List of college athletic programs in Tennessee

The main article is College sports.

Notes:

• This list is in a tabular format, with columns arranged in the following order, from left to right:
  • Athletic team description (short school name and nickname), with a link to the school's athletic program article if it exists. When only one nickname is listed, it is used for teams of both sexes. (Note that in recent years, many schools have chosen to use the same nickname for men's and women's teams even when the nickname is distinctly masculine.) When two nicknames are given, the first is used for men's teams and the other is used for women's teams. Different nicknames for a specific sport within a school are noted separately below the table.
  • Full name of school.
  • Location of school.
  • Conference of the school (if conference column is left blank, the school is either independent or the conference is unknown).
• Apart from the ongoing conversions, the following notes apply:
  • Following the normal standard of U.S. sports media, the terms "University" and "College" are ignored in alphabetization, unless necessary to distinguish schools (such as Boston College and Boston University) or are actually used by the media in normally describing the school (formerly the case for the College of Charleston, but media now use "Charleston" for that school's athletic program).
  • Schools are also alphabetized by the names they are most commonly referred to by sports media, with non-intuitive examples included in parentheses next to the school name. This means, for example, that campuses bearing the name "University of North Carolina" may variously be found at "C" (Charlotte), "N" (North Carolina, referring to the Chapel Hill campus), and "U" (the Asheville, Greensboro, Pembroke, and Wilmington campuses, all normally referred to as UNC-{campus name}).
  • The prefix "St.", as in "Saint", is alphabetized as if it were spelled out.

NCAA

Division I

Team	School	City	Conference
Austin Peay Governors and Lady Govs	Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	Ohio Valley
Belmont Bruins	Belmont University	Nashville	Ohio Valley
Chattanooga Mocs and Lady Mocs	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga	Southern
ETSU Buccaneers and Lady Bucs	East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	Southern
Lipscomb Bisons and Lady Bisons	Lipscomb University	Nashville	Atlantic Sun
Memphis Tigers and Lady Tigers	University of Memphis	Memphis	The American
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	C-USA
Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols	University of Tennessee	Knoxville	SEC
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks	University of Tennessee at Martin	Martin	Ohio Valley
Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers	Tennessee State University	Nashville	Ohio Valley
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	Ohio Valley
Vanderbilt Commodores	Vanderbilt University	Nashville	SEC

Division II

Team	School	City	Conference
Carson-Newman Eagles	Carson-Newman College	Jefferson City	South Atlantic
Christian Brothers Buccaneers	Christian Brothers University	Memphis	Gulf South
King Tornado	King University	Bristol	Carolinas
Lane Dragons	Lane College	Jackson	Southern Intercollegiate
Lee Flames	Lee University	Cleveland	Southern States
LeMoyne-Owen Magicians	LeMoyne-Owen College	Memphis	Southern Intercollegiate
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters	Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	South Atlantic
Trevecca Nazarene Trojans	Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville	G-MAC
Tusculum Pioneers	Tusculum College	Greeneville	South Atlantic
Union Bulldogs..	Union University	Jackson	Gulf South

Division III

Team	School	City	Conference
Maryville Scots	Maryville College	Maryville	USA South
Rhodes Lynx	Rhodes College	Memphis	Southern Athletic Association
Sewanee Tigers	Sewanee: The University of the South	Sewanee	Southern Athletic Association

NAIA

Team	School	City	Conference
Bethel (Tenn.) Wildcats	Bethel University	McKenzie	Southern States
Bryan Lions	Bryan College	Dayton	Appalachian
Cumberland Bulldogs	Cumberland University	Lebanon	Mid-South
Fisk Bulldogs	Fisk University	Nashville	Independent
Freed-Hardeman Lions	Freed-Hardeman University	Henderson	American Midwest
Martin Methodist RedHawks	Martin Methodist College	Pulaski	Southern States
Milligan Buffaloes	Milligan College	Elizabethton	Appalachian
Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs	Tennessee Wesleyan College	Athens	Appalachian

NJCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Chattanooga State Tech Tigers	Chattanooga State Technical Community College	Chattanooga	Tennessee J&CC
Cleveland State Cougars	Cleveland State Community College	Cleveland	Tennessee J&CC
Columbia State Chargers	Columbia State Community College	Columbia	Tennessee J&CC
Dyersburg State Eagles	Dyersburg State Community College	Dyersburg	Tennessee J&CC
Jackson State Generals	Jackson State Community College	Jackson	Tennessee J&CC
Motlow State Bucks	Motlow State Community College	Lynchburg	Tennessee J&CC
Roane State Raiders	Roane State Community College	Harriman	Tennessee J&CC
Southwest Tennessee Saluqis	Southwest Tennessee Community College	Memphis	Tennessee J&CC
Volunteer State Pioneers	Volunteer State Community College	Gallatin	Tennessee J&CC
Walters State Senators	Walters State Community College	Morristown	Tennessee J&CC

NCCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Crown Royal Crusaders	Crown College	Powell
Hiwassee Tigers	Hiwassee College	Madisonville
Johnson Preachers and Evangels	Johnson University	Knoxville
Tennessee Temple Crusaders	Tennessee Temple University	Chattanooga
Welch Flames	Welch College	Nashville

ACCA

Team	School	City	Conference
Shepherd Eagles	Shepherd Technical College	Memphis

See also

• List of NCAA Division I institutions
• List of NCAA Division II institutions
• List of NCAA Division III institutions
• List of NAIA institutions
• List of USCAA institutions
• List of NCCAA institutions