List of NCAA Division I programs without a college baseball team

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The following is a list of members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I that do not currently sponsor baseball as an intercollegiate sport:

  Have announced an intention to reinstate the baseball program
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School Name Common Name Nickname Location State Last Known Ballpark First Season (if known) Last Season Baseball conference at time of disbanding, if known Current Main Conference NCAA Regional Appearances[1][2] NCAA CWS Appearances Notes and Citations
American University American Eagles Washington DC Reeves Field 1928 1986 CAA Patriot (0) (0) [3][4]
Boise State University Boise State Broncos Boise ID Borah Field[a] 1936 1980 Northern Pacific Mountain West (0) (0) [5][6][7][8][9]
Memorial Stadium 2020 2020 Mountain West
Boston University Boston University / Boston U Terriers Boston MA 1972 Patriot (4) 1954, 1956, 1968, 1969 (0) [10][11][12]
Parsons Field/Tufts Field 1986 1995 America East
University at Buffalo Buffalo Bulls Buffalo NY 1949 1987 MAC (2) 1971, 1973 (0) [13]
Amherst Audubon Field 2000 2017 MAC
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga TN Engel Stadium 1982 Southern Southern (0) D-I

(1) D-II: 1971

 (0) [14]
Chicago State University Chicago State Cougars Chicago IL Cougar Stadium 2020 WAC Northeast (0) (0) [15]
Cleveland State University Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland OH All Pro Freight Stadium 1932 2011 Horizon Horizon (0) D-I

(1) D-II: 1973

 (0) [16][17]
Colgate University Colgate Raiders Hamilton NY O'Hora Field 1896 1996 Independent Patriot (4) 1955, 1960, 1966, 1969 (1) 1955 [18][19]
University of Colorado Boulder Colorado Buffaloes Boulder CO Prentup Field 1980 Big 8 Big 12 (0) (0) [20][21]
Colorado State University Colorado State Rams Fort Collins CO Ram Field 1992 WAC Mountain West (0)[b] (1) 1950 [22][23]
University of Denver Denver Pioneers Denver CO All-City Field 1867 1997 Rocky Mountain (D-II)[c] Summit (6) 1947, 1957, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1973 (0) [24][25][26]
DePaul University DePaul Blue Demons Chicago IL 1898 1926 Big East (0) (0) [27][28][29][30][31]
1947 1948
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit MI James K. Campbell Athletic Complex 1895 2004 Horizon Horizon (5) 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965 (0) [32][33][34]
Drake University Drake Bulldogs Des Moines IA Sec Taylor Stadium 1893 1974 Missouri Valley Missouri Valley (0) (0) [35][36][37][38]
Drexel University Drexel Dragons Philadelphia PA Drexel Field 1929 2003 CAA CAA (0) (0) [39][40][41][42]
Duquesne University Duquesne Dukes Pittsburgh PA Duquesne Baseball Field 1888 2010 A-10 A-10 (0) (0) [43][44]
East Texas A&M University East Texas A&M Lions Commerce TX 1930 Southland (0) (0) [45]
Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington Eagles Cheney WA Ed Chissus Field 1903 1990 Pac-10 Big Sky (0) (0) [46][47][48]
Furman University Furman Paladins Greenville SC Latham Baseball Stadium 2020 Southern Southern (5) 1965, 1969, 1976, 1991, 2005 (0) [49]
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay Phoenix Green Bay WI Horizon -- -- no record of having ever sponsored a team
Hampton University Hampton Pirates Hampton VA 1972 CIAA (NAIA) CAA (0) (0) [50][51]
Howard University Howard Bison Washington DC Joe Cannon Stadium (MD)

Banneker Field (DC)

 2002 MEAC MEAC (0) (0) [52][53][54]
University of Idaho Idaho Vandals Moscow ID Guy Wicks Field 1980 Northern Pacific Big Sky (3) 1966, 1967, 1969 (0) [55]
Idaho State University Idaho State Bengals Pocatello ID 1974 Big Sky Big Sky (0) (0) [56][57]
Iowa State University Iowa State Cyclones Ames IA Cap Timm Field 1892 2001 Big 12 Big 12 (3) 1957, 1970, 1971 (2) 1957, 1970 [58]
Indiana University Indianapolis[d] IU Indy Jaguars Indianapolis IN Indianapolis Sports Park 1979 2001 Summit Horizon (0) (0) [59][60][61]
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City Roos Kansas City MO Summit (0) (0) [62]
1971 1972
Loyola University Maryland Loyola (MD) Greyhounds Baltimore MD 1979 Patriot (0) (0) [63]
Loyola University Chicago Loyola Chicago Ramblers Chicago IL 1925 Missouri Valley (0) (0)
Marquette University Marquette Golden Eagles Milwaukee WI Big East (0) (0)
University of Montana Montana Grizzlies Missoula MT Campbell Field 1972 Big Sky Big Sky (0) (0) [64][65]
Montana State University Montana State Bobcats Bozeman MT 1971 Big Sky Big Sky (0) (0)
Morgan State University Morgan State Bears Baltimore MD 1986[e] MEAC (0) (0) [66][67][68][69][70]
North Carolina Central University NC Central Eagles Durham NC 1911 1975 MEAC MEAC (0) (0) [71][72]
Durham Athletic Park 2007 2021
University of New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats Durham NH Brackett Field 1911 1997 America East America East (2) 1956, 1974 (1) 1956 [73][74]
University of North Dakota North Dakota Fighting Hawks Grand Forks ND Harold Kraft Memorial Field 2016 WAC Summit (0) D-I

(2) D-II: 1993, 2004

 (0) D-I

(1) D-II: 1993

 [75]
University of North Texas North Texas Mean Green Denton TX 1920 1925 American (0) (0) [76][77]
Mack Park 1984 1988 Southland
Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Flagstaff AZ Lumberjack Field 1932 1981 Independent[f] Big Sky (0) (0) [78][79][80][81]
University of Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panthers Cedar Falls IA Riverfront Stadium 2009 Missouri Valley Missouri Valley (3) D-1: 1958, 1961, 2001

(2) D-II: 1968, 1972

 (0) [82][83]
Portland State University Portland State Vikings Portland OR Portland Civic Stadium 1998 Pac-10 Big Sky (1) D-I: 1977

(2) D-II: 1968, 1969

 (0) [84][85]
Providence College Providence Friars Providence RI Hendricken Field 1999 Big East Big East (9) 1963, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1992, 1995, 1999 (0) [86][87]
Purdue University Fort Wayne Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Fort Wayne IN Mastodon Field 1970 2025 Horizon Horizon (0) (0) [88]
Robert Morris University Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township PA 1985 ECAC Metro Horizon (0) (0) [89][90][91]
Southern Methodist University SMU Mustangs University Park[g] TX Reverchon Park 1919 1980 SWC ACC (0) (0) [92][93][94]
South Carolina State University South Carolina State Bulldogs Orangeburg SC 1973 MEAC MEAC (0) (0) [95][96][97][98]
1991 1993[h]
University of South Dakota South Dakota Coyotes Vermillion SD Prentis Park 1886 2004 North Central (D-II) Summit (0) (0) [99][100]
Southern Utah University Southern Utah Thunderbirds Cedar City UT Thunderbird Field 2012 Summit Big Sky (0) (0) [101]
Saint Francis University St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Loretto PA Pine Bowl 1931 Northeast (0) (0) [102][103][104][105]
1941 1979[i]
St. Francis College St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Brooklyn NY 2006 Northeast None[j] (0) (0) [106]
Syracuse University Syracuse Orange[k] Syracuse NY Lew Carr Field 1972 ACC (1) 1961 (1) 1961 [107][108]
Temple University Temple Owls Philadelphia PA Skip Wilson Field 2014 American American (13) 1959, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2001 (2) 1972, 1977 [109]
Tennessee State University Tennessee State Tigers[l] Nashville TN Tiger Field 1993 Ohio Valley Ohio Valley (0) (0) [110]
University of Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa OK Oiler Park 1948 1980 Missouri Valley American (7) 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 (2) 1969, 1971 runners-up in 1969

[111][112][113][114]

Utah State University Utah State Aggies Logan UT 1968 Mountain West (0) (0)
University of Texas at El Paso UTEP Miners El Paso TX Dudley Field 1985 WAC CUSA (0) (0) [115][116]
University of Vermont Vermont Catamounts Burlington VT Centennial Field 1888 2009 America East America East (2) 1956, 1962 (0) [117][118]
Weber State University Weber State Wildcats Ogden UT Ben Lomond Ballpark 1962 1974 Big Sky Big Sky (3) 1968, 1970, 1972 (0) [119]
University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin Badgers Madison WI Guy Lowman Field 1918 1991 Big Ten Big Ten (0)[b] (1) 1950 [120]
University of Wyoming Wyoming Cowboys Laramie WY Cowboy Field 1996 WAC Mountain West (4) 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961 (1) 1956 [121][122]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Boise State played at on an on-campus baseball field through 1979; the construction of BSU Pavilion (now ExtraMile Arena) forced the team to play at Borah High School in the 1980 season, its final season before it was discontinued.
  2. [b]
    Tournaments before 1954 did not include a regional round that counted as part of the NCAA tournament competition. Thus, Colorado State and Wisconsin each made a College World Series appearance in 1950 but not a regional appearance.
  3. [c]
    Denver sponsored baseball as D-I sport before moving to NAIA in 1980, dropped baseball before rejoining D-I in 1999
  4. [d]
    Before the 2024–25 school year, the current IU Indy athletic program represented Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). At the end of the 2023–24 school year, the Indiana University and Purdue University systems dissolved IUPUI, replacing it with separate IU- and Purdue-affiliated institutions.
  5. [e]
    Several online pages reference Morgan State dropping baseball in 2001, but there is no digital record of a team existing after 1986. They are not listed in any of the MEAC's official baseball season-by-season conference standings, which began in 1991 (see "MEAC Baseball Records Book"). In printed articles, they were not listed as a participant MEAC baseball tournament in 1987 (see "HU to defend MEAC title") and they still did not have a team by 1993 (see McIver).
  6. [f]
    Northern Arizona's baseball program competed as an independent after its primary conference, the Big Sky, stopped sponsoring baseball as a conference in 1974.
  7. [g]
    The campus mailing address is Dallas.
  8. [h]
    Official MEAC records list South Carolina State in the standings from 1991-93, and other NCAA varsity college baseball schedules also have them listed during this time period. However, a newspaper article from March 1991 states that the team was not recognized at the time by any collegiate organization (see Brunson, Dennis.)
  9. [i]
    School newspaper records indicate the Saint Francis University (then Saint Francis College) team was dropped multiple times in the 1970's, and sponsored it only in the fall in some years. No spring team existed later than 1979 and it is unclear what conference or division affiliation the team competed under in its final years.
  10. [j]
    St. Francis College shut down its athletic program at the end of the 2022–23 school year.
  11. [k]
    The Syracuse male athletic teams, including the baseball team, were known as the Orangemen at the time of the team's disbanding.
  12. [l]
    In April 2024, Tennessee State announced its intention to reinstate its baseball program by no later than 2028.

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