I'd like to get a list of all Division 3 Colleges and those with
athletic programs, and the conferences they belong too...thanks

thatsporsafeguy..

Great question!  As a huge fan of college athletics, I have found that
watching the smaller schools can be just as exciting, if not more,
than some of the bigger schools.  These kids play for love of the game
and nothing more.

To qualify as a D-III institution, schools must sponsor at least five
sports for men and five for women, with two team sports for each
gender, and each playing season represented by each gender.  The
compares to better know Division I schools, where the requirements are
sponsorship of at least seven sports for men and seven for women (or
six for men and eight for women) with two team sports for each gender.
Each playing season has to be represented by each gender as well. D-I
also has additional attendance, stadium size and other requirements.
You can learn the difference between the 3 NCAA Divisions at
http://www.ncaa.org/about/div_criteria.html

There are 422 (296 active, 26 conditional) Division III schools. As
opposed to listing all 422 schools, here is a link which breaks down
each school alphabetically and each conference alphabetically:

http://www.ncaa.org/conferences/d3Links.html

For additional information about Division III athletics:
NCAA Division III Fact Sheet
http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/governance/division_III/fact_sheet_d3_2

NCAA Division III Information
http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/governance/division_III/index.html

Thanks again for your quesiton and if you need any additional
clarification, please let me know!

Regards,

-THV

Search Strategy:
NCAA Division III Athletics

Additionl Information:

Division III Basketball
http://www.d3hoops.com/

Division III Football
http://www.d3football.com/

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Clarification of Answer by tar_heel_v-ga on 16 Nov 2002 13:25 PST

thatsportsafeguy...

As you are probably aware, some schools don't participate in all
sports.  Here is a list of the 2001-2002 Division III Football
conferences and their members along with the Independents:
American Southwest Conference
Austin Kangaroos
East Texas Baptist Tigers
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets
Louisiana College Wildcats 
Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders
McMurry (Texas) Indians
Mississippi College Choctaws
Sul Ross State Lobos
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs


Atlantic Central Football Conference
Frostburg State Bobcats
Newport News Builders
Salisbury Sea Gulls
Wesley Wolverines


Centennial Conference
Dickinson (Pa.) Red Devils
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats
Gettysburg Bullets
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
McDaniel Green Terror
Muhlenberg Mules
Ursinus Bears


College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
Augustana (Ill.) Vikings
Carthage Redmen
Elmhurst Bluejays
Illinois Wesleyan Titans
Millikin Big Blue
North Central Cardinals
North Park Vikings
Wheaton Thunder


Dixie Conference
Averett Cougars
Chowan Braves
Christopher Newport Captains
Ferrum Panthers
Greensboro Pride
Methodist Monarchs
Shenendoah Hornets


Empire 8 Conference
Alfred Saxons
Hartwick Hawks
Ithaca Bombers
St. John Fisher Cardinals
Utica Pioneers


Freedom Football Conference
Norwich Cadets
Plymouth State Panthers
Springfield Pride
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Bears
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (King's Point) Mariners
Western Connecticut State Colonials
Worcester Tech Engineers


Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Anderson Ravens
Bluffton Beavers
Defiance Yellow Jackets
Franklin Grizzlies
Hanover Panthers
Manchester Spartans
Mount St. Joseph Lions


Illini-Badger Conference
Aurora Spartans
Benedictine (Ill.) Eagles
Concordia (Ill.) Cougars
Concordia (Wis.) Falcons
Eureka Red Devils
Greenville Panthers
Lakeland Muskies
MacMurray (Ill.) Highlanders


Iowa Conference
Buena Vista Beavers
Central (Iowa) Dutch
Coe Kohawks
Cornell (Iowa) Rams
Dubuque Spartans
Loras Duhawks
Luther Norse
Simpson Storm
Upper Iowa Peacocks
Wartburg Knights


Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Adrian Bulldogs
Albion Britons
Alma Scots
Hope Flying Dutchmen
Kalamazoo Hornets
Olivet Comets
Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors


Middle Atlantic Conference
Albright Lions
Delaware Valley Aggies
Fairleigh Dickinson-Madison Devils
Juniata Eagles
King's Monarchs
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen
Lycoming Warriors
Moravian Greyhounds
Susquehanna Crusaders
Widener Pioneers
Wilkes Colonels


Midwest Conference
Beloit Buccaneers
Carroll (Wis.) Pioneers
Grinnell Pioneers
Illinois College Blue Boys
Knox Prairie Fire
Lake Forest Foresters
Lawrence Vikings
Monmouth (Ill.) Scots
Ripon Red Hawks
St. Norbert Green Knights


Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Augsburg Auggies
Bethel (Minn.) Royals
Carleton Knights
Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers
Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
Hamline Pipers
St. John's (Minn.) Johnnies
St. Olaf Oles
St. Thomas Tommies


New England Football Conference
Bogan Division
Bridgewater State (Mass.) Bears
Fitchburg State Falcons
Framingham State Rams
Maine Maritime Mariners
Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers
Westfield State Owls
Worcester State Lancers

Boyd Division
Curry Colonels
Massachusetts-Dartmouth Corsairs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers
Nichols Bison
Salve Regina Seahawks
Western New England Golden Bears


New England Small College Athletic Conference
Amherst Lord Jeffs
Bates Bobcats
Bowdoin Polar Bears
Colby White Mules
Hamilton Continentals
Middlebury Panthers
Trinity (Conn.) Bantams
Tufts Jumbos
Wesleyan Cardinals
Williams Ephs


New Jersey Athletic Conference
Cortland State Red Dragons
Kean Cougars
Montclair State Red Hawks
College of New Jersey Lions
New Jersey City Gothic Knights
Rowan Profs
William Paterson Pioneers


North Coast Athletic Conference
Allegheny Gators
Denison Big Red
Earlham Quakers
Hiram Terriers
Kenyon Lords
Oberlin Yeomen
Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops
Wabash Little Giants
Wittenberg Tigers
Wooster Fighting Scots


Northwest Conference
Lewis and Clark Pioneers
Linfield Wildcats
Pacific Lutheran Lutes
Puget Sound Loggers
Whitworth Pirates
Willamette Bearcats


Ohio Athletic Conference
Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets
Capital Crusaders
Heidelberg The Berg
John Carroll Blue Streaks
Marietta Pioneers
Mount Union Purple Raiders
Muskingum Muskies
Ohio Northern Polar Bears
Otterbein Cardinals
Wilmington Quakers


Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Bridgewater (Va.) Eagles
Catholic Cardinals
Emory & Henry Wasps
Guilford Quakers
Hampden-Sydney Tigers
Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets
Washington & Lee Generals


Presidents' Athletic Conference
Bethany (WVa.) Bison
Grove City Wolverines
Thiel Tomcats
Washington & Jefferson Presidents
Waynesburg Yellow Jackets
Westminster (Pa.) Titans


Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
California Lutheran Kingsmen
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags
La Verne Leopards
Occidental Tigers
Redlands Bulldogs
Whittier Poets


Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Centre Colonels
De Pauw Tigers
Millsaps Majors
Rhodes Lynx
Rose-Hulman Engineers
University the South (Sewanee) Tigers
Trinity (Texas) Tigers


University Athletic Association
Carnegie Mellon Tartans
Case Western Spartans
Chicago Maroons
Rochester Yellowjackets
Washington (Mo.) Bears


Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
Hobart Statesmen
Rensselaer Engineers
Rochester Yellowjackets (also UAA)
St. Lawrence Saints
Union (N.Y.) Dutchmen


Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds
Wisconsin-La Crosse Eagles
Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans
Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers
Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons
Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers
Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils
Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks


Independents
Blackburn Beavers
Brockport State Golden Eagles
Buffalo State Bengals
Chapman Panthers
Colorado College Tigers
Gallaudet Bison
Macalester Scots
Maranatha Baptist Bible Crusaders
Martin Luther Knights
Maryville (Tenn.) Scots
Menlo Oaks
Mount Ida Mustangs
Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens
Principia Panthers
Rockford Regents
Stillman Tigers
Thomas More Saints
Westminster (Mo.) Blue Jays

If you visit http://www.afca.org/lev2.cfm/288, you will be able to
visit the websites of these schools.

Regards,
-THV

outstanding research, and done with great enthusiasm, you are a credit
to this service, and I would gladly use this again, when necessary.  I
have a new sports drink I wish to present to them, and since we are a
small company, and overlooked much like Div. 3 schools are, I see us
as kindred spirits, remember this name, Sport Safe, cause in time you
will hear about us...thanks JTG

Thank you for the kind words and the rating!  Good luck with your endeavor!

-THV