NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools

NCAA Division I-A independent schools are four-year institutions whose football programs are not part of a football conference. This does not mean that 1-A independents schedule each other for competition like conference schools do. There are considerably less independent schools than in years past; many independent schools later join (or attempt to join) established conferences.

Here is a current list (2002) of NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools:

• University of Connecticut
• United States Naval Academy
• University of Notre Dame
• University of South Florida
• Troy State University[?]
• Utah State University[?]