List of college athletic programs in Kentucky
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
NCAA
Division I
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![Bellarmine](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Bellarmine
![Eastern Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Eastern Kentucky
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Kentucky
![Louisville](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Louisville
![Morehead State](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Morehead State
![Murray State](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Murray State
![Northern Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Northern Kentucky
![Western Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Western Kentucky
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Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
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Bellarmine Knights [a] | Bellarmine University | Louisville | ASUN | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond | ASUN | FCS[c] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Kentucky Wildcats | University of Kentucky | Lexington | SEC | FBS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Louisville Cardinals | University of Louisville | Louisville | ACC | FBS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Morehead State Eagles | Morehead State University | Morehead | OVC | FCS [e] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Murray State Racers | Murray State University | Murray | MVC | FCS [f] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Northern Kentucky Norse | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | Horizon | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | C-USA | FBS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
- ^ As of the 2023–24 academic year, Bellarmine is in the fourth year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active member in 2024–25.
- ^ Bellarmine began playing sprint football, a weight-restricted form of football not governed by the NCAA, in 2022 as a charter member of the Midwest Sprint Football League.
- ^ Eastern Kentucky's football program competes in the United Athletic Conference.
- ^ Kentucky's men's soccer team competes in the Sun Belt Conference.
- ^ Morehead State's football program competes in the Pioneer Football League.
- ^ Murray State's football team is a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, a separate entity from the MVC.
Division II
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![Kentucky State](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Kentucky State
![Kentucky Wesleyan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Kentucky Wesleyan
![Thomas More](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Thomas More
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Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Kentucky.Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
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Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | ||||||
M | W | M | W | |||||||
Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes | Kentucky State University | Frankfort | SIAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers | Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro | G-MAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Thomas More Saints [a] | Thomas More University | Crestview Hills | G-MAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
- ^ As of the 2023–24 academic year, Thomas More is in the second year of a three-year transition to Division III and will become an active member in 2025–26.
Division III
Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
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Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | ||||||
M | W | M | W | |||||||
Asbury Eagles [a] | Asbury University | Wilmore | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Berea Mountaineers | Berea College | Berea | CCS | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Centre Colonels | Centre College | Danville | SAA | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Spalding Golden Eagles | Spalding University | Louisville | SLIAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Transylvania Pioneers | Transylvania University | Lexington | HCAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
- ^ As of the 2023–24 academic year, Asbury is in the third year of a three-year transition to Division III and will become an active member in 2024–25.
NAIA
Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
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Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | ||||||
M | W | M | W | |||||||
Alice Lloyd Eagles | Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes | River States | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Brescia Bearcats | Brescia University | Owensboro | River States | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Campbellsville Tigers | Campbellsville University | Campbellsville | Mid-South | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Cumberlands Patriots | University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg | Mid-South | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Georgetown Tigers | Georgetown College | Georgetown | Mid-South | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Kentucky Christian Knights | Kentucky Christian University | Grayson | Appalachian | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders | Lindsey Wilson College | Columbia | Mid-South | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Midway Eagles | Midway University | Midway | River States | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Pikeville Bears | University of Pikeville | Pikeville | Mid-South | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Union Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs | Union College | Barbourville | Appalachian | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
- ^ Campbellsville additionally sponsors flag football as a women's varsity sport.
- ^ Kentucky Christian's softball team competes in the Mid-South Conference.
- ^ Midway sponsors sprint football, a weight-restricted form of football not governed by the NCAA; it is a charter member of the Midwest Sprint Football League.
NCCAA
Team | School | City | Conference |
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Boyce Bulldogs | Boyce College | Louisville | Mid-East |
Campbellsville Pioneers | Campbellsville University | Campbellsville | Mid-East |
Simmons College Falcons | Simmons College of Kentucky | Louisville | Mid-East |
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
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