List of college athletic programs in Illinois
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Bradley
Chicago State
DePaul
Eastern Illinois
Illinois
Illinois State
Loyola
Northern Illinois
Northwestern
Southern Illinois
SIUE
UIC
Western Illinois
Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Illinois.
– FBS Football, 
– FCS Football, 
– Non-football
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– Non-football- ^ Chicago State will join the Northeast Conference in the 2024–25 season.
- ^ Chicago State's men's soccer team competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.
- ^ The University of Illinois' campus is divided almost evenly between the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign.
- ^ a b c Illinois State, Southern Illinois, and Western Illinois's football teams compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
- ^ Northern Illinois's men's soccer team competes in the Missouri Valley Conference.
- ^ Although "SIUE" is the school's preferred athletic name, national sports media generally use "SIU–Edwardsville" or "Southern Illinois–Edwardsville".
- ^ Although "UIC" is the school's preferred athletic name, national sports media generally use "Illinois–Chicago" in score listings and on first reference.
- ^ Western Illinois's men's soccer team competes in the Summit League.
Lewis
McKendree
Quincy
UIS
Roosevelt
Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Illinois.
– Football member, – Non-football member
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| Lewis Flyers | Lewis University | Romeoville | Great Lakes Valley |  |
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| McKendree Bearcats | McKendree University | Lebanon | Great Lakes Valley | |
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| Quincy Hawks | Quincy University | Quincy | Great Lakes Valley | [a] |
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| Roosevelt Lakers | Roosevelt University | Chicago | Great Lakes Valley | |
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| UIS Prairie Stars [b] | University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield | Great Lakes Valley | |
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- ^ Quincy additionally fields a team in sprint football, a weight-restricted form of football not governed by the NCAA, and is a charter member of the Midwest Sprint Football League.
- ^ The national sports media usually refer to UIS as "Illinois–Springfield".
- ^ a b c d Aurora and Lake Forest's ice hockey teams all compete in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.
- ^ a b Chicago's football and baseball teams compete in the Midwest Conference.
- ^ Chicago's softball team competes as an independent.
- ^ Eureka's football team competes in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
- ^ Greenville's football team competes in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
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| Governors State Jaguars | Governors State University | University Park | Chicagoland | |
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| Judson Eagles | Judson University | Elgin | Chicagoland | [a] |
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| Olivet Nazarene Tigers | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | Chicagoland | [a] |
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| St. Francis Fighting Saints | University of St. Francis | Joliet | Chicagoland | [a] |
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| Saint Xavier Cougars | Saint Xavier University | Chicago | Chicagoland | [a] |
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| Trinity Christian Trolls | Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | Chicagoland | |
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- ^ a b c d The football teams of Judson, Olivet Nazarene, St. Francis, Saint Xavier, and Trinity International all compete in the Mid-States Football Association.
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| Moody Bible Archers | Moody Bible Institute | Chicago | Independent |
| Judson Eagles | Judson University | Elgin | Chicagoland |
| Trinity Trolls | Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | Chicagoland |
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| Dayspring Bible Eagles | Dayspring Bible College & Seminary | Mundelein | Independent |