List of college athletic programs in Virginia
Introduction This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Virginia. '''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 genders. (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 Sport sponsorshipFoot-ball Basketball Base-ball Soft-ball Soccer M  W  M  W George Mason Patriots  George Mason University  Fairfax  Atlantic 10               Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates  Hampton University  Hampton  CAA FCS              James Madison Dukes  James Madison University  Harrisonburg  Sun Belt FBS             Liberty Flames and Lady Flames  Liberty University  Lynchburg  C-USAFBS             Longwood Lancers  Longwood University  Farmville  Big South               Norfolk State Spartans  Norfolk State University  Norfolk  MEAC FCS             Old Dominion Monarchs  Old Dominion University  Norfolk  Sun Belt FBS             Radford Highlanders  Radford University  Radford  Big South               Richmond Spiders    Richmond  Atlantic 10 FCS              VCU Rams  Virginia Commonwealth University  Richmond  Atlantic 10               Virginia Cavaliers    Charlottesville  ACC FBS             VMI Keydets  Virginia Military Institute  Lexington  Southern FCS             Virginia Tech Hokies  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   Blacksburg   ACC FBS             William & Mary Tribe    Williamsburg  CAA FCS             ===Division II===Team School City Conference Sport sponsorshipFoot-ball Basketball Base-ball Soft-ball Soccer M  W  M  W Emory and Henry Wasps   Emory and Henry College  Emory  SAC               Virginia State Trojans  Virginia State University  Ettrick  CIAA                Virginia Union Panthers  Virginia Union University  Richmond  CIAA               Virginia–Wise Cavaliers    Wise  SAC              ===Division III===Team School City Conference Sport sponsorshipFoot-ball Basketball Base-ball Soft-ball Soccer M  W  M  W Averett Cougars  Averett University  Danville  Old Dominion               Bridgewater Eagles  Bridgewater College  Bridgewater  Old Dominion               Christopher Newport Captains  Christopher Newport University  Newport News  Coast to Coast                Eastern Mennonite Royals  Eastern Mennonite University  Harrisonburg  Old Dominion               Ferrum Panthers  Ferrum College  Ferrum  Old Dominion               Hampden–Sydney Tigers  Hampden–Sydney College  Hampden Sydney  Old Dominion               Hollins   Hollins University  Hollins  Old Dominion               Lynchburg Hornets  University of Lynchburg Lynchburg  Old Dominion               Mary Baldwin Fighting Squirrels  Mary Baldwin University  Staunton  USA South               Mary Washington Eagles    Fredericksburg  Coast to Coast               Marymount Saints  Marymount University  Arlington  Atlantic East                 Randolph College  Lynchburg  Old Dominion               Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets    Ashland  Old Dominion               Roanoke Maroons  Roanoke College  Salem  Old Dominion               Shenandoah Hornets  Shenandoah University  Winchester  Old Dominion               Southern Virginia Knights  Southern Virginia University  Buena Vista  USA South                Sweet Briar Vixens  Sweet Briar College  Sweet Briar  Old Dominion               Virginia Wesleyan Marlins  Virginia Wesleyan University  Virginia Beach  Old Dominion               Washington and Lee Generals  Washington and Lee University  Lexington  Old Dominion
[[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] Team School City Conference Sport sponsorshipFoot-ball Basketball Base-ball Soft-ball Soccer M  W  M  W Bluefield Rams  Bluefield University  Bluefield  Appalachian Athletic
[[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]]  Team  School  City  Conference Bryant & Stratton Bobcats  Bryant & Stratton College  Virginia Beach  Region X Patrick & Henry Patriots  Patrick & Henry Community College  Martinsville  Region X Paul D. Camp Hurricanes  Paul D. Camp Community College  Franklin  Region X Richard Bland Statesmen  Richard Bland College  Prince George  Region X
[[USCAA]]  Team  School  City  ConferenceThe Apprentice BuildersThe Apprentice School  Newport News  Eastern Metro Christendom Crusaders  Christendom College  Front Royal   Regent Royals  Regent University  Virginia Beach  Eastern Metro Virginia University of Lynchburg Dragons Virginia University of Lynchburg  Lynchburg
Independent  Team  School  City Patrick Henry Sentinels and Lady Sentinels  Patrick Henry College  Purcellville
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