| Institution
|
Nickname
|
City
|
State
|
Program Established
|
Conference
for football
|
Primary
conference
|
| Arizona Christian University
|
Firestorm
|
Phoenix
|
Arizona
|
2014
|
Frontier Conference
|
Great Southwest Athletic Conference
|
| Arkansas Baptist College
|
Buffaloes
|
Little Rock
|
Arkansas
|
2007
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
Continental Athletic Conference
|
| Ave Maria University
|
Gyrenes
|
Naples
|
Florida
|
2011
|
The Sun Conference
|
| Avila University
|
Eagles
|
Kansas City
|
Missouri
|
1999
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Baker University
|
Wildcats
|
Baldwin City
|
Kansas
|
1890
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| Benedictine College
|
Ravens
|
Atchison
|
Kansas
|
1902
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| Bethany College
|
Terrible Swedes
|
Lindsborg
|
Kansas
|
1893
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Bethel University
|
Wildcats
|
McKenzie
|
Tennessee
|
1900
|
Mid-South Conference
|
| Bethel College
|
Threshers
|
Newton
|
Kansas
|
1914
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Bluefield University
|
Rams
|
Bluefield
|
Virginia
|
1941;
2012
|
Appalachian Athletic Conference
|
| Briar Cliff University
|
Chargers
|
Sioux City
|
Iowa
|
2003
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Campbellsville University
|
Tigers
|
Campbellsville
|
Kentucky
|
1988
|
Mid-South Conference
|
| Carroll College
|
Fighting Saints
|
Helena
|
Montana
|
1920
|
Frontier Conference
|
| Central Methodist University
|
Eagles
|
Fayette
|
Missouri
|
1896
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| Clarke University
|
Pride
|
Dubuque
|
Iowa
|
N/A
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| Concordia University-Michigan[a]
|
Cardinals
|
Ann Arbor
|
Michigan
|
2011
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
|
| Concordia University-Nebraska
|
Bulldogs
|
Seward
|
Nebraska
|
2000
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Culver–Stockton College
|
Wildcats
|
Canton
|
Missouri
|
N/A
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| Cumberland University
|
Phoenix
|
Lebanon
|
Tennessee
|
1894
|
Mid-South Conference
|
| University of the Cumberlands
|
Patriots
|
Williamsburg
|
Kentucky
|
1985
|
Mid-South Conference
|
| Dakota State University
|
Trojans
|
Madison
|
South Dakota
|
2006
|
North Star Athletic Association
(Frontier Conference in 2025)
|
| Dakota Wesleyan University
|
Tigers
|
Mitchell
|
South Dakota
|
1897
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Defiance College[b]
|
Yellow Jackets
|
Defiance
|
Ohio
|
1903
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
|
| Dickinson State University
|
Blue Hawks
|
Dickinson
|
North Dakota
|
1925
|
North Star Athletic Association
(Frontier Conference in 2025.)
|
| Doane University
|
Tigers
|
Crete
|
Nebraska
|
1891
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Dordt University
|
Defenders
|
Sioux Center
|
Iowa
|
2008
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Eastern Oregon University
|
Mountaineers
|
La Grande
|
Oregon
|
1929
|
Frontier Conference
|
Cascade Collegiate Conference
|
| Evangel University
|
Valor
|
Springfield
|
Missouri
|
1977
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Faulkner University
|
Eagles
|
Montgomery
|
Alabama
|
N/A
|
Mid-South Conference
|
Southern States Athletic Conference
|
| Florida Memorial University
|
Lions
|
Miami Gardens
|
Florida
|
1945;
2020
|
The Sun Conference
|
| Friends University
|
Falcons
|
Wichita
|
Kansas
|
N/A
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Georgetown College
|
Tigers
|
Georgetown
|
Kentucky
|
1893
|
Mid-South Conference
|
| Graceland University
|
Yellowjackets
|
Lamoni
|
Iowa
|
1910
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| Grand View University
|
Vikings
|
Des Moines
|
Iowa
|
2008
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| Hastings College
|
Broncos
|
Hastings
|
Nebraska
|
1895
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| College of Idaho
|
Coyotes
|
Caldwell
|
Idaho
|
1905;
2014
|
Frontier Conference
|
Cascade Collegiate Conference
|
| Indiana Wesleyan University
|
Wildcats
|
Marion
|
Indiana
|
2018
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Crossroads League
|
| University of Jamestown
|
Jimmies
|
Jamestown
|
North Dakota
|
1914
|
North Star Athletic Association[c]
|
| Judson University
|
Eagles
|
Elgin
|
Illinois
|
2021
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Kansas Wesleyan University
|
Coyotes
|
Salina
|
Kansas
|
1893
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Keiser University
|
Seahawks
|
West Palm Beach
|
Florida
|
2018
|
The Sun Conference
|
| Kentucky Christian University
|
Knights
|
Grayson
|
Kentucky
|
2008
|
Appalachian Athletic Conference
|
| Langston University
|
Lions
|
Langston
|
Oklahoma
|
1922
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
| Lawrence Technological University
|
Blue Devils
|
Southfield
|
Michigan
|
1933;
2018
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
|
| Lindsey Wilson College
|
Blue Raiders
|
Columbia
|
Kentucky
|
2010
|
Mid-South Conference
|
| Louisiana Christian University
|
Wildcats
|
Pineville
|
Louisiana
|
1908;
2000
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
Red River Athletic Conference
|
| Madonna University
|
Crusaders
|
Livonia
|
Michigan
|
2020
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
|
| Marian University
|
Knights
|
Indianapolis
|
Indiana
|
2007
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Crossroads League
|
| Mayville State University
|
Comets
|
Mayville
|
North Dakota
|
N/A
|
North Star Athletic Association
(Frontier Conference in 2025)
|
| McPherson College
|
Bulldogs
|
McPherson
|
Kansas
|
1917
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| MidAmerica Nazarene University
|
Pioneers
|
Olathe
|
Kansas
|
1979
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| Midland University
|
Warriors
|
Fremont
|
Nebraska
|
1895
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Missouri Baptist University
|
Spartans
|
St. Louis
|
Missouri
|
2014
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
American Midwest Conference
(Heart of America Athletic Conference as full-member in 2025.)
|
| Missouri Valley College
|
Vikings
|
Marshall
|
Missouri
|
1892
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| Montana State University-Northern
|
Lights
|
Havre
|
Montana
|
1957
|
Frontier Conference
|
| Montana Technological University
|
Orediggers
|
Butte
|
Montana
|
1902
|
Frontier Conference
|
| University of Montana Western
|
Bulldogs
|
Dillon
|
Montana
|
N/A
|
Frontier Conference
|
| Morningside University
|
Mustangs
|
Sioux City
|
Iowa
|
1898
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Mount Marty University
|
Lancers
|
Yankton
|
South Dakota
|
2021
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Nelson University
|
Lions
|
Waxahachie
|
Texas
|
1996
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
| North American University
|
Stallions
|
Stafford
|
Texas
|
2020
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
Red River Athletic Conference
|
| Northwestern College
|
Red Raiders
|
Orange City
|
Iowa
|
1950
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
Aggies
|
Goodwell
|
Oklahoma
|
N/A
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
| Olivet Nazarene University
|
Tigers
|
Bourbonnais
|
Illinois
|
1976
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Ottawa University
|
Braves
|
Ottawa
|
Kansas
|
1891
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Ottawa University Arizona
|
Spirit
|
Surprise
|
Arizona
|
2018
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
Great Southwest Athletic Conference
|
| Peru State College
|
Bobcats
|
Peru
|
Nebraska
|
1900
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| University of Pikeville
|
Bears
|
Pikeville
|
Kentucky
|
2001
|
Appalachian Athletic Conference
|
| Point University
|
Skyhawks
|
West Point
|
Georgia
|
2012
|
Appalachian Athletic Conference
|
| Reinhardt University
|
Eagles
|
Waleska
|
Georgia
|
2013
|
Appalachian Athletic Conference
|
| Rocky Mountain College
|
Battlin' Bears
|
Billings
|
Montana
|
1931
|
Frontier Conference
|
| St. Ambrose University
|
Fighting Bees
|
Davenport
|
Iowa
|
1893;
1974
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| St. Andrews University
|
Knights
|
Laurinburg
|
North Carolina
|
2017
|
Appalachian Athletic Conference
|
| University of St. Francis (IL)
|
Fighting Saints
|
Joliet
|
Illinois
|
1986
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| University of Saint Francis (IN)
|
Cougars
|
Fort Wayne
|
Indiana
|
1998
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Crossroads League
|
| University of Saint Mary
|
Spires
|
Leavenworth
|
Kansas
|
2000
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Saint Thomas University
|
Bobcats
|
Miami Gardens
|
Florida
|
2019
|
The Sun Conference
|
| Saint Xavier University
|
Cougars
|
Chicago
|
Illinois
|
1993
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Siena Heights University
|
Saints
|
Adrian
|
Michigan
|
2012
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
|
| Simpson University
|
Red Hawks
|
Redding
|
California
|
2023
|
Independent
(Frontier Conference in 2025)
|
California Pacific Conference
|
| Southeastern University
|
Fire
|
Lakeland
|
Florida
|
2014
|
The Sun Conference
|
| Southern Oregon University
|
Raiders
|
Ashland
|
Oregon
|
1927
|
Frontier Conference
|
Cascade Collegiate Conference
|
| Southwestern College
|
Moundbuilders
|
Winfield
|
Kansas
|
1903
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Sterling College
|
Warriors
|
Sterling
|
Kansas
|
1893
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Tabor College
|
Bluejays
|
Hillsboro
|
Kansas
|
N/A
|
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
|
| Taylor University
|
Trojans
|
Upland
|
Indiana
|
N/A
|
Mid-States Football Association
|
Crossroads League
|
| Texas College
|
Steers
|
Tyler
|
Texas
|
1922;
2004
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
Red River Athletic Conference
|
| Texas Wesleyan University
|
Rams
|
Fort Worth
|
Texas
|
1933;
2017
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
| Thomas University
|
Night Hawks
|
Thomasville
|
Georgia
|
2022
|
The Sun Conference
|
Southern States Athletic Conference
|
| Union Commonwealth University
|
Bulldogs
|
Barbourville
|
Kentucky
|
1905;
1922;
1984
|
Appalachian Athletic Conference
|
| Valley City State University
|
Vikings
|
Valley City
|
North Dakota
|
N/A
|
North Star Athletic Association
(Frontier Conference in 2025)
|
| Waldorf University
|
Warriors
|
Forest City
|
Iowa
|
1965
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference
|
| Warner University
|
Royals
|
Lake Wales
|
Florida
|
2013
|
The Sun Conference
|
| Wayland Baptist University
|
Pioneers
|
Plainview
|
Texas
|
2012
|
Sooner Athletic Conference
|
| Webber International University
|
Warriors
|
Babson Park
|
Florida
|
2003
|
The Sun Conference
|
| William Penn University
|
Statesmen
|
Oskaloosa
|
Iowa
|
1892
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
| William Woods University
|
Owls
|
Fulton
|
Missouri
|
2024
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference
|
American Midwest Conference
(Heart of America Athletic Conference as full-member in 2025.)
|
