There are currently 305 American and Canadian colleges and universities classified as Division II for NCAA competition. During the 2017â€"18 academic year, 7 schools are in the process of reclassifying to Division II. Forty-four of the 50 U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia and the Canadian province of British Columbia are represented. Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Wyoming do not currently have D-II institutions.
Division II institutions
Full member
- California Baptist â€" will transition to NCAA Division I in 2018.
- UC San Diego - will transition to NCAA Division I in 2020.
- Dixie State â€" will join the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 2018.
- North Alabama â€" will transition to NCAA Division I in 2018.
- Tiffin â€" will join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 2018.
- Wisconsin-Parkside â€" will join the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2018.
Reclassifying
- Emmanuel Granted Provisional Year By NCAA Division II
- Spring Hill College retains Provisional NCAA Membership status
Pending
These schools are actively pursuing Division II. Their application for NCAA D-II membership has yet to be accepted, which is determined in July each year.
Sports not in D-II
The NCAA does not conduct separate Division II championships in the following sports:
- Men: Gymnastics, ice hockey, volleyball, water polo (note, however, that no Division II member currently sponsors men's gymnastics)
- Women: Beach volleyball, bowling, gymnastics, ice hockey, water polo
- Coeducational: Fencing, rifle, skiing
Some schools have opted to compete in a sport at a higher level and are allowed to do so by the NCAA under certain circumstances. First, when the NCAA placed severe restrictions on the fielding of Division I teams by Division II institutions in 2011, it grandfathered in all then-current D-I teams at D-II schools. Apart from this, Division II members are allowed to compete for Division I championships in sports in which a Division II national championship is not contested.
In some sports, the NCAA only sponsors championships open to all member schools regardless of division, with examples including beach volleyball, fencing, rifle, and water polo. In men's and women's ice hockey and men's volleyball, the NCAA holds Division III championships, but does not hold a separate D-II championship. The NCAA officially classifies all championship events that are open to schools from more than one division as "National Collegiate", except in men's ice hockey, in which the top-level championship is styled as a Division I championship. Division II members are allowed to compete for National Collegiate championships as well as the Division I men's ice hockey championship; in all such sports, they are allowed to operate under the same rules and scholarship restrictions that apply to full Division I members in that sport.
The Northeast-10 sponsors Men's Ice Hockey for its members who choose to remain in D-II. The conference sponsors a Women's Ice Hockey postseason tournament for those teams remaining in D-II but compete as independents during the regular season. Because the NE-10 is the sole Division II hockey league, its postseason champion cannot compete for the NCAA national hockey championship. Post University Ice Hockey teams also compete as D-II and have scheduling alliances with the NE-10 schools.
- Future conference affiliations indicated in this list will take effect on July 1 of the stated year. In the case of spring sports, the first year of competition will take place in the calendar year after the conference move becomes official.
Probation
The following is a list of Division II institutions currently on probation by the NCAA in one or more sports. Probation decisions are made by the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Committee on Infractions.
See also
- List of NCAA Division II football programs
- List of NCAA Division II lacrosse programs
- List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
- List of NCAA Division II wrestling programs
- List of NCAA Division I institutions
- List of NCAA Division III institutions
- List of NAIA institutions
- List of USCAA institutions
- List of NCCAA institutions
- List of NCAA Divisions II & III schools competing in NCAA Division I sports
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