List of college athletic programs in Mississippi
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Alcorn State
Jackson State
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Mississippi Valley State
Southern Miss
Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Mississippi.
– FBS Football,
– FCS Football
| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | ||||||
| M | W | M | W | |||||||
| Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves | Alcorn State University | Lorman | SWAC | FCS | ||||||
| Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers | Jackson State University | Jackson | SWAC | FCS | ||||||
| Ole Miss Rebels[a] | University of Mississippi | Oxford[b] | SEC | FBS | ||||||
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State[c] | SEC | FBS | ||||||
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Devilettes | Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena | SWAC | FCS | ||||||
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Lady Eagles | The University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | Sun Belt | FBS | ||||||
- ^ National media generally use "Mississippi" in score listings and on first reference, but will frequently use "Ole Miss" on later reference. The school athletic department prefers "Ole Miss".
- ^ The University of Mississippi partially extends into the census-designated place of University, which is completely within the city of Oxford. The U.S. Postal Service considers University to be a separate entity from Oxford.
- ^ Mississippi State University is located within the census-designated place of Mississippi State, which encompasses the entire university campus. The campus does extend into the city limits of Starkville, but the U.S. Postal Service considers Mississippi State to be a separate entity.

Delta State
Mississippi College
Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Mississippi.
- Football,
- Non-Football
| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | ||||||
| M | W | M | W | |||||||
| Delta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen | Delta State University | Cleveland | Gulf South | |||||||
| Mississippi College Choctaws | Mississippi College | Clinton | Gulf South | |||||||

Belhaven
Millsaps
MUW
Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Mississippi.
- Football,
- Non-Football
| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foot- ball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | ||||||
| M | W | M | W | |||||||
| Belhaven Blazers | Belhaven University | Jackson | CCS | |||||||
| Millsaps Majors | Millsaps College | Jackson | SAA | |||||||
| MUW Owls | Mississippi University for Women | Columbus | SLIAC | |||||||

Blue Mountain Christian
Rust
Tougaloo
William Carey
Full NAIA member colleges in Mississippi.
- Non-Football
| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | ||||||
| M | W | M | W | ||||||
| Blue Mountain Toppers | Blue Mountain Christian University | Blue Mountain | Southern States | ||||||
| Rust Bearcats | Rust College | Holly Springs | HBCU | ||||||
| Tougaloo Bulldogs | Tougaloo College | Tougaloo | HBCU | ||||||
| William Carey Crusaders | William Carey University | Hattiesburg | Southern States | ||||||

Coahoma
Copiah-Lincoln
East Central
East Mississippi
Hinds
Holmes
Itawamba
Jones
Meridian
Mississippi Delta
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Northeast Mississippi
Northwest Mississippi
Pearl River
Southwest Mississippi
Full NJCAA member colleges in Mississippi.
- Football,
- Non-Football