List of college athletic programs in Mississippi

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This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Mississippi.


NCAA[edit]

Division I[edit]

List of college athletic programs in Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Alcorn State
Alcorn State
Jackson State
Jackson State
Ole Miss
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
Mississippi Valley State
Mississippi Valley State
Southern Miss
Southern Miss
Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Mississippi.
– FBS Football, – FCS Football
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
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Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves Alcorn State University Lorman SWAC FCS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers Jackson State University Jackson SWAC FCS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Ole Miss Rebels[a] University of Mississippi Oxford[b] SEC FBS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State University Mississippi State[c] SEC FBS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Devilettes Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena SWAC FCS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Lady Eagles The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg Sun Belt FBS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
  1. ^ National media generally use "Mississippi" in score listings and on first reference, but will frequently use "Ole Miss" on later reference. The school athletic department prefers "Ole Miss".
  2. ^ The University of Mississippi partially extends into the census-designated place of University, which is completely within the city of Oxford. The U.S. Postal Service considers University to be a separate entity from Oxford.
  3. ^ Mississippi State University is located within the census-designated place of Mississippi State, which encompasses the entire university campus. The campus does extend into the city limits of Starkville, but the U.S. Postal Service considers Mississippi State to be a separate entity.

Division II[edit]

List of college athletic programs in Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Delta State
Delta State
Mississippi College
Mississippi College
Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Mississippi.
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
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Delta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Delta State University Cleveland Gulf South Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College Clinton Gulf South Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Division III[edit]

Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
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Belhaven Blazers Belhaven University Jackson CCS Yes [a] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Millsaps Majors Millsaps College Jackson SAA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MUW Owls Mississippi University for Women Columbus SLIAC No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  1. ^ Belhaven's football team competes in USA South.

NAIA[edit]

Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Basketball Base-
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Blue Mountain Toppers Blue Mountain Christian University Blue Mountain Southern States Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rust Bearcats Rust College Holly Springs Gulf Coast Yes Yes Yes [a] Yes [b] No No
Tougaloo Bulldogs Tougaloo College Tougaloo Gulf Coast Yes Yes Yes [a] No No No
William Carey Crusaders William Carey University Hattiesburg Southern States Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  1. ^ a b Rust and Tougaloo's baseball teams compete as independents.
  2. ^ Rust's softball team competes as an independent.

NJCAA[edit]

Team School City Conference
Coahoma Tigers Coahoma Community College Clarksdale Mississippi C&JC
Copiah-Lincoln Wolves Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson Mississippi C&JC
East Central Warriors East Central Community College Decatur Mississippi C&JC
East Mississippi Lions East Mississippi Community College Scooba Mississippi C&JC
Hinds Eagles Hinds Community College Raymond Mississippi C&JC
Holmes Bulldogs Holmes Community College Goodman Mississippi C&JC
Itawamba Indians Itawamba Community College Fulton Mississippi C&JC
Jones County Bobcats Jones County Junior College Ellisville Mississippi C&JC
Meridian Eagles Meridian Community College Meridian Independent
Mississippi Delta Trojans Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead Mississippi C&JC
Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Mississippi C&JC
Northeast Mississippi Tigers Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville Mississippi C&JC
Northwest Mississippi Rangers Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia Mississippi C&JC
Pearl River Wildcats Pearl River Community College Poplarville Mississippi C&JC
Southwest Mississippi Bears Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit Mississippi C&JC

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