# List of schools reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I

The following is a list of United States colleges and universities that are either in the process of reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I, or have announced future plans to do the same.

## Current reclassifications

These schools have begun the formal Division I reclassification process. On January 16, 2025, the NCAA announced that it was lessening the reclassification period for schools, by one year, with schools already in the process of reclassifying to Division I being given the option to use either the new, shorter reclassification period or the original, longer reclassification period they initially agreed to. The new reclassification period will be three years instead of the previous four for schools transitioning from Division II and four years instead of the previous five for schools transitioning from Division III. As of February 21, of the schools currently reclassifying to Division I: St. Thomas, Lindenwood, Southern Indiana, and East Texas A&M have announced that they will be using the shorter reclassification periods.
| Institution name | Institution name | Teams | Former classification | Former classification | Current conferences | Current conferences | Transition | Transition |
| Full | Common | Teams | Division | Conference | Primary | Others | Start | End |
| University of St. Thomas | St. Thomas | Tommies | III | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Summit League | Central Collegiate Hockey Association, Pioneer Football League, Western Collegiate Hockey Association | 2021–22 | 2025–26 |
| East Texas A&M University | East Texas A&M | Lions | II | Lone Star Conference | Southland Conference | Southland Conference | 2022–23 | 2025–26 |
| Lindenwood University | Lindenwood | Lions | II | Great Lakes Valley Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Atlantic Hockey America, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big South-OVC Football Association, Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 2022–23 | 2025–26 |
| University of Southern Indiana | Southern Indiana | Screaming Eagles | II | Great Lakes Valley Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Summit League, Horizon League | 2022–23 | 2025–26 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Queens | Royals | II | South Atlantic Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 2022–23 | 2026–27 |
| Stonehill College | Stonehill | Skyhawks | II | Northeast-10 Conference | Northeast Conference | New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 2022–23 | 2026–27 |
| Le Moyne College | Le Moyne | Dolphins | II | Northeast-10 Conference | Northeast Conference | Northeast Conference | 2023–24 | 2027–28 |
| Mercyhurst University | Mercyhurst | Lakers | II | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | Northeast Conference | Atlantic Hockey America | 2024–25 | 2028–29 |
| University of West Georgia | West Georgia | Wolves | II | Gulf South Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference | United Athletic Conference | 2024–25 | 2028–29 |
* ↑ In addition to the sports that have confirmed conference homes for 2023–24, Lindenwood sponsors one other NCAA championship sport, plus one sport included in the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, that are not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference and have no currently announced conference home.
* ↑ Can also be referred to as "Queens (NC)" due to the existence of NCAA Division II member Queens College in New York City.
* ↑ In addition to its ASUN sports, plus men's volleyball, Queens sponsors one NCAA championship sports, plus two sports included in the Emerging Sports for Women program. These sports currently compete as independents.
* ↑ Stonehill sponsors two sports that are not sponsored by its new home of the Northeast Conference and do not have a confirmed conference home. Men's ice hockey played under Division II regulations in the Northeast-10 Conference before the school's move to Division I. Women's equestrian, part of the Emerging Sports for Women program, competed as an independent before Stonehill's D-I move.