List of college athletic programs in North Carolina
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This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
NCAA[edit]
Division I[edit]
![List of college athletic programs in North Carolina is located in North Carolina](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USA_North_Carolina_location_map.svg/675px-USA_North_Carolina_location_map.svg.png)
![Appalachian State](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Appalachian State
![Campbell](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Campbell
![Charlotte](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Charlotte
![Davidson](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Davidson
![Duke](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Duke
![East Carolina](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
East Carolina
![Elon](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Elon
![Gardner-Webb](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Gardner-Webb
![High Point](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
High Point
![NC State](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
NC State
![North Carolina](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
North Carolina
![North Carolina A&T](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
North Carolina A&T
![NC Central](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
NC Central
![Queens](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Queens
![UNC Asheville](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
UNC Asheville
![UNC Greensboro](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
UNC Greensboro
![UNC Wilmington](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
UNC Wilmington
![Wake Forest](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Wake Forest
![Western Carolina](http://chped.net/https/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Western Carolina
- ^ a b c Campbell, Elon, and North Carolina A&T's football teams all compete in CAA Football, the technically separate football league operated by the all-sports CAA.
- ^ Davidson's football team competes in the Pioneer Football League.
- ^ As of the 2023–24 academic year, Queens is in the second year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2026–27.
Division II[edit]
- ^ Barton's football team competes in the South Atlantic Conference. In 2025, it will move to Conference Carolinas.
- ^ Chowan's football team competes in the Gulf South Conference. In 2025, it will move to Conference Carolinas.
- ^ a b Shaw's soccer teams compete as independents.
- ^ UNC Pembroke's football team competes in the Mountain East Conference. In 2025, it will move to Conference Carolinas.
Division III[edit]
- ^ As of the 2023–24 academic year, Warren Wilson is in the third year of a three-year transition to Division III and will become an active Division III member in 2024–25.
NAIA[edit]
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Montreat Cavaliers | Montreat College | Montreat | Appalachian | ![]() |
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St. Andrews Knights | St. Andrews University | Laurinburg | Appalachian | ![]() |
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USCAA[edit]
- ^ Warren Wilson also competes in NCAA Division III.
NCCAA[edit]
Team | School | City | Division |
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Carolina Bruins | Carolina University | Winston-Salem | 1 |