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This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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

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Full NCAA Division I Members in Arkansas
– FBS Football, – FCS Football, – No Football
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Soccer
M W M W
Arkansas Razorbacks University of Arkansas Fayetteville SEC FBS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State University Jonesboro Sun Belt FBS Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff SWAC FCS Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Central Arkansas Bears & Sugar Bears University of Central Arkansas Conway ASUN FCS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Little Rock Trojans University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock Ohio Valley No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes

Division II

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NCAA Division II
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Soccer
M W M W
Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys & Golden Suns Arkansas Tech University Russellville Great American Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Arkansas–Fort Smith Lions University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Fort Smith Lone Star No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils & Cotton Blossoms University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello Great American Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Harding Bisons Harding University Searcy Great American Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Henderson State Reddies Henderson State University Arkadelphia Great American Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Ouachita Baptist Tigers Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia Great American Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Southern Arkansas Muleriders Southern Arkansas University Magnolia Great American Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

Division III

Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Soccer
M W M W
Hendrix Warriors Hendrix College Conway SAA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lyon Scots Lyon College [a] Batesville Independent [b] Yes [c] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ozarks Eagles University of the Ozarks Clarksville American Southwest No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  1. ^ As of the 2022–23 academic year, Lyon is in the first year of a three-year transition to Division III and will become an active Division III member in 2025–26.
  2. ^ Lyon will join the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2023–24.
  3. ^ Lyon's football team competes in a conference to be determined.

NAIA

Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		 Basketball Base-
ball		 Soft-
ball		 Soccer
M W M W
Arkansas Baptist Buffaloes Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock Continental Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Central Baptist Mustangs Central Baptist College Conway American Midwest No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Crowley's Ridge Pioneers Crowley's Ridge College Paragould Continental No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
John Brown Golden Eagles John Brown University Siloam Springs Sooner No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Lyon Scots [a] Lyon College Batesville American Midwest Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Philander Smith Panthers Philander Smith College Little Rock Gulf Coast No Yes Yes No No No No
Williams Baptist Eagles Williams Baptist College Walnut Ridge American Midwest No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  1. ^ For the 2022–23 academic year, Lyon has dual membership with NCAA Division III and will leave the NAIA in 2023–24.

NJCAA

Team School City Conference
ASU Mid-South Greyhounds ASU Mid-South West Memphis Bi-State
North Arkansas Pioneers North Arkansas College Harrison Bi-State

NCCAA

Team School City Conference
Champion Christian Tigers Champion Christian College Hot Springs Independent
Ecclesia Royals Ecclesia College Springdale Independent

ACCA

Team School City Conference
Champion Christian Tigers Champion Christian College Hot Springs Independent

See also

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