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College sports programs by state and division

REACH lists 9,004 varsity college programs in track and field, cross country, football, volleyball, lacrosse and women's flag football, as of November 10, 2026. Most of them are outside NCAA Division I: here is how many each level has, sport by sport, and how many are in your state.

Counts of varsity programs at NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA schools in REACH's program list, updated November 10, 2026. A school with a men's and a women's team counts once in each. Club teams aren't counted. No coach names or contact details are shown.

How many college programs are there in each sport?

Division III has the most programs in every sport here except football, where Division I has the most, and in every sport the levels outside Division I add up to far more programs than Division I alone. How the levels differ is in D1, D2, D3, NAIA and JUCO explained.

College programs by sport and level, November 10, 2026
SportD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
Women's track and field3562623581861161,278
Men's track and field3102383401871141,189
Women's cross country3622833952022031,445
Men's cross country3312633812021851,362
Football2661582429649811
Women's volleyball3482844102161591,417
Men's volleyball314113967–278
Women's lacrosse13311327032–548
Men's lacrosse77812352914436
Women's flag football1947746139240

Women's track and field programs by state (1,278)

1,278 programs in 53 states and territories. The most are in New York (83), Pennsylvania (81), Texas (65). Track and field recruiting on REACH.

See all 53 states by level
Women's track and field programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
New York22939–1383
Pennsylvania131648–481
Texas25101091165
California252095–59
Illinois135216853
Ohio1311215252
Massachusetts9332–347
North Carolina191492246
Missouri612313539
Virginia135171339
Kansas35–151538
Michigan71078638
Georgia71378–35
Indiana112813135
Iowa411011834
Florida1211–8233
Tennessee12938–32
South Carolina1213–4130
Minnesota2918––29
New Jersey7312–527
Wisconsin31221–27
Maryland9281626
Kentucky82510–25
Alabama10614324
Oklahoma410–6–20
Arkansas5534118
Colorado4101–217
Louisiana12–14–17
Mississippi6134317
Oregon4156–16
Connecticut627––15
Nebraska3318–15
Washington5442–15
West Virginia21011115
Arizona4––3613
Maine1–10––11
Montana21–6110
South Dakota25–3–10
New Hampshire234––9
Utah71––19
North Dakota23–3–8
Rhode Island4–4––8
Washington, D.C.412––7
Idaho31–217
New Mexico23–117
Delaware22–––4
Vermont112––4
Nevada2––––2
Puerto Rico–2–––2
Wyoming1–––12
Alaska–1–––1
Hawaii1––––1
U.S. Virgin Islands–––1–1

Men's track and field programs by state (1,189)

1,189 programs in 51 states and territories. The most are in New York (80), Pennsylvania (77), Texas (63). Track and field recruiting on REACH.

See all 51 states by level
Men's track and field programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
New York20839–1380
Pennsylvania121546–477
Texas24910101063
California231796–55
Illinois115216851
Ohio811215247
Massachusetts9326–341
Kansas35–161539
North Carolina181162239
Missouri412312536
Virginia115161336
Indiana102913135
Michigan5878634
Iowa4–1011833
Florida912–9131
South Carolina1113–4129
Georgia41167–28
Tennessee8938–28
New Jersey7312–527
Wisconsin31211–26
Minnesota2617––25
Kentucky72510–24
Maryland7271623
Alabama8514321
Arkansas5434117
Colorado4101–217
Louisiana12–14–17
Mississippi6134317
Oklahoma47–6–17
Connecticut627––15
Oregon3156–15
Washington5442–15
West Virginia11011114
Arizona4––3613
Nebraska2317–13
Maine1–9––10
Montana21–6110
South Dakota25–3–10
North Dakota23–3–8
New Hampshire224––8
Utah61––18
Idaho31–217
Washington, D.C.4–2––6
Rhode Island4–2––6
New Mexico12–115
Vermont112––4
Delaware12–––3
Puerto Rico–2–––2
Wyoming1–––12
Alaska–1–––1
U.S. Virgin Islands–––1–1

Women's cross country programs by state (1,445)

1,445 programs in 53 states and territories. The most are in New York (106), Pennsylvania (93), Texas (74). Cross country recruiting on REACH.

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Women's cross country programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
New York221055–19106
Pennsylvania131758–593
Texas251312101474
Illinois1352261864
California262095–60
Ohio1311216455
Massachusetts9336–250
Michigan710791750
North Carolina1916101450
Florida1411–91448
Georgia715711343
Kansas35–161640
Tennessee121039640
Missouri612312639
Virginia135171339
Indiana112915138
Alabama107151235
Iowa411011935
New Jersey8312–831
South Carolina1214–4131
Minnesota2918––29
Wisconsin41212–28
Maryland9281727
Oklahoma410–7526
Kentucky82510–25
Arkansas5735222
Colorado4101–318
Connecticut738––18
Louisiana12–14118
Mississippi6234318
Nebraska3318116
Oregon4156–16
Washington5443–16
West Virginia21111116
Arizona4––3815
Maine1–11––12
Montana21–6110
South Dakota25–3–10
Utah71––210
North Dakota23–319
New Hampshire234––9
New Mexico23–229
Rhode Island4–4––8
Washington, D.C.412––7
Idaho31–217
Delaware22––15
Vermont113––5
Hawaii13–––4
Nevada2––114
Alaska–2–––2
Puerto Rico–2–––2
Wyoming1–––12
U.S. Virgin Islands–––1–1

Men's cross country programs by state (1,362)

1,362 programs in 53 states and territories. The most are in New York (104), Pennsylvania (88), Texas (70). Cross country recruiting on REACH.

See all 53 states by level
Men's cross country programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
New York21955–19104
Pennsylvania131656–388
Texas241112111270
Illinois1152261761
California221796–54
Ohio1211216353
Michigan69791748
Massachusetts9332–246
North Carolina191681246
Florida1212–10842
Kansas35–161640
Tennessee121039640
Indiana102915137
Virginia125161337
Georgia513610236
Missouri511311636
Alabama97151234
Iowa4–1011934
South Carolina1114–4231
New Jersey8311–729
Minnesota2817––27
Wisconsin41201–26
Kentucky82510–25
Maryland7281624
Oklahoma47–7523
Arkansas5536221
Colorado4101–318
Connecticut638––17
Louisiana12–14–17
Washington5443–16
Arizona4––3815
Mississippi4134315
Oregon3156–15
West Virginia11111115
Nebraska2317114
Maine1–11––12
Montana21–6110
South Dakota25–3–10
North Dakota23–319
New Hampshire234––9
Utah61––29
New Mexico23–218
Idaho31–217
Rhode Island4–3––7
Washington, D.C.4–2––6
Vermont113––5
Delaware12––14
Nevada1––113
Alaska–2–––2
Hawaii–2–––2
Puerto Rico–2–––2
Wyoming1–––12
U.S. Virgin Islands–––1–1

Football programs by state (811)

811 programs in 50 states and territories. The most are in Pennsylvania (52), Texas (49), Ohio (41). Football recruiting on REACH.

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Football programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
Pennsylvania111229––52
Texas236104649
Ohio108202141
New York12119–335
Illinois83184134
North Carolina14135–133
Iowa411011329
Minnesota2714–528
Massachusetts6318––27
Kansas24–13726
Virginia10591–25
Michigan5972–23
Mississippi612–1423
Georgia7724222
Missouri4927–22
Indiana7185–21
Florida111–7–19
California11–61–18
Tennessee10332–18
Wisconsin1–17––18
Kentucky6317–17
Alabama10311–15
South Carolina96–––15
Oklahoma38–2114
Arkansas4621–13
Louisiana11–11–13
West Virginia2101––13
Connecticut524––11
New Jersey3–6–211
Oregon3152–11
Colorado46–––10
Maryland424––10
Nebraska1315–10
South Dakota25–3–10
North Dakota23–319
Maine1–6––7
Montana2––5–7
Utah6–––17
Washington313––7
New Hampshire222––6
New Mexico23––16
Arizona3––2–5
Washington, D.C.2–2––4
Idaho3––1–4
Rhode Island3–1––4
Vermont––3––3
Delaware2––––2
Nevada2––––2
Hawaii1––––1
Wyoming1––––1

Women's volleyball programs by state (1,417)

1,417 programs in 53 states and territories. The most are in New York (103), Pennsylvania (90), Texas (74). Volleyball recruiting on REACH.

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Women's volleyball programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
New York201058–15103
Pennsylvania111759–390
Texas25151412874
Illinois1352261965
California262196–62
North Carolina1916112957
Ohio1311216455
Massachusetts6338–451
Florida1413–10643
Michigan6107101043
Georgia711713139
Kansas35–161539
Tennessee121039438
Indiana112915–37
Missouri612314237
Virginia115181–35
Minnesota2918–534
Iowa411011733
Maryland82911232
Wisconsin41232232
Alabama10715831
South Carolina1213–4–29
New Jersey7313–427
Kentucky83510–26
Arkansas5737–22
Connecticut7310––20
Oklahoma310–7–20
Louisiana12–15–18
Mississippi6124518
Colorado5101–117
Nebraska3318116
Oregon4156–16
Washington5443–16
West Virginia21211–16
Arizona4––3512
Maine––10––10
Montana21–6110
North Dakota23–4110
New Hampshire235––10
South Dakota25–3–10
Rhode Island4–4–19
Utah71–––8
Idaho31–217
New Mexico23–2–7
Washington, D.C.4–2––6
Delaware22––15
Hawaii13–––4
Nevada2––114
Vermont–13––4
Wyoming1–––34
Puerto Rico–3–––3
Alaska–2–––2
U.S. Virgin Islands–––1–1

Men's volleyball programs by state (278)

278 programs in 35 states and territories. The most are in New York (39), Pennsylvania (29), California (24). Volleyball recruiting on REACH.

See all 35 states by level
Men's volleyball programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
New York2631––39
Pennsylvania1–28––29
California10527–24
Illinois14125–22
Massachusetts21131–17
Indiana2–38–13
Virginia1–111–13
Missouri1416–12
Ohio1163–11
Wisconsin––101–11
New Jersey3–7––10
Iowa––18–9
North Carolina1521–9
Michigan––35–8
Kentucky1–14–6
Florida–2–3–5
Georgia–2–3–5
South Carolina–4–1–5
Tennessee–3–2–5
Maryland1–3––4
Kansas–––3–3
Puerto Rico–3–––3
Arizona–––2–2
West Virginia1–1––2
Connecticut1––––1
Washington, D.C.––1––1
Hawaii1––––1
North Dakota–1–––1
Nebraska–––1–1
New Hampshire––1––1
Oklahoma–––1–1
Rhode Island––1––1
Utah1––––1
Vermont––1––1
Washington–––1–1

Women's lacrosse programs by state (548)

548 programs in 38 states and territories. The most are in Pennsylvania (73), New York (72), Massachusetts (45). Lacrosse recruiting on REACH.

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Women's lacrosse programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
Pennsylvania141544––73
New York19944––72
Massachusetts8334––45
North Carolina10991–29
Virginia11414––29
Ohio6715––28
Florida511–5–21
Connecticut7310––20
Michigan4565–20
New Jersey5310––18
Maryland718––16
South Carolina67–1–14
Wisconsin1–13––14
Georgia2334–12
Illinois138––12
Indiana2153–11
California514––10
Maine––10––10
New Hampshire235––10
Missouri14–4–9
Colorado251––8
Tennessee2321–8
Rhode Island3–4––7
Washington, D.C.411––6
Kentucky1122–6
Oregon1–41–6
West Virginia–51––6
Vermont113––5
Minnesota–13––4
Washington––4––4
Alabama–21––3
Delaware21–––3
Iowa––12–3
Kansas–––2–2
Arizona1––––1
Nebraska–––1–1
Texas––1––1
Utah–1–––1

Men's lacrosse programs by state (436)

436 programs in 37 states and territories. The most are in New York (76), Pennsylvania (56), Massachusetts (35). Lacrosse recruiting on REACH.

See all 37 states by level
Men's lacrosse programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
New York19841–876
Pennsylvania10442––56
Massachusetts6326––35
Ohio24181–25
North Carolina4971–21
Virginia4214––20
Maryland718–319
Connecticut4210––16
Michigan2266–16
New Jersey437–115
Florida110–2–13
Georgia1344–12
Illinois–28–111
Maine––9––9
New Hampshire135––9
Indiana1142–8
Wisconsin1–7––8
Missouri–3–4–7
Rhode Island3–3––6
South Carolina–5–1–6
Colorado221––5
Iowa––23–5
Kentucky1121–5
Tennessee–221–5
Vermont113––5
Alabama–21––3
Washington, D.C.111––3
Delaware11––13
West Virginia–21––3
California–2–––2
Kansas–––2–2
Utah11–––2
Arkansas––1––1
Idaho–1–––1
Louisiana––1––1
Nebraska–––1–1
Texas––1––1

Women's flag football programs by state (240)

240 programs in 36 states and territories. The most are in New York (22), Pennsylvania (20), Alabama (16). Flag football recruiting on REACH.

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Women's flag football programs by state and level, November 10, 2026
StateD1D2D3NAIAJUCOTotal
New York3511–322
Pennsylvania1413–220
Alabama22111016
Illinois–292215
North Carolina2102––14
Georgia–128213
Texas1–73112
Florida–3–5311
Ohio–253111
California1134–9
Missouri–11619
New Jersey113–49
Kansas–––8–8
Virginia115–18
Wisconsin–15118
South Carolina24–––6
Tennessee–1–416
Nebraska1––315
Indiana–1–3–4
Kentucky–1–3–4
Maryland2–––24
Connecticut–21––3
Michigan12–––3
Minnesota––2–13
Arizona–––2–2
Iowa–––2–2
Massachusetts––––22
Mississippi1–1––2
Oklahoma–––112
Arkansas––1––1
Washington, D.C.––1––1
Delaware–1–––1
Hawaii–1–––1
Louisiana––1––1
North Dakota–––1–1
Nevada–––1–1

Questions about college program counts

How many college track and field programs are there?

REACH lists 1,278 women's and 1,189 men's college track and field programs across NCAA Division I, II and III, the NAIA and junior college, as of November 10, 2026.

How many college football programs are there?

REACH lists 811 college football programs: 266 in Division I, 158 in Division II, 242 in Division III, 96 in the NAIA and 49 junior colleges.

Which state has the most college sports programs?

Counting every program in REACH's six sports, the states with the most are New York (720), Pennsylvania (659), Texas (409). Each state's count by level is in the tables on this page.

Do these counts include club teams?

No. They count varsity programs at NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA schools that REACH lists. Club teams aren't included, and a school with a men's and a women's team counts twice.

Where do these numbers come from?

From REACH's own program list, built from the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA member and sport sponsorship lists and kept current as programs start or stop. It counts programs only and lists no coaches or contact details.

More: when college coaches can contact you, the 2026-27 NCAA recruiting calendar and how athletic scholarships work.

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