2022 & 2023 FCS Realignment Guide

FCS conferences have been changing left and right this offseason. We made a cheat sheet for what conference membership will look like in 2022 and 2023.

A collage of WAC expansion, OVC & Big South Association and CAA welcoming Hampton and Monmouth
Source: Created my Redshirt Sports with images from Big South, WAC and CAA

We made you a cheat sheet for what conference membership will look like heading into the 2022 FCS season as well as a look ahead to the 2023 season. As always, we will keep this updated as more moved are made.

2022

ASUN & WAC — 14

  • Abilene Christian
  • Austin Peay
  • Central Arkansas
  • Eastern Kentucky
  • Incarnate Word
  • Jacksonville State
  • Kennesaw State
  • Lamar
  • North Alabama
  • Sam Houston
  • Southern Utah
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • Tarleton State
  • Utah Tech

Big Sky — 12

  • Cal Poly
  • Eastern Washington
  • Idaho
  • Idaho State
  • Montana
  • Montana State
  • Northern Arizona
  • Northern Colorado
  • Portland State
  • Sacramento State
  • UC Davis
  • Weber State

Big South — 6

  • Bryant
  • Campbell
  • Charleston Southern
  • Gardner-Webb
  • North Carolina A&T
  • Robert Morris

CAA — 13

  • UAlbany
  • Delaware
  • Elon
  • Hampton
  • Maine
  • Monmouth
  • New Hampshire
  • Rhode Island
  • Richmond
  • Stony Brook
  • Towson
  • Villanova
  • William & Mary

Ivy — 8

  • Brown
  • Columbia
  • Cornell
  • Dartmouth
  • Harvard
  • Penn
  • Princeton
  • Yale

MEAC — 6

  • Delaware State
  • Howard
  • Morgan State
  • Norfolk State
  • North Carolina Central
  • South Carolina State

MVFC — 11

  • Illinois State
  • Indiana State
  • Missouri State
  • North Dakota
  • North Dakota State
  • Northern Iowa
  • South Dakota
  • South Dakota State
  • Southern Illinois
  • Western Illinois
  • Youngstown State

NEC — 8

  • Central Connecticut State
  • Duquesne
  • Long Island University
  • Merrimack
  • Sacred Heart
  • Saint Francis
  • Stonehill College
  • Wagner

OVC — 7

  • Eastern Illinois
  • Lidenwood
  • Murray State
  • Southeast Missouri State
  • Tennessee State
  • Tennessee Tech
  • UT martin

Patriot — 7

  • Bucknell
  • Colgate
  • Fordham
  • Georgetown
  • Holy Cross
  • Lafayette
  • Lehigh

Pioneer — 11

  • Butler
  • Davidson
  • Dayton
  • Drake
  • Marist
  • Morehead State
  • Presbyterian
  • San Diego
  • St. Thomas
  • Stetson
  • Valparaiso

SoCon — 9

  • Chattanooga
  • Eastern Tennessee State
  • Furman
  • Mercer
  • Samford
  • The Citadel
  • Virginia Military Institute
  • Western Carolina
  • Wofford

Southland — 6

  • Houston Baptist
  • McNeese State
  • Nicholls
  • Northwestern State
  • Southeastern Louisiana University
  • Texas A&M-Commerce

SWAC — 12

  • Alabama A&M
  • Alabama State
  • Alcorn State
  • Arkansas-Pine Bluff
  • Bethune-Cookman
  • Florida A&M
  • Grambling State
  • Jackson State
  • Mississippi Valley State
  • Prairie View A&M
  • Southern
  • Texas Southern

2023

The 2023 season will see the start of the OVC and Big South partnership.

ASUN & WAC — 11

  • Abilene Christian
  • Austin Peay
  • Central Arkansas
  • Eastern Kentucky
  • Incarnate Word
  • Kennesaw State
  • North Alabama
  • Southern Utah
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • Tarleton State
  • Utah Tech

Big Sky — 12

  • Cal Poly
  • Eastern Washington
  • Idaho
  • Idaho State
  • Montana
  • Montana State
  • Northern Arizona
  • Northern Colorado
  • Portland State
  • Sacramento State
  • UC Davis
  • Weber State

Big South & OVC — 10

  • Bryant
  • Charleston Southern
  • Eastern Illinois
  • Gardner-Webb
  • Lindenwood
  • Robert Morris
  • Southeast Missouri State
  • Tennessee State
  • Tennessee Tech
  • UT Martin

CAA — 15

  • UAlbany
  • Campbell
  • Delaware
  • Elon
  • Hampton
  • Maine
  • Monmouth
  • New Hampshire
  • North Carolina A&T
  • Rhode Island
  • Richmond
  • Stony Brook
  • Towson
  • Villanova
  • William & Mary

Ivy — 8

  • Brown
  • Columbia
  • Cornell
  • Dartmouth
  • Harvard
  • Penn
  • Princeton
  • Yale

MEAC — 6

  • Delaware State
  • Howard
  • Morgan State
  • Norfolk State
  • North Carolina Central
  • South Carolina State

MVFC — 12

  • Illinois State
  • Indiana State
  • Missouri State
  • Murray State
  • North Dakota
  • North Dakota State
  • Northern Iowa
  • South Dakota
  • South Dakota State
  • Southern Illinois
  • Western Illinois
  • Youngstown State

NEC — 8

  • Central Connecticut State
  • Duquesne
  • Long Island University
  • Merrimack
  • Sacred Heart
  • Saint Francis
  • Stonehill College
  • Wagner

Patriot — 7

  • Bucknell
  • Colgate
  • Fordham
  • Georgetown
  • Holy Cross
  • Lafayette
  • Lehigh

Pioneer — 11

  • Butler
  • Davidson
  • Dayton
  • Drake
  • Marist
  • Morehead State
  • Presbyterian
  • San Diego
  • St. Thomas
  • Stetson
  • Valparaiso

SoCon — 9

  • Chattanooga
  • East Tennessee State
  • Furman
  • Mercer
  • Samford
  • The Citadel
  • Virginia Military Institute
  • Western Carolina
  • Wofford

Southland — 7

  • Houston Baptist
  • Incarnate Word
  • Lamar
  • McNeese State
  • Nicholls
  • Northwestern State
  • Southeastern Louisiana University
  • Texas A&M-Commerce

SWAC — 12

  • Alabama A&M
  • Alabama State
  • Alcorn State
  • Arkansas-Pine Bluff
  • Bethune-Cookman
  • Florida A&M
  • Grambling State
  • Jackson State
  • Mississippi Valley State
  • Prairie View A&M
  • Southern
  • Texas Southern