All-time members
6
1937-1972
NCAA College Division independent schools
The NCAA College Division independent schools (NCDIS) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1937-1972. 6 programs appear in the membership history, with 1 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Current/final members
1
Final tracked snapshot
National title seasons
0
Won by member programs while in the league
Heisman winners
0
Heisman-winning seasons from member programs
Current teams
1
Final tracked membership snapshot
Latest champion
No champion available
No champion is available yet
Most conference titles
Unavailable
No official title leader is available yet
Newest members
1971
UL Monroe
Championship format
Standings
1972: Regular-season standings
Division status
No divisions
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Overview
Fast historical context for this conference.
The NCAA College Division independent schools (NCDIS) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1937-1972. 6 programs appear in the membership history, with 1 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Complete latest member list
NCAA College Division independent schools teams in the latest CFBTrack snapshot: UL Monroe.
Major eras
- 1937-1941: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1942-1945: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
- 1946: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1947-1954: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Current/final status
Historical league ending in 1972.
Latest champion: No champion available
Quick facts
- Founded / tracked from
- 1937
- Last tracked season
- 1972
- Standings seasons
- 0
- Title-game seasons
- 0
- Churn score
- 14
Members
All-time membership and tenure overview.
| Team | First season | Last season | Seasons | Status | Titles in conference | Heismans in conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 1942 | 1959 | 18 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| East Carolina | 1937 | 1964 | 13 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | 1955 | 1961 | 7 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Louisville | 1942 | 1945 | 4 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | 1966 | 1968 | 3 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| UL Monroe | 1971 | 1972 | 2 | Former | 0 | 0 |
Membership events feed
- 1973: UL Monroe departed
- 1971: UL Monroe joined
- 1969: Northern Illinois departed
- 1966: Northern Illinois joined
- 1965: East Carolina departed
- 1962: Buffalo departed
- 1962: East Carolina joined
- 1960: Memphis departed
- 1955: Buffalo joined
- 1947: East Carolina departed
- 1946: Louisville departed
- 1942: Louisville joined
- 1942: Memphis joined
- 1937: East Carolina joined
Standings
Season-aware conference standings, champion context, and tiebreak summary.
View
1972 standings
UnavailableNo conference games have been completed for this season yet.
Member count
1
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Champion
Unavailable
No champion is available for this season in the current dataset.
How this season was decided
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Win % | Overall | PF | PA | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UL Monroe | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Champions
Conference title history by season.
| Season | Champion | Co-champion | Qualifiers | Title game | Notes |
|---|
Champion leaders
- No official title leaders are available yet.
Era breakdown
- 1937-1941: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1942-1945: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
- 1946: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1947-1954: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1955-1959: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1960-1964: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1966-1968: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1971-1972: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Structure & Tiebreakers
Era groupings and confidence-based rules context.
1937-1941
Partial1937-1941: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1942: Louisville joined
- 1942: Memphis joined
- 1937: East Carolina joined
1942-1945
Partial1942-1945: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1946: Louisville departed
- 1942: Louisville joined
- 1942: Memphis joined
1946-1946
Partial1946: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1947: East Carolina departed
- 1946: Louisville departed
1947-1954
Partial1947-1954: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1955: Buffalo joined
- 1947: East Carolina departed
1955-1959
Partial1955-1959: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1960: Memphis departed
- 1955: Buffalo joined
1960-1964
Partial1960-1964: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1965: East Carolina departed
- 1962: Buffalo departed
- 1962: East Carolina joined
- 1960: Memphis departed
1966-1968
Partial1966-1968: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1969: Northern Illinois departed
- 1966: Northern Illinois joined
1971-1972
Partial1971-1972: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1973: UL Monroe departed
- 1971: UL Monroe joined
Division history
Historical division assignments are not stored in the current dataset.
Selected season tiebreak summary
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
Realignment
Membership changes and before/after conference snapshots.
Join events
7
Derived from membership starts
Departure events
7
Derived after final membership season
Newest member
UL Monroe
Joined in 1971
Longest member
Memphis
18 seasons
Shared members
Joined since start
- UL Monroe
Departed since start
- East Carolina
Realignment timeline
- 1973: UL Monroe departed NCAA College Division independent schools after the 1972 season.
- 1971: UL Monroe joined NCAA College Division independent schools for the 1971 season.
- 1969: Northern Illinois departed NCAA College Division independent schools after the 1968 season.
- 1966: Northern Illinois joined NCAA College Division independent schools for the 1966 season.
- 1965: East Carolina departed NCAA College Division independent schools after the 1964 season.
- 1962: Buffalo departed NCAA College Division independent schools after the 1961 season.
- 1962: East Carolina joined NCAA College Division independent schools for the 1962 season.
- 1960: Memphis departed NCAA College Division independent schools after the 1959 season.
- 1955: Buffalo joined NCAA College Division independent schools for the 1955 season.
- 1947: East Carolina departed NCAA College Division independent schools after the 1946 season.
- 1946: Louisville departed NCAA College Division independent schools after the 1945 season.
- 1942: Louisville joined NCAA College Division independent schools for the 1942 season.
- 1942: Memphis joined NCAA College Division independent schools for the 1942 season.
- 1937: East Carolina joined NCAA College Division independent schools for the 1937 season.
Records
Conference-level leaderboards and contribution summaries.
Most conference titles
N/A
No title leader inferred yet.
Longest membership tenure
Memphis
18 tracked seasons
Newest member
UL Monroe
First joined in 1971
Most reshaped metric
14
7 joins and 7 departures tracked.
Team contribution leaderboard
In-conference totals only count seasons when the program was a member. All-time totals count the full program history.
| Team | Conference titles | National title seasons (in conference) | National title seasons (all-time) | Heismans (in conference) | Heismans (all-time) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| UL Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Data Sources
How CFBTrack treats membership, standings, champions, and future-season caveats.
Membership is tracked from curated CFBTrack conference tables. Standings and champions may be official, curated, or inferred depending on season. Future seasons are provisional until games are played and source records settle.
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