List of college athletic programs in Alabama

This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Alabama.

NCAA

Division I

Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Alabama. – FBS Football, – FCS Football
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball
BasketballBase-
ball
Soft-
ball
Soccer
MWMW
Alabama Crimson TideUniversity of AlabamaTuscaloosaSECFBS
Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Lady BulldogsAlabama Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityNormalSWACFCS
Alabama State Hornets and Lady HornetsAlabama State UniversityMontgomerySWACFCS
Auburn TigersAuburn UniversityAuburnSECFBS
Jacksonville State GamecocksJacksonville State UniversityJacksonvilleASUN [lower-alpha 1]FCS
North Alabama Lions [lower-alpha 2]University of North AlabamaFlorenceASUNFCS [lower-alpha 3]
Samford BulldogsSamford UniversityBirminghamSouthernFCS
South Alabama JaguarsUniversity of South AlabamaMobileSun BeltFBS
Troy TrojansTroy UniversityTroySun BeltFBS
UAB Blazers [lower-alpha 4]University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamC-USA [lower-alpha 5]FBS
  1. Jacksonville State will join Conference USA in 2023–24.
  2. As of the 2021–22 academic year, North Alabama is in the fourth year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2022–23.
  3. North Alabama's football program competes in the Big South Conference and will leave for the new ASUN competition in that sport by 2022–23.
  4. The school prefers the name UAB (as listed in the current AP source book), although the full University of Alabama at Birmingham is acceptable.
  5. UAB will join the American Athletic Conference in 2023–24.

Division II

Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Alabama. – Gulf South, – SIAC
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball
BasketballBase-
ball
Soft-
ball
Ice hockeySoccer
MWMWMW
Alabama–Huntsville ChargersUniversity of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsvilleGulf South
Auburn Montgomery WarhawksAuburn University at MontgomeryMontgomeryGulf South
Miles Golden BearsMiles CollegeFairfieldSIAC
Montevallo FalconsUniversity of MontevalloMontevalloGulf South
Spring Hill BadgersSpring Hill CollegeMobileSIAC [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 1]
Tuskegee Golden TigersTuskegee UniversityTuskegeeSIAC
West Alabama TigersUniversity of West AlabamaLivingstonGulf South
  1. Spring Hill's soccer teams compete in the Gulf South Conference.

Division III

Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Alabama. – SAA, – USA South
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball
BasketballBase-
ball
Soft-
ball
Soccer
MWMW
Birmingham–Southern PanthersBirmingham–Southern CollegeBirminghamSAA
Huntingdon HawksHuntingdon CollegeMontgomeryUSA South [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 1]

NAIA

Full NAIA member colleges in Alabama.
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball
BasketballBase-
ball
Soft-
ball
Soccer
MWMW
Faulkner EaglesFaulkner UniversityMontgomerySouthern States [lower-alpha 2]
Mobile RamsUniversity of MobileMobileSouthern States
Stillman TigersStillman CollegeTuscaloosaSouthern States
Talladega TornadoesTalladega CollegeTalladegaSouthern States [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 3]
  1. Huntingdon moves to the Collegiate Conference of the South in 2022–23. Its football team will continue to compete in USA South.
  2. Faulkner's football team competes in the Mid-South Conference.
  3. Talladega's baseball, softball, and soccer teams compete as independents.

NJCAA

TeamSchoolCityConference
Bishop State WildcatsBishop State Community CollegeMobileAlabama CC
Calhoun WarhawksCalhoun Community CollegeTannerAlabama CC
Central Alabama TrojansCentral Alabama Community CollegeAlexander CityAlabama CC
Chattahoochee Valley PiratesChattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix CityAlabama CC
Enterprise State Boll WeevilsEnterprise State Community CollegeEnterpriseAlabama CC
Coastal Alabama North EaglesCoastal Alabama Community College MonroevilleMonroevilleAlabama CC
Coastal Alabama Sun ChiefsCoastal Alabama Community CollegeBay MinetteAlabama CC
Coastal Alabama Brewton WarhawksCoastal Alabama Community College BrewtonBrewtonAlabama CC
Gadsden State CardinalsGadsden State Community CollegeGadsdenAlabama CC
Lawson State CougarsLawson State Community CollegeBirminghamAlabama CC
Lurleen B. Wallace SaintsLurleen B. Wallace Community CollegeAndalusiaAlabama CC
Marion Military TigersMarion Military InstituteMarionAlabama CC
Shelton State BuccaneersShelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosaAlabama CC
Snead State ParsonsSnead State Community CollegeBoazAlabama CC
Southern Union State BisonSouthern Union State Community CollegeWadleyAlabama CC
Wallace-Dothan GovernorsWallace Community CollegeDothanAlabama CC
Wallace-Selma PatriotsWallace Community College SelmaSelmaAlabama CC
Wallace State LionsWallace State Community CollegeHancevilleAlabama CC

USCAA

TeamSchoolCityConference
Oakwood AmbassadorsOakwood University [lower-alpha 1]HuntsvilleIndependent
  1. Oakwood will join the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in 2022–23 once its NAIA membership is approved.

Former college athletic programs

TeamSchoolCityConferenceYear ceased
Concordia-Selma HornetsConcordia CollegeSelmaIndependent2018
Judson EaglesJudson CollegeMarion2021 (Suspended)
Selma BulldogsSelma UniversitySelmaIndependent2019

See also

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