Tracker: College Sports Programs Cut During COVID-19 Pandemic

Below we are tracking Division I sports programs cut during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last updated September 11, 2020

	# Cut	Student Athletes Impacted	Coaches/Assistants/Staff Impacted	Scholarships Honored?	Sports Cut
Old Dominion	1	32	4	Yes	Wrestling (M)
Cincinnati	1	24	1	Yes	Soccer (M)
Univ. of Wisconsin – Green Bay	2	8	1		Tennis (M), Tennis (W)
Akron	3	32	4	Only for incoming signees, not for current SAs	Cross Country (M), Golf (M), Tennis (W)
Furman	2	95	6	Yes	Baseball, Lacrosse (M)
Central Michigan	1	36	2	Yes	Indoor Track & Field (M)
East Carolina	4	68	9	Yes	Swimming & Diving (M), Swimming & Diving (W), Tennis (M), Tennis (W)
Appalachian State	3	40-50	4	Yes	Soccer (M), Tennis (M), Indoor Track & Field (M)
Wright State	3	39	6	Yes	Softball, Tennis (M), Tennis (W)
Chicago State	1			Yes	Baseball*
UConn	4	124	4	Yes	Cross Country (M), Swimming & Diving (M), Tennis (M), Rowing (W)
Hampton	2				Golf (M), Golf (W)***
Northern Colorado	2			Yes	Tennis (M), Tennis (W)
Southern Utah	2			Yes	Tennis (M), Tennis (W)
Winthrop	2			Yes	Tennis (M), Tennis (W)
Iowa	4			Yes	Gymnastics (M), Tennis (M), Swimming & Diving (M), Swimming & Diving (W)
Alaska – Anchorage	4	55	9	Yes	Ice Hockey (M), Skiing (M), Skiing (W), Gymnastics (W)
Boise State	2			Yes	Baseball, Swimming and Diving (W)
Dartmouth	5	110	15		Golf (M), Golf (W), Lightweight Rowing (M), Swimming & Diving (M), Swimming & Diving (W)
George Washington	3****				Indoor Track (M), Tennis (M) and Water Polo (W)
Stanford	11	240	42	Yes	Fencing (M), Fencing (W), Field Hockey (W), Lightweight Rowing (M), Rowing (M), Sailing (Co-Ed), Sailing (W), Squash (W), Synchronized Swimming (W), Volleyball (M), Wrestling (M)
William & Mary	7	118	3	Yes	Gymnastics (M), Gymnastics (W), Swimming (M), Swimming (M), Indoor Track & Field (M), Outdoor Track & Field (M), Volleyball (W)
Minnesota	4	58		Yes	Gymnastics (M), Tennis (M), Indoor Track & Field (M), Outdoor Track & Field (M)

*Chicago State replaced Baseball with Soccer (M)

**[Removed]

***Hampton is fundraising to try and save the golf programs (GoFundMe)

****George Washington dropped 7 total, but only 3 NCAA sports

Division I Totals by Sport

Baseball – 3

Cross Country (M) – 2

Fencing (M) – 1

Fencing (W) – 1

Field Hockey (W) – 1

Golf (M) – 3

Golf (W) – 2

Gymnastics (M) – 3

Gymnastics (W) – 2

Ice Hockey (M) – 1

Indoor Track & Field (M) – 5

Lacrosse (M) – 1

Lightweight Rowing (M) – 2

Outdoor Track & Field (M) – 2

Rowing (W) – 1

Rowing (M) – 1

Sailing (CoEd) – 1

Sailing (W) – 1

Skiing (M) – 1

Skiing (W) – 1

Squash (W) – 1

Soccer (M) – 2

Softball – 1

Swimming & Diving (M) – 5

Swimming & Diving (W) – 5

Synchronized Swimming (W) – 1

Tennis (W) – 7

Tennis (M) – 11

Volleyball (M) – 1

Volleyball (W) – 1

Water Polo (W) – 1

Wrestling (M) – 2

Note on BGSU: This tracker previously included baseball cut by BGSU. The program has since been saved.

Note on UAH: This tracker previously included men’s ice hockey cut by UAH. The program has since been saved by private fundraising for the 2020-21 season.

Note on FIU: We have not included FIU yet. There has been a report that FIU is dropping men’s indoor track & field, but FIU has not yet announced the cut.

Note on Brown: We have not included Brown University because the moves are not related to the pandemic. Although 11 varsity sports were transitioned to club status, the athletic department budget is not being reduced. Also, three of the impacted sports (track, field and cross country) were reinstated after the initial decision.