NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)

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NCAA Division I independent schools are teams that compete in NCAA ice hockey but are not members of a conference. There are several current schools who, at one time or another, competed as Division I independents.

Current independent programs

Men

School Years Subsequent conference Notes
Arizona State Sun Devils[1] 2015–present – The Sun Devils moved up from club hockey in the ACHA to full varsity status. Arizona State will start playing a full Division I schedule in 2016–17, and expects to be in a hockey conference for 2017–18.

Women

School Years Subsequent conference Notes
Sacred Heart Pioneers[2] 2003–present – The Pioneers moved up from Division III (where they were a member of the ECAC East) in 2003. Its men's team plays in Atlantic Hockey, which does not sponsor women's hockey.

Current programs which were at one point independent

Men

School Years Subsequent conference Notes
Air Force Falcons[3] 1968–1999 CHA Joined Atlantic Hockey in 2006
Alabama–Huntsville Chargers[4] 1987–1992
1998–1999
2010–2013		 Division II
CHA
WCHA		 The Chargers first competed as a Division I independent between stints in Division II. After winning 2 championships and finishing as runners-up twice more, UAH returned to Division I in 1998, spending one season as an independent before becoming a charter member of College Hockey America. Following the demise of the men's side of CHA, and being denied entry to the CCHA,[5] the Chargers were independent for three seasons (2010–11 to 2012–13)[6] until joining the Western Collegiate Hockey Association beginning in the 2013–14 season.[7]
Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves[8] 1979–1985
1988–1993		 GWHC
WCHA		 The Seawolves competed as an independent following the demise of the Great West Hockey Conference. The school joined the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in 1993. UAA received NCAA tournament bids in 1990, 1991, and 1992 while an independent.
Alaska–Fairbanks Nanooks[9] 1925–1926
1932–1973
1988–1994		 dropped program
Division II
CCHA		 The Nanooks re-joined Division I in 1985 in the Great West Hockey Conference, and went independent following the conference's demise. They joined the Central Collegiate Hockey Association in 1994. Joined the WCHA in 2013.
American International Yellow Jackets[10] 1948–1998 MAAC
Army Black Knights[11] 1903–1961
1973–1984
1991–1999		 ECAC
ECAC
CHA		 Joined Atlantic Hockey in 2000
Bemidji State Beavers[12] 1947–1950
1959–1967		 dropped program
Division III		 Bemidji returned to Division I in 1999 as a charter member of College Hockey America, and moved to the WCHA for 2010–11.
Boston College Eagles[13] 1917–1961 ECAC Currently competes in Hockey East
Boston University Terriers[14] 1917–1961 ECAC Currently competes in Hockey East
Brown Bears[15] 1897–1961 ECAC
Clarkson Golden Knights[16] 1920–1961 ECAC
Colgate Raiders[17] 1915–1917
1920–1961		 dropped program
ECAC
Colorado College Tigers[18] 1937–1951
1958–1959		 MCHL
WCHA		 Joined the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) in 2013
Cornell Big Red[19] 1900–1901
1902–1903
1906–1961		 dropped program
dropped program
ECAC
Dartmouth Big Green[20] 1905–1961 ECAC
Denver Pioneers[21] 1949–1951
1958–1959		 MCHL
WCHA		 Joined the NCHC in 2013
Harvard Crimson[22] 1897–1961 ECAC
Holy Cross Crusaders[23] 1966–1998 MAAC
Lake Superior State Lakers[24] 1966–1972 CCHA Joined the WCHA in 2013
Maine Black Bears[25] 1977–1984 Hockey East
UMass Minutemen[26] 1908–1961
1993–1994		 Division II
Hockey East		 Dropped program from 1979 until 1993
Merrimack Warriors[27] 1984–1989 Hockey East Moved up from Division II in 1984. Merrimack received an NCAA tournament invitation in 1988 while an independent.
Miami RedHawks[28] 1978–1980 CCHA Joined the NCHC in 2013
Michigan Wolverines[29] 1922–1951
1958–1959		 MCHL
WCHA		 Moved to CCHA in 1981. Joined the new Big Ten men's hockey league in 2013.
Michigan State Spartans[30] 1921–1930
1949–1951
1958–1959		 dropped program
MCHL
WCHA		 Moved to CCHA in 1981. Joined the new Big Ten men's hockey league in 2013.
Michigan Tech Huskies[31] 1919–1951
1958–1959		 MCHL
WCHA		 Played in the CCHA from 1981–84. Re-joined the WCHA in 1984
Minnesota Golden Gophers[32] 1921–1951
1958–1959		 MCHL
WCHA		 Joined the new Big Ten men's hockey league in 2013
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs[33] 1930–1932
1946–1965		 dropped program
WCHA		 Joined the NCHC in 2013
Minnesota State Mavericks[34] 1996–1999 WCHA after moving up from Division II and before joining the WCHA.
New Hampshire Wildcats[35] 1924–1961
1964–1966		 ECAC
ECAC		 Currently competes in Hockey East
Niagara Purple Eagles[36] 1997–1999 CHA Niagara began varsity hockey in 1997, and became a charter member of the CHA in 1999. They moved to Atlantic Hockey for 2010–11.
North Dakota Fighting Hawks[37] 1929–1936
1946–1951
1958–1959		 dropped program
MCHL
WCHA		 Joined the NCHC in 2013
Northeastern Huskies[38] 1929–1961 ECAC Currently competes in Hockey East
Northern Michigan Wildcats[39] 1976–1977 CCHA Joined the WCHA in 2013
Notre Dame Fighting Irish[40] 1912–1927
1968–1971
1984–1991		 dropped program
WCHA
CCHA		 Left the CCHA in 2013 for Hockey East.
Ohio State Buckeyes[41] 1963–1971
1973–1975		 CCHA
CCHA		 Joined the new Big Ten men's hockey league in 2013
Penn State Nittany Lions 2012–2013 Big Ten In September 2010, Penn State announced they would add men's and women's NCAA Division I hockey programs in 2012, competing in their first season as an independent.[42] In March 2011, the Big Ten Conference announced that Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State would leave the CCHA, and Minnesota and Wisconsin announced that they would leave the WCHA to form a Big Ten hockey conference to begin play in the 2013–14 season.[43]
Princeton Tigers[44] 1900–1961 ECAC
Providence Friars[45] 1926–1927
1952–1954
1955–1961		 dropped program
Northeast League
ECAC		 Currently competes in Hockey East
RPI Engineers[46] 1901–1950 Tri-State League Moved to the ECAC in 1961
RIT Tigers[47] 2005–2006 Atlantic Hockey Played first year of its probation period after joining Division I as an independent.
Sacred Heart Pioneers[48] 1993–1998 MAAC
St. Cloud State Huskies[49] 1931–1942
1987–1990		 dropped program
WCHA		 Dropped their program during World War II, resumed in 1946 in Division II. Joined the NCHC in 2013.
St. Lawrence Saints[50] 1925–1930
1938–1961		 dropped program
ECAC
Union Dutchmen[51] 1903–1949 dropped program Suspended their program from 1949–1975, resumed in Division III, before moving back to Division I in the ECAC in 1991.
Wisconsin Badgers[52] 1921–1935
1963–1969		 dropped program
WCHA		 Joined the new Big Ten men's hockey league in 2013
Yale Bulldogs[53] 1895–1961 ECAC

Women

School Years Subsequent conference Notes
Clarkson Golden Knights[54] 2003–2004 ECAC Played the first year of their program as an independent before joining the ECAC
Connecticut Huskies[55] 2000–2001 ECAC Played the first year of their program as an independent before joining the ECAC, and moving to Hockey East in 2002.
Lindenwood Lady Lions 2011–2012 CHA The university competed as an independent for the 2011–12 season during the transition process of joining the NCAA from NAIA, during which, the team was reclassifying from ACHA Division I to NCAA Division I. Lindenwood placed an application in Fall 2011 and was accepted as a member of CHA starting in the 2012–13 season.[56]
North Dakota Fighting Hawks[57] 2002–2004 WCHA Played the first years of their program as an independent before joining the WCHA
Quinnipiac Bobcats[58] 2002–2004 CHA Left the ECAC after 2002 and spent two years playing as an independent before joining the CHA. They returned to the ECAC after one season in the CHA.
RPI Engineers[59] 2005–2006 ECAC Moved up from Division III (where they were a member of the ECAC East) in 2005.

Defunct teams

Men

School Years Subsequent conference Notes
Boston State Warriors[60] 1962–1982 dropped program Program dropped when school merged with UMass Boston, who field a Division III team, in 1982.
Carnegie Tech Tartans[61] 1905–1910
1920–1921		 dropped program
dropped program
Illinois Fighting Illini[62] 1937–1943 dropped program
UIC Flames[63] 1981–1982 CCHA Moved up from Division II in 1981. Program folded in 1996.
Iona Gaels[64] 1967–2003
1998–2002		 dropped program Dropped their program after the 2002–2003 season after 5 seasons in Division I.
Fairfield Stags[65] 1974–1999 MAAC
MIT Engineers[66] 1906–1975 dropped program
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks[67][68] 1980–1985 GWHC Folded their program after one season in the GWHC.
Penn Quakers[69] 1898–1930 dropped program
Pittsburgh Panthers[70] 1896–1909 Intercollegiate League varsity hockey was played intermittently from at least 1896, varsity program dropped presumably around 1916, if not earlier.
Syracuse Orange[71] 1911–1913
1923–1928
1939–1940		 dropped program
dropped program
dropped program
U.S. International Gulls[68][72] 1979–1985 GWHC Dropped their program in 1988.
Villanova Wildcats[64] 1929–1932
1982–1998		 dropped program Dropped their program after the 1997–1998 season for Title IX reasons.

See also

References

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