As of 2012 there are a total of 124 (120 full members, 4 transitional) teams.
The newest members:
Massachusetts Minutemen
South Alabama Jaguars
Texas State Bobcats
UTSA Roadrunners
Three new members making the transition:
Georgia State Panthers: 2013
Charlotte 49ers: 2015
Old Dominion Monarchs: 2015
There are 250 Division I football programs that will compete in 2014. Division I has two subdivisions, the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) and the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision). The FBS was formerly knowns as Division I-A and the FCS was formerly knows as Division I-AA.
In the FBS, there are 128 football programs that will compete in 2014.
In the FCS, there are 122 football programs that will compete in 2014.
As of 2012 there are a total of 124 (120 full members, 4 transitional) teams.
The newest members:
Massachusetts Minutemen
South Alabama Jaguars
Texas State Bobcats
UTSA Roadrunners
Three new members making the transition:
Georgia State Panthers: 2013
Charlotte 49ers: 2015
Old Dominion Monarchs: 2015
1 ... the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
2: Washington Huskers and Washington State Cougars.
While they played a few Division 1A teams in the past, Florida International became a Division 1A football program starting in the 2006 season. Their 2006 record was 0-12.
Four: Fresno State, Mississippi State, Georgia and Louisiana Tech. Yale is also the Bulldogs, but is not technically considered Division 1A, since the Ivy League prohibits its football teams from participating in Bowl games. Gonzaga also has the Bulldog as a mascot, but does not have a football team, so cannot be considered Division 1A.
Joe Paterno. He has the most wins against Division 1A teams and he also is the Division 1A coach with the most wins against teams of any Division.
No, Alaska does not have a Division 1A football school nor does it have a Division 1AA, now known as Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision, football school.
No. Division 1A (aka, FBS) football teams have not played D-2 football teams in several decades; however, most Division 1A teams now host one game against a team from D-1AA (aka, FCS). Some 1A teams even host two 1AA teams in a season, such as last year when Florida State hosted Western Carolina and Chattanooga. Do not confuse Division 2 with Division 1AA. Keep in mind that D-1A football teams are simply D-1 for all sports other than football, while D-2 teams are D-2 for everything. For example, D-1A football schools like Villanova, Georgetown, and Davidson have basketball teams who compete for the D-1 national championship. Notre Dame has not played a team from D-1AA (FCS) since D-1AA came into existence in 1979. Appalachian State has no agreement whatsoever to play Notre Dame in football at any time in the future, but ASU does have contracts to play at East Carolina, Georgia, Virginia Tech, and Florida over the next several years.
there are currently 211 division 1A college baseball programs
What was once called NCAA Div. I-A is now called Div. I-FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision). I counted 120 schools on the NCAA.org website. ----------
4: Tennessee Volunteers Vanderbilt Commodores Memphis Tigers Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Grambling defeated Oregon State in 1975 and 1985, Temple in 1977, and Hawaii in 1975 and 1976.
University of Tennessee Ohio State University Michigan (was on the list until 2008)