Stanford just axed 11 sports programs

Seems like you could use some of your billion dollar endowment

Four-year college athletic teams eliminated because of budgetary cuts or school closures associated with the corona-virus pandemic, according to research by The Associated Press through Wednesday, July 8. (x-denotes school closure; y-effective in 2021):

DIVISION I (51)
Baseball (3): Boise State, Chicago State, Furman.
Coed sailing (1): y-Stanford.
Field hockey (1): y-Stanford.
Men’s cross country (2): Akron, y-Connecticut.
Men's fencing (1): y-Stanford.
Men’s golf (2): Akron, Hampton.
Men’s lacrosse (1): Furman.
Men's rowing (1): y-Stanford.
Men’s soccer (2): Appalachian State, Cincinnati.
Men’s swimming (3): y-Connecticut, East Carolina, Western Illinois.
Men’s tennis (9): Appalachian State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, y-Connecticut, East Carolina, Green Bay, Northern Colorado, Southern Utah, Winthrop, Wright State.
Men’s track (3): Appalachian State indoor only, Central Michigan, Florida International indoor only.
Men's volleyball (1): y-Stanford.
Men’s wrestling (2): Old Dominion, y-Stanford.
Softball (1): Wright State.
Synchronized sailing (1): y-Stanford.
Women's fencing (1): y-Stanford.
Women’s golf (1): Hampton.
Women’s rowing (2): y-Connecticut, y-Stanford.
Women's sailing (1): y-Stanford.
Women's squash (1): y-Stanford.
Women’s swimming (3): Boise State, East Carolina, Western Illinois.
Women’s tennis (8): Akron, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, East Carolina, Green Bay, Northern Colorado, Southern Utah, Winthrop, Wright State.

DIVISION II (56)
Baseball (1): x-Urbana.
Equestrian (1): Tiffin.
Football (2): Florida Tech, x-Urbana.
Men’s basketball (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Men’s cross country (3): Notre Dame De Mur, Rollins, x-Urbana.
Men’s golf (4): Notre Dame De Mur, Roberts Wesleyan, St. Edward’s, x-Urbana.
Men’s lacrosse (1): Notre Dame De Mur.
Men’s soccer (3): Notre Dame De Mur, St. Edward’s, x-Urbana.
Men’s swimming/diving (2): Tiffin, x-Urbana.
Men’s tennis (6): Alabama-Huntsville, College of Staten Island, Concord, Roberts Wesleyan, St. Edward’s, Sonoma State.
Men’s track (1): Notre Dame De Mur.
Men’s volleyball (1): x-Urbana.
Men’s wrestling (1): x-Urbana.
Softball (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Women’s acrobatics/tumbling (1): x-Urbana.
Women’s basketball (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Women’s bowling (1): Lincoln University.
Women’s cross country (3): Notre Dame De Mur, Rollins, x-Urbana.
Women’s golf (2): St. Edward’s, x-Urbana.
Women’s gymnastics (1): Seattle Pacific.
Women’s lacrosse (1): x-Urbana.
Women’s soccer (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Women’s swimming/diving (2): Tiffin, x-Urbana.
Women’s tennis (7): Alabama-Huntsville, College of Staten Island, Concord, Fayetteville State, Roberts Wesleyan, St. Edward’s, Sonoma State.
Women’s track (1): Notre Dame De Mur.
Women’s volleyball (2): Notre Dame De Mur, x-Urbana.
Women’s water polo (1): Sonoma State.

DIVISION III (52)
Baseball (1): x-MacMurray.
Coed sailing (1): UMass-Dartmouth.
Equestrian (1): UMass-Dartmouth.
Field hockey (1): Becker.
Football (1): x-MacMurray.
Men’s basketball (2): Johnson & Wales-Denver, x-MacMurray.
Men’s cross country (3): Elmira, Johnson & Wales-Denver, x-MacMurray.
Men’s golf (4): Earlham, Johnson & Wales, x-MacMurray, UMass-Dartmouth.
Men’s lacrosse (3): Becker, Johnson & Wales-Denver, UMass-Dartmouth.
Men’s polo (1): Roger Williams.
Men’s soccer (2): Johnson & Wales-Denver, x-MacMurray.
Men's swimming (1): UMass-Dartmouth.
Men’s tennis (5): Blackburn, Centenary, Earlham, Fontbonne, UMass-Dartmouth.
Men's track (1): Johnson & Wales-Denver, Men’s wrestling (1): x-MacMurray.
Softball (1): x-MacMurray.
Women’s basketball (2): Johnson & Wales-Denver, x-MacMurray.
Women’s cross country (3): Elmira, Johnson & Wales-Denver, x-MacMurray.
Women’s golf (4): Johnson & Wales-Denver, Earlham, Elmira, x-MacMurray.
Women's lacrosse (1): Johnson & Wales-Denver, Women’s rowing (1): Ohio Wesleyan.
Women’s soccer (2): Johnson & Wales-Denver, x-MacMurray.
Women's swimming (1): UMass-Dartmouth.
Women’s tennis (5): Blackburn, Centenary, Earlham, Fontbonne, UMass-Dartmouth.
Women's track (1): Johnson & Wales-Denver, Women’s volleyball (1): x-MacMurray.
Women's volleyball (1): Johnson & Wales-Denver.
Women’s wrestling (1): x-MacMurray.

NAIA (12)
Men’s basketball (1): x-Holy Family.
Men’s bowling (1): x-Holy Family.
Men’s cross country (1): x-Holy Family.
Men’s soccer (1): x-Holy Family.
Men’s track (1): x-Holy Family.
Softball (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s basketball (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s bowling (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s cross country (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s soccer (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s track (1): x-Holy Family.
Women’s volleyball (1): x-Holy Family.

Notes: Brown University reduced its number of sports from 38 to 32 in a move unrelated to the coronavirus outbreak. Taylor University (Indiana) dropped men’s and women’s tennis and women’s lacrosse in a March 11 announcement unrelated to the outbreak. Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association and Division III Centennial Conference suspended fall sports. Schools suspending fall sports: Division III Amherst, Bowdoin, Claremont McKenna, Grinnell, MIT, Morehouse, Mount Holyoke, Pratt Institute, RPI, Sarah Lawrence, Smith, The College of New Jersey and NAIA Langston, Texas College, UM-Dearborn, UMass-Boston, Wellesley and Williams.

2 large HBCU conferences cancelled their fall sports: SIAC and CIAA, which includes North Carolina AT, Morehouse, Albany State, Savannah State. These are big schools that play Divison 2 and impacts all other schools.