List of college athletic programs in Ohio

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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
Akron Zips	Akron !University of Akron	Akron	Mid-American
Bowling Green Falcons	Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green	Mid-American^{[a 1]}
Cincinnati Bearcats	Cincinnati !University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	American !The American
Cleveland State Vikings	Cleveland State University	Cleveland	Horizon
Dayton Flyers	Dayton !University of Dayton	Dayton	Atlantic 10^{[a 2]}
Kent State Golden Flashes	Kent State University	Kent	Mid-American
Miami RedHawks^{[a 3]}	Miami University	Oxford	Mid-American^{[a 4]}
Ohio Bobcats	Ohio !Ohio University	Athens	Mid-American
Ohio State Buckeyes	Ohio State !Ohio State University	Columbus	Big Ten^{[a 5]}
Toledo Rockets	Toledo !University of Toledo	Toledo	Mid-American
Wright State Raiders	Wright State University	Fairborn	Horizon
Xavier Musketeers	Xavier University	Cincinnati	Big East
Youngstown State Penguins	Youngstown State University	Youngstown	Horizon^{[a 6]}

↑ Bowling Green men's ice hockey plays in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
↑ Dayton football plays in the Pioneer Football League.
↑ National media generally refer to the school as "Miami (Ohio)" to distinguish it from the University of Miami in Florida.
↑ Miami men's ice hockey plays in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
↑ Ohio State's women's ice hockey team plays in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
↑ Youngstown State football plays in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Division II

Team	School	City	Conference
Ashland Eagles	Ashland University	Ashland	Great Lakes
Cedarville Yellow Jackets	Cedarville University	Cedarville	G-MAC
Central State Marauders	Central State University	Wilberforce	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
Findlay Oilers	University of Findlay	Findlay	Great Lakes
Lake Erie Storm	Lake Erie College	Painesville	Great Lakes
Malone Pioneers	Malone University	Canton	Great Lakes
Notre Dame Falcons^{[b 1]}	Notre Dame College	South Euclid	Mountain East
Ohio Dominican Panthers	Ohio Dominican University	Columbus	Great Lakes
Tiffin Dragons	Tiffin University	Tiffin	Great Lakes
Urbana Blue Knights	Urbana University	Urbana	Mountain East
Ursuline Arrows	Ursuline College	Pepper Pike	G-MAC
Walsh Cavaliers	Walsh University	North Canton	Great Lakes

↑ Media refer to the school as "Notre Dame (Ohio)" in order to distinguish it from the far better-known University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

Division III

Team	School	City	Conference
Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets	Baldwin Wallace University	Berea	Ohio
Bluffton Beavers	Bluffton University	Bluffton	Heartland Collegiate
Capital Crusaders	Capital University	Bexley	Ohio
Case Western Reserve Spartans	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	UAA
Defiance Yellow Jackets	Defiance College	Defiance	Heartland Collegiate
Denison Big Red	Denison University	Granville	North Coast
Franciscan Barons	Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville	Allegheny Mountain
Heidelberg Student Princes	Heidelberg University	Tiffin	Ohio
Hiram Terriers	Hiram College	Hiram	North Coast
John Carroll Blue Streaks	John Carroll University	University Heights	Ohio
Kenyon Lords and Ladies	Kenyon College	Gambier	North Coast
Marietta Pioneers	Marietta College	Marietta	Ohio
Mount Union Purple Raiders	Mount Union !University of Mount Union	Alliance	Ohio
Mount St. Joseph Lions	Mount Saint Joseph !College of Mount St. Joseph	Cincinnati	Heartland Collegiate
Muskingum Fighting Muskies	Muskingum University	New Concord	Ohio
Oberlin Yeomen	Oberlin College	Oberlin	North Coast
Ohio Northern Polar Bears	Ohio Northern University	Ada	Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops	Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware	North Coast
Otterbein Cardinals	Otterbein University	Westerville	Ohio
Wilmington Quakers	Wilmington College	Wilmington	Ohio
Wittenberg Tigers	Wittenberg University	Springfield	North Coast
Wooster Fighting Scots	Wooster !College of Wooster	Wooster	North Coast

NAIA

Team	School	City	Conference
Cincinnati Christian Eagles	Cincinnati Christian University	Cincinnati	Kentucky
Lourdes Gray Wolves	Lourdes University	Sylvania	Wolverine-Hoosier
MVNU Cougars	Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Mount Vernon	Crossroads
Northwestern Ohio Racers	Northwestern Ohio !University of Northwestern Ohio	Lima	Wolverine-Hoosier
Ohio Christian Trailblazers	Ohio Christian University	Circleville	Kentucky
Rio Grande Red Storm	Rio Grande !University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande	Kentucky
Shawnee State Bears	Shawnee State University	Portsmouth	Mid-South
Wilberforce Bulldogs	Wilberforce University	Wilberforce	Independent

NJCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Cincinnati State Surge	Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	Cincinnati	Ohio CC
Columbus State Cougars	Columbus State Community College	Columbus	Ohio CC
Cuyahoga Challengers	Cuyahoga Community College	Parma	Ohio CC
Edison Chargers	Edison Community College	Piqua	Ohio CC
Hocking Hawks	Hocking College	Nelsonville	Ohio CC
Lakeland Lakers	Lakeland Community College	Kirtland	Ohio CC
Lorain County Commodores	Lorain County Community College	Elyria	Ohio CC
Owens Express	Owens Community College	Toledo	Ohio CC
Sinclair Tartan Pride	Sinclair Community College	Dayton	Ohio CC

Ohio Regional Campus Conference

Team	School	City
Akron-Wayne Warriors	University of Akron, Wayne College	Orrville
Miami-Hamilton Harriers	Miami University Hamilton	Hamilton
Miami-Middletown ThunderHawks	Miami University Middletown	Middletown
Ohio State-Lima Barons	Ohio State University, Lima Campus	Lima
Ohio State-Mansfield Mavericks	Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus	Mansfield
Ohio-Chillicothe Hilltoppers	Ohio University-Chillicothe	Chillicothe
Ohio-Eastern Panthers	Ohio University Eastern Campus	St. Clairsville
Ohio-Lancaster Cougars	Ohio University Lancaster	Lancaster
Ohio-Zanesville Tracers	Ohio University-Zanesville	Zanesville

USCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Cincinnati-Clermont Cougars	University of Cincinnati Clermont College	Batavia	Independent
Southern State Patriots	Southern State Community College	Hillsboro	Independent
Valor Christian Warriors	Valor Christian College	Columbus	Independent
Wright State-Lake Lakers	Wright State University Lake Campus	Celina	Independent

NCCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Ohio Christian Trailblazers	Ohio Christian University	Circleville	Independent

Independent

Team	School	City	Conference
Clark State Eagles	Clark State Community College	Springfield	Independent
Kent State Tuscarawas Golden Flashes	Kent State University at Tuscarawas	New Philadelphia	Independent
Ohio Mid-Western Rams	Ohio Mid-Western College	Cincinnati	Independent

List of college athletic programs in Ohio

Independent

See also