The following is a list of United States colleges and universities that are either in the process of reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I, or have announced future plans to do the same.[1]
These schools have begun the formal Division I reclassification process.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
These schools have officially announced plans to reclassify to Division I, but have not yet begun their transitions.[15][16]
Institution name | Teams | Current classification | Future conference | Pending transition | ||||
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Full | Common | Division | Conference | Primary | Others | Start | End | |
University of West Georgia | West Georgia | Wolves | II | Gulf South Conference | ASUN Conference | United Athletic Conference | 2024–25 | 2028–29 |
Mercyhurst University | Mercyhurst | Lakers | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | Northeast Conference | Atlantic Hockey Association |