We have a thread listing schools dropping sports, so let's have the opposite.

Bryant University is adding Women's Golf, Women's Bowling, and Women's Rowing.

Golf and bowling will compete in the NEC. Both sports will now have nine members (including two bowling affiliates). No affiliation announced for rowing.

The press release mentions 100 new female athletes, so either they were out of whack on Title IX or some men's program is getting an influx of funding.

https://bryant.prestosports.com/general/...0422qcgvgn

According to Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NC...3present), here are some new Division I sports teams starting after this school year (excluding "emerging sports" and excluding reclassifying teams):

Beach Volleyball (W): Maryland - Eastern Shore (TBD)
Bowling (W): Carroll (CCIW)
Fencing (W): Brown (Ivy)
Ice Hockey (M): Lindenwood (TBA)
Ice Hockey (W): Stonehill (NEWHA)
Lacrosse (W): Eastern Michigan (MAC), Fairleigh Dickinson (NEC), Pittsburgh (ACC)
Soccer (W): Tarleton St (WAC)
Swimming & Diving (M): Nebraska - Omaha (Summit), Wagner (NEC)
Volleyball (M): Converse (Carolinas), Fairleigh Dickinson (TBA)

Although not adding, Clemson reinstated their Men's Cross Country and track programs.

Idaho State will add additional women's sports:

https://magicvalley.com/sports/idaho-sta...e743b.html

Not official but chancellor and AD say starting softball is top athletic department priority at Arkansas State.

This could happen. Ice hockey at Tennessee State

https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/col...5f895.html

(04-27-2021 06:37 AM)TexasTerror Wrote:  This could happen. Ice hockey at Tennessee State

https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/col...5f895.html

That is awesome!!