Brigham Young University-ProvoBYUI-FBSBig 12UnassignedModerately Selective
217156Brown UniversityI-FCSThe Ivy LeagueEastMost Selective
217165Bryant UniversityI-FCSOhio ValleyCentralModerately Selective
211291Bucknell UniversityI-FCSPatriot LeagueEastVery Selective
150163Butler UniversityI-FCSPioneer Football LeagueCentralModerately Selective
110422California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCal PolyI-FCSBig SkyWestExtremely Selective
110556California State University-FresnoI-FBSMountain WestUnassignedLess Selective
110592California State University-Los AngelesI-FBSPac-12UnassignedLess Selective
173258Carleton CollegeIIIMinnesota Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VIExtremely Selective
211440Carnegie Mellon UniversityCMUIIIPresidents' AthleticRegion IIMost Selective
201645Case Western Reserve UniversityIIIPresidents' AthleticRegion IIExtremely Selective
131283Catholic University of AmericaIIILandmarkRegion IIModerately Selective
156408Centre CollegeIIISouthern AthleticRegion IIIModerately Selective
111948Chapman UniversityIIISouthern California Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VIModerately Selective
112260Claremont McKenna CollegeCMCIIISouthern California Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VIMost Selective
217882Clemson UniversityI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedModerately Selective
161086Colby CollegeIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IMost Selective
190099Colgate UniversityI-FCSPatriot LeagueEastExtremely Selective
166124College of the Holy CrossI-FCSPatriot LeagueEastVery Selective
231624College of William and MaryW&MI-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastVery Selective
126775Colorado School of MinesIIRocky Mountain AthleticSuper Region 4Moderately Selective
126818Colorado State UniversityCSUI-FBSMountain WestUnassignedModerately Selective
190150Columbia University in the City of New YorkI-FCSThe Ivy LeagueEastMost Selective
153162Cornell CollegeIIIMidwestRegion VModerately Selective
190415Cornell UniversityI-FCSThe Ivy LeagueEastMost Selective
182670Dartmouth CollegeI-FCSThe Ivy LeagueEastMost Selective
198385Davidson CollegeI-FCSPioneer Football LeagueCentralExtremely Selective
202523Denison UniversityIIINorth Coast AthleticRegion IVVery Selective
150400DePauw UniversityIIINorth Coast AthleticRegion IVModerately Selective
212009Dickinson CollegeIIICentennialRegion IIVery Selective
153269Drake UniversityI-FCSPioneer Football LeagueCentralModerately Selective
198419Duke UniversityI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedMost Selective
212106Duquesne UniversityI-FCSNortheastEastModerately Selective
198464East Carolina UniversityECUI-FBSAmerican AthleticUnassignedLess Selective
198516Elon UniversityI-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastModerately Selective
133669Florida Atlantic UniversityFAUI-FBSAmerican AthleticSouth Less Selective
133951Florida International UniversityFIUI-FBSConference USASouth Less Selective
134097Florida State UniversityFSUI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedVery Selective
191241Fordham UniversityI-FCSPatriot LeagueEastModerately Selective
212577Franklin and Marshall CollegeF&MIIICentennialRegion IIVery Selective
218070Furman UniversityI-FCSSouthernSouth Moderately Selective
131496Georgetown UniversityI-FCSPatriot LeagueEastMost Selective
139755Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia TechI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedExtremely Selective
139940Georgia State UniversityI-FBSSun BeltSouth Less Selective
212674Gettysburg CollegeIIICentennialRegion IIModerately Selective
153384Grinnell CollegeIIIMidwestRegion VMost Selective
212805Grove City CollegeIIIPresidents' AthleticRegion IIModerately Selective
173647Gustavus Adolphus CollegeIIIMinnesota Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VIModerately Selective
191515Hamilton CollegeIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IMost Selective
150756Hanover CollegeIIIHeartland Collegiate AthleticRegion IVModerately Selective
166027Harvard UniversityI-FCSThe Ivy LeagueEastMost Selective
115409Harvey Mudd CollegeHMCIIISouthern California Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VIMost Selective
107080Hendrix CollegeIIISouthern AthleticRegion IIIModerately Selective
170286Hillsdale CollegeIIGreat Midwest AthleticSuper Region 1Extremely Selective
191630Hobart William Smith CollegesIIILiberty LeagueRegion IIModerately Selective
170301Hope CollegeIIIMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationRegion IVModerately Selective
131520Howard UniversityHUI-FCSMid-Eastern AthleticSouth Moderately Selective
145646Illinois Wesleyan UniversityIIICollege Conference of Illinois & WisconsinRegion VModerately Selective
151351Indiana University-BloomingtonIUBI-FBSBig TenUnassignedModerately Selective
153603Iowa State UniversityI-FBSBig 12UnassignedLess Selective
191968Ithaca CollegeIIILiberty LeagueRegion IIModerately Selective
232423James Madison UniversityJMUI-FBSSun BeltEastModerately Selective
162928Johns Hopkins UniversityJHUIIICentennialRegion IIMost Selective
213251Juniata CollegeIIILandmarkRegion IIModerately Selective
170532Kalamazoo CollegeIIIMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationRegion IVModerately Selective
155399Kansas State UniversityI-FBSBig 12UnassignedLess Selective
203535Kenyon CollegeIIINorth Coast AthleticRegion IVVery Selective
146427Knox CollegeIIIMidwestRegion VModerately Selective
213385Lafayette CollegeI-FCSPatriot LeagueEastVery Selective
146481Lake Forest CollegeIIIMidwestRegion VModerately Selective
239017Lawrence UniversityIIIMidwestRegion VModerately Selective
213543Lehigh UniversityI-FCSPatriot LeagueEastVery Selective
209056Lewis & Clark CollegeIIINorthwestRegion VIModerately Selective
159391Louisiana State UniversityLSUI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedModerately Selective
173902Macalester CollegeIIIMinnesota Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VIExtremely Selective
161299Maine Maritime AcademyIIICommonwealth CoastRegion IModerately Selective
192819Marist CollegeI-FCSPioneer Football LeagueCentralModerately Selective
166683Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMITIIINew England Women's and Men's AthleticRegion IMost Selective
140447Mercer UniversityI-FCSSouthernSouth Moderately Selective
204024Miami University-OxfordI-FBSMid-AmericanUnassignedModerately Selective
171100Michigan State UniversityMSUI-FBSBig TenUnassignedLess Selective
171128Michigan Technological UniversityIIGreat Lakes Intercollegiate AthleticSuper Region 3Moderately Selective
230959Middlebury CollegeIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IMost Selective
176080Mississippi State UniversityI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedLess Selective
178411Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMUSTIIGreat Lakes ValleySuper Region 3Moderately Selective
180461Montana State University - BozemanI-FCSBig SkyWestLess Selective
140553Morehouse CollegeIISouthern Intercollegiate AthleticSuper Region 2Less Selective
214175Muhlenberg CollegeIIICentennialRegion IIModerately Selective
199193North Carolina State UniversityNC StateI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedVery Selective
147767Northwestern UniversityI-FBSBig TenUnassignedMost Selective
204501Oberlin CollegeIIINorth Coast AthleticRegion IVExtremely Selective
204796Ohio State UniversityOSUI-FBSBig TenUnassignedModerately Selective
204857Ohio UniversityOUI-FBSMid-AmericanUnassignedLess Selective
204909Ohio Wesleyan UniversityIIINorth Coast AthleticRegion IVModerately Selective
209542Oregon State UniversityOSUI-FBSPac-12UnassignedLess Selective
214777Pennsylvania State UniversityPSU; Penn StateI-FBSBig TenUnassignedModerately Selective
121257Pitzer CollegeIIISouthern California Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VIExtremely Selective
121345Pomona CollegeIIISouthern California Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VIMost Selective
186131Princeton UniversityI-FCSThe Ivy LeagueEastMost Selective
243780Purdue University-Main CampusI-FBSBig TenUnassignedModerately Selective
194824Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRPIIIILiberty LeagueRegion IIModerately Selective
221351Rhodes CollegeIIISouthern AthleticRegion IIIModerately Selective
227757Rice UniversityI-FBSAmerican AthleticUnassignedMost Selective
152318Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRHITIIIHeartland Collegiate AthleticRegion IVModerately Selective
184782Rowan UniversityIIINew Jersey AthleticRegion IILess Selective
186380Rutgers University-New BrunswickRUI-FBSBig TenUnassignedModerately Selective
183239Saint Anselm CollegeIINortheast-10Super Region 1Moderately Selective
122409San Diego State UniversitySDSUI-FBSMountain WestUnassignedModerately Selective
122755San Jose State UniversitySJSUI-FBSMountain WestUnassignedLess Selective
228246Southern Methodist UniversitySMUI-FBSAmerican AthleticUnassignedModerately Selective
228343Southwestern University (TX)IIISouthern AthleticRegion IIIModerately Selective
195216St. Lawrence UniversitySLUIIILiberty LeagueRegion IIModerately Selective
174844St. Olaf CollegeIIIMinnesota Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VIVery Selective
243744Stanford UniversityI-FBSPac-12UnassignedMost Selective
137546Stetson UniversityI-FCSPioneer Football LeagueCentralLess Selective
167996Stonehill CollegeI-FCSNortheastEastLess Selective
196097Stony Brook UniversityI-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastVery Selective
196413Syracuse UniversityI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedModerately Selective
216339Temple UniversityI-FBSAmerican AthleticUnassignedModerately Selective
228723Texas A & M University-College StationI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedModerately Selective
228875Texas Christian UniversityTCUI-FBSBig 12UnassignedModerately Selective
229115Texas Tech UniversityI-FBSBig 12UnassignedModerately Selective
187134The College of New JerseyTCNJIIINew Jersey AthleticRegion IIModerately Selective
206589The College of WoosterIIINorth Coast AthleticRegion IVModerately Selective
100751The University of AlabamaI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedLess Selective
180489The University of MontanaI-FCSBig SkyWestLess Selective
221759The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleUTKI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedModerately Selective
228778The University of Texas at AustinUT AustinI-FBSBig 12UnassignedVery Selective
221519The University of the SouthIIISouthern AthleticRegion IIIModerately Selective
164076Towson UniversityI-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastLess Selective
130590Trinity CollegeIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IVery Selective
229267Trinity UniversityIIISouthern AthleticRegion IIIExtremely Selective
178615Truman State UniversityIIGreat Lakes ValleySuper Region 3Moderately Selective
168148Tufts UniversityIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IMost Selective
160755Tulane University of LouisianaI-FBSAmerican AthleticUnassignedMost Selective
196866Union CollegeIIILiberty LeagueRegion IIVery Selective
128328United States Air Force AcademyUSAFAI-FBSMountain WestUnassignedExtremely Selective
130624United States Coast Guard AcademyUSCGAIIINew England Women's and Men's AthleticRegion IModerately Selective
197027United States Merchant Marine AcademyIIINew England Women's and Men's AthleticRegion IModerately Selective
197036United States Military AcademyUSMAI-FBSIndependentUnassignedVery Selective
164155United States Naval AcademyI-FBSAmerican AthleticUnassignedVery Selective
196088University at BuffaloI-FBSMid-AmericanUnassignedModerately Selective
100663University of Alabama at BirminghamUABI-FBSAmerican AthleticUnassignedModerately Selective
104179University of ArizonaUAI-FBSPac-12UnassignedLess Selective
106397University of Arkansas - FayettevilleI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedLess Selective
110635University of California-BerkeleyUCB: UC BerkeleyI-FBSPac-12WestExtremely Selective
110644University of California-DavisUCD; UC DavisI-FCSBig SkyWestVery Selective
110662University of California-Los AngelesUCLAI-FBSPac-12UnassignedExtremely Selective
132903University of Central FloridaUCFI-FBSBig 12UnassignedModerately Selective
144050University of ChicagoUChicagoIIIMidwestRegion VMost Selective
201885University of Cincinnati-Main CampusI-FBSBig 12UnassignedModerately Selective
126614University of Colorado BoulderI-FBSPac-12UnassignedModerately Selective
129020University of ConnecticutUConnI-FBSIndependentUnassignedModerately Selective
130943University of DelawareUDI-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastModerately Selective
134130University of FloridaUFI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedExtremely Selective
139959University of GeorgiaUGAI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedVery Selective
225511University of HoustonI-FBSBig 12UnassignedModerately Selective
142285University of IdahoI-FCSBig SkyWestLess Selective
145637University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUIUCI-FBSBig TenUnassignedModerately Selective
153658University of IowaI-FBSBig TenUnassignedLess Selective
155317University of KansasKUI-FBSBig 12UnassignedLess Selective
157085University of KentuckyUKI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedLess Selective
157289University of LouisvilleI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedLess Selective
161253University of MaineI-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastLess Selective
163286University of Maryland-College ParkUMDI-FBSBig TenUnassignedVery Selective
166629University of Massachusetts-AmherstUMass AmherstI-FBSIndependentEastModerately Selective
135726University of MiamiUMI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedExtremely Selective
170976University of MichiganUMichI-FBSBig TenUnassignedExtremely Selective
174233University of Minnesota-DuluthIINorthern Sun IntercollegiateSuper Region 4Less Selective
174251University of Minnesota-MorrisIIIUpper Midwest AthleticRegion VILess Selective
174066University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesUMNI-FBSBig TenUnassignedModerately Selective
176017University of MississippiOle MissI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedLess Selective
178396University of Missouri-ColumbiaMizzouI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedModerately Selective
181464University of Nebraska-LincolnUNLI-FBSBig TenUnassignedLess Selective
182281University of Nevada-Las VegasUNLVI-FBSMountain WestUnassignedLess Selective
182290University of Nevada-RenoUNRI-FBSMountain WestUnassignedLess Selective
183044University of New HampshireUNHI-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastModerately Selective
199120University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUNC Chapel HillI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedExtremely Selective
199139University of North Carolina at CharlotteUNCC; UNC CharlotteI-FBSAmerican AthleticUnassignedLess Selective
152080University of Notre DameUNDI-FBSIndependentUnassignedExtremely Selective
207500University of OklahomaOUI-FBSBig 12UnassignedModerately Selective
209551University of OregonI-FBSPac-12WestModerately Selective
215062University of PennsylvaniaUPennI-FCSThe Ivy LeagueEastMost Selective
215293University of PittsburghI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedModerately Selective
236328University of Puget SoundIIINorthwestRegion VIModerately Selective
121691University of RedlandsIIISouthern California Intercollegiate AthleticRegion VILess Selective
217484University of Rhode IslandURII-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastModerately Selective
233374University of RichmondI-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastExtremely Selective
195030University of RochesterIIILiberty LeagueRegion IIVery Selective
122436University of San DiegoUSDI-FCSPioneer Football LeagueCentralModerately Selective
218663University of South Carolina-ColumbiaUSCI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedModerately Selective
137351University of South FloridaUSFI-FBSAmerican AthleticUnassignedModerately Selective
123961University of Southern CaliforniaUSCI-FBSPac-12UnassignedMost Selective
174914University of St Thomas (MN)I-FCSPioneer Football LeagueCentralModerately Selective
234076University of VirginiaUVAI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedExtremely Selective
236948University of Washington-SeattleUWI-FBSPac-12UnassignedVery Selective
240444University of Wisconsin-MadisonUW-MadisonI-FBSBig TenUnassignedModerately Selective
216524Ursinus CollegeIIICentennialRegion IIModerately Selective
221999Vanderbilt UniversityVandyI-FBSSoutheasternUnassignedMost Selective
216597Villanova UniversityI-FCSCoastal Athletic AssociationEastExtremely Selective
233921Virginia TechVirginia TechI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedModerately Selective
152673Wabash CollegeIIINorth Coast AthleticRegion IVModerately Selective
199847Wake Forest UniversityI-FBSAtlantic CoastUnassignedExtremely Selective
234207Washington and Lee UniversityW&L; WLUIIIOld Dominion AthleticRegion IIIExtremely Selective
236939Washington State UniversityWSUI-FBSPac-12UnassignedLess Selective
179867Washington University in St LouisWashUIIICollege Conference of Illinois & WisconsinRegion VMost Selective
130697Wesleyan UniversityIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IExtremely Selective
216764West Chester University of PennsylvaniaIIPennsylvania State AthleticSuper Region 1Moderately Selective
238032West Virginia UniversityWVUI-FBSBig 12UnassignedLess Selective
149781Wheaton College (IL)IIICollege Conference of Illinois & WisconsinRegion VModerately Selective
210401Willamette UniversityIIINorthwestRegion VIModerately Selective
168342Williams CollegeIIINew England Small College AthleticRegion IMost Selective
218973Wofford CollegeI-FCSSouthernSouth Moderately Selective
168421Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWPIIIINew England Women's and Men's AthleticRegion IModerately Selective
130794Yale UniversityI-FCSThe Ivy LeagueEastMost Selective

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