Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic powers, with larger budgets, more elaborate facilities, and more athletic scholarships than Divisions II and III as well as many smaller schools committed to the highest level of intercollegiate competition.

Division 1 and variants may refer to:

Association football

Name of many top levels in different league systems. See National association football premier leagues, all top division football leagues.

Bandy in the United States is played mostly in Minnesota.Bandy is a team sport played on ice.

The United States national bandy team has taken part in the Bandy World Championships since the 1985 tournament. It also plays friendlies against Canada. The 1995 Bandy World Championship was played at Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval.

The United States women's national bandy team has participated in all World Championships. The 2006 tournament was played in Minnesota and the 2016 tournament will be.

In the late nineteenth century there was a game very similar to bandy called ice polo played in the United States.

Governing body

The American Bandy Association (ABA), also called USA Bandy, is the governing body of bandy in the United States. The association was established and became a member of the Federation of International Bandy in 1981.

League play

The American Bandy League is the top-tier of bandy played in the United States. The league is split into two divisions, with 6 teams in Division I and 4 in Division II. All ABA league games are played at the Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval in Roseville, Minnesota.

There are 221 Division I teams in the NJCAA that play in 24 different regions.

Members

Alabama