List of college athletic programs in Texas
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Texas.
Abilene Christian
Baylor
Houston
Houston Christian
Incarnate Word
Lamar
North Texas
Prairie View A&M
Rice
Sam Houston State
SMU
Stephen F. Austin
Tarleton State
TCU
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas A&M–Commerce
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Texas Southern
Texas State
Texas Tech
UT
Arlington
Arlington
UTEP
UTRGV
UTSA
Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Texas.
– FBS Football, 
– FCS Football, 
– Non-football
– FBS Football, 
– FCS Football, 
– Non-football
- ^ a b c Abilene Christian, Stephen F. Austin, and Tarleton's football programs all compete in the United Athletic Conference.
- ^ a b Houston Christian and Incarnate Word's men's soccer teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference.
- ^ As of the 2024–25 academic year, Texas A&M-Commerce is in the third year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2026–27.
- ^ Texas Tech uses "Lady Raiders" for women's sports teams that have men's counterparts, most notably women's basketball. "Red Raiders" is used in sports that are sponsored only for one sex, whether men or women.
- ^ UTRGV added a football team, originally setting 2024 for the start of play but then delaying it to 2025. It will play in the Southland Conference.
Angelo State
Dallas Baptist
Lubbock Christian
Midwestern State
St. Edward's
St. Mary's
Texas A&M International
Texas A&M–Kingsville
UT Tyler
UT Permian Basin
Texas Woman's
West Texas A&M
Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Texas.
– Football member, – Non-football member
– Football member, – Non-football member- ^ Dallas Baptist's baseball team competes in Division I as a member of Conference USA.
Austin College
Concordia
Dallas
ETBU
Hardin-Simmons
Howard Payne
LeTourneau
UMHB
McMurry
St. Thomas
Schreiner
Southwestern
Texas Lutheran
Trinity
UT Dallas
Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Texas.
– Football member, – Non-football member
– Football member, – Non-football member- ^ a b Austin and Texas's football teams compete in the American Southwest Conference.
- ^ Southwestern's football team competes in the Southern Athletic Association.
- ^ Trinity's football team competes in the Southern Athletic Association.
- ^ UT Dallas will transition to Division II and join the Lone Star Conference in 2025.[1]
UHV
Huston-Tillotson
JCU
Nelson
North American
UNTD
OLLU
PQC
Texas A&M-San Antonio
Texas A&M-Texarkana
Texas College
Texas Wesleyan
Wayland Baptist
Wiley
- ^ North American's football team competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
- ^ UNT Dallas has planned to add baseball, men's and women's soccer, and softball at a later time.
- ^ Texas College's football team competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
Arlington Baptist
Dallas Christian
Southwestern Adventist
| Team | School | City | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Baptist Patriots | Arlington Baptist University [a] | Arlington | |
| Dallas Christian Crusaders | Dallas Christian College | Farmers Branch | |
| Southwestern Adventist Knights | Southwestern Adventist University [b] | Keene |
See also
[edit]- List of NCAA Division I institutions
- List of NCAA Division II institutions
- List of NCAA Division III institutions
- List of NAIA institutions
- List of NCCAA institutions
- List of USCAA institutions
- List of Division 1 NJCAA schools
- List of Division 2 NJCAA schools
- List of Division 3 NJCAA schools
References
[edit]- ^ "UTD To Begin NCAA Division II Move, Join Lone Star Conference" (Press release). The University of Texas at Dallas. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
