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List of NCAA rifle programs

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The following is a list of universities and colleges who are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and field teams that are eligible to compete in the NCAA rifle championships. There are currently 30 NCAA rifle programs, representing 28 different institutions. The Citadel and VMI field separate co-ed and women's teams.[1]

The NCAA began offering rifle as a varsity sport for the 1979–80 season.[2] The association's rules technically classify rifle as a men's sport, but it has been co-ed since its foundation, and institutions can offer men's, women's, and co-ed teams.[3] NCAA rules stipulate that members of Division I, Division II, and Division III are eligible for the same championship, and as such, teams of each division compete with each other throughout the season.[4]

There are five athletic conferences which offer rifle, three of which are rifle-only. The Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference (MAC) was formed in 1978, two years prior to the NCAA offering the sport,[5] the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) was founded in 1997,[6] and the Patriot Rifle Conference (PRC) was founded in 2013.[7] In addition, the all-sports Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) has offered rifle since 1994,[8] while the Southern Conference (SoCon) followed suit in 2016,[9] having previously offered rifle as a varsity sport until 1986.[10]

Current teams

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InstitutionNicknameCommunityStateEnrollment (2024)[a]DivisionTypeCurrent conference[b]First yearReference
Air ForceFalconsAir Force AcademyCO4,094ICoedPRC1979[12]
AkronZipsAkronOH11,160ICoedGARC1979[13]
AlaskaNanooksFairbanksAK5,638IICoedPRC1979[7]
ArmyBlack KnightsWest PointNY4,473ICoedGARC1979[2]
Georgia SouthernEaglesStatesboroGA23,618IWomenSoCon2013[14]
Jacksonville StateGamecocksJacksonvilleAL8,863ICoedIndependent1979[2]
John JayBloodhoundsNew York CityNY11,939IIICoedMAC1979[2]
KentuckyKentuckyLexingtonKY25,534ICoedGARC1979[2]
MemphisTigersMemphisTN15,770ICoedGARC1993[15]
MITEngineersCambridgeMA4,535IIICoedMAC1979[2]
Morehead StateEaglesMoreheadKY8,258ICoedOVC1993[16]
Mount AloysiusMountiesCressonPA2,942IIICoedMAC2024[17]
Murray StateRacersMurrayKY8,281ICoedOVC1979[2]
NavyMidshipmenAnnapolisMD4,474ICoedGARC1979[2]
NebraskaCornhuskersLincolnNE19,701IWomenPRC1998[18]
North GeorgiaNighthawksDahlonegaGA18,329IICoedSoCon2011[19]
NorwichCadetsNorthfieldVT2,635IIICoedMAC1979[c][21]
Ohio StateBuckeyesColumbusOH46,815ICoedPRC1979[2]
Ole MissRebelsOxfordMS21,585IWomenPRC1996[22]
SchreinerMountaineersKerrvilleTX1,120IIICoedMAC2024[23]
TCUHorned FrogsFort WorthTX11,049IWomenPRC1979[2]
The Citadel Bulldogs Charleston SC 2,737 I Coed SoCon 1979 [24]
Women 2015
UABBlazersBirminghamAL11,959ICoedSoCon1992[9]
UT MartinSkyhawksMartinTN6,817ICoedOVC1980[25]
UTEPMinersEl PasoTX21,118IWomenPRC1979[2]
VMI Keydets Lexington VA 1,527 I Coed[d] SoCon 1979 [26]
Women 2009
West VirginiaMountaineersMorgantownWV18,206ICoedGARC1979[2]
WoffordTerriersSpartanburgSC1,817ICoedSoCon2003[27]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Data sourced from undergraduate enrollment totals provided by the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking website[11]
  2. [b]
    The university's rifle conference, not necessarily its primary athletic conference
  3. [c]
    Norwich discontinued its rifle program in 2005 and re-established it in 2022[20]
  4. [d]
    Previously men-only, women were allowed to join starting in 1998, making it a coed team[26]

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