Women's College Flag Football: Every Program, Level and Scholarship
263 colleges field varsity women's flag football, 126 of them at levels that allow athletic scholarships, as of October 16, 2026.
125 more schools play it as a club, and 2 more have announced a varsity team for a later season. The NCAA made it an Emerging Sport for Women on January 16, 2026, and the NAIA voted it a championship sport on June 17, 2026. It is the next step for the girls playing high school flag football, and college coaches already scout on BreakAway.
263colleges field varsity women's flag football126 at levels that allow athletic scholarships · 125 club programs · plus 49 unconfirmed · 37 states · 2 announced
Every program sourced. Last checked . See what changed.
Season by season.Watch it grow.
Press play and watch the map fill. In 2020-21, 10 programs on today's list were playing. In 2026-27, 437 are, varsity and club together, unconfirmed listings included. The biggest single jump is 2026-27, with 137 new programs.
California (30), New York (24) and Pennsylvania (20) have the most varsity programs. Filter by level to see where each one plays, and pick a campus for its first season and sources.
437programs fielding women's flag football in 2026-27
270 varsity · 167 club (49 unconfirmed) · 2 more announced · as of
Unconfirmed: listed by one source, not yet confirmed by the school.
Tap a campus, a numbered bubble or a state to list its programs. A bubble is campuses too close to show apart; pick a level to split them.
Programs by season, by level
2026-27: 437 programs. NCAA Division I 17, NCAA Division II 47, NCAA Division III 73, NAIA 62, Junior college (NJCAA) 37, California community college (CCCAA) 21, Small colleges (USCAA) 10, Christian colleges (NCCAA) 2, Other varsity 1, Club (most play NIRSA) 167.
- Level allows athletic scholarships
- Club, not varsity
- Unconfirmed: listed by one source, not yet confirmed by the school. 49 are in the bars.
Counts programs on today's list from the season each one started, so a program that started and later stopped is not in the early seasons. 156 programs have no sourced first season yet and join at 2026-27, today.
| Level | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I (athletic scholarships allowed) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| NCAA Division II (athletic scholarships allowed) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 47 |
| NCAA Division III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 73 |
| NAIA (athletic scholarships allowed) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 31 | 62 |
| Junior college (NJCAA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 37 |
| California community college (CCCAA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| Small colleges (USCAA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Christian colleges (NCCAA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other varsity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Club (most play NIRSA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 167 |
| Total | 10 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 56 | 144 | 437 |
How close is college?Closer every season.
Every county, by the miles to the nearest women's college flag football program. Hover or tap a county.
9 in 10high school girls live within 100 miles of a college program.
- Within 50 miles
- 78%
- Within 100 miles
- 92%
- Within 200 miles
- 97%
Miles as the crow flies from each county's Census center point to the nearest campus, weighted by the girls 15 to 17 who live there (US Census ACS, the age band closest to high school). College program: 388 confirmed varsity and club programs; unconfirmed clubs are left out unless you add them, and 2 without a known campus location are skipped. Scholarship program: confirmed varsity programs at levels whose governing body allows athletic aid for the sport (D-I, D-II, NAIA), 126 today. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files: counties (internal point latitude and longitude); US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B01001 (Sex by Age): female, 15 to 17 years; us-atlas 3.0.1 (Census cartographic boundary files), county outlines.
| State | Within 100 miles of any program | Within 100 miles of a scholarship program | Within 100 miles of any program, unconfirmed clubs included | Farthest county from any program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 100% | 100% | 100% | Clarke County, 66 miles |
| Alaska | 0% | 0% | 0% | Aleutians West Census Area, 2436 miles |
| Arizona | 89% | 89% | 92% | Apache County, 190 miles |
| Arkansas | 85% | 28% | 85% | Randolph County, 117 miles |
| California | 98% | 86% | 100% | Inyo County, 143 miles |
| Colorado | 86% | 0% | 87% | Montezuma County, 257 miles |
| Connecticut | 100% | 100% | 100% | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 25 miles |
| Delaware | 100% | 100% | 100% | Sussex County, 37 miles |
| District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | 100% | District of Columbia, 1 miles |
| Florida | 100% | 99% | 100% | Bay County, 76 miles |
| Georgia | 100% | 100% | 100% | Burke County, 69 miles |
| Hawaii | 80% | 80% | 80% | Hawaii County, 193 miles |
| Idaho | 50% | 0% | 50% | Boundary County, 177 miles |
| Illinois | 100% | 96% | 100% | Hardin County, 114 miles |
| Indiana | 100% | 89% | 100% | Posey County, 103 miles |
| Iowa | 98% | 73% | 98% | Webster County, 110 miles |
| Kansas | 96% | 93% | 96% | Sherman County, 194 miles |
| Kentucky | 96% | 93% | 96% | Crittenden County, 124 miles |
| Louisiana | 93% | 2% | 93% | Beauregard Parish, 129 miles |
| Maine | 76% | 0% | 76% | Aroostook County, 204 miles |
| Maryland | 100% | 100% | 100% | Garrett County, 48 miles |
| Massachusetts | 100% | 25% | 100% | Nantucket County, 52 miles |
| Michigan | 95% | 95% | 95% | Keweenaw County, 231 miles |
| Minnesota | 94% | 3% | 94% | Cook County, 213 miles |
| Mississippi | 100% | 91% | 100% | DeSoto County, 86 miles |
| Missouri | 96% | 95% | 96% | Ripley County, 136 miles |
| Montana | 56% | 0% | 56% | Sheridan County, 343 miles |
| Nebraska | 92% | 91% | 92% | Sheridan County, 229 miles |
| Nevada | 76% | 75% | 96% | Lander County, 252 miles |
| New Hampshire | 100% | 0% | 100% | Coos County, 83 miles |
| New Jersey | 100% | 100% | 100% | Ocean County, 32 miles |
| New Mexico | 0% | 0% | 57% | Otero County, 350 miles |
| New York | 100% | 91% | 100% | St. Lawrence County, 93 miles |
| North Carolina | 100% | 100% | 100% | Carteret County, 90 miles |
| North Dakota | 47% | 46% | 47% | Golden Valley County, 308 miles |
| Ohio | 100% | 98% | 100% | Adams County, 64 miles |
| Oklahoma | 94% | 44% | 94% | Cimarron County, 219 miles |
| Oregon | 49% | 0% | 49% | Morrow County, 195 miles |
| Pennsylvania | 100% | 98% | 100% | McKean County, 76 miles |
| Rhode Island | 100% | 100% | 100% | Washington County, 36 miles |
| South Carolina | 100% | 94% | 100% | Charleston County, 71 miles |
| South Dakota | 55% | 2% | 55% | Butte County, 346 miles |
| Tennessee | 100% | 100% | 100% | Rhea County, 86 miles |
| Texas | 85% | 46% | 85% | El Paso County, 344 miles |
| Utah | 88% | 0% | 89% | San Juan County, 245 miles |
| Vermont | 100% | 0% | 100% | Essex County, 74 miles |
| Virginia | 100% | 99% | 100% | Charlotte County, 70 miles |
| Washington | 0% | 0% | 0% | Whatcom County, 337 miles |
| West Virginia | 100% | 64% | 100% | Boone County, 88 miles |
| Wisconsin | 97% | 71% | 97% | Vilas County, 143 miles |
| Wyoming | 26% | 0% | 26% | Crook County, 319 miles |
From invitationalsto championships.
15 colleges commit to varsity teams
The NFL announced 15 colleges, Ottawa (Kan.) and Keiser (Fla.) among them, committed to start women's flag football teams for spring 2021 under the NAIA. CBS Sports: NFL partners with 15 colleges
First NAIA Flag Finals
Ten programs played the first NAIA women's flag football finals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, and Ottawa (Kan.) won the title. Atlanta Falcons: NAIA women's flag football champion emerges at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
NJCAA invitational begins
The NJCAA made women's flag football an emerging sport and started an invitational, won by Florida Gateway every year from 2023 to 2026. CollegiateFlagFootball.com: NJCAA adds women's flag football as a championship sport
First NCAA conference plans varsity play
The Division III Atlantic East Conference announced it would be the first NCAA conference to sponsor varsity women's flag football. Atlantic East Conference: partnership to sponsor flag football
Added to the LA28 Olympics
The IOC added flag football to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, one of five new sports approved at its session in Mumbai. CNN: flag football added to the 2028 Olympics
First NCAA-level conference title
Marymount won the first Atlantic East championship, which the conference called the first NCAA-level women's flag football title. Atlantic East Conference: Marymount wins inaugural championship
NCAA committee recommends emerging status
The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics recommended that all three divisions add flag football to the Emerging Sports for Women program. NCAA: flag football gets recommendation to join Emerging Sports for Women
Conference Carolinas reaches 11 teams
Conference Carolinas, the first Division I or II conference to announce the sport, reached 11 members for its 2025-26 debut. Conference Carolinas: three associate members added
GSAC adds a championship
The NAIA's Great Southwest Athletic Conference added women's flag football as a championship sport for 2025-26. GSAC: adds women's flag football
United East goes varsity
The Division III United East Conference moved women's flag football from club to varsity for 2025-26. United East Conference: varsity flag football in 2025-26
American Southwest adds the sport
All six American Southwest Conference members committed to sponsor women's flag football from 2026-27. American Southwest Conference: adds flag football
SCAC adds women's flag football
The Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference added the sport for 2026-27, with its first championship in spring 2027. SCAC: adds women's flag football
ECAC league launches
A $1 million foundation grant, with the New York Jets, launched the ECAC women's flag football league for spring 2026. New York Jets: ECAC flag football league announcement
SSAC adds a championship
The NAIA's Southern States Athletic Conference added women's flag football as a championship sport for 2026-27. SSAC: adds women's flag football
Heart of America adds a championship
The NAIA's Heart of America Athletic Conference made women's flag football a championship sport from spring 2027. Heart of America Athletic Conference: adds women's flag football
NCAA Emerging Sport for Women
All three NCAA divisions approved flag football for the Emerging Sports for Women program, effective immediately: Division II voted 300 to 1 and Division III 447 to 1. NCAA: flag football added to Emerging Sports for Women
Nebraska adds a varsity team
Nebraska added women's flag football as a varsity sport the day the NCAA approved emerging sport status. Nebraska Athletics: adds women's flag football
Big South: first D-I conference
The Big South became the first Division I multi-sport conference to sponsor women's flag football, from 2027-28. Big South Conference: to sponsor women's flag football
Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic
Eight Division I programs played the first national collegiate flag football classic for Division I teams, at Arizona State. Fiesta Sports Foundation: national collegiate flag football classic
First NAIA invitational champion
Warner (Fla.) beat Keiser (Fla.) 13 to 6 at IMG Academy to win the first NAIA women's flag football invitational. NAIA: Warner caps perfect campaign over Keiser
NCAA championship recommended
An NCAA committee recommended a national collegiate flag football championship. The divisions vote in January 2027, and the first title is projected for spring 2028. NCAA: flag football moves toward championship status
MEAC adds a championship
The Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference added women's flag football as a championship sport from 2026-27. MEAC: adds women's flag football and women's golf
NAIA's 30th championship sport
The NAIA made women's flag football its 30th championship sport, starting in 2026-27, with about 60 schools expected to sponsor it. NAIA: women's flag football approved as 30th championship sport
NJCAA approves a championship
The NJCAA made women's flag football a championship sport from 2027-28, with its first national championship in spring 2028. NJCAA: women's flag football release
Division I roster limit set
The NCAA Division I Board set a 25-player women's flag football roster limit for House settlement schools, effective 2027-28. NCAA Division I Proposal 2026-73
First NAIA national championship
The first NAIA women's flag football national championship is set for May 5 to 8, 2027, with a 12-team bracket. NAIA: host a women's flag football championship
Where thescholarships are.
What a scholarship can look like depends on the level, not the sport. Each row comes from the governing body's own rules and links them. Aid limits are team totals a coach can split across a roster, so ask every program what it offers you.
| Level | Programs | Athletic scholarships | Championship | Recruiting rules | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division INCAA | 17 | Allowed. Athletic aid is allowed, and no flag football equivalency limit is set. At schools under the House settlement, a 25-player roster limit replaces scholarship limits from 2027-28. | An NCAA Emerging Sport for Women since January 2026, with no NCAA championship yet. The divisions vote on one in January 2027, and the first is projected for spring 2028. | Calls, texts and recruiting materials from June 15 after sophomore year. Off-campus contact and official visits from August 1 of junior year. Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. |
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| NCAA Division IINCAA | 47 | Allowed. Up to 10.0 equivalency scholarships per team, which a coach can split into partial awards. | An NCAA Emerging Sport for Women since January 2026, with no NCAA championship yet. The divisions vote on one in January 2027, and the first is projected for spring 2028. | Recruiting materials, calls and texts at any time. In-person off-campus contact and official visits after June 15 before junior year. Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. | |
| NCAA Division IIINCAA | 73 | None. Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships. Academic and need-based aid are open to athletes like any other student. | An NCAA Emerging Sport for Women since January 2026, with no NCAA championship yet. The divisions vote on one in January 2027, and the first is projected for spring 2028. | No recruiting calendars. In-person off-campus contact only after the player finishes sophomore year of high school. | |
| NAIANAIA | 62 | Allowed. Athletic aid is allowed under NAIA rules. The handbook's per-sport aid table does not list women's flag football yet, so ask each school its limit. | A championship sport from 2026-27, its 30th. The first national championship is in spring 2027, a 12-team bracket on May 5 to 8. | No contact calendar. Coaches may not contact a player already practicing at another NAIA school. First-time players need the NAIA Eligibility Center. | |
| NJCAA (junior college)NJCAA | 37 | Varies. Up to 15 scholarships per team. Division I colleges may cover tuition, fees, room, board and books, Division II colleges tuition, fees and books, and Division III colleges give no athletic aid. | An emerging sport with an invitational since 2023. It becomes a championship sport in 2027-28, with the first national championship in spring 2028. | No flag football contact rules published yet. Ask each college's athletic department. | |
| Other associations (CCCAA, USCAA, NCCAA)CCCAA, USCAA or NCCAA | 34 | Varies. Set by each association and college. Ask each program what it offers. | No association championship yet. The CCCAA made women's flag football an emerging sport in 2026-27, and the USCAA does not list it as a championship or emerging sport. For other associations, ask each program. | Set by each association. Ask each program. | |
| Club (most play NIRSA)NIRSA | 167 | None. No athletic scholarships: NIRSA runs club and intramural play, outside varsity athletics. Players must be enrolled students, undergraduates at least half time. | NIRSA regional championships send winners to its national championships, which have a women's division. Its women's Club Flag League starts in 2027. | No recruiting rules. Any enrolled student can try out, and current varsity players in the sport cannot play. |
Want to play in college?Get on the record.
Six steps from a high school roster to a college one. They work at every level, varsity or club, whatever rules your league plays.
Play where you are
High school, club or league, it all counts. Find out where your state stands on girls' high school flag football, and play every snap you can get.
The girls' high school tracker →Stat every game
One parent with a phone can stat a whole game in the BreakAway app, free, whatever rules your league plays. Every game adds to her verified record.
How to stat a flag football game →Build her athlete profile
Verified stats from real games live on her BreakAway athlete profile, and she controls who sees them. Her family follows every game in the same place.
For families →Make a list of programs
Use the map and the tables on this page to shortlist schools by level, region and first season. Read each program's page, then email its coach with her profile and a short note.
Every program →Register and know the rules
NCAA Division I and II programs need the NCAA Eligibility Center, and NAIA programs use the NAIA Eligibility Center. When a coach may contact her depends on the level.
Rules by level →Get seen by college coaches
College coaches scout on BreakAway: verified numbers from the games that were statted, filtered by position and class. Keep statting through senior year.
The full recruiting guide →
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Where college coaches look
Coaches search players by verified numbers from statted games, then reach out.
How coaches recruit
Standings and leaders
Play a league on BreakAway and its public page lists every game, pool and stat leader.
For leagues & tournamentsStat every game
Statting is free. Tap the passer, the receiver and the flag pull, and the play is on her record.
How statting worksFollow every game
Family follows along from anywhere: the recap, the box score and her plays.
For families
State by state.Find yours.
Every state with a program has its own page: the race, the map and each school, with links to the girls' high school picture there.
- Alabama18 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Alaskanone yet
- Arizona5 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Arkansas1 program
- California35 programs + 11 unconfirmed
- Colorado1 program + 1 unconfirmed
- Connecticut5 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Delaware3 programs
- District of Columbia2 programs
- Florida24 programs + 2 unconfirmed
- Georgia19 programs + 2 unconfirmed
- Hawaii1 program
- Idaho1 program
- Illinois19 programs
- Indiana7 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Iowa4 programs
- Kansas10 programs
- Kentucky4 programs
- Louisiana4 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Maine1 program
- Maryland7 programs + 2 unconfirmed
- Massachusetts6 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Michigan5 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Minnesota8 programs + 2 unconfirmed
- Mississippi3 programs
- Missouri9 programs
- Montana2 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Nebraska4 programs
- Nevada1 program + 1 unconfirmed
- New Hampshire1 unconfirmed
- New Jersey12 programs
- New Mexico1 unconfirmed
- New York34 programs + 3 unconfirmed
- North Carolina22 programs + 2 unconfirmed
- North Dakota1 program
- Ohio13 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Oklahoma3 programs
- Oregon1 program
- Pennsylvania32 programs + 2 unconfirmed
- Rhode Island1 unconfirmed
- South Carolina6 programs + 2 unconfirmed
- South Dakota1 program
- Tennessee7 programs
- Texas21 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Utah2 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Vermont1 program
- Virginia11 programs + 4 unconfirmed
- Washingtonnone yet
- West Virginia1 program
- Wisconsin11 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Wyomingnone yet
By level
Every program.Every source.
Varsity and club in one list, apart by type. Clubs are student-run sport clubs, most of them playing NIRSA's championship series, open to enrolled students and with no athletic scholarships.
Showing 439 of 439 programs
Unconfirmedlisted by one source, not yet confirmed by the school.
How we build it
A school is listed only when a source shows the program: its own athletics or club page first, then its conference, its association or NIRSA. The first season comes from the school's schedule archive or launch release. Varsity and club are listed apart, and an announced program is marked until it plays. We recheck the list and the rules every week.
Know a program we missed? Send us the source and we will check it on the next pass.
- How to get recruited →The recruiting guide: timeline by grade, contact rules, a coach email.
- Girls' high school flag football →The pipeline: every state that sanctions it, with sources.
- For college coaches →Recruit on verified numbers from the games that were statted.
- For families →Follow every game and keep her record in one place.
- Stats →Stat any game free in the BreakAway app.
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Your questions.Straight answers.
263 colleges field varsity women's flag football as of October 16, 2026, and 125 more play it as a club. Another 49 programs are marked Unconfirmed: listed by one source, not yet confirmed by the school, and left out of those counts. By level: 17 NCAA D-I, 47 NCAA D-II, 73 NCAA D-III, 62 NAIA, 37 NJCAA, 34 Other. Another 2 schools have announced a varsity team for a later season. Every program on this page links its source.
Yes, at 126 of the 263 varsity programs: those in NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NAIA, where the rules allow athletic aid. Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships, and NIRSA club play has none. Aid is set program by program, so a level that allows it does not promise it. Ask each coach what the program offers.
Up to 10.0 equivalency scholarships per team, which a coach can split into partial awards. Equivalency means the total is shared across the roster, so most players on aid receive part of a scholarship, often combined with academic or need-based aid. Ask each program how it splits its total.
They can, within the NCAA's Division I rules. Athletic aid is allowed, and no flag football equivalency limit is set. At schools under the House settlement, a 25-player roster limit replaces scholarship limits from 2027-28. This list has 17 Division I varsity programs, so ask each one directly what it funds.
No. Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships. With 73 varsity programs, Division III is still one of the biggest levels in the sport, and its players can earn academic and need-based aid like any other student. Ask the admissions office what you qualify for.
Yes, as an Emerging Sport for Women: the NCAA added it on January 16, 2026, in Divisions I, II and III. An emerging sport counts toward a school's sports sponsorship and plays under NCAA rules, but it has no NCAA championship until the membership votes one in. On May 19, 2026, an NCAA committee recommended a national collegiate flag football championship. The divisions vote in January 2027, and the first title is projected for spring 2028.
Yes. The NAIA made women's flag football its 30th championship sport, starting in 2026-27, with about 60 schools expected to sponsor it. The first NAIA women's flag football national championship is set for May 5 to 8, 2027, with a 12-team bracket. Athletic aid is allowed under NAIA rules. The handbook's per-sport aid table does not list women's flag football yet, so ask each school its limit.
It is flag football played by student-run sport clubs, organized through campus recreation rather than the athletics department. NIRSA regional championships send winners to its national championships, which have a women's division. Its women's Club Flag League starts in 2027. No athletic scholarships: NIRSA runs club and intramural play, outside varsity athletics. Players must be enrolled students, undergraduates at least half time. 125 confirmed club programs are on this page, listed apart from varsity.
It depends on the level. NCAA Division I: Calls, texts and recruiting materials from June 15 after sophomore year. Off-campus contact and official visits from August 1 of junior year. Division II: Recruiting materials, calls and texts at any time. In-person off-campus contact and official visits after June 15 before junior year. Division III: No recruiting calendars. In-person off-campus contact only after the player finishes sophomore year of high school. NAIA: No contact calendar. Coaches may not contact a player already practicing at another NAIA school.
Yes, if you want to play at an NCAA Division I or II school, even though flag football is an emerging sport. The Eligibility Center certifies your academics and amateur status before you can take an official visit, sign for aid or compete. NAIA schools use their own NAIA Eligibility Center. Club teams need no registration. Most play in NIRSA, which takes enrolled students (undergraduates at least half time) and bars current varsity players in the sport.
The oldest programs on today's list date to 2020-21. In July 2020, the NFL announced 15 colleges, Ottawa (Kan.) and Keiser (Fla.) among them, committed to start women's flag football teams for spring 2021 under the NAIA. Since then the sport has grown to 388 confirmed programs fielding a team in 2026-27, varsity and club together, with 125 of them starting in 2026-27 alone.
California (30), New York (24) and Pennsylvania (20) have the most varsity programs as of October 16, 2026. Varsity programs are in 37 states in all. Pick a state on the map to list its programs, or filter by level to see where each association is strongest.
It depends on the league. Flag football is played in several formats, and each association, conference or club league picks its own rulebook and how many players are on the field. Ask the programs on your list which rules they play, and stat your high school games whatever format your state uses.
They watch games, read stats and answer emails from players who reach out first. More and more of them scout on BreakAway, where every game a team stats builds a verified stat line on each athlete's profile. Stat every game, keep your profile current and email coaches with a link to it.
Start the record early and keep it honest. Stat her games free in the BreakAway app, so every game adds to the verified stats on her athlete profile. Help her build a list of programs from this page, register with the right eligibility center, and let her write to coaches herself.
Yes. On October 16, 2023, the IOC added flag football to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, one of five new sports approved at its session in Mumbai. It has never been an Olympic sport before, so LA28 is its debut, and the path from a high school roster through college programs now runs all the way there.
We recheck every program and every level's rules each week. A school goes on the list only when a source shows the program: its own athletics or club page first, then its conference, its association or NIRSA. Each level's rules come from its governing body's own pages wherever it publishes them. Last checked October 16, 2026.
Yes. The list is free to use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Credit BreakAway and link to this page, for example: BreakAway, Women's College Flag Football Programs, updated October 16, 2026, breakawaydata.com/womens-college-flag-football/. The CSV and JSON downloads are on this page.
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