College programs by conference · 2026-27

College soccer conferences

There are 113 college soccer conferences with at least 6 programs in 2026-27, across NCAA Division I, II and III and the NAIA. Together they hold 2,200 of the 2,215 programs we list. Pick a conference to see every school in it, with roster size, international share and graduation rate.

Conferences: 113
Programs in them: 2,200
Levels: 4

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What are the D1 soccer conferences?

31 conferences in NCAA Division I, A to Z.

D1 soccer conferences, with the number of programs and the median roster
Conference	Programs	Women’s	Men’s	Median roster
America East Conference	17	9	8	28
American Conference	20	11	9	28
Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)	27	14	13	28
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)	32	17	15	28
Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN)	17	8	9	28
Big 12 Conference	16	16	—	28
Big East Conference	23	11	12	28
Big Sky Conference	10	10	—	28
Big South Conference	17	9	8	29
Big Ten Conference	29	18	11	28
Big West Conference	19	12	7	29
Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)	22	12	10	28
Conference USA (CUSA)	10	10	—	29
Horizon League	23	12	11	27
Ivy League	16	8	8	28
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)	26	13	13	29
Mid-American Conference (MAC)	12	12	—	29
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)	17	10	7	27
Mountain West Conference	17	11	6	28
Northeast Conference (NEC)	20	11	9	30
Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)	17	8	9	27
Pac-12 Conference	16	9	7	28
Patriot League	20	10	10	29
Southeastern Conference (SEC)	16	16	—	28
Southern Conference (SoCon)	17	11	6	28
Southland Conference	11	11	—	28
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)	9	9	—	27
The Summit League	14	8	6	28
Sun Belt Conference	24	14	10	28
United Athletic Conference (UAC)	8	8	—	27
West Coast Conference (WCC)	19	10	9	29

What are the D2 soccer conferences?

21 conferences in NCAA Division II, A to Z.

D2 soccer conferences, with the number of programs and the median roster
Conference	Programs	Women’s	Men’s	Median roster
California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA)	27	14	13	32
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC)	23	12	11	33
Conference Carolinas	31	16	15	32
East Coast Conference (ECC)	17	8	9	29
Great American Conference (GAC)	14	7	7	31
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)	17	10	7	32
Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC)	30	15	15	33
Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC)	23	12	11	34
Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)	14	8	6	30
Gulf South Conference (GSC)	23	12	11	31
Lone Star Conference (LSC)	26	15	11	30
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA)	13	13	—	29
Mountain East Conference (MEC)	21	12	9	32
Northeast-10 Conference (NE10)	20	10	10	35
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC)	16	16	—	29
Pacific West Conference (PacWest)	20	10	10	30
Peach Belt Conference (PBC)	17	10	7	29
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)	29	17	12	30
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC)	24	13	11	31
South Atlantic Conference (SAC)	21	11	10	33
Sunshine State Conference (SSC)	22	11	11	31

What are the D3 soccer conferences?

42 conferences in NCAA Division III, A to Z.

D3 soccer conferences, with the number of programs and the median roster
Conference	Programs	Women’s	Men’s	Median roster
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC)	16	8	8	25
American Rivers Conference (A-R-C)	16	8	8	34
American Southwest Conference (ASC)	12	6	6	32
Atlantic East Conference	12	6	6	26
Centennial Conference	21	11	10	30
City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC)	14	6	8	24
Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C)	15	8	7	28
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)	18	9	9	36
Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS)	13	7	6	31
Conference of New England (CNE)	22	11	11	31
Empire 8	24	12	12	29
Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC)	27	14	13	28
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC)	20	10	10	31
Landmark Conference	20	10	10	32
Liberty League	20	10	10	29
Little East Conference (LEC)	18	9	9	28
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC)	16	8	8	27
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA)	17	9	8	30
Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC)	36	18	18	33
Midwest Conference (MWC)	20	10	10	31
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)	23	12	11	30
New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC)	22	11	11	31
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC)	21	12	9	31
New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC)	20	10	10	32
North Atlantic Conference (NAC)	16	8	8	25
North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)	17	8	9	32
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC)	26	13	13	32
Northwest Conference (NWC)	18	9	9	31
Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)	18	9	9	33
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)	25	13	12	30
Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC)	26	13	13	29
Skyline Conference	24	12	12	27
Southern Athletic Association (SAA)	18	9	9	31
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC)	20	10	10	34
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC)	19	9	10	30
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC)	18	9	9	26
State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC)	24	12	12	27
United East Conference	24	12	12	24
University Athletic Association (UAA)	16	8	8	33
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC)	14	7	7	23
USA South Athletic Conference	18	10	8	33
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)	14	8	6	32

What are the NAIA soccer conferences?

19 conferences in NAIA, A to Z.

NAIA soccer conferences, with the number of programs and the median roster
Conference	Programs	Women’s	Men’s	Median roster
American Midwest Conference (AMC)	13	6	7	24
Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC)	26	13	13	30
California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac)	7	4	3	25
Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC)	26	13	13	28
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC)	22	12	10	25
Continental Athletic Conference	16	8	8	25
Crossroads League	20	10	10	29
Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)	22	11	11	35
Great Southwest Athletic Conference (GSAC)	20	10	10	27
HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC)	11	6	5	27
Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)	28	14	14	37
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC)	27	13	14	33
Mid-South Conference (MSC)	14	7	7	27
Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC)	20	10	10	28
River States Conference (RSC)	17	9	8	32
Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC)	20	10	10	31
Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC)	26	14	12	28
The Sun Conference	18	9	9	32
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC)	20	10	10	29

How this was counted

Conference membership is the 2026-27 alignment in our program directory. A conference is listed when at least 6 of its programs sponsor soccer. Median roster is the middle value of the squads we could confirm as this season’s, read from each school’s own roster page.

Last checked: October 3, 2026

Quick answers

How many college soccer conferences are there?

113 conferences have at least 6 soccer programs in 2026-27: 31 in D1, 21 in D2, 42 in D3, 19 in NAIA. Programs that play as independents are not in a conference and are listed on the division pages.

Which D1 soccer conference has the most teams?

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), with 32 programs: 17 women’s and 15 men’s.

Which D2 soccer conference has the most teams?

Conference Carolinas, with 31 programs: 16 women’s and 15 men’s.

Which D3 soccer conference has the most teams?

Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), with 36 programs: 18 women’s and 18 men’s.

Which NAIA soccer conference has the most teams?

Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC), with 28 programs: 14 women’s and 14 men’s.

Does every school in a conference have both a women’s and a men’s team?

No. Many conferences sponsor women’s soccer at more schools than men’s, and a few sponsor one side only. Each row shows the two counts separately.

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