List of college athletic programs in Connecticut

This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Connecticut.


 
 
Central Connecticut
 
UConn
 
Fairfield
 
Quinnipiac
 
Sacred Heart
 
Yale
Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Connecticut.
  – FBS Football,   – FCS Football,   – Non-Football
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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]           [c]   [c]    
Fairfield Stags Fairfield University Fairfield MAAC                  
Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac University Hamden MAAC             [d]   [d]    
Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Fairfield Northeast[e] FCS           [f]   [g]    
Yale Bulldogs Yale University New Haven Ivy League FCS           [d]   [d]    
  1. ^ While national media use "Connecticut" in score listings and standings, the short form of "UConn" is widely used as well.
  2. ^ Connecticut's football team competes as an independent.
  3. ^ a b Connecticut's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East.
  4. ^ a b c d Quinnipiac and Yale's men's and women's ice hockey teams all compete in ECAC Hockey.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Sacred Heart's men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey.
  7. ^ Sacred Heart's women's ice hockey team competes in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.
 
 
Bridgeport
 
New Haven
 
Post
 
Southern Connecticut
Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Connecticut.
  – Football,   – Non-Football
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   [a]           [b]   [c]    
Southern Connecticut Owls Southern Connecticut State University New Haven Northeast-10                  
  1. ^ Post's football team will join the Northeast-10 Conference as an affiliate in 2024.
  2. ^ Post's men's ice hockey team competes as an affiliate in the Northeast-10 Conference.
  3. ^ Post's women's ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.
 
 
Albertus Magnus
 
Coast Guard
 
Connecticut College
 
Eastern Connecticut
 
Hartford
 
Mitchell
 
Saint Joseph
 
Trinity
 
Wesleyan
 
Western Connecticut
Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Connecticut.
  – Football,   – Non-football
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
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Albertus Magnus Falcons Albertus Magnus College New Haven Great Northeast             [a]   [b]    
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   [d]                
  1. ^ Albertus Magnus's men's ice hockey team competes as an independent.
  2. ^ Albertus Magnus;s women's ice hockey team competes in the NCHA.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Western Connecticut's football team competes in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Team School City Conference
Gateway Lions Gateway Community College New Haven Massachusetts CC
UConn–Avery Point Pointers University of Connecticut at Avery Point Groton Massachusetts CC

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