College Sports maps by division: NCAA and NAIA

Four maps now make up this series so far (the JCAA is coming sometime in the next few months).

NCAA Member Schools - Divisions I, II, and III, which we announced in January, includes every member school of the NCAA (including candidate and probationary members), shown by primary division membership and primary conference affiliation. Available in three sizes: 39.5 x 27.125", 60 x 42", and 84 x 58". Snapshot at right.

NCAA Division I Member Schools includes all institutions in transition into or out of Division I. Two sizes: 36 x 27" and 54 x 40.5".

I hope you're seeing a pattern here, because it continues for our NCAA Division II Member Schools map and our NCAA Division III Member Schools map and our NAIA Member Schools map. All available in two sizes roughly comparable to those for the Division I map.

One of the most interesting parts of working on these maps was researching the transitional teams—those moving from one division to another. There's a long process: several years of auditing and preparation, then several years of probationary membership. Then finally you are officially able to play in championships in your new division. But what I found curious is that while the NCAA does a great job of providing membership lists, almost no one including the schools themselves wants to publish on the web what the target date of finishing the probationary period is. We ended up calling the athletic offices of all the transitional teams to get the information, and put it on the map.