List of college teams cut because of coronavirus pandemic
Four-year college athletic teams eliminated because of budgetary cuts or school closures associated with the coronavirus pandemic, according to Associated Press research through Friday, May 29 (x-denotes school closure) :
DIVISION I (19)
Baseball (2): Bowling Green, Furman.
Men’s cross country (1): Akron.
Men’s golf (1): Akron.
Men’s lacrosse (1): Furman.
Men’s soccer (2): Appalachian State, Cincinnati.
Men’s swimming (1): East Carolina.
Men’s tennis (3): Appalachian State, East Carolina, Green Bay.
Men’s track (3): Appalachian State indoor only, Central Michigan, Florida International indoor only.
Men’s wrestling (1): Old Dominion.
Women’s tennis (3): Akron, East Carolina, Green Bay.
Women’s swimming (1): East Carolina.
DIVISION II (47)
Baseball (1): x-Urbana.
Equestrian (1): Tiffin.
Football (2): Florida Tech, x-Urbana.
Men’s basketball (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Men’s cross country (3): Notre Dame De Mur, Rollins, x-Urbana.
Men’s golf (3): Notre Dame De Mur, St. Edward’s, x-Urbana.
Men’s lacrosse (1): Notre Dame De Mur.
Men’s soccer (3): Notre Dame De Mur, St. Edward’s, x-Urbana.
Men’s swimming/diving (2): Tiffin, x-Urbana.
Men’s tennis (3): Alabama-Huntsville, St. Edward’s, Sonoma State.
Men’s track (1): Notre Dame De Mur.
Men’s volleyball (1): x-Urbana.
Men’s wrestling (1): x-Urbana.
Softball (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Women’s acrobatics/tumbling (1): x-Urbana.
Women’s basketball (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Women’s cross country (3): Notre Dame De Mur, Rollins, x-Urbana.
Women’s golf (2): St. Edward’s, x-Urbana.
Women’s lacrosse (1): x-Urbana.
Women’s soccer (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Women’s swimming/diving (2): Tiffin, x-Urbana.
Women’s tennis (4): Alabama-Huntsville, Fayetteville State, St. Edward’s, Sonoma State.
Women’s track (1): Notre Dame De Mur.
Women’s volleyball (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Women’s water polo (1): Sonoma State.
DIVISION III (19)
Baseball (1): x-MacMurray.
Football (1): x-MacMurray.
Men’s basketball (1): x-MacMurray.
Men’s cross country (1): x-MacMurray.
Men’s golf (2): Earlham, x-MacMurray.
Men’s soccer (1): x-MacMurray.
Men’s tennis (1): Earlham.
Men’s wrestling (1): x-MacMurray.
Softball (1): x-MacMurray.
Women’s basketball (1): x-MacMurray.
Women’s cross country (1): x-MacMurray.
Women’s golf (2): Earlham, x-MacMurray.
Women’s rowing (1): Ohio Wesleyan.
Women’s soccer (1): x-MacMurray.
Women’s tennis (1): Earlham.
Women’s volleyball (1): x-MacMurray.
Women’s wrestling (1): x-MacMurray.
NAIA (12)
Men’s basketball (1): x-Holy Family.
Men’s bowling (1): x-Holy Family.
Men’s cross country (1): x-Holy Family.
Men’s soccer (1): x-Holy Family.
Men’s track (1): x-Holy Family.
Softball (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s basketball (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s bowling (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s cross country (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s soccer (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s track (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s volleyball (1): x-Holy Family.
Note: Brown University reduced its number of sports from 38 to 29 in a move to enhance competitiveness and unrelated to the coronavirus outbreak. Taylor University (Indiana) dropped men’s and women’s tennis and women’s lacrosse in a March 11 announcement unrelated to the coronavirus outbreak.
