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This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of California .
Full NCAA Division I members in California
– FBS football,
– FCS football,
– No football
Full NCAA Division I members in California
– FBS football,
– FCS football,
– No football
Team
School
City
Conference
Sport sponsorship
Foot-
Basketball
Base-
Soft-
Soccer
M
W
M
W
California Baptist Lancers California Baptist University Riverside WAC
Cal Poly Mustangs California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Big West FCS [ a]
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield Big West
Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University, Fullerton Fullerton Big West
Cal State Northridge Matadors California State University, Northridge Los Angeles Big West
California Golden Bears University of California, Berkeley Berkeley ACC FBS
Fresno State Bulldogs California State University, Fresno Fresno Mountain West FBS
Long Beach State Beach (or "The Beach")California State University, Long Beach Long Beach Big West
Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles West Coast
Pacific Tigers University of the Pacific Stockton West Coast
Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine University Malibu West Coast
Sacramento State Hornets California State University, Sacramento Sacramento Big Sky FCS [ b] [ c]
Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's College of California Moraga West Coast
San Diego Toreros University of San Diego San Diego West Coast FCS [ d]
San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State University San Diego Mountain West FBS [ e]
San Francisco Dons University of San Francisco San Francisco West Coast
San Jose State Spartans San José State University San Jose Mountain West FBS [ f]
Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara University Santa Clara West Coast
Stanford Cardinal Stanford University Stanford ACC FBS
UC Davis Aggies University of California, Davis Davis Big West FCS [ a]
UC Irvine Anteaters University of California, Irvine Irvine Big West
UCLA Bruins University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles Big Ten [ g] FBS
UC Riverside Highlanders University of California, Riverside Riverside Big West
UC San Diego Tritons University of California, San Diego San Diego Big West
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Big West
USC Trojans and Women of Troy University of Southern California Los Angeles Big Ten [ g] FBS
Team
School
City
Conference
Sport sponsorship
Basketball
Base-
Soft-
Soccer
M
W
M
W
Academy of Art Urban Knights Academy of Art University San Francisco PacWest
Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific University Azusa PacWest
Biola Eagles Biola University La Mirada PacWest
Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Arcata CCAA
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona CCAA
Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros California State University, Dominguez Hills Carson CCAA
Cal State East Bay Pioneers California State University, East Bay Hayward CCAA
Chico State Wildcats California State University, Chico Chico CCAA
Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles CCAA
Cal State Monterey Bay Otters California State University, Monterey Bay Seaside CCAA
Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes California State University, San Bernardino San Bernardino CCAA
Cal State San Marcos Cougars California State University, San Marcos San Marcos CCAA
Concordia Eagles Concordia University, Irvine Irvine PacWest
Dominican Penguins Dominican University of California San Rafael PacWest
Fresno Pacific Sunbirds Fresno Pacific University Fresno PacWest
Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego PacWest
San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State University San Francisco CCAA
Sonoma State Seawolves Sonoma State University Rohnert Park CCAA
Stanislaus State Warriors California State University, Stanislaus Turlock CCAA
Westmont Warriors [ a] Westmont College Santa Barbara PacWest
^ As of the 2023–24 academic year, Westmont is in the second year of a three-year transition to Division II and will become an active member in 2025–26.
– FBS football, 
– FCS football, 
– No football
– FBS football, 
– FCS football, 
– No football
