List of college athletic programs in Missouri

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

NCAA

Division I

Kansas City

Lindenwood

Missouri

Missouri State

Saint Louis

Southeast Missouri State

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Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Missouri.
– FBS Football, – FCS Football, – Non-football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Ice hockey		Soccer
					M	W			M	W	M	W
Kansas City Roos	University of Missouri–Kansas City	Kansas City	Summit
Lindenwood Lions and Lady Lions [a]	Lindenwood University	St. Charles	Ohio Valley	FCS					[b]	[b]
Missouri Tigers	University of Missouri	Columbia	SEC	FBS
Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears	Missouri State University	Springfield	Missouri Valley	FCS [c]
Saint Louis Billikens	Saint Louis University	St. Louis	Atlantic 10
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau	Ohio Valley	FCS

1. As of the 2024–25 academic year, Lindenwood is in the third year of a three-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2025–26.
2. Lindenwood's men's ice hockey team competes as an independent, and its women's ice hockey team competes as a member of College Hockey America.
3. Missouri State's football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Division II

Central Missouri

Drury

Lincoln

Maryville

Missouri S&T

Missouri Southern

Missouri Western

Northwest Missouri State

Rockhurst

Southwest Baptist

Truman

UMSL

William Jewell

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Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Missouri.
– Football, – Non-football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Central Missouri Mules and Jennies	University of Central Missouri	Warrensburg	MIAA
Drury Panthers	Drury University	Springfield	Great Lakes Valley
Lincoln Blue Tigers	Lincoln University of Missouri	Jefferson City	Great Lakes Valley
Maryville Saints	Maryville University	Town and Country	Great Lakes Valley
Missouri S&T Miners	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla	Great Lakes Valley
Missouri Southern Lions	Missouri Southern State University	Joplin	MIAA
Missouri Western Griffons	Missouri Western State University	St. Joseph	MIAA
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats	Northwest Missouri State University	Maryville	MIAA
Rockhurst Hawks	Rockhurst University	Kansas City	Great Lakes Valley
Southwest Baptist Bearcats	Southwest Baptist University	Bolivar	Great Lakes Valley
Truman Bulldogs	Truman State University	Kirksville	Great Lakes Valley
UMSL Tritons	University of Missouri–St. Louis	St. Louis	Great Lakes Valley
William Jewell Cardinals	William Jewell College	Liberty	Great Lakes Valley

Division III

Fontbonne

WashU

Webster

Westminster

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Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Missouri.
– Football, – Non-football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Fontbonne Griffins	Fontbonne University	Clayton	St. Louis	[a]
Washington University Bears	Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis	UAA	[b]
Webster Gorloks	Webster University	Webster Groves	St. Louis
Westminster Blue Jays	Westminster College	Fulton	St. Louis	[c]

1. Fontbonne fields a team in sprint football, a weight-restricted form of football not governed by the NCAA, as a charter member of the Midwest Sprint Football League.
2. Washington University's football team competes in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
3. Westminster's football team competes in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.

NAIA

Avila

Central Methodist

Ozarks

Columbia

Cottey

Culver-Stockton

Evangel

Hannibal-LaGrange

HSSU

Mission

Missouri Baptist

MVC

Park

UHSP

Stephens

William Woods

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Full NAIA member colleges in Missouri.
– Football, – Non-Football, – Women's Flag Football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Avila Eagles	Avila University	Kansas City	Kansas
Central Methodist Eagles	Central Methodist University	Fayette	Heart of America
College of the Ozarks Bobcats	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout	Sooner
Columbia Cougars	Columbia College	Columbia	American Midwest
Cottey Comets	Cottey College	Nevada	American Midwest	[a]
Culver–Stockton Wildcats	Culver–Stockton College	Canton	Heart of America
Evangel Valor	Evangel University	Springfield	Kansas
Hannibal–LaGrange Trojans	Hannibal–LaGrange University	Hannibal	American Midwest
Harris–Stowe State Hornets	Harris–Stowe State University	St. Louis	American Midwest
Mission Patriots	Mission University	Springfield	American Midwest
Missouri Baptist Spartans	Missouri Baptist University	St. Louis	American Midwest	[b]
Missouri Valley Vikings	Missouri Valley College	Marshall	Heart of America
Park Pirates	Park University	Parkville	Heart of America
UHSP Eutectics	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	St. Louis	American Midwest
Stephens Stars	Stephens College	Columbia	American Midwest
William Woods Owls	William Woods University	Fulton	American Midwest

1. Cottey sponsors flag football as a women's varsity sport and competes in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.
2. Missouri Baptist's football team competes in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.

NJCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Crowder Roughriders/Ladyriders	Crowder College	Neosho	Region XVI
East Central Falcons	East Central College	Union	Midwest CC
Jefferson Vikings	Jefferson College	Hillsboro	Midwest CC
MCC–Longview Wolves	Metropolitan Community College	Lee's Summit	Region XVI
MCC–Penn Valley Wolves	Metropolitan Community College	Kansas City	Region XVI
MCC–Blue River Wolves	Metropolitan Community College	Independence	Region XVI
MCC–Maple Woods Wolves	Metropolitan Community College	Kansas City	Region XVI
Mineral Area Cardinals	Mineral Area College	Park Hills	Midwest CC
Missouri State-West Plains Grizzlies	Missouri State University West Plains	West Plains	Midwest CC
Moberly Area Greyhounds	Moberly Area Community College	Moberly	Midwest CC
North Central Missouri Pirates	North Central Missouri College	Trenton	Region XVI
St. Charles Cougars	St. Charles Community College	Cottleville	Midwest CC
St. Louis Community College Archers	St. Louis Community College	St. Louis	Midwest CC
State Fair Roadrunners	State Fair Community College	Sedalia	Midwest CC
Three Rivers Raiders	Three Rivers Community College	Poplar Bluff	Midwest CC

NCCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Calvary Warriors	Calvary University	Kansas City
Central Christian Saints	Central Christian College of the Bible	Moberly
College of the Ozarks Bobcats	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout
Mission Patriots	Mission University	Springfield
Ozark Christian Ambassadors	Ozark Christian College	Joplin
Spurgeon College Knights	Spurgeon College	Kansas City

Defunct

Team	School	City	Division	Defunct
St. Louis Christian Soldiers	St. Louis Christian College	Florissant	ACCA	2022[a]

1. St. Louis Christian College merged with Central Christian College of the Bible in December 2022.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I institutions
• List of NCAA Division II institutions
• List of NCAA Division III institutions
• List of NAIA institutions
• List of USCAA institutions
• List of NCCAA institutions