NCAA Division I-A independent schools
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NCAA Division I-A independent schools are four-year institutions whose football programs are not part of an NCAA-affiliated conference. This means that I-A independents do not schedule each other for competition like conference schools do. There are considerably fewer independent schools than in years past; many independent schools later join (or attempt to join) established conferences.
NCAA Division I-A independent schools for 2006
- United States Military Academy (Army) (left Conference USA after the 2004 season)
- United States Naval Academy (Navy)
- University of Notre Dame (member of Big East Conference for all other sports sponsored by that league)
- Temple University (left Big East Conference after the 2004 season. Joining Mid-American Conference in 2007.)
Of these schools, only Notre Dame is a Bowl Championship Series school, which can be chosen for an at-large bid to a BCS Bowl game.
Independents Stadia
| School | Football Stadium | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Army | Michie Stadium | 40,000 |
| Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 30,000 |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium | 80,795 |
| Temple | Lincoln Financial Field | 66,000 |
See also
- NCAA Division I-AA Independent Schools
- NCAA Division I independents (women's hockey)
- NCAA Division II independent schools
- NCAA Division III independent schools
- NAIA independent schools
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