Connecticut has several prominent college sports programs. However, bettors are prohibited from wagering 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’ve 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 Northeast Conference since 1997. The Blue Devils have made three appearances in the Division I NCAA Tournament – all in the 2000s – but have yet to win a game.
One of the most recognizable brands in college sports, the Huskies are one of the nation’s best programs on the hardwood. Their men’s basketball team has won six national championships (tied for third-most all-time), while their 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’ve been less successful on the gridiron, they’ve won 26 conference championships and played in seven bowl games.
The Stags compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on the hardwood and have made three appearances in the Division I NCAA Tournament, most recently in 1997. They’ve also appeared in the NIT six times.
Fairfield briefly had a men’s football team from 1996 to 2002. It was discontinued despite going 44-28.
Another MAAC school, Quinnipiac transitioned to Division I in 1996 and has never made an NCAA Tournament. That said, the Bobcats made the Division II NCAA Tournament four times prior to 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 NCAA Division I FCS independent schools. Their best season came in 2001 when they went 11-0 and won the school’s first conference championship.
While their men’s basketball team moved to Division I in 1999, their best season came in 1986 when they won the Division II national championship. They have yet to make the Division I NCAA Tournament.
The state’s lone 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 rank in the top 10 for most wins in college football history.
Yale’s men’s basketball team has made seven NCAA Tournaments (including four since 2015) and advanced to the Round of 32 twice.