2007-2008 Division I School Affiliations
Division I schools are a diverse group of colleges that are scattered throughout the land. The
question of which schools are public and which are private is an interesting one. There are a total
of 341 men's teams and 339 women's teams playing Division I basketball in 2007-2008 that count in the RPI, and of these,
there are 229 public and 112 private institutions. This list uses 2007-2008 conference affiliations
which denotes public and private schools. Private schools that have a religious
affiliation are also noted along with that specific religious affiliation.
For the 2007-2008 academic year, there were only 8 conferences that were comprised of either all
public or all private schools. The 5 conferences consisting of all public institutions were the Big
Sky, Mid-American, Southland, Southwestern, and Western Athletic; the 3 conferences consisting of
all private institutions were the Ivy, Metro Atlantic, and West Coast.
Public and Private Division I School Affiliations by Conference
AMERICA EAST
Albany Public
Binghamton Public
Boston University Private
Hartford Private
Maine Public
New Hampshire Public
Stony Brook Public
UMBC Public
Vermont Public
ATLANTIC 10
Charlotte Public
Dayton Private Catholic - Marianists
Duquesne Private Catholic - Spiritans
Fordham Private Catholic - Jesuit
George Washington Private
La Salle Private Catholic - Christian Brothers
Massachusetts Public
Rhode Island Public
Richmond Private
Saint Joseph's Private Catholic - Jesuit
Saint Louis Private Catholic - Jesuit
St. Bonaventure Private Catholic - Fransiscans
Temple Public
Xavier Private Catholic - Jesuit
ATLANTIC COAST
Boston College Private Catholic - Jesuit
Clemson Public
Duke Private Methodist
Florida St. Public
Georgia Tech Public
Maryland Public
Miami-FL Private
North Carolina Public
North Carolina St. Public
Virginia Public
Virginia Tech Public
Wake Forest Private Baptist Heritage
ATLANTIC SUN
Belmont Private Baptist
Campbell Private Baptist
East Tennessee St. Public
Fla. Gulf Coast Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
Gardner-Webb Private Baptist
Jacksonville Private
Kennesaw St. Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
Lipscomb Private Church of Christ
Mercer Private Baptist
North Florida Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
Stetson Private
USC Upstate Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
BIG 12
Baylor Private Baptist
Colorado Public
Iowa St. Public
Kansas Public
Kansas St. Public
Missouri Public
Nebraska Public
Oklahoma Public
Oklahoma St. Public
Texas Public
Texas A&M Public
Texas Tech Public
BIG EAST
Cincinnati Public
Connecticut Public
DePaul Private Catholic - Vincentian Fathers
Georgetown Private Catholic - Jesuit
Louisville Public
Marquette Private Catholic - Jesuit
Notre Dame Private Catholic - Holy Cross
Pittsburgh Public
Providence Private Catholic - Dominican Fathers
Rutgers Public
Seton Hall Private Catholic - Archdiocese of Newark
South Florida Public
St. John's Private Catholic - Vincentian Community
Syracuse Private
Villanova Private Catholic - Augustinians
West Virginia Public
BIG SKY
Eastern Washington Public
Idaho St. Public
Montana Public
Montana St. Public
Northern Arizona Public
Northern Colorado Public
Portland St. Public
Sacramento St. Public
Weber St. Public
BIG SOUTH
Charleston South. Private Baptist
Coastal Carolina Public
High Point Private Methodist
Liberty Private Nondenominational Christian
Radford Public
UNC Asheville Public
Virginia Military Public
Winthrop Public
BIG TEN
Illinois Public
Indiana Public
Iowa Public
Michigan Public
Michigan St. Public
Minnesota Public
Northwestern Private
Ohio St. Public
Penn St. Public
Purdue Public
Wisconsin Public
BIG WEST
Cal Poly Public
Cal St. Fullerton Public
Cal St. Northridge Public
Long Beach St. Public
Pacific Private Methodist
UC Davis Public
UC Irvine Public
UC Riverside Public
UC Santa Barbara Public
COLONIAL ATHLETIC
Delaware Public
Drexel Private
George Mason Public
Georgia St. Public
Hofstra Private
James Madison Public
Northeastern Private
Old Dominion Public
Towson Public
UNC Willmington Public
Virginia Common. Public
William & Mary Public
CONFERENCE USA
East Carolina Public
Houston Public
Marshall Public
Memphis Public
Rice Private
SMU Private United Methodist
Southern Miss. Public
Tulane Private
Tulsa Private Presbyterian
UAB Public
UCF Central Fla. Public
UTEP Public
HORIZON
Butler Private
Cleveland St. Public
Detroit Private Catholic - Jesuit & Sisters of Mercy
Illinois Chicago Public
Loyola-Chicago Private Catholic - Jesuit
Wisconsin-Gr. Bay Public
Wisconsin-Milw. Public
Wright St. Public
Valparaiso Private Lutheran
Youngstown St. Public
IVY LEAGUE
Brown Private
Columbia Private
Cornell Private
Dartmouth Private
Harvard Private
Pennsylvania Private
Princeton Private
Yale Private
METRO ATLANTIC
Canisius Private Catholic - Jesuit
Fairfield Private Catholic - Jesuit
Iona Private Catholic
Loyola Maryland Private Catholic - Jesuit
Manhattan Private Catholic
Marist Private Catholic
Niagara Private Catholic - Vincentian Fathers
Rider Private
Siena Private Catholic - Fransiscan Friars
St. Peter's Private Catholic - Jesuit
MID-AMERICAN
Akron Public
Ball St. Public
Bowling Green Public
Buffalo Public
Central Michigan Public
Eastern Michigan Public
Kent St. Public
Miami-OH Public
Northern Illinois Public
Ohio Public
Toledo Public
Western Michigan Public
MID-EASTERN ATH.
Bethune-Cookman Private Methodist
Coppin St. Public
Delaware St. Public
Florida A&M Public
Hampton Private
Howard Private
Maryland-E. Shore Public
Morgan St. Public
Norfolk St. Public
North Carolina A&T Public
South Carolina St. Public
Winston-Salem Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
MISSOURI VALLEY
Bradley Private
Creighton Private Catholic - Jesuit
Drake Private
Evansville Private Methodist
Illinois St. Public
Indiana St. Public
Northern Iowa Public
Southern Illinois Public
Southwest MO St. Public
Wichita St. Public
MOUNTAIN WEST
Air Force Public
BYU Private Mormon
Colorado St. Public
New Mexico Public
San Diego St. Public
TCU Private Christian Church
UNLV Public
Utah Public
Wyoming Public
NORTHEAST
Central Conn. St. Public
Fairleigh Dickin. Private
Long Island Private
Monmouth Private
Mount St. Mary's Private Catholic
Quinnipiac Private
Robert Morris Private
Sacred Heart Private Catholic
St. Francis NY Private Catholic
St. Francis PA Private Catholic - Franciscans
Wagner Private
OHIO VALLEY
Austin Peay Public
Eastern Illinois Public
Eastern Kentucky Public
Jacksonville St. Public
Morehead St. Public
Murray St. Public
Samford Private Baptist
Southeast Missouri Public
Tennessee Martin Public
Tennessee St. Public
Tennessee Tech Public
PACIFIC 10
Arizona Public
Arizona St. Public
California Public
Oregon Public
Oregon St. Public
Southern Cal Private
Stanford Private
UCLA Public
Washington Public
Washington St. Public
PATRIOT LEAGUE
American Private Methodist
Army Public
Bucknell Private
Colgate Private
Holy Cross Private Catholic - Jesuit
Lafayette Private Presbyterian
Lehigh Private
Navy Public
SOUTHEASTERN
Alabama Public
Arkansas Public
Auburn Public
Florida Public
Georgia Public
Kentucky Public
Louisiana St. Public
Mississippi Public
Mississippi St. Public
South Carolina Public
Tennessee Public
Vanderbilt Private
SOUTHERN
Appalachian St. Public
Charleston Public
Chattanooga Public
Davidson Private Presbyterian (USA)
Elon Private United Church of Christ
Furman Private
Georgia Southern Public
The Citadel Public
UNC Greensboro Public
Western Carolina Public
Wofford Private Methodist
SOUTHLAND
Central Arkansas Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
Lamar Public
McNeese St. Public
Nicholls St. Public
Northwestern St. Public
Sam Houston St. Public
Southeastern LA Public
Stephen F. Austin Public
Texas St. Public
Texas Arlington Public
Texas A&M-CC Public
Texas San Antonio Public
SOUTHWESTERN
Alabama A&M Public
Alabama St. Public
Alcorn St. Public
Arkansas Pine Bl. Public
Grambling St. Public
Jackson St. Public
Mississippi Valley Public
Prairie View Public
Southern Univ. Public
Texas Southern Public
SUMMIT
Centenary Private Methodist
IPFW Public
IUPUI Public
North Dakota St. Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
Oakland Public
Oral Roberts Private Nondenominational Christian
South Dakota St. Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
Southern Utah Public
UMKC Public
Western Illinois Public
SUN BELT
UALR Public
Arkansas St. Public
Denver Private
Florida Atlantic Public
Florida Internat. Public
Louisiana-Lafayette Public
Louisiana-Monroe Public
Middle Tennessee Public
New Orleans Public
North Texas Public
South Alabama Public
Troy Public
Western Kentucky Public
WEST COAST
Gonzaga Private Catholic - Jesuit
Loyola Marymount Private Catholic - Jesuit and Marymount
Pepperdine Private Church of Christ
Portland Private Catholic - Holy Cross
San Diego Private Catholic
San Francisco Private Catholic - Jesuit
Santa Clara Private Catholic - Jesuit
St. Mary's Private Catholic - Christian Brothers
WESTERN ATH.
Boise St. Public
Fresno St. Public
Hawaii Public
Idaho Public
Louisiana Tech Public
Nevada Public
New Mexico St. Public
San Jose St. Public
Utah St. Public
INDEPENDENTS
Chicago St. Public
CS Bakersfield Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
Longwood Public
New Jersey Tech Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
Savannah St. Public
Texas Pan American Public
Utah Valley St. Public (RPI counter, but non-Division I in 2007-08)
