List of college athletic programs in Connecticut
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
NCAA
Division I
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![Central Connecticut](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Central Connecticut
![UConn](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
UConn
![Fairfield](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Fairfield
![Quinnipiac](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Quinnipiac
![Sacred Heart](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Sacred Heart
![Yale](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Yale
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Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Connecticut.![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
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Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||||
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Central Connecticut Blue Devils | Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | Northeast | FCS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Connecticut Huskies [a] | University of Connecticut | Storrs | Big East | FBS[b] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Fairfield Stags | Fairfield University | Fairfield | MAAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Quinnipiac Bobcats | Quinnipiac University | Hamden | MAAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sacred Heart Pioneers | Sacred Heart University | Fairfield | Northeast[e] | FCS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Yale Bulldogs | Yale University | New Haven | Ivy League | FCS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
- ^ While national media use "Connecticut" in score listings and standings, the short form of "UConn" is widely used as well.
- ^ Connecticut's football team competes as an independent.
- ^ a b Connecticut's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East.
- ^ a b c d Quinnipiac and Yale's men's and women's ice hockey teams all compete in ECAC Hockey.
- ^ Sacred Heart will join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in the 2024–25 season. Their football team will play as a FCS independent starting in 2024.
- ^ Sacred Heart's men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey.
- ^ Sacred Heart's women's ice hockey team competes in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.
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![Bridgeport](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Bridgeport
![New Haven](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
New Haven
![Post](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Post
![Southern Connecticut](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Southern Connecticut
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Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Connecticut.![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
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Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||||
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Bridgeport Purple Knights | University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Central Atlantic | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
New Haven Chargers | University of New Haven | West Haven | Northeast-10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Post Eagles | Post University | Waterbury | Central Atlantic | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Southern Connecticut Owls | Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven | Northeast-10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
- ^ Post's football team will join the Northeast-10 Conference as an affiliate in 2024.
- ^ Post's men's ice hockey team competes as an affiliate in the Northeast-10 Conference.
- ^ Post's women's ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.
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![Albertus Magnus](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Albertus Magnus
![Coast Guard](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Coast Guard
![Connecticut College](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Connecticut College
![Eastern Connecticut](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Eastern Connecticut
![Hartford](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Hartford
![Mitchell](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Mitchell
![Saint Joseph](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Saint Joseph
![Trinity](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Trinity
![Wesleyan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Wesleyan
![Western Connecticut](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Western Connecticut
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Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Connecticut.![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
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Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||||
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Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Ice hockey | Soccer | |||||||
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Albertus Magnus Falcons | Albertus Magnus College | New Haven | Great Northeast | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Coast Guard Bears | United States Coast Guard Academy | New London | NEWMAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Connecticut College Camels | Connecticut College | New London | NESCAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Eastern Connecticut Warriors | Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic | Little East | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Hartford Hawks[c] | University of Hartford | West Hartford | Commonwealth Coast | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Mitchell Mariners | Mitchell College | New London | New England | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Saint Joseph Blue Jays | University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford | Great Northeast | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Trinity Bantams | Trinity College | Hartford | NESCAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Wesleyan Cardinals | Wesleyan University | Middletown | NESCAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Western Connecticut Wolves | Western Connecticut State University | Danbury | Little East | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
- ^ Albertus Magnus's men's ice hockey team competes as an independent.
- ^ Albertus Magnus;s women's ice hockey team competes in the NCHA.
- ^ As of the 2023–24 academic year, Hartford is in the second year of a three-year transition to Division III and will become an active Division III member in 2025–26.
- ^ Western Connecticut's football team competes in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Team | School | City | Conference |
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Gateway Lions | Gateway Community College | New Haven | Massachusetts CC |
UConn–Avery Point Pointers | University of Connecticut at Avery Point | Groton | Massachusetts CC |
See also
- List of NCAA Division I institutions
- List of NCAA Division II institutions
- List of NCAA Division III institutions
- List of NAIA institutions
- List of USCAA institutions
- List of NCCAA institutions
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