Musical Chairs: 50% of Nation's Colleges Switched Conferences This Century
November 9th, 2023 - 15:31
"Man, that's messed up!" This concise summation certainly depicts higher education, which simply isn't what it used to be. Unless fear-mongering bureaucrats dictate otherwise, the changes could accelerate because of financial shortfalls stemming from coronavirus shutdown. Keeping remedial mathematics in mind, the Atlantic 10 Conference has more than that number of members; the Big Ten has more than 10 members and the Big 12 has more than 12 members. With respect to precise directions and logistics, the Atlantic Coast features Boston, Indiana (Notre Dame), Louisville, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, much of the Big East absorbs flyover country and the Southeast(ern) extends to the Midlands (Missouri and Texas A&M).
Amid Colon Krapernick-influenced Nike pulling "Betsy Ross" flag shoes off market plus all of the bizarre trans this and trans that, the most ardent fan probably can't come anywhere close to naming half of the schools transferring conferences the last several years. Heaven knows how future generations will explain the Big East split and UConn's leaving and returning. After Hampton abandoned the MEAC for the Big South, the resulting HBCU vindictiveness made one think the school was coercing its students to exhibit a little diversity and vote for Republicans because they were more supportive than Democrats of the Civil Rights Act. As NFL Hall of Famer Vince Lombardi, who coached freshman basketball with Fordham, would famously say: "What the hell's going on out here?"
When Appalachian State (Sun Belt), Elon (CAA) and Davidson (Atlantic 10) departed several years ago, they became the 32nd, 33rd and 34th schools to leave the Southern Conference. Following is a school-by-school look at league affiliations over the years with big changes in store again next season:
| School | Latest League | Previous DI Conference(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | WAC (since 2022) | Southland (1969-73 and 2014-21) |
| Air Force | Mountain West (since 2000) | WAC (1981-99) |
| Akron | Mid-American (since 1993) | Ohio Valley (1981-87)/Mid-Continent (1991 and 1992) |
| Alabama | SEC (since 1933) | Southern (1922-32) |
| Alabama A&M | SWAC (since 2000) | |
| Alabama State | SWAC (since 1983) | |
| Albany | America East (since 2002) | |
| American | Patriot League (since 2002) | ECC (1967-84)/CAA (1985-2001) |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt (since 2015) | Southern (1972-2014) |
| Arizona | Big 12 (since 2025) | Border (1932-61)/WAC (1963-78)/Pac-12 (1979-2024) |
| Arizona State | Big 12 (since 2025) | Border (1932-62)/WAC (1963-78)/Pac-12 (1979-2024) |
| Arkansas | SEC (since 1992) | SWC (1924-91) |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt (since 1992) | Southland (1969-87)/American South (1988-91) |
| Army | Patriot League (since 1991) | MAAC (1982-90) |
| Auburn | SEC (since 1933) | Southern (1922-32) |
| Austin Peay | Atlantic Sun (since 2023) | Ohio Valley (1964-2022) |
| Ball State | Mid-American (since 1976) | |
| Baylor | Big 12 (since 1997) | SWC (1915-96) |
| Bellarmine | Atlantic Sun (since 2021) | |
| Belmont | Missouri Valley (since 2023) | Atlantic Sun (2002-12)/Ohio Valley (2013-22) |
| Bethune-Cookman | SWAC (since 2022) | MEAC (1981-2021) |
| Binghamton | America East (since 2002) | |
| Boise State | Big West (1997-2001 and since 2014) | Big Sky (1971-96)/WAC (2002-11)/Mountain West (2012 and 2013) |
| Boston College | ACC (since 2006) | Big East (1980-2005) |
| Boston University | Patriot League (since 2014) | Yankee (1973-76)/America East (1980-2013) |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American (since 1954) | |
| Bradley | Missouri Valley (1949-51 and since 1956) | |
| Brigham Young | Big 12 (since 2024) | Rocky Mountain (1925-37)/Skyline (1938-62)/WAC (1963-99)/Mountain West (2000-11)/West Coast (2012-23) |
| Brown | Ivy League (since 1954) | |
| Bryant | America East (since 2023) | Northeast (2009-22) |
| Bucknell | Patriot League (since 1991) | ECC (1959-80) |
| Buffalo | Mid-American (since 1999) | ECC (1992 and 1994)/Mid-Continent (1995-98) |
| Butler | Big East (since 2014) | Missouri Valley (1933 and 1934)/Mid-American (1947-50)/Horizon League (1980-2012)/Atlantic 10 (2013) |
| California | ACC (since 2025) | Pac-12 (1916-2024) |
| UC Davis | Big West (since 2008) | |
| UC Irvine | Big West (since 1978) | |
| Cal Poly | Big West (since 1997) | American West (1995 and 1996) |
| UC Riverside | Big West (since 2002) | |
| UC San Diego | Big West (since 2021) | |
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West (1970-74 and since 1977) | West Coast Athletic (1965-69) |
| Cal State Bakersfield | Big West (since 2021) | WAC (2014-2020) |
| Cal State Fullerton | Big West (since 1975) | |
| Cal State Northridge | Big West (since 2002) | American West (1995 and 1996)/Big Sky (1997-2001) |
| Campbell | CAA (since 2024) | Big South (1986-94 and 2012-23)/Atlantic Sun (1995-2011) |
| Canisius | MAAC (since 1990) | ECAC North Atlantic (1980-89) |
| Central Arkansas | Atlantic Sun (since 2022) | Southland (2007-21) |
| Central Connecticut State | Northeast (since 1998) | ECC (1991-94)/Mid-Continent (1995-97) |
| Central Florida | Big 12 (since 2024) | Sun Belt (1992)/Atlantic Sun (1994-2005)/C-USA (2006-2013)/American Athletic (2014-23) |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American (since 1973) | |
| Charleston Southern | Big South (since 1986) | |
| Charlotte | American Athletic (since 2024) | Sun Belt (1977-91)/Metro (1992-95)/C-USA (1996-2005 and 2014-23)/Atlantic 10 (2006-13) |
| Chattanooga | Southern (since 1978) | |
| Chicago State | independent (since 2023) | Mid-Continent (1995-2006)/Great West (2010-13)/WAC (2014-22) |
| Cincinnati | Big 12 (since 2024) | Mid-American (1947-53)/Missouri Valley (1958-70)/Metro (1976-91)/Great Midwest (1992-95)/C-USA (1996-2005)/Big East (2006-13)/American Athletic (2014-23) |
| The Citadel | Southern (since 1937) | |
| Clemson | ACC (since 1954) | Southern (1922-53) |
| Cleveland State | Horizon League (since 1995) | Mid-Continent (1983-94) |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt (since 2017) | Big South (1986-2016) |
| Colgate | Patriot League (since 1991) | ECAC North Atlantic (1980-90) |
| College of Charleston | CAA (since 2014) | TAAC (1994-98)/Southern (1999-2013) |
| Colorado | Big 12 (1997-2011 and since 2025) | Rocky Mountain (1923-37)/Big Eight (1948-96)/Pac-12 (2012-24) |
| Colorado State | Mountain West (since 2000) | Rocky Mountain (1924-37)/Skyline (1938-62)/WAC (1970-99) |
| Columbia | EIBL/Ivy League (since 1902) | |
| Connecticut | Big East (1980-2013 and since 2021) | New England/Yankee (1938-43 and 1946-76)/American Athletic (2014-20) |
| Coppin State | MEAC (since 1986) | |
| Cornell | EIBL/Ivy League (since 1902) | |
| Creighton | Big East (since 2014) | Missouri Valley (1929-48 and 1977-2013) |
| Dartmouth | EIBL/Ivy League (since 1912) | |
| Davidson | Atlantic 10 (since 2015) | Southern (1937-88 and 1993-2014)/Big South (1991 and 1992) |
| Dayton | Atlantic 10 (since 1996) | Midwestern Collegiate (1989-93)/Great Midwest (1994 and 1995) |
| Delaware | CAA (since 2002) | ECC (1959-91)/America East (1992-2001) |
| Delaware State | MEAC (since 1972) | |
| Denver | Summit League (since 2014) | Rocky Mountain (1923-37)/Skyline (1938-62)/Sun Belt (2000-12)/WAC (2013) |
| DePaul | Big East (since 2006) | Great Midwest (1992-95)/C-USA (1996-2005) |
| Detroit | Horizon League (since 1981) | Missouri Valley (1950-57) |
| Drake | Missouri Valley (1908-51 and since 1957) | |
| Drexel | CAA (since 2002) | ECC (1959-91)/America East (1992-2001) |
| Duke | ACC (since 1954) | Southern (1929-53) |
| Duquesne | Atlantic 10 (since 1977 except for 1993) | Midwestern Collegiate (1993) |
| East Carolina | American Athletic (since 2015) | Southern (1966-77)/ECAC South/CAA (1983-2001)/C-USA (2002-14) |
| Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley (since 1997) | Mid-Continent (1983-96) |
| Eastern Kentucky | Atlantic Sun (since 2022) | Ohio Valley (since 1949-2021) |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American (since 1975) | |
| Eastern Washington | Big Sky (since 1988) | |
| East Tennessee State | Southern (1980-2005 and since 2015) | Ohio Valley (1959-78)/Southern (1980-2005)/Atlantic Sun (2006-14) |
| Elon | CAA (since 2015) | Big South (1998-2003)/Southern (2004-2014) |
| Evansville | Missouri Valley (since 1995) | Ohio Valley (1949-52)/Midwestern Collegiate (1980-94) |
| Fairfield | MAAC (since 1982) | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Northeast (since 1982) | Metropolitan Collegiate (1966-69) |
| Florida | SEC (since 1933) | |
| Florida A&M | SWAC (since 2022) | MEAC (1980-2021) |
| Florida Atlantic | American Athletic (since 2024) | Atlantic Sun (1996-2004)/Sun Belt (2005-13)/C-USA (2014-23) |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun (since 2008) | |
| Florida International | C-USA (since 2014) | TAAC (1992-98)/Sun Belt (1999-2013) |
| Florida State | ACC (since 1992) | Metro (1977-91) |
| Fordham | Atlantic 10 (since 1996) | MAAC (1982-90)/Patriot League (1991-95) |
| Fresno State | Mountain West (since 2013) | WCAC (1956 and 1957)/Big West (1970-92)/WAC (1993-2012) |
| Furman | Southern (since 1937) | |
| Gardner-Webb | Big South (since 2009) | Atlantic Sun (2003-08) |
| George Mason | Atlantic 10 (since 2014) | CAA (1983-2013) |
| Georgetown | Big East (since 1980) | |
| George Washington | Atlantic 10 (since 1977) | Southern (1942, 1943 and 1946-70) |
| Georgia | SEC (since 1933) | Southern (1922-32) |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt (since 2015) | TAAC (1981-92)/Southern (1993-2014) |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt (1977-81 and since 2014) | Atlantic Sun (1985-2005)/CAA (2006-13) |
| Georgia Tech | ACC (since 1980) | Southern (1922-32)/SEC (1933-64)/Metro (1976-78) |
| Gonzaga | West Coast (since 1980) | Big Sky (1964-79) |
| Grambling State | SWAC (since 1959) | |
| Grand Canyon | WAC (since 2014) | |
| Green Bay | Horizon League (since 1995) | Mid-Continent (1983-94) |
| Hampton | CAA (since 2023) | MEAC (1996-2018)/Big South (2019-22) |
| Harvard | EIBL/Ivy League (1902-09 and since 1934) | |
| Hawaii | Big West (since 2013) | WAC (1980-2012) |
| High Point | Big South (since 2000) | |
| Hofstra | CAA (since 2002) | ECC (1966-94)/America East (1995-2001) |
| Holy Cross | Patriot League (since 1991) | ECAC North (1980-83)/MAAC (1984-90) |
| Houston | Big 12 (since 2024) | Missouri Valley (1951-60)/SWC (1976-96)/C-USA (1997-2013)/American Athletic (2014-23) |
| Houston Baptist | Southland (since 2014) | TAAC (1980-89)/Great West (2009-13) |
| Howard University | MEAC (since 1972) | |
| Idaho | Big Sky (1964-96 and since 2015) | Pacific Coast (1922-59)/Big Sky (1964-96)/Big West (1997-2005)/WAC (2006-14) |
| Idaho State | Big Sky (since 1964) | Rocky Mountain (1950-60) |
| Illinois | Big Ten (since 1896) | |
| Illinois-Chicago | Missouri Valley (since 2023) | Mid-Continent (1983-94)/Horizon League (1995-2022) |
| Illinois State | Missouri Valley (since 1981) | |
| Incarnate Word | Southland (since 2014) | |
| Indiana | Big Ten (since 1899) | |
| Indiana State | Missouri Valley (since 1977) | |
| IUPUI | Horizon League (since 2018) | Summit League (1999-2017) |
| Iona | MAAC (since 1982) | Metropolitan Collegiate (1966-69) |
| Iowa | Big Ten (since 1899) | |
| Iowa State | Big 12 (since 1997) | Missouri Valley (1908-28)/Big Eight (1929-96) |
| Jackson State | SWAC (since 1959) | |
| Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun (since 1999) | Sun Belt (1977-98) |
| Jacksonville State | C-USA (since 2024) | TAAC/Atlantic Sun (1996-2003, 2022 and 2023)/Ohio Valley (2004-2021) |
| James Madison | Sun Belt (since 2023) | CAA (1983-2022) |
| Kansas | Big 12 (since 1997) | Missouri Valley (1908-28)/Big Eight (1929-96) |
| Kansas State | Big 12 (since 1997) | Missouri Valley (1914-28)/Big Eight (1929-96) |
| Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun (since 2006) | |
| Kent State | Mid-American (since 1952) | |
| Kentucky | SEC (since 1933) | Southern (1922-32) |
| Lafayette | Patriot League (since 1991) | ECC (1959-90) |
| Lamar | WAC (since 2022) | Southland (1969-87 and 1999-2021)/American South (1988-91)/Sun Belt (1992-98) |
| La Salle | Atlantic 10 (since 1996) | ECC (1959-83)/MAAC (1984-92)/Midwestern Collegiate (1993-95) |
| Lehigh | Patriot League (since 1991) | ECC (1959-90) |
| Le Moyne | Northeast (since 2024) | |
| Liberty | C-USA (since 2024) | Big South (1992-2018)/Atlantic Sun (2019-23) |
| Lindenwood | Ohio Valley (since 2023) | |
| Lipscomb | Atlantic Sun (since 2004) | |
| Long Beach State | Big West (since 1970) | |
| Long Island | Northeast (since 1982) | Metropolitan Collegiate (1966-69) |
| Longwood | Big South (since 2013) | |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt (since 1992) | Southland (1972-82)/American South (1988-91) |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt (since 2007) | TAAC (1980-82)/Southland (1983-2006) |
| Louisiana State | SEC (since 1933) | Southern (1923-32) |
| Louisiana Tech | C-USA (since 2014) | Southland (1972-87)/American South (1988-91)/Sun Belt (1992-2001)/WAC (2002-13) |
| Louisville | ACC (since 2015) | Missouri Valley (1965-75)/Metro (1976-95)/C-USA (1996-2005)/Big East (2006-13)/American Athletic (2014) |
| Loyola of Chicago | Atlantic 10 (since 2023) | Horizon League (1980-2013)/Missouri Valley (2014-22) |
| Loyola (Md.) | Patriot League (since 2014) | Northeast (1982-89)/MAAC (1990-2013) |
| Loyola Marymount | West Coast (since 1956) | |
| Maine | America East (since 1980) | New England/Yankee (1938-43 and 1946-76) |
| Manhattan | MAAC (since 1982) | Metropolitan Collegiate (1966-69) |
| Marist | MAAC (since 1998) | Northeast (1982-97) |
| Marquette | Big East (since 2006) | Midwestern Collegiate (1990 & 1991)/Great Midwest (1992-95)/C-USA (1996-2005) |
| Marshall | Sun Belt (since 2023) | Ohio Valley (1949-52)/Mid-American (1954-69 and 1998-2005)/Southern (1978-97)/C-USA (2006-22) |
| Maryland | Big Ten (since 2015) | Southern (1924-53)/ACC (1954-2014) |
| Maryland-Baltimore County | America East (since 2004) | ECC (1991 and 1992)/Big South (1993-98)/Northeast (1999-2003) |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore | MEAC (1972-79 and since 1983) | |
| Massachusetts | Mid-American (since 2026) | New England/Yankee (1947-76)/Atlantic 10 (1977-2025) |
| Massachusetts-Lowell | America East (since 2014) | |
| McNeese State | Southland (since 1973) | |
| Memphis | American Athletic (since 2014) | Missouri Valley (1968-73)/Metro (1976-91)/Great Midwest (1992-95)/C-USA (1996-2013) |
| Mercer | Southern (since 2015) | Atlantic Sun (1980-2014) |
| Merrimack | Northeast (since 2020) | |
| Miami (Fla.) | ACC (since 2005) | Big East (1992-2004) |
| Miami (Ohio) | Mid-American (since 1948) | |
| Michigan | Big Ten (since 1896) | |
| Michigan State | Big Ten (since 1949) | |
| Middle Tennessee State | C-USA (since 2014) | Ohio Valley (1953-2000)/Sun Belt (2001-13) |
| Milwaukee | Horizon League (since 1995) | Mid-Continent (1993 and 1994) |
| Minnesota | Big Ten (since 1896) | |
| Mississippi | SEC (since 1933) | Southern (1923-32) |
| Mississippi State | SEC (since 1933) | Southern (1922-32) |
| Mississippi Valley State | SWAC (since 1969) | |
| Missouri | SEC (since 2013) | Missouri Valley (1908-28)/Big Eight (1929-96)/Big 12 (1997-2012) |
| Missouri-Kansas City | Summit League (since 2021) | Summit League (1995-2013)/WAC 2014-20) |
| Missouri State | Missouri Valley (since 1991) | Mid-Continent (1983-90) |
| Monmouth | CAA (since 2023) | Northeast (1986-2013)/MAAC (2014-22) |
| Montana | Big Sky (since 1964) | Pacific Coast (1924-29)/Skyline (1952-62) |
| Montana State | Big Sky (since 1964) | Rocky Mountain (1925-57 except for 1948)/Skyline (1952-62) |
| Morehead State | Ohio Valley (since 1949) | |
| Morgan State | MEAC (1972-80 and since 1985) | |
| Mount St. Mary's | MAAC (since 2023)/ Northeast (1990-2022) | |
| Murray State | Missouri Valley (since 2023) | Ohio Valley (1949-2022 except for 1962) |
| Navy | Patriot League (since 1992) | CAA (1983-91) |
| Nebraska | Big Ten (since 2012) | Missouri Valley (1908-28)/Big Eight (1929-96)/Big 12 (1997-2011) |
| Nebraska-Omaha | Summit League (since 2013) | |
| Nevada | Mountain West (2013) | WCAC (1970-79)/Big Sky (1980-92)/Big West (1993-2000)/WAC (2001-12) |
| New Hampshire | America East (since 1980) | New England/Yankee (1938-43 and 1946-76) |
| NJIT | America East (since 2021) | Great West (2009-13)/Atlantic Sun (2016-20) |
| New Mexico | Mountain West (since 2000) | Border (1932-42 and 1945-51)/Skyline (1952-62)/WAC (1963-99) |
| New Mexico State | C-USA (since 2024) | Border (1932-62)/Missouri Valley (1971-83)/Big West (1984-2000)/Sun Belt (2001-05)/WAC (2006-23) |
| New Orleans | Southland (since 2014) | Sun Belt (1977-80 and 1992-2011)/American South (1988-91) |
| Niagara | MAAC (since 1990) | ECAC North Atlantic (1980-89) |
| Nicholls State | Southland (since 1992) | Gulf Star (1985-87) |
| Norfolk State | MEAC (since 1998) | |
| North Alabama | Atlantic Sun (since 2019) | |
| North Carolina | ACC (since 1954) | Southern (1922-53) |
| UNC Asheville | Big South (since 1986) | |
| North Carolina A&T | CAA (since 2023) | MEAC (1972-2021)/Big South (2022) |
| North Carolina Central | MEAC (1972-80 and since 2012) | |
| UNC Greensboro | Southern (since 1998) | Big South (1993-97) |
| North Carolina State | ACC (since 1954) | Southern (1922-53) |
| UNC Wilmington | CAA (since 1985) | |
| North Dakota | Big Sky (since 2013) | |
| North Dakota State | Summit League (since 2008) | |
| Northern Arizona | Big Sky (since 1971) | Border (1932-53) |
| Northern Colorado | Big Sky (since 2007) | |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American (1976-86 and since 1998) | Mid-Continent (1991-94)/Midwestern Collegiate (1995-97) |
| Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley (since 1992) | Mid-Continent (1983-91) |
| Northern Kentucky | Horizon League (since 2016) | Atlantic Sun (2013-15) |
| North Florida | Atlantic Sun (since 2006) | |
| North Texas | American Athletic (since 2024) | Missouri Valley (1958-75)/Southland (1983-96)/Big West (1997-2000)/Sun Belt (2001-13)/C-USA (2014-23) |
| Northwestern | Big Ten (since 1896) | |
| Northwestern State | Southland (since 1988) | TAAC (1981-84)/Gulf Star (1985-87) |
| Notre Dame | ACC (since 2014) | Big East (1996-2013) |
| Oakland | Horizon League (since 2014) | Summit League (1999-2013) |
| Ohio University | Mid-American (since 1947) | |
| Ohio State | Big Ten (since 1912) | |
| Oklahoma | SEC (since 2025) | Missouri Valley (1920-28)/Big Eight (1929-96)/Big 12 (1997-2024) |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 (since 1997) | SWC (1918 and 1922-25)/Missouri Valley (1926-57)/Big Eight (1959-96) |
| Old Dominion | Sun Belt (1983-91 and since 2023) | CAA (1992-2013)/C-USA (2014-22) |
| Oral Roberts | Summit League (1998-2012 and since 2015) | Midwestern Collegiate (1980-87)/Southland (2013 and 2014) |
| Oregon | Big Ten (since 2025) | Pac-12 (1916-59 and 1965-2024) |
| Oregon State | WCC (since 2025) | Pac-12 (1916-59 and 1965-2024) |
| Pacific | WCAC/WCC (1953-71 and since 2014) | Big West (1972-2013) |
| Penn | EIBL/Ivy League (since 1904) | |
| Penn State | Big Ten (since 1993) | Atlantic 10 (1977-79 and 1983-91) |
| Pepperdine | West Coast (since 1956) | |
| Pittsburgh | ACC (since 2014) | Eastern 8 (1977-82)/Big East (1983-2013) |
| Portland | West Coast (since 1977) | |
| Portland State | Big Sky (since 1997) | |
| Prairie View | SWAC (since 1921 except for 1991) | |
| Presbyterian | Big South (since 2010) | |
| Princeton | EIBL/Ivy League (since 1902) | |
| Providence | Big East (since 1980) | |
| Purdue | Big Ten (since 1896) | |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | Horizon League (since 2021) | Summit League (2008-20) |
| Queens | Atlantic Sun (since 2023) | |
| Quinnipiac | MAAC (since 2014) | Northeast (1999-2013) |
| Radford | Big South (since 1986) | |
| Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 (since 1981) | New England/Yankee (1938-43 and 1946-76)/ECAC North (1980) |
| Rice | American Athletic (since 2024) | SWC (1915-96)/WAC (1997-2005)/C-USA (2006-23) |
| Richmond | Atlantic 10 (since 2002) | Southern (1937-76)/CAA (1983-2001) |
| Rider | MAAC (since 1998) | ECC (1967-92)/Northeast (1993-97) |
| Robert Morris | Horizon League (since 2021) | Northeast (1982-2020) |
| Rutgers | Big Ten (since 2015) | Middle Atlantic (1959-62)/Atlantic 10 (1977-95)/Big East (1996-2013)/American Athletic (2014) |
| Sacramento State | Big Sky (since 1997) | American West (1995 and 1996) |
| Sacred Heart | Northeast (since 2000) | |
| St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 (since 1980) | |
| Saint Francis (Pa.) | Northeast (since 1982) | |
| St. John's | Big East (since 1980) | |
| Saint Joseph's | Atlantic 10 (since 1983) | ECC (1959-82) |
| Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 (since 2006) | Missouri Valley (1938-74)/Metro (1976-82)/Midwestern Collegiate (1983-91)/Great Midwest (1992-95)/C-USA (1996-2005) |
| Saint Mary's | West Coast (since 1953) | |
| Saint Peter's | MAAC (since 1982) | Metropolitan Collegiate (1966-69) |
| St. Thomas | Summit League (since 2022) | |
| Samford | Southern (since 2008) | Atlantic Sun (1980-2003)/Ohio Valley (2004-07) |
| Sam Houston State | C-USA (since 2024) | Gulf Star (1985-87)/Southland (1988-2021)/Western Athletic (2022 and 2023) |
| San Diego | West Coast (since 1980) | |
| San Diego State | PCAA/Big West (1970-78 and since 2014) | WAC (1979-99)/Mountain West (2000-13) |
| San Francisco | West Coast (since 1953) | |
| San Jose State | Mountain West (since 2014) | WCAC (1953-69)/Big West (1970-96)/WAC (1997-2013) |
| Santa Clara | West Coast (since 1953) | |
| Savannah State | MEAC (since 2012) | |
| Seattle | WAC (since 2013) | WCAC (1972-80) |
| Seton Hall | Big East (since 1980) | Metropolitan Collegiate (1966-69) |
| Siena | MAAC (since 1990) | Northeast (1982-84)/ECAC North Atlantic (1985-89) |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt (since 1977) | |
| South Carolina | SEC (since 1992) | Southern (1923-53)/ACC (1954-71)/Metro (1984-91) |
| South Carolina State | MEAC (since 1972) | |
| USC Upstate | Big South (since 2019) | Atlantic Sun (2008-18) |
| South Dakota | Big Sky (since 2013) | Great West (2009-12) |
| South Dakota State | Summit League (since 2008) | |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Southland (since 1998) | Gulf Star (1985-87)/TAAC (1992-97) |
| Southeast Missouri State | Ohio Valley (since 1992) | |
| Southern (La.) | SWAC (since 1935) | |
| Southern California | Big Ten (since 2025) | Pac-12 (1922-2024) |
| Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley (since 1975) | |
| SIU-Edwardsville | Ohio Valley (since 2012) | |
| Southern Indiana | Ohio Valley (since 2023) | |
| Southern Methodist | ACC (since 2025) | SWC (1919-96)/WAC (1997-2005)/C-USA (2006-13)/American Athletic (2014-24) |
| Southern Mississippi | Sun Belt (since 2023) | Metro (1983-95)/C-USA (1996-2022) |
| Southern Utah | WAC (since 2023) | American West (1995 and 1996)/Summit League (1998-2012)/Big Sky (2013-22) |
| South Florida | American Athletic (since 2014) | Sun Belt (1977-91)/Metro (1992-95)/C-USA (1996-2005)/Big East (2006-13) |
| Stanford | ACC (since 2025) | Pac-12 (1917-2024) |
| Stephen F. Austin | WAC (since 2022) | Gulf Star (1985-87)/Southland (1988-2021) |
| Stetson | Atlantic Sun (since 1987) | |
| Stonehill | Northeast (since 2023) | |
| Stony Brook | CAA (since 2023) | America East (2002-2022) |
| Syracuse | ACC (since 2014) | Big East (1980-2013) |
| Temple | American Athletic (since 2014) | ECC (1959-82)/Atlantic 10 (1983-2013) |
| Tarleton State | WAC (since 2021) | |
| Tennessee | SEC (since 1933) | Southern (1922-32) |
| Tennessee-Martin | Ohio Valley (since 1993) | |
| Tennessee State | Ohio Valley (since 1988) | |
| Tennessee Tech | Ohio Valley (since 1949) | |
| Texas | SEC (since 2025) | SWC (1915-96)/Big 12 (1997-2024) |
| Texas A&M | SEC (since 2013) | SWC (1915-96)/Big 12 (1997-2012) |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | Southland (since 2023) | |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Southland (since 2007) | |
| Texas-Arlington | WAC (2013 and since 2023) | Southland (1969-2012 except for 1987)/Sun Belt (2014-22) |
| Texas Christian | Big 12 (since 2013) | SWC (1924-96)/WAC (1997-2001)/C-USA (2002-05)/Mountain West (2006-12) |
| Texas-El Paso | C-USA (since 2006) | Border (1936-62)/WAC (1970-2005) |
| Texas-Pan American | WAC (since 2014) | TAAC (1980)/American South (1988-91)/Sun Belt (1992-98)/Great West (2009-13) |
| Texas-San Antonio | American Athletic (since 2024) | TAAC (1987-91)/Southland (1992-2012)/WAC (2013)/C-USA (2014-23) |
| Texas Southern | SWAC (since 1955) | |
| Texas State | Sun Belt (since 2014) | Gulf Star (1985-87)/Southland (1988-2012)/WAC (2013) |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 (since 1997) | Border (1933-56)/SWC (1958-96) |
| Toledo | Mid-American (since 1952) | |
| Towson | CAA (since 2002) | Northeast (1982)/ECC (1983-92)/Big South (1993-95)/America East (1996-2001) |
| Troy | Sun Belt (since 2006) | ECC (1994)/Mid-Continent (1995-97)/Atlantic Sun (1998-2005) |
| Tulane | American Athletic (since 2015) | Southern (1923-32)/SEC (1933-66)/Metro (1976-85 and 1990-95)/C-USA (1996-2014) |
| Tulsa | American Athletic (since 2015) | Missouri Valley (1935-96)/WAC (1997-2005)/C-USA (2006-14) |
| UAB | American Athletic (since 2024) | Sun Belt (1980-91)/Great Midwest (1992-95)/C-USA (1996-2023) |
| UALR | Ohio Valley (since 2023) | TAAC (1981-91)/Sun Belt (1992-2022) |
| UCLA | Big Ten (since 2025) | Pac-12 (1928-2024) |
| UNLV | Mountain West (since 2000) | WCAC (1970-75)/Big West (1983-96)/WAC (1997-99) |
| Utah | Big 12 (since 2025) | Rocky Mountain (1925-37)/Skyline (1938-62)/WAC (1963-99)/Mountain West (2000-11)/Pac-12 (2012-24) |
| Utah State | Mountain West (since 2014) | Rocky Mountain (1925-37)/Skyline (1938-62)/Big West (1979-2005)/WAC (2006-13) |
| Utah Tech | WAC (since 2021) | |
| Utah Valley | WAC (since 2014) | Great West (2009-13) |
| Valparaiso | Missouri Valley (since 2018) | Mid-Continent (1983-2007)/Horizon League (2008-17) |
| Vanderbilt | SEC (since 1933) | Southern (1923-32) |
| Vermont | America East (since 1980) | New England/Yankee (1947-76) |
| Villanova | Big East (since 1981) | Eastern Athletic Association (1977-80) |
| Virginia | ACC (since 1954) | Southern (1922-37) |
| Virginia Commonwealth | Atlantic 10 (since 2013) | Sun Belt (1980-91)/Metro (1992-95)/CAA (1996-2012) |
| Virginia Military | Southern (1926-2003 and since 2015) | Big South (2004-14) |
| Virginia Tech | ACC (since 2005) | Southern (1922-65)/Metro (1979-95)/Atlantic 10 (1996-2000)/Big East (2001-04) |
| Wagner | Northeast (since 1982) | |
| Wake Forest | ACC (since 1954) | Southern (1937-53) |
| Washington | Big Ten (since 2025) | Pac-12 (1916-2024) |
| Washington State | WCC (since 2025) | Pac-12 (1917-59 and 1964-2024) |
| Weber State | Big Sky (since 1964) | |
| Western Carolina | Southern (since 1978) | |
| Western Illinois | Ohio Valley (since 2024) | Summit League (1983-2023) |
| Western Kentucky | C-USA (since 2015) | Ohio Valley (1949-82)/Sun Belt (1983-2014) |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American (since 1948) | |
| West Virginia | Big 12 (since 2013) | Southern (1951-68)/Atlantic 10 (1977-95)/Big East (1996-2012) |
| Wichita State | American Athletic (since 2018) | Missouri Valley (1946-2017) |
| William & Mary | CAA (since 1983) | Southern (1937-77) |
| Winthrop | Big South (since 1986) | |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten (since 1896) | |
| Wofford | Southern (since 1998) | |
| Wright State | Horizon League (since 1995) | Mid-Continent (1992-94) |
| Wyoming | Mountain West (since 2000) | Rocky Mountain (1923-37)/Mountain States (1938-62)/WAC (1963-99) |
| Xavier | Big East (since 2014) | Midwestern Collegiate (1980-95)/Atlantic 10 (1996-2013) |
| Yale | EIBL/Ivy League (since 1902) | |
| Youngstown State | Horizon League (since 2002) | Ohio Valley (1982-88)/Mid-Continent (1992-2001) |