# NAIA independent schools

NAIA independent schools are four-year institutional members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that do not have formal conference affiliations. NAIA schools that are not members of any other athletic conference are members of the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC), formerly the Association of Independent Institutions (AII), which provides member services to the institution and allows members to compete in postseason competition. The CAC has one member institution in Canada's British Columbia. It provides services to the member institutions that are not fitting in any other NAIA conference and allows members to compete in postseason competition. The AII renamed itself the Continental Athletic Conference at the end of June 2021, citing the need to identify as a proper conference.

## History
### Chronological timeline

* 2008 – The Association of Independent Institutions (AII) was founded by a select group of independent universities and colleges that do not have formal conference affiliations and provide member services to the institutions and allows them to compete in postseason competition. Charter members included the University of Alberta, Allen University, Ave Maria University, Brescia University, the University of British Columbia, Crichton College (later Victory University), California State University San Marcos (Cal State–San Marcos), Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University at Arizona (Embry–Riddle at Arizona), Fisk University, Holy Cross College (Indiana), the University of Houston–Victoria (Houston–Victoria, UHV), Indiana University–Northwest (Indiana–Northwest), Johnson & Wales University–Denver, Johnson & Wales University–North Miami, Kentucky Christian University, Lambuth University, Life University, Louisiana State University at Alexandria (Louisiana State–Alexandria or LSU Alexandria), Marygrove College, Morris College, Mountain State University, Our Lady of the Lake University, Park University, Patten University, Philander Smith College (now Philander Smith University), the University of Regina, the College of Santa Fe, Simon Fraser University, Soka University of America, Southeastern University of Florida, Southern Virginia University, Southwestern College of Arizona (now Arizona Christian University), the University of St. Thomas of Texas, the State University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi), Talladega College, Thomas University, the University of Victoria, Voorhees College (now Voorhees University), and Walla Walla University beginning in the 2008–09 academic year. Out of those AII member institutions during that time, only three of them competed as partial or affiliate members, while they compete in other athletic conferences for their other sports as their primary home: Brescia and Mountain State for the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC, now the River States Conference), and Park for the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC).
* 2009 – Nine institutions left the AII, seven to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2008–09 academic year:
** Ave Maria, Johnson & Wales–Miami and Southeastern (Fla.) to join the Sun Conference (formerly the Florida Sun Conference)
** Brescia's basketball teams to join the rest of its athletics program in the KIAC
** Holy Cross (Ind.) to join the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC)
** Our Lady of the Lake to join the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC)
** and Park to join the American Midwest Conference
** the eight and ninth, Santa Fe and Victory, ceased operations
** the tenth, Mountain State, has its men's basketball team to join the rest of its athletics program in the KIAC, while its women's basketball team remained in the AII
* 2009 – Northern New Mexico College, Ohio Dominican University, and Truett McConnell College (now Truett McConnell University) joined the AII in the 2009–10 academic year.
* 2010 – Four institutions left the AII to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2009–10 academic year:
** Alberta to realign its athletics program to the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West) of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS; now the U Sports)
** Fisk to join the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC, now the HBCU Athletic Conference)
** Ohio Dominican to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
** and Truett McConnell to join the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC)
* 2010 – Benedictine University at Springfield, Central Baptist College, Lourdes College (now Lourdes University), and Warren Wilson College joined the AII in the 2010–11 academic year.
* 2011 – Nine institutions left the AII, eight to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2010–11 academic year:
** Philander Smith and Talladega to join the GCAC
** Regina to realign its athletics program to the CIS
** Simon Fraser to realign its athletics program to the NCAA Division II ranks and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)
** St. Thomas (Tex.) to join the RRAC
** Benedictine–Springfield to join the American Midwest
** Central Baptist to join the MCAC, and Lourdes to join the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC)
** the ninth, Lambuth, ceased operations
* 2011 – Dakota State University, Dickinson State University, the University of Jamestown, La Sierra University, Lawrence Technological University (Lawrence Tech), Marymount College (later Marymount California University), Mayville State University, Rochester College (now Rochester Christian University), the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD Atlanta), and Valley City State University joined the AII in the 2011–12 academic year.
* 2012 – 13 institutions left the AII, 11 to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2011–12 academic year:
** Arizona Christian to join the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC)
** Dickinson State to join the Frontier Conference
** Embry–Riddle at Arizona, Marymount (Cal.) and Soka to join the California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac)
** Life to join the TranSouth Athletic Conference (TSAC or TranSouth)
** Marygrove and Lawrence Tech to join the WHAC
** SCAD Atlanta to join the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC)
** Southern Virginia and Warren Wilson to realign within the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) [with Southern Virginia later applying to join the NCAA Division III ranks, beginning the 2013–14 school year]
** Thomas (Ga.) to join the Sun Conference
** the twelfth and thirteenth, Mountain State and Patten, ceased operations
* 2012 – Ashford University, Fisher College, Iowa Wesleyan University, the West Virginia Institute of Technology (WVU Tech), Wilberforce University, Georgia Gwinnett College, Indiana University–Kokomo (Indiana–Kokomo or IU Kokomo), and Lindenwood University–Belleville joined the AII in the 2012–13 academic year.
* 2013 – Eight institutions left the AII to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2012–13 academic year:
** La Sierra to join the Cal Pac, Voorhees to join the GCAC
** Dakota State, Jamestown, Mayville State and Valley City State to join the then-newly created North Star Athletic Association (NSAA)
** Indiana–Kokomo (IU Kokomo) to join the KIAC
** and Iowa Wesleyan to join the NCAA Division III ranks and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC)
* 2013 – Dalton State College and the University of Antelope Valley joined the AII (with Life rejoining after one season in the recently defunct TranSouth) in the 2013–14 academic year.
* 2014 – Four institutions left the AII to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2013–14 academic year:
** Dalton State to join the SSAC
** Life to join the Mid-South Conference
** Lindenwood–Belleville to join the American Midwest
** and Louisiana State–Alexandria (LSU Alexandria) to join the RRAC
* 2014 – Texas A&M University–Texarkana, Lincoln Christian University, Washington Adventist University, the University of Winnipeg, and Trinity Lutheran College joined the AII in the 2014–15 academic year.
* 2015 – Four institutions left the AII to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2014–15 academic year:
** Antelope Valley to join the Cal Pac
** Cal State–San Marcos to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA)
** Houston–Victoria (UHV) to join the RRAC
** and Walla Walla to join the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC)
* 2015 – Central Christian College of Kansas, Clarke University, the College of the Ozarks (CofO), Governors State University, Haskell Indian Nations University, Mount Mercy University, York College of Nebraska (now York University of Nebraska), and Providence Christian College (with Voorhees rejoining) joined the AII in the 2015–16 academic year. Out of those AII member institutions during that time, only one competed in other athletic conferences for other sports as their primary home: Providence Christian for the Cal Pac.
* 2016 – Nine institutions left the AII, seven to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2015–16 academic year:
** Allen to join the AAC
** Clarke and Mount Mercy to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)
** Governors State to join the CCAC
** Texas A&M–Texarkana to join the RRAC
** Winnipeg to realign its athletics program to the CIS (with its baseball program to join the NSAA as an affiliate member)
** and York (Neb.) to join the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC)
** the eighth and ninth, Ashford and Trinity Lutheran, ceased operations.
* 2016 – Crowley's Ridge College, Silver Lake College of the Holy Family (later Holy Family College), Stillman College, and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) joined the AII in the 2016–17 academic year.
* 2017 – Two institutions left the AII to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 2016–17 academic year:
** Central Christian to join the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC)
** and Rochester Christian to join the WHAC
* 2017 – Cleary University, Florida College, the University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK), Rust College, and the College of St. Joseph joined the AII in the 2017–18 academic year.
* 2018 – Eight institutions left the AII to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2017–18 academic year:
** British Columbia to realign its athletics program to the U Sports (with its baseball program to join the CCC as an affiliate member)
** Cleary to join the WHAC
** Johnson & Wales–Denver to join the NCAA Division III ranks and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC)
** Maine–Fort Kent (UMFK) to realign its athletics program with the USCAA
** SUNY Delhi to fully realign to the NCAA Division III ranks and join the North Atlantic Conference (NAC)
** and Stillman and Florida College to join the SSAC, Rust to join the GCAC
* 2018 – Florida Memorial University, Green Mountain College, Cottey College, Lincoln College, Pennsylvania State University Schuylkill, and Villa Maria College joined the AII in the 2018–19 academic year.
* 2019 – Five institutions left the AII, three to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2018–19 academic year:
** Indiana–Northwest (IU Northwest) to join the CCAC
** Kentucky Christian to join the AAC
** and Villa Maria to realign its athletics program with the USCAA
** the fourth and fifth, Green Mountain and St. Joseph (Vt.), ceased operations.
* 2019 – Bacone College joined the AII in the 2019–20 academic year.
* 2020 – Two institutions left the AII, one to join its respective new home primary conference, both effective after the 2019–20 academic year:
** Lincoln (Ill.) to join the CCAC
** the other, Holy Family, ceased operations.
* 2021 – Two institutions left the AII to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 2020–21 academic year:
** Fisk to rejoin the GCAC
** and the CofO to fully align with the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA); when the school left the association mid-season
* 2021 – The AII was rebranded as the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) in the 2021–22 academic year.
* 2021 – Arkansas Baptist College (with Iowa Wesleyan rejoining) joined the CAC in the 2021–22 academic year.
* 2022 – Three institutions left the CAC, two to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2021–22 academic year:
** Cottey to join the American Midwest
** and Wilberforce to join the Mid-South
** the third, Lincoln Christian, announced that it had discontinued its athletics program.
* 2022 – The University of South Carolina Beaufort (USC Beaufort), Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC [now Indiana University–Columbus or Indiana–Columbus]), and North American University joined the CAC in the 2022–23 academic year.
* 2023 – Five institutions left the CAC, four to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2022–23 academic year:
** Indiana–Columbus (IU Columbus, then known as IUPUC) to join the River States
** North American to join the RRAC
** USC Beaufort to fully realign in the NCAA Division II ranks and the Peach Belt Conference (PBC)
** and Virgin Islands to join the GCAC
** the fifth, Iowa Wesleyan, ceased operations; originally they had planned to leave the CAC after the school got an invite to rejoin the American Midwest prior to announcing their closure.
* 2023 – The College of the Ozarks (CofO) returned to the NAIA and rejoined the CAC (after two seasons competing as a full member of the NCCAA), alongside Wilberforce rejoining after competing one season in the Mid-South, both effective in the 2023–24 academic year.
* 2024 – Six institutions left the CAC, five to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2023–24 academic year:
** CofO to join the SAC
** Crowley's Ridge to join the American Midwest
** Voorhees & Wilberforce to join the GCAC (with the former one rejoining)
** and Penn State–Schuylkill to fully align with the USCAA and the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC)
** the sixth, Bacone, cease all operations
* 2024 – Spartanburg Methodist College and Carolina University joined the CAC in the 2024–25 academic year.
* 2025 – Two institutions will leave the CAC to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 2024–25 academic year:
** Northern New Mexico to join the Cal Pac
** and Spartanburg Methodist to join the AAC

## Member schools

Note: – Schools that compete as independents in some certain sports that their own primary conferences home don't sponsor compete in the CAC as affiliate members (except football).

### Current full members

Departing members are highlighted in pink.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Basketball? | Future conference |
| Arkansas Baptist College | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1884 | Baptist | 468 | Buffaloes | 2021 | both | – |
| Carolina University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1945 | Nondenominational | 826 | Bruins | 2024 | both | – |
| Fisher College | Boston, Massachusetts | 1903 | Nonsectarian | 2,560 | Falcons | 2012 | both | – |
| Florida College | Temple Terrace, Florida | 1946 | Churches of Christ | 505 | Falcons | 2021 | men's | – |
| Florida National University | Hialeah, Florida | 1988 | For-profit | 5,541 | Conquistadors | 2018 | both | – |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville, Georgia | 2006 | Public | 9,000 | Grizzlies | 2012 | none | – |
| Haskell Indian Nations University | Lawrence, Kansas | 1884 | Public tribal | 958 | Fighting Indians | 2015 | both | – |
| Morris College | Sumter, South Carolina | 1908 | Baptist | 871 | Hornets | 2005 | both | – |
| Northern New Mexico College | Española, New Mexico | 1909 | Public | 3,873 | Eagles | 2009 | both | California Pacific (CalPac) |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Saxon, South Carolina | 1911 | United Methodist | 1,128 | Pioneers | 2024 | both | Appalachian (AAC) |
| University of Victoria | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 1903 | Public | 16,961 | Vikes | 2006 | none | – |
| Washington Adventist University | Takoma Park, Maryland | 1904 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1,493 | Shock | 2014 | both | – |

#### Notes

* ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
* ↑ Also sponsors football.
* 1 2 Also a historically black college and university.
* ↑ This institution held dual membership with the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).
* ↑ Florida College had sponsored women's basketball until after the 2020–21 school year.
* ↑ Georgia Gwinnett will add men's and women's basketball, beginning in fall 2025.
* 1 2 School competed as a full Independent within the NAIA prior the inception of the AII/Continental beginning the 2008–09 school year.
* ↑ UVic is the only full member within the AII/Continental who competes in partial status, with men's and women's golf as the only sponsored sports; while some of their other sports compete in their primary home conference at the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West) of U Sports, where it doesn't sponsor golf.

### Current partial members

| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Primary conference | AII/CAC sport(s) |
| Bellevue University | Bellevue, Nebraska | 1966 | Nonsectarian | 8,300 | Bruins | 2021$^{m.soc}$ 2021$^{w.soc}$ | North Star (NSAA) (Frontier in 2025–26) | men's soccer women's soccer |
| Fisk University | Nashville, Tennessee | 1866 | United Church of Christ | 910 | Bulldogs | 2021$^{m.glf.}$ 2021$^{w.glf.}$ | HBCU (HBCUAC) | men's golf women's golf |
| University of Jamestown | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 1,500 | Jimmies | 2024$^{m.soc}$ 2024$^{w.soc}$ | North Star (NSAA) (Northern Sun (NSIC) in 2025–26) | men's soccer women's soccer |
| La Sierra University | Riverside, California | 1922 | Seventh-day Adventist | 2,199 | Golden Eagles | 2024 | California Pacific (CalPac) (Great Southwest (GSAC) in 2025–26) | softball |
| Oakwood University | Huntsville, Alabama | 1896 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1,400 | Ambassadors | 2023$^{m.soc}$ 2023$^{w.soc}$ | HBCU (HBCUAC) | men's soccer women's soccer |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | San Antonio, Texas | 1895 | Catholic (C.D.P.) | 2,660 | Saints | 2021 | Red River (RRAC) | women's golf |
| Simpson University | Redding, California | 1921 | Christian & Missionary Alliance | 1,280 | Red Hawks | 2024 | California Pacific (CalPac) | softball |
| Talladega College | Talladega, Alabama | 1867 | United Church of Christ | 1,337 | Tornadoes | 2023$^{m.soc}$ 2023$^{w.soc}$ 2023$^{m.glf.}$ | HBCU (HBCUAC) | men's soccer women's soccer men's golf |
| Tougaloo College | Tougaloo, Mississippi | 1869 | United Church of Christ & Disciples of Christ | 900 | Bulldogs | 2022$^{m.soc}$ 2022$^{w.soc}$ | HBCU (HBCUAC) | men's soccer women's soccer |
| Westcliff University | Irvine, California | 1993 | For-profit | 2,800 | Warriors | 2024 | California Pacific (CalPac) | softball |
| Wiley University | Marshall, Texas | 1873 | United Methodist | 1,250 | Wildcats | 2023$^{m.soc}$ 2023$^{w.soc}$ | HBCU (HBCUAC) | men's soccer women's soccer |

#### Notes

* ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
* ↑ Fisk was a partial member for men's soccer from the 2021 to 2023 fall seasons (2021–22 to 2023–24 school years).
* 1 2 3 4 5 Also a historically black college and university.
* ↑ Oakwood was a partial member for softball during the 2024 spring season (2023–24 school year).
* ↑ Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) was a partial member for men's golf for the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year).
* ↑ Talladega was a partial member for softball for the 2024 spring season (2023–24 school year).
* ↑ Tougaloo was a partial member for baseball for the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year); and for men's and women's golf from the 2022 to 2023 spring seasons (2021–22 to 2022–23 school years).

### Former full members

School names and nicknames listed here reflect those used in the final school year each institution was a member as an NAIA independent.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference | BKB? |
| University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | 1908 | Public | 36,435 | Golden Bears & Pandas | 1995 | 2010 | Canada West (CWUAA) | none |
| Allen University | Columbia, South Carolina | 1870 | A.M.E. Church | 600 | Yellow Jackets | 2005 | 2016 | Southern (SIAC) | both |
| University of Antelope Valley | Lancaster, California | 2009 | For-profit | 1,517 | Pioneers | 2013 | 2015 | Closed in 2024 | both |
| Arizona Christian University | Glendale, Arizona | 1960 | Nondenominational | 820 | Firestorm | 2009 | 2012 | Great Southwest (GSAC) | both |
| Ashford University | Clinton, Iowa | 1918 | For-profit | N/A | Saints | 2012 | 2016 | Closed in 2016 | both |
| Ave Maria University | Ave Maria, Florida | 2003 | Catholic (Diocese of Venice) | 1,200 | Gyrenes | 2008 | 2009 | The Sun (TSC) | both |
| Bacone College | Muskogee, Oklahoma | 1880 | Tribal college | 900 | Warriors | 2019 | 2024 | Closed in 2024 | both |
| Belhaven College | Jackson, Mississippi | 1883 | Evangelical Presbyterian | 3,245 | Blazers | 2000 | 2002 | C.C. South (CCS) | both |
| Benedictine University at Springfield | Springfield, Illinois | 1927 | Catholic (Ursulines) | N/A | Bulldogs | 2010 | 2011 | Closed in 2018 | both |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1908 | Public | 43,579 | Thunderbirds | 2000? | 2018 | Canada West (CWUAA) | none |
| California State University San Marcos | San Marcos, California | 1989 | Public | 14,511 | Cougars | 1998 | 2015 | California (CCAA) | both |
| Central Baptist College | Conway, Arkansas | 1952 | Baptist Missionary | 739 | Mustangs | 2009 | 2011 | American Midwest | both |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson, Kansas | 1884 | Free Methodist | 1,013 | Tigers | 2015 | 2017 | Sooner (SAC) | both |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond, Oklahoma | 1890 | Public | 16,428 | Bronchos | 1977 | 1987 | Mid-America (MIAA) | both |
| Clarke University | Dubuque, Iowa | 1843 | Catholic (B.V.M.) | 1,230 | Crusaders | 2006; 2015 | 2007; 2016 | Heart of America (HAAC) | both |
| Cleary University | Howell, Michigan | 1883 | Nonsectarian | 600 | Cougars | 2017 | 2018 | Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC) | both |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Brunswick, Georgia | 1961 | Public | 3,438 | Mariners | 2011 | 2012 | The Sun (TSC) | both |
| Colorado State University–Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) | Pueblo, Colorado | 1933 | Public | 6,617 | ThunderWolves | 1963 | 1967 | Rocky Mountain (RMAC) | both |
| Cottey College | Nevada, Missouri | 1884 | Nonsectarian | 307 | Comets | 2018 | 2022 | American Midwest | women's |
| Crowley's Ridge College | Paragould, Arkansas | 1964 | Churches of Christ | 331 | Pioneers | 2016 | 2024 | American Midwest | both |
| Crichton College | Memphis, Tennessee | 1941 | Nondenominational | 1,970 | Eagles | 2008 | 2009 | Closed in 2014 | men's |
| Dakota State University | Madison, South Dakota | 1881 | Public | 2,282 | Trojans | 2011 | 2013 | North Star (NSAA) (Frontier in 2025) | both |
| Dalton State College | Dalton, Georgia | 1963 | Public | 5,047 | Roadrunners | 2012 | 2014 | Southern States (SSAC) | men's |
| Dickinson State University | Dickinson, North Dakota | 1918 | Public | 1,800 | Blue Hawks | 2011 | 2012 | North Star (NSAA) (Frontier in 2025) | both |
| Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University–Prescott | Prescott, Arizona | 1978 | Nonsectarian | 1,700 | Eagles | 2008? | 2012 | Great Southwest (GSAC) | both |
| Fisk University | Nashville, Tennessee | 1866 | United Church of Christ | 910 | Bulldogs | 2008; 2014 | 2010; 2021 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | both |
| Governors State University | University Park, Illinois | 1969 | Public | 7,775 | Jaguars | 2015 | 2016 | Chicagoland (CCAC) | both |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, Arizona | 1949 | For-profit | 103,427 | Antelopes | 1961 | 1990 | Western (WAC) (Mountain West (MW) in 2026) | both |
| Green Mountain College | Poultney, Vermont | 1834 | United Methodist | N/A | Eagles | 2018 | 2019 | Closed in 2019 | both |
| Holy Cross College | Notre Dame, Indiana | 1966 | Catholic (C.S.C.) | 500 | Saints | 2006 | 2009 | Chicagoland (CCAC) | both |
| Holy Family College | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | 1935 | Catholic (Franciscan) | 500 | Lakers | 2016 | 2020 | Closed in 2020 | both |
| University of Houston–Victoria (UHV) | Victoria, Texas | 1973 | Public | 4,407 | Jaguars | 2007 | 2015 | Red River (RRAC) | none |
| Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis, IU Indy) | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1969 | Public | 30,105 | Jaguars | 1978 | 1993 | Horizon | both |
| Indiana University–Kokomo | Kokomo, Indiana | 1945 | Public | 3,719 | Cougars | 2012 | 2013 | River States (RSC) | both |
| Indiana University–Northwest | Gary, Indiana | 1959 | Public | 4,760 | RedHawks | 1998 | 2019 | Chicagoland (CCAC) | both |
| Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus | Columbus, Indiana | 1970 | Public | 1,411 | Crimson Pride | 2022 | 2023 | River States (RSC) | none |
| Indiana University–Southeast | New Albany, Indiana | 1941 | Public | 6,840 | Grenadiers | 1978 | 1994 | River States (RSC) | both |
| Indiana University–South Bend | South Bend, Indiana | 1966 | Public | 8,394 | Titans | 1987 | 2003 | Chicagoland (CCAC) | both |
| Iowa Wesleyan University | Mount Pleasant, Iowa | 1856 | United Methodist | 570 | Tigers | 1974; 2012; 2021 | 1993; 2013; 2023 | Closed in 2023 | both |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, Florida | 1934 | Nonsectarian | 4,213 | Dolphins | 1957 | 1966 | Atlantic Sun (ASUN) | both |
| Jamestown College | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1883 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 900 | Jimmies | 2012 | 2013 | North Star (NSAA) (Northern Sun (NSIC) in 2025) | both |
| Johnson & Wales University–Denver | Denver, Colorado | 2000 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Wildcats | 2005 | 2018 | Closed in 2021 | both |
| Johnson & Wales University–North Miami | North Miami, Florida | 1992 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Wildcats | 2005 | 2009 | Closed in 2021 | both |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, Georgia | 1963 | Public | 45,152 | Owls | 1982 | 1983 | Conf. USA (C-USA) | both |
| Kentucky Christian University | Grayson, Kentucky | 1919 | Christian | 689 | Knights | 2008? | 2019 | Appalachian (AAC) (River States (RSC) in 2025) | both |
| King College | Bristol, Tennessee | 1867 | Presbyterian (Evangelical Presbyterian/ PCUSA) | 1,800 | Tornados | 2009 | 2010 | Carolinas (CC) | both |
| La Sierra University | Riverside, California | 1922 | Seventh-day Adventist | 2,199 | Golden Eagles | 2011 | 2013 | California Pacific (CalPac) | both |
| Lambuth University | Jackson, Tennessee | 1843 | United Methodist | 800 | Eagles | 2008 | 2009 | Closed in 2011 | both |
| Lander University | Greenwood, South Carolina | 1872 | Public | 4,170 | Bearcats | 1968 | 1990 | Peach Belt (PBC) | both |
| Langston University | Langston, Oklahoma | 1897 | Public | 2,554 | Lions | 1997 | 1998 | Sooner (SAC) | both |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, Michigan | 1932 | Nonsectarian | 3,000 | Blue Devils | 2011 | 2012 | Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC) | both |
| Life University | Marietta, Georgia | 1974 | Nonsectarian | 2,692 | Running Eagles | 2008; 2013 | 2012; 2014 | Southern States (SSAC) | both |
| Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865 | Nonsectarian | 800 | Lynx | 2018 | 2020 | Closed in 2022 | both |
| Lincoln Christian University | Lincoln, Illinois | 1944 | Christian | 1,050 | Red Lions | 2014 | 2022 | N/A | both |
| Lindenwood University at Belleville | Belleville, Illinois | 2003 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | N/A | Lynx | 2012 | 2014 | Closed in 2020 | both |
| Louisiana State University of Alexandria | Alexandria, Louisiana | 1959 | Public | 3,378 | Generals | 2007 | 2014 | Red River (RRAC) | both |
| Lourdes University | Sylvania, Ohio | 1958 | Catholic (Franciscan) | 1,500 | Gray Wolves | 2010 | 2011 | Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC) | both |
| Lyon College | Batesville, Arkansas | 1872 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 496 | Scots | 1995 | 1997 | St. Louis (SLIAC) | both |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | Fort Kent, Maine | 1878 | Public | 1,339 | Bengals | 2017 | 2018 | USCAA Independent | both |
| Marygrove College | Detroit, Michigan | 1899 | Catholic (I.H.M.) | N/A | Mustangs | 2008 | 2012 | N/A | both |
| Marymount California University | Rancho Palos Verdes, California | 1932 | Catholic (R.S.H.M.) | 923 | Mariners | 2010 | 2012 | Closed in 2022 | none |
| Mayville State University | Mayville, North Dakota | 1889 | Public | 780 | Comets | 2012 | 2013 | North Star (NSAA) (Frontier in 2025) | both |
| University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) | Kansas City, Missouri | 1933 | Public | 16,000 | Kangaroos | 1969 | 1994 | Summit | both |
| Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 1928 | Catholic (R.S.M.) | 1,490 | Mustangs | 2015 | 2016 | Heart of America (HAAC) | both |
| North American University | Stafford, Texas | 2007 | Nonsectarian | 785 | Stallions | 2022 | 2023 | Red River (RRAC) | both |
| Northwest Christian University | Eugene, Oregon | 1895 | Disciples of Christ | 800 | Beacons | 2005 | 2007 | Cascade (CCC) | both |
| University of Northwestern Ohio | Lima, Ohio | 1920 | Nonsectarian | 4,200 | Racers | 2007 | 2008 | Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC) | both |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | Alva, Oklahoma | 1897 | Public | 1,857 | Rangers | 1997 | 1998 | Great American (GAC) | both |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus, Ohio | 1911 | Catholic (O.P.) | 3,052 | Panthers | 2009 | 2010 | Great Midwest (G-MAC) | both |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University | Goodwell, Oklahoma | 1909 | Public | 1,207 | Aggies | 1997 | 2002 | Sooner (SAC) | both |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1963 | Evangelical | 3,300 | Titans | 1989 | 1991 | Summit | both |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | San Antonio, Texas | 1895 | Catholic (C.D.P.) | 2,660 | Saints | 2007 | 2008 | Red River (RRAC) | both |
| College of the Ozarks (CofO) | Point Lookout, Missouri | 1906 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 1,508 | Bobcats | 2015; 2023 | 2021; 2024 | Sooner (SAC) | both |
| Patten University | Oakland, California | 1944 | For-profit | 900 | Lions | 2005 | 2012 | N/A | none |
| Penn State–Schuylkill | Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania | 1934 | Public (PSUCC) | 940 | Nittany Lions | 2018 | 2024 | Penn State (PSUAC) | both |
| Philander Smith College | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1864 | United Methodist | 700 | Panthers | 2008 | 2011 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | both |
| University of Regina | Regina, Saskatchewan | 1911 | Public | 12,800 | Cougars & Rams | 2000? | 2011 | Canada West (CWUAA) | none |
| Rochester College | Rochester Hills, Michigan | 1959 | Churches of Christ | 1,100 | Warriors | 2011 | 2017 | Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC) | both |
| Rogers State University | Claremore, Oklahoma | 1909 | Public | 4,300 | Hillcats | 2005 | 2007 | Mid-America (MIAA) | both |
| Rust College | Holly Springs, Mississippi | 1866 | United Methodist | 900 | Bearcats | 2017 | 2018 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | both |
| St. Thomas University | Miami Gardens, Florida | 1961 | Catholic (Archdiocese of Miami) | 1,750 | Bobcats | 1987 | 1990 | The Sun (TSC) | both |
| University of St. Thomas | Houston, Texas | 1947 | Catholic (C.S.B.) | 1,626 | Celts | 2007 | 2011 | Southern (SCAC) | both |
| Savannah College of Art and Design at Atlanta (SCAD Atlanta) | Atlanta, Georgia | 2005 | Non-profit art school | 2,000 | Bees | 2010 | 2012 | Appalachian (AAC) | none |
| Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD Savannah) | Savannah, Georgia | 1978 | Non-profit art school | 11,897 | Bees | 2003 | 2004 | The Sun (TSC) | none |
| Simon Fraser University | Burnaby, British Columbia | 1965 | Public | 35,604 | Clan | 2000? | 2010 | Great Northwest (GNAC) | none |
| Soka University of America | Aliso Viejo, California | 2001 | Nonsectarian | 441 | Lions | 2007 | 2012 | California Pacific (CalPac) | none |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort (USC Beaufort) | Beaufort, South Carolina | 1959 | Public | 1,386 | Sand Sharks | 2022 | 2023 | Peach Belt (PBC) | both |
| Southeastern University | Lakeland, Florida | 1935 | Assemblies of God | 3,850 | Fire | 2008 | 2009 | The Sun (TSC) | both |
| Southern Virginia University | Buena Vista, Virginia | 1867 | LDS Church | 1,053 | Knights | 2008 | 2012 | USA South | both |
| State University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi) | Delhi, New York | 1913 | Public | 3,088 | Broncos | 2004? | 2010 | North Atlantic (NAC) | both |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 1876 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 1,000 | Tigers | 2016 | 2018 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | both |
| Stephens College | Columbia, Missouri | 1833 | Nonsectarian | 754 | Stars | 2004 | 2008 | American Midwest | women's |
| Talladega College | Talladega, Alabama | 1867 | United Church of Christ | 1,337 | Tornadoes | 2008 | 2011 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | both |
| Tennessee Temple University | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1895 | Nondenominational | N/A | Crusaders | 2006 | 2008 | N/A | both |
| Texas A&M University–Texarkana | Texarkana, Texas | 1971 | Public | 1,865 | Eagles | 2014 | 2016 | Red River (RRAC) | both |
| Trinity Lutheran College | Everett, Washington | 1944 | Lutheran | 166 | Eagles | 2014 | 2016 | Closed in 2016 | none |
| Truett McConnell College | Cleveland, Georgia | 1946 | Baptist | 1,600 | Bears | 2009 | 2010 | Appalachian (AAC) | both |
| University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | Chickasha, Oklahoma | 1908 | Public | 813 | Drovers | 1997 | 1998 | Sooner (SAC) | both |
| Valley City State University | Valley City, North Dakota | 1890 | Public | 1,220 | Vikings | 2012 | 2013 | North Star (NSAA) (Frontier in 2025) | both |
| University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands | 1962 | Public | 2,392 | Buccaneers | 2016 | 2023 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | both |
| Voorhees University | Denmark, South Carolina | 1897 | Episcopal | 600 | Tigers | 2005; 2015 | 2013; 2024 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | both |
| Walla Walla University | College Place, Washington | 1892 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1,940 | Wolves | 2008 | 2015 | Cascade (CCC) | both |
| Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa, North Carolina | 1894 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | 650 | Owls | 2010 | 2012 | Coast to Coast (C2C) | both |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) | Beckley, West Virginia | 1895 | Public | 2,252 | Golden Bears | 2012 | 2015 | River States (RSC) | both |
| Wilberforce University | Wilberforce, Ohio | 1856 | A.M.E. Church | 900 | Bulldogs | 2012; 2023 | 2022; 2024 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | both |
| University of Winnipeg | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 1871 | Public | 9,219 | Wesmen | 2014 | 2015 | Canada West (CWUAA) | none |
| University of Wisconsin–Green Bay | Green Bay, Wisconsin | 1965 | Public | 8,873 | Phoenix | 1969 | 1973 | Horizon | both |
| University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1956 | Public | 33,502 | Panthers | 1985 | 1987 | Horizon | both |
| York College | York, Nebraska | 1890 | Churches of Christ | 459 | Panthers | 2015 | 2016 | Kansas (KCAC) | both |

#### Notes

* ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
* ↑ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
* ↑ Abbreviation for basketball.
* 1 2 Alberta's men's sports compete as the Golden Bears; while its women's sports they compete as the Pandas.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 School competed as a full Independent within the NAIA prior the inception of the AII/Continental, which began in the 2008–09 school year.
* 1 2 3 4 Currently an U Sports (formerly the Canadian Interuniversity Sport, or CIS) athletic conference.
* ↑ Alberta was one of many few full members within the AII/Continental who competes in partial status, with men's and women's tennis as the only sponsored sports; while some of their other sports compete in their primary home conference at the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West) of U Sports, where it doesn't sponsor tennis.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Also a historically black college and university.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
* ↑ Formerly known as Southwestern College until 2011.
* ↑ Former campus location was in Phoenix.
* ↑ Formerly affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) until 2018.
* ↑ Currently known as Belhaven University since 2010.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
* ↑ British Columbia was one of many few full members within the AII/Continental who competes in partial status, with baseball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, and men's and women's outdoor track and field as the only sponsored sports; while some of their other sports compete in their primary home conference at the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West) of U Sports, where it doesn't sponsor neither of those previously mentioned sports.
* ↑ Part of the California State University System.
* ↑ The Cal State–San Marcos men's and women's basketball teams joined as an Independent 13 years after becoming a full member for other sports (2011–12).
* ↑ Formerly known as Central State University until 1990.
* 1 2 Part of the Regional University System of Oklahoma.
* ↑ Formerly known as Clarke College until 2010.
* ↑ Clarke now competes as the Pride since the 2017–18 school year.
* 1 2 Clarke left the Independent/AII/Continental ranks after the 2006–07 school year; before re-joining for only the 2015–16 school year.
* 1 2 This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not field men's sports.
* ↑ Later became known as Victory University in 2010.
* ↑ Crichton (as Victory) re-instated its athletics program in fall 2010; until the university ceased operations after spring 2014.
* ↑ Part of the South Dakota Board of Regents System.
* 1 2 Part of the University System of Georgia.
* 1 2 3 Part of the North Dakota University System.
* 1 2 Fisk withdrew from the Independent/AII/Continental ranks from 2010–11 to 2013–14.
* ↑ Includes online students. Current on-campus enrollment is about 25,300.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
* ↑ Formerly known as Silver Lake College until 2019.
* ↑ Currently known as Indiana University–Indianapolis (IU Indy) since 2024.
* ↑ IU Indy joined the Horizon League as IUPUI, representing the former Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). IUPUI was dissolved in 2024 and replaced by separate institutions affiliated with the Indiana University and Purdue University systems. The athletic program transferred to the new IU Indianapolis with a primary branding as IU Indy.
* ↑ IU Indy did not exist until 2024, but inherited its athletic program from IUPUI, founded in 1969.
* 1 2 3 4 5 Part of the Indiana University System.
* ↑ Currently known as Indiana University–Columbus since 2024.
* 1 2 Iowa Wesleyan left the Independent/AII/Continental ranks after the 2012–13 school year before re-joining in 2021–22 school year and left once again after 2022–23 since the school ceased operations.
* ↑ Currently known as the University of Jamestown since 2013.
* ↑ The KSU campus has a Kennesaw mailing address, but is located in unincorporated Cobb County.
* ↑ Currently known as King University since 2013.
* 1 2 Part of the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges.
* 1 2 Life left the Independent/AII/Continental ranks after the 2011–12 school year, re-joining for only the 2013–14 school year.
* 1 2 3 4 This institution held dual membership with the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA).
* ↑ Lincoln Christian discontinued its athletics program after the 2021–22 school year.
* 1 2 3 This institution held dual membership with the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).
* ↑ Part of the University of Maine System.
* ↑ Marygrove announced that all athletics would cease after the 2017 fall season (with men's & women's soccer and volleyball remaining) of the 2017–18 academic year; with their August 2017 announcement of the closing of school's undergraduate programs.
* ↑ Part of the University of Missouri System.
* ↑ UMKC rebranded its athletics as Kansas City and competes as the Roos since the 2019–20 school year.
* ↑ UMKC's men's basketball team left the NAIA after the 1985–86 school year, but its women's basketball team remained in the association until 1993–94.
* ↑ This institution also sponsors football.
* ↑ Currently known as Bushnell University since 2020.
* 1 2 Northwestern Ohio competed as an Independent while transitioning to join the American Mideast Conference as an associate (provisional) member.
* ↑ Formerly known as Northwestern State College until 1974.
* ↑ Oral Roberts competes as the Golden Eagles since the 1993–94 school year.
* 1 2 The College of the Ozarks (CofO) left the Independent/AII/Continental ranks after the 2020–21 school year before re-joining for only the 2023–24 school year.
* ↑ Patten dropped its athletic program after the 2011–12 school year.
* ↑ Currently a United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) athletic conference.
* ↑ Currently known as Philander Smith University since 2023.
* 1 2 URegina competes in all sports as the Cougars; with the exception of its football team, who compete as the Rams.
* ↑ URegina was one of many few full members within the AII/Continental who competes in partial status, with men's and women's wrestling; while some of their other sports compete in their primary home conference at the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West) of U Sports, where it doesn't sponsor wrestling.
* ↑ Later known as Rochester University in 2019; now currently known as Rochester Christian University since 2024.
* ↑ Savannah A&D had sponsored men's or women's basketball until after the 2008–09 school year.
* ↑ Nickname was used until spring 2020. Since fall 2022, its current nickname is Red Leafs.
* ↑ Simon Fraser was one of many few full members within the AII/Continental who competes in partial status, with men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, softball and wrestling as the only sponsored sports; while some of their other sports compete in their primary home conference at the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West) of U Sports, where it doesn't sponsor neither of those previously mentioned sports (although the CWUAA also sponsors soccer).
* ↑ Initially a non-basketball core member school, until South Carolina–Beaufort (USC Beaufort) began sponosoring men's and women's basketball in the 2023–24 school year.
* ↑ This institution held dual membership with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
* ↑ At the time of its tenure within the NAIA, SUNY Delhi was also a member of the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) within the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) until after the 2014–15 school year.
* ↑ Part of the State University of New York System.
* ↑ Tennessee Temple was merged into Piedmont International University (now known as Carolina University) after spring 2015.
* ↑ Currently known as Truett McConnell University since 2016.
* ↑ Part of the Board of Regents of the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma.
* ↑ Formerly known as Voorhees College until 2022.
* 1 2 Voorhees left the Independent/AII/Continental ranks after the 2012–13 school year before re-joining in the 2015–16 school year.
* ↑ Part of the West Virginia University System.
* 1 2 Wilberforce left the Independent/AII/Continental ranks after the 2021–22 school year before re-joining for only the 2023–24 school year.
* ↑ UWinnipeg was one of many few full members within the AII/Continental who competes in partial status, with baseball as the only sponsored sport; while some of their other sports compete in their primary home conference at the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West) of U Sports, where it doesn't sponsor baseball.
* ↑ Currently known as York University since 2022.

### Former partial members

| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current primary conference | AII/CAC sport(s) |
| Brescia University | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1925 | Catholic (Ursulines) | 2,252 | Bearcats | 1984? | 2009 | River States (RSC) | men's basketball women's basketball |
| Cottey College | Nevada, Missouri | 1884 | Nonsectarian | 307 | Comets | 2022$^{w.xc.}$ 2022$^{w.glf.}$ | 2023$^{w.xc.}$ 2023$^{w.glf.}$ | American Midwest | women's cross country women's golf |
| Dillard University | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1869 | United Methodist & United Church of Christ | 900 | Bleu Devils & Lady Bleu Devils | 2023 | 2024 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | softball |
| Edward Waters University | Jacksonville, Florida | 1866 | A.M.E. Church | 966 | Tigers | 2021$^{w.soc.}$ 2021$^{bsb.}$ 2021$^{sfb.}$ | 2022$^{w.soc.}$ 2022$^{bsb.}$ 2022$^{sfb.}$ | Southern (SIAC) | women's soccer baseball softball |
| Fisk University | Nashville, Tennessee | 1866 | United Church of Christ | 910 | Bulldogs | 2021 | 2024 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | men's soccer |
| University of Houston–Victoria (UHV) | Victoria, Texas | 1973 | Public | 4,407 | Jaguars | 2021$^{m.glf.}$ 2021$^{w.glf.}$ | 2022$^{m.glf.}$ 2023$^{w.glf.}$ | Red River (RRAC) | men's golf women's golf |
| Jarvis Christian University | Hawkins, Texas | 1912 | Disciples of Christ | 550 | Bulldogs | 2021 | 2023 | Red River (RRAC) | women's golf |
| Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865 | Nonsectarian | 800 | Lynx | 2021$^{m.xc.}$ 2021$^{m.glf.}$ 2021$^{w.glf.}$ | 2022$^{m.xc.}$ 2022$^{m.glf.}$ 2022$^{w.glf.}$ | Closed in 2022 | men's cross country men's golf women's golf |
| Mountain State University | Beckley, West Virginia | 1933 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Cougars | 1977?$^{m.bsk.}$ 1980$^{w.bsk.}$ | 2009$^{m.bsk.}$ 2012$^{w.bsk.}$ | Closed in 2012 | men's basketball women's basketball |
| Oakwood University | Huntsville, Alabama | 1896 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1,400 | Ambassadors | 2023 | 2024 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | softball |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | San Antonio, Texas | 1895 | Catholic (C.D.P.) | 2,660 | Saints | 2021 | 2022 | Red River (RRAC) | men's golf |
| Park University | Parkville, Missouri | 1875 | Nonsectarian | 2,340 | Pirates | 1994 | 2009 | Heart of America (HAAC) | men's basketball women's basketball |
| Rust College | Holly Springs, Mississippi | 1866 | United Methodist | 900 | Bearcats | 2021$^{bsb.}$ 2021$^{sfb.}$ | 2022$^{bsb.}$ 2024$^{sfb.}$ | HBCU (HBCUAC) | softball |
| University of the Southwest | Hobbs, New Mexico | 1962 | Nondenominational | 550 | Mustangs | 2021$^{m.glf.}$ 2021$^{w.glf.}$ | 2022$^{m.glf.}$ 2023$^{w.glf.}$ | Red River (RRAC) | men's golf women's golf |
| State University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi) | Delhi, New York | 1913 | Public | 3,088 | Broncos | 2009$^{m.glf.}$ 2012$^{w.glf.}$ | 2018$^{m.glf.}$ 2018$^{w.glf.}$ | North Atlantic (NAC) | men's golf women's golf |
| Talladega College | Talladega, Alabama | 1867 | United Church of Christ | 1,337 | Tornadoes | 2023 | 2024 | HBCU (HBCUAC) | softball |
| Tougaloo College | Tougaloo, Mississippi | 1869 | United Church of Christ & Disciples of Christ | 900 | Bulldogs | 2021$^{bsb.}$ 2021$^{m.glf.}$ 2021$^{w.glf.}$ | 2022$^{bsb.}$ 2023$^{m.glf.}$ 2023$^{w.glf.}$ | HBCU (HBCUAC) | baseball men's golf women's golf |
| Viterbo University | La Crosse, Wisconsin | 1923 | Catholic (Diocese of Davenport) | 2,991 | V-Hawks | 2021$^{m.soc.}$ 2021$^{w.soc.}$ | 2023$^{m.soc.}$ 2023$^{w.soc.}$ | Chicagoland (CCAC) | men's soccer women's soccer |
| Waldorf University | Forest City, Iowa | 1903 | For-profit | 580 | Warriors | 2021$^{m.soc.}$ 2021$^{w.soc.}$ | 2023$^{m.soc.}$ 2023$^{w.soc.}$ | Great Plains (GPAC) | men's soccer women's soccer |

#### Notes

* ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
* ↑ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
* ↑ Brescia's basketball teams moved into the River States Conference (RSC) alongside its other sports after the 2008–09 school year.
* ↑ This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not field men's sports.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Also a historically black college and university.
* ↑ Formerly known as Edward Waters College until 2021.
* ↑ Edward Waters remained in its primary conference home (the HBCUAC, then known as the GCAC) to compete in conference tournaments for all sponsored sports during the provisional transition until after the 2021–22 school year.
* ↑ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
* ↑ Fisk remains as a partial member for men's and women's golf.
* 1 2 Mountain State's men's basketball team moved into the River States Conference (RSC) alongside its other sports after the 2008–09 school year; while its women's basketball team remained in the AII until the school closed after spring 2012.
* ↑ Oakwood remains as a partial member for men's and women's soccer.
* ↑ Our Lady of the Laker (OLLU) remains as a partial member for women's golf.
* ↑ Park's basketball teams, alongside its other sports, moved into the American Midwest Conference from its previous primary conference home, the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC), after the 2008–09 school year.
* ↑ This institution held dual membership with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
* ↑ At the time of its tenure within the NAIA, SUNY Delhi was also a member of the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) within the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) until after the 2014–15 school year.
* ↑ Part of the State University of New York System.
* ↑ Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
* ↑ Talladega remains as a partial member for men's and women's soccer and men's golf.
* ↑ Tougaloo remains as a partial member for men's and women's soccer.
* ↑ Formerly known as Waldorf College until 2016.

## Sports

Conference sports :
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
| Baseball | Y | |
| Basketball | Y | Y |
| Cross Country | Y | Y |
| Golf | Y | Y |
| Soccer | Y | Y |
| Softball | | Y |
| Track & Field Outdoor | Y | Y |
| Volleyball | | Y |