There are several national and regional associations governing the varsity teams of colleges and universities. Varsity teams are typically funded by an institution's athletic department, and under some governing bodies players are eligible for athletic scholarships.
Division I
Multi-sport conferences
America East Conference
American Athletic Conference
Atlantic 10 Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Sun Conference
Big 12 Conference
Big East Conference
Not to be confused with the original Big East. For more details, see 2010–13 Big East Conference realignment.
Big Sky Conference
Big South Conference
Big Ten Conference
Big West Conference
Coastal Collegiate Sports Association – sponsors only men's and women's swimming & diving, plus women's beach volleyball
Colonial Athletic Association
Conference USA
FBS Independents
FCS Independents
Horizon League
Independents
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Mid-American Conference
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation – does not sponsor football or basketball
Mountain West Conference
Northeast Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
Pac-12 Conference
Patriot League
Southeastern Conference
Southern Conference
Southland Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Sun Belt Conference
The Summit League
West Coast Conference
Western Athletic Conference
Ice hockey conferences
Atlantic Hockey (men)
College Hockey America (women)
ECAC Hockey
Hockey East
Independents
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men)
Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Other single-sport conferences
This list also includes conferences in sports that the NCAA does not split into divisions.
Central Collegiate Ski Association
Collegiate Water Polo Association
Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (men)
Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (men)
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
Eastern Women's Fencing Conference
Eastern Wrestling League
Golden Coast Conference (men's and women's water polo)
Great America Rifle Conference
Intercollegiate Fencing Conference of Southern California
Metropolitan Swimming Conference
Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Conference
Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference (includes a mix of NCAA-sanctioned teams and club teams)
Midwest Fencing Conference
Midwest Independent Conference (women's gymnastics)
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (men)
Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference (women)
National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association
Northeast Fencing Conference
Patriot Rifle Conference
Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association
Southland Bowling League
Western Water Polo Association
Division II
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Conference Carolinas
East Coast Conference
Great American Conference
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Midwest Athletic Conference
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Gulf South Conference
Heartland Conference
Independents
Lone Star Conference
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Mountain East Conference
Northeast Ten Conference
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Pacific West Conference
Peach Belt Conference
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
South Atlantic Conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Sunshine State Conference
Single sport conferences
Appalachian Swimming Conference
Bluegrass Mountain Conference (swimming)
ECAC Division II Lacrosse League (men)
New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference
Pacific Coast Swim Conference
Division III
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
American Southwest Conference
Capital Athletic Conference
Centennial Conference
City University of New York Athletic Conference
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Colonial States Athletic Conference
Commonwealth Coast Conference
Empire 8
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Independents
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Landmark Conference
Liberty League
Little East Conference
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Middle Atlantic Conference
Midwest Conference
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
New England Collegiate Conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
New Jersey Athletic Conference
North Atlantic Conference
North Coast Athletic Conference
North Eastern Athletic Conference
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Northwest Conference
Ohio Athletic Conference
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Presidents' Athletic Conference
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Skyline Conference
Southern Athletic Association
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
State University of New York Athletic Conference
University Athletic Association
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
USA South Athletic Conference
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Single sport conferences
Continental Volleyball Conference (men)
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (men)
Midwest Lacrosse Conference (men)
Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference
New England Football Conference – to be absorbed by the Commonwealth Coast Conference in 2017, becoming the CCC football league
Ohio River Lacrosse Conference (men and women)
United Volleyball Conference (men)
American Midwest Conference
Appalachian Athletic Conference
Association of Independent Institutions
California Pacific Conference
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Crossroads League
Football Independents
Frontier Conference
Golden State Athletic Conference
Great Plains Athletic Conference
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Heart of America Athletic Conference
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Mid-South Conference
North Star Athletic Association
Red River Athletic Conference
River States Conference
Sooner Athletic Conference
Southern States Athletic Conference
The Sun Conference
Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Penn State University Athletic Conference
Yankee Small College Conference
Central Region
East Region
Mid-East Region
Mid-West Region
North Central Region
South Region
Southwest Region
West Region
Midwest Christian College Conference
Alabama Community College Conference
Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
Arrowhead Conference D III
Bi-State Conference
Carolinas Junior College Conference
Colorado Community College Athletic Conference
Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
Garden State Athletic Conference
Georgia Junior College Athletic Association
Great Rivers Athletic Conference
Illinois N4C Conference
Illinois Skyway Conference
Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference
Massachusetts Community College Athletic Association
Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Mid-Florida Conference D I
Mid Hudson Conference
Mid-State Athletic Conference
Mid-West Athletic Conference
Midwest Community College Athletic Conference
Midwest Football Conference (NJCAA)
Minnesota College Athletic Conference
Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges
MISS-LOU Junior College Conference
Metro Athletic Conference D III
Mon-Dak Conference
Mountain Valley Conference
NJCAA Region 9
Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference
North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference
Northeast JC Football Conference
Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
Panhandle Conference D I
Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association
Scenic West Athletic Conference
Southern Conference D I
Southwest Junior College Conference
Southwest Junior College Football Conference
Suncoast Conference D I
Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association
Western Junior College Athletic Conference
Western New York Athletic Conference
Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
Western States Football League
Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference
Bay Valley Conference
Big Eight Conference (California)
Central Valley Conference
Coast Conference
Foothill Athletic Conference
Golden Valley Conference
Orange Empire Conference
Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
South Coast Conference
Western State Conference
Northern Region
Southern Region
Eastern Region
Western Region
Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Pacific Christian Athletic Conference
Wisconsin Collegiate Conference
National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA)
ACCC: Atlantic Collegiate Cycling Conference
RMCCC: Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference
ECCC: Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference
SCCCC: South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference
MWCCC: Midwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference
SECCC: Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference
NCCCC: North Central Collegiate Cycling Conference
SWCCC: Southwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference
NWCCC: Northwestern Collegiate Cycling Conference
WCCC: Western Collegiate Cycling Conference
Baltimore-Washington Collegiate Fencing Conference (BWCFC)
Northern California Intercollegiate Fencing League (NCIFL)
Southern Atlantic Conference (SAC)
Southwestern Intercollegiate Fencing Association (SWIFA)
East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) (women)
Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (EIGL) (men)
See: Category:College lacrosse leagues in the United States
Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) (men)
Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC)
Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) (men)
Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC) (women; disbanding after the 2013 season)
Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL)
Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Western Water Polo Association
National Collegiate Wrestling Association
Mid-Atlantic – Teams from Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
North Central – Teams from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin
Northeast – Teams from New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Northwest – Teams from Washington and British Columbia
Southeast – Teams from Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
Southwest – Teams from Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Kansas
West – Teams from California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona
