History of NCAA Division III Athletics

The NCAA created Division III athletics, a new classificaiton for college athletics, in 1973.  This new creation followed an initial division of college athletics into two divisions (Division I and Division II).  Typically smaller schools and smaller athletic programs fall into either Division II or Division III athletics.  In addition to Trinity University, there are 438 other colleges or universities with Division III athletic programs, including 16 current programs in Texas.