Connecticut has several notable college sports programs. However, bettors are prohibited from betting on in-state teams.
- Central Connecticut Blue Devils
The Blue Devils have competed at the FCS level since 1993 and have won 10 conference championships in program history. They have gone 0-2 in their two playoff appearances.
Their men’s basketball team has been in Division I since 1986 and has played in the Northeastern Conference since 1997. The Blue Devils have made three appearances in the Division I NCAA Tournament, all in the 2000s, but still They haven’t won a game.
One of the most recognizable brands in college sports, the Huskies are one of the best programs in the country on the field. Its men’s basketball team has won six national championships (tied for third most all time), while its women’s basketball team has won a record 11 national titles.
The Huskies compete as an independent in football and joined Division I in 2002. Although they have had less success on the playing field, they have won 26 conference championships and made seven bowl appearances.
The Stags compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on hardwood and have made three appearances in the Division I NCAA Tournament, most recently in 1997. They have also appeared in the NIT six times.
Fairfield briefly had a men’s soccer team from 1996 to 2002. It was discontinued despite going 44-28.
Another MAAC school, Quinnipiac, transitioned to Division I in 1996 and never participated in an NCAA tournament. That said, the Bobcats made the Division II NCAA Tournament four times before moving up, going 1-7 in those appearances.
Quinnipiac does not have a football team.
The Pioneers left the Northeast Conference in 2024, making them one of two independent FCS schools in the NCAA Division I. Their best season came in 2001, when they went 11-0 and won the school’s first conference championship.
While its men’s basketball team moved to Division I in 1999, its best season came in 1986, when they won the Division II national championship. They have yet to reach the Division I NCAA Tournament.
The state’s only Ivy League school, Yale has one of the oldest football programs in the world dating back to 1872. The Bulldogs produced two of the first three Heisman Trophy winners (Larry Kelley and Clint Frank) along with the “Father of American Football.” (Walter Camp) and the first professional football player (Pudge Heffelfinger). They have won 27 national championships and are among the top 10 for most wins in college football history.
The Yale men’s basketball team has participated in seven NCAA Tournaments (including four since 2015) and advanced to the round of 32 twice.
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