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NCAA Division I softball · Chicago, Illinois

University of Illinois Chicago

Flames · Missouri Valley
D1
Level
Missouri Valley
Conf.
60
Near campus
8
Teams

The program

University of Illinois Chicago (the Flames) fields an NCAA Division I softball team in Chicago, Illinois. The program competes in the Missouri Valley.

NCAA Division I is the highest level of NCAA competition, with the largest budgets and the longest schedules.

Level
NCAA Division I
Conference
Missouri Valley
Nickname
Flames
Sport
Softball (women's fast-pitch)
Location
Chicago, Illinois

On the map

Places to train near University of Illinois Chicago

CageList lists 60 places to train within 40 miles of the University of Illinois Chicago campus: 3 bookable backyard cages and 57 baseball and softball academies. The closest is 312 Baseball Lab in Chicago, about 3 miles away. 8 travel teams are based nearby, including Prime Raiders, Rawlings Tigers 12u Orange (FCP), and Rawlings Tigers HS Black (FCP).

The Missouri Valley

Missouri Valley has 10 other programs in this directory at the same level, including Belmont University, Bradley University, Drake University, and Illinois State University. Recruits usually compare the schools in one conference side by side, because they share a schedule and a travel footprint.

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School, level and location facts come from the U.S. Department of Education (the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act 2024-25 filings and the IPEDS institution directory). Nicknames and conferences are compiled from public lists and left blank when we could not match them with confidence. Sources: EADA athletics data, IPEDS institution directory. Spot a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.