NCAA Division I conference realignment refers to changes in the alignment of college or university athletic programs from one National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic conference to another.
2009–2010 SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew ConferenceAir Force FalconsGWLLECAC LacrosseAlbany Great DanesAmerica EastMAACBellarmine KnightsGWLLECAC LacrosseBoston University TerriersAmerica EastMAACBryant BulldogsFull membershipDivision I IndependentNortheastChicago State CougarsFull membership (non-football)IndependentGreat WestDenver PioneersGWLLECAC LacrosseGeorgetown HoyasECAC LacrosseBig EastHartford HawksAmerica EastMAACHouston Baptist HuskiesFull membership (non-football)IndependentGreat WestIona GaelsFootballDivision I FCS IndependentDropped footballMarist Red FoxesFootball(non-football)PioneerNJIT HighlandersFull membership (non-football)IndependentGreat WestNorthern Colorado BearsBaseballDivision I IndependentGreat WestNorthern Iowa PanthersBaseballMVCDropped baseballNorth Dakota Fighting SiouxFull membershipNorth Central (D-II)Great WestNotre Dame Fighting IrishGWLLBig EastNYIT BearsBaseballDivision I IndependentGreat WestOhio State BuckeyesGWLLECAC LacrossePenn State Nittany LionsECAC LacrosseCAAQuinnipiac BobcatsGWLLECAC LacrosseRutgers Scarlet KnightsECAC LacrosseBig EastSeattle RedhawksBaseball(non-baseball)Division I IndependentSt. John's Red StormECAC LacrosseBig EastSouth Dakota CoyotesFull membershipNorth Central (D-II)Great WestTexas–Pan American BroncsFull membership (non-football)IndependentGreat WestUMass MinutemenECAC LacrosseCAAUtah Valley WolverinesFull membership (non-football)IndependentGreat WestVermont CatamountsBaseballAmerica EastDropped baseballWestern Kentucky HilltoppersFootballIndependentSun Belt
2008–2009 SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew ConferenceArizona State Sun DevilsMen's tennisPac-10Dropped men's tennisBryant BulldogsAll sportsNortheast-10 (Division II)IndependentCal State Bakersfield RoadrunnersBaseball(non-baseball)IndependentCampbell Fighting CamelsFootball(non-football)PioneerChicago State CougarsCross country, track & field, golf, and tennisIndependentGreat WestCincinnati BearcatsWomen's lacrosseIndependentBig EastDuquesne DukesFootballMAACNECFlorida Atlantic OwlsMen's soccerAtlantic SoccerMACGardner–Webb Runnin' BulldogsAll sports except footballAtlantic SunBig SouthHawaii−Hilo VulcansBaseballDivision I IndependentPacific West (Division II)Houston Baptist HuskiesCross country, track & field, golf, and tennisIndependentGreat WestIona GaelsFootballMAACDivision I FCS IndependentLa Salle ExplorersFootballMAACDropped footballLouisville CardinalsWomen's lacrosseIndependentBig EastMorehead State EaglesMen's and women's indoor track & fieldOVCDropped both sportsMorehead State EaglesWomen's golfNo teamOVCNJIT HighlandersCross country, track & field, golf, and tennisIndependentGreat WestNorth Dakota Fighting SiouxFootball, cross country, track & field, golf, and tennisNorth Central (D-II)Great WestNorth Dakota Fighting SiouxAll sports except football, cross country, track & field, golf, and tennisNorth Central (D-II)IndependentNorth Dakota State BisonFootballGreat West FootballMVFCOregon DucksBaseball(non-baseball)Pac-10Presbyterian Blue HoseAll sportsIndependentBig SouthPhiladelphia RamsMen's soccerAtlantic SoccerCACC (D-II)Samford BulldogsAll sportsOhio ValleySouthernSouth Dakota CoyotesFootball, cross country, track & field, golf, and tennisNorth Central (D-II)Great WestSouth Dakota State JackrabbitsFootballGreat West FootballMVFCSIU Edwardsville CougarsAll sports (non-football)GLVC (Division II)IndependentTexas–Pan American BroncsCross country, track & field, golf, and tennis ?Great WestUtah Valley WolverinesCross country, track & field, golf, and tennisIndependentGreat WestWayne State WarriorsMen's ice hockeyCHADropped men's ice hockey
2007–2008 SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew ConferenceAustin Peay GovernorsFootballDivision I FCS independentOhio ValleyCentral Arkansas BearsFootballDivision I FCS independentSouthland ConferenceCincinnati BearcatsWomen's lacrosseClub teamIndependentDelaware Blue HensFootballAtlantic 10CAAFlorida Gulf Coast EaglesAll sports (non-football)Independent (Division II)Atlantic SunHofstra PrideFootballAtlantic 10CAAHouston Baptist HuskiesAll sportsNAIAIndependentIPFW MastodonsAll sports except men's volleyballIndependentThe SummitJames Madison DukesFootballAtlantic 10CAALe Moyne DolphinsBaseballMAACIndependentLouisville CardinalsWomen's lacrosseClub teamIndependentMaine Black BearsFootballAtlantic 10CAAMassachusetts MinutemenFootballAtlantic 10CAANew Hampshire WildcatsFootballAtlantic 10CAANortheastern HuskiesFootballAtlantic 10CAANorth Carolina Central EaglesAll sportsCIAA (Division II)IndependentNorth Dakota State BisonAll sports except footballIndependentThe SummitPresbyterian Blue HoseAll sportsSouth Atlantic (Division II)IndependentRhode Island RamsFootballAtlantic 10CAARichmond SpidersFootballAtlantic 10CAASouth Carolina Upstate SpartansAll sports (non-football)Peach Belt (Division II)Atlantic SunSouth Dakota State JackrabbitsAll sports except football, men's wrestling, and women's equestrianIndependentThe SummitTemple OwlsFootballIndependentMid-AmericanTowson TigersFootballAtlantic 10CAAUC Davis AggiesAll sports expect footballIndependentBig WestValparaiso CrusadersAll sports except footballMid-ContinentHorizon LeagueVillanova WildcatsFootballAtlantic 10CAAWilliam & Mary TribeFootballAtlantic 10CAA
2006–2007 SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew ConferenceAir Force FalconsMen's ice hockeyCHAAtlantic HockeyAir Force FalconsWrestlingDivision I independentWWCAustin Peay GovernorsFootballPioneerDivision I FCS independentBirmingham–Southern PanthersAll sports (non-football)Big SouthSCAC (Division III)Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar BearsAll sports expect footballGSC (Division II)SouthlandCentral Arkansas BearsFootballGSC (Division II)Division I FCS IndependentsChicago State CougarsAll (non-football)Mid-ContinentDivision I independentFlorida Atlantic OwlsAll sports (expect football, which joined Sun Belt in 2005–2006)Atlantic SunSun BeltLouisiana–Monroe WarhawksAll except footballSouthlandSun BeltMissouri State BearsMen's cross country, men's tennis, men's track & fieldMVCDropped all three sportsNJIT HighlandersAll (non-football)Division IIDivision I independentNorth Dakota State BisonWrestlingDivision I independentWWCNorthern Colorado BearsAll sports except baseball and wrestlingDivision I IndependentGreat West FootballBig SkyNorthern Colorado BearsWrestlingDivision I independentWWCNorthern Iowa PanthersWrestlingDivision I independentWWC TerriersBaseballNECDropped baseballSouth Dakota State JackrabbitsWrestlingDivision I independentWWCTexas A&M–Corpus Christi IslandersAll sports (non-football)Division I IndependentSouthlandUtah Valley WolverinesWrestlingDivision I independentWWCWyoming CowboysWrestlingDivision I independentWWC
2005–2006
SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew ConferenceArmy Black KnightsFootballConference USADivision I-A IndependentBoston College EaglesAllBig EastACCCharlotte 49ersAll (non-football)Conference USAAtlantic 10Cincinnati BearcatsAllConference USABig EastDePaul Blue DemonsAll (non-football)Conference USABig EastEast Tennessee State BuccaneersAll (non-football)SouthernAtlantic SunFlorida Atlantic OwlsFootballDivision I-AA IndependentSun BeltFIU Golden PanthersFootballDivision I-AA IndependentSun BeltFIU Golden PanthersMen's soccerAtlantic Soccer ConferenceConference USAGeorgia State PanthersAll (non-football)Atlantic SunCAAIdaho VandalsAllSun BeltWACKennesaw State OwlsAll (non-football)Peach Belt (Division II)Atlantic SunKentucky WildcatsMen's soccerMACConference USALouisville CardinalsAllConference USABig EastLouisville CardinalsField hockeyMACBig EastMarquette Golden EaglesAll (non-football)Conference USABig EastMarshall Thundering HerdAllMACConference USANew Mexico State AggiesAllSun BeltWACNortheastern HuskiesAll except football and ice hockeyAmerica EastCAANorth Florida OspreysAll (non-football)Peach Belt (Division II)Atlantic SunQuinnipiac BobcatsMen's ice hockeyAtlantic HockeyECAC HockeyQuinnipiac BobcatsWomen's ice hockeyCHAECAC HockeyRice OwlsAllWACConference USASacramento State HornetsBaseballDivision I IndependentWACSaint Louis BillikensAll (non-football)Conference USAAtlantic 10South Carolina GamecocksMen's soccerDivision I independentConference USASouth Florida BullsAllConference USABig East Southeastern Louisiana Lions Football Division I-AA Independent SouthlandSMU MustangsAllWACConference USAStephen F. Austin LumberjacksBaseball(non-baseball)Southland ConferenceTCU Horned FrogsAllConference USAMountain WestTemple OwlsFootballBig EastDivision I-A IndependentTroy TrojansAll except footballAtlantic SunSun BeltTulsa HurricaneAllWACConference USAUCF Golden KnightsAllAtlantic SunMAC (football)Conference USAUtah State AggiesAllBig WestSun Belt (football)WACUTEP MinersAllWACConference USAVermont CatamountsMen's and women's ice hockeyECAC HockeyHockey East
2004–2005 SchoolSport(s)Former ConferenceNew ConferenceConnecticut HuskiesFootballDivision I-A IndependentBig EastCal Poly MustangsFootballDivision I-AA IndependentGreat WestClarkson Golden KnightsWomen's ice hockeyIndependentECAC HockeyDetroit TitansBaseballHorizonDropped baseballEast Tennessee State BuccaneersFootballSouthernDropped footballFindlay OilersIce hockey (men's and women's)CHADropped hockeyLongwood LancersAll sports (non-football)CVAC (Division II)Division I IndependentMiami HurricanesAll sports except baseballBig EastACCMiami HurricanesBaseballDivision I IndependentACCNorth Dakota Fighting SiouxWomen's ice hockeyIndependentWCHANorth Dakota State BisonAll sports except footballNorth Central (D-II)Division I IndependentNorth Dakota State BisonFootballNorth Central (D-II)Great WestNorthern Colorado BearsFootballDivision I-AA IndependentGreat WestPace SettersBaseballDivision I IndependentNortheast-10 (Division II)Quinnipiac BobcatsWomen's ice hockeyIndependentCHASaint Mary's GaelsFootballDivision I-AA IndependentDropped footballSouth Dakota State JackrabbitsAll sports except footballNorth Central (D-II)Division I IndependentSouth Dakota State JackrabbitsFootballNorth Central (D-II)Great WestSouthern Utah ThunderbirdsFootballDivision I-AA IndependentGreat WestTowson TigersFootballPatriot LeagueAtlantic 10Troy TrojansFootballDivision I-A IndependentSun BeltUC Davis AggiesAll sports except footballCCAA (D-II)IndependentUC Davis AggiesFootballDivision I-AA IndependentGreat WestVirginia Tech HokiesAll sportsBig EastEWLACC
2003–2004