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NCAA DI Winter Sport Transfer Portal Dates

With many Winter sports approaching the end of the regular season, here are the opening and closing Transfer Portal dates for NCAA Division I Winter sport athletes:

Men’s Basketball:  April 7-21

Women’s Basketball:  April 6-20

Bowling:  April 1-May 15

Equestrian:  April 8-May 22

Fencing:  March 17-April 30

Men’s Gymnastics:  April 14-May 28

Women’s Gymnastics:  March 30-May 13

Men’s Ice Hockey:  April 13-27

Women’s Ice Hockey:  March 23-April 6

Indoor Track and Field:  May 28-June 26

Rifle:  March 2-April 15

Skiing:  March 10-April 23

Men’s Swimming/Diving:  March 18-May 1

Women’s Swimming/Diving:  March 11-April 24

Men’s Wrestling:  April 1-30

Women’s Wrestling:  March 2-April 15

Exceptions:

  • There are exceptions for Division I student-athletes who will be transferring as a postgraduate student and for those who have had their sport discontinued at their school.
  • There is also a 30-day Transfer Window available for Division I student-athletes in Winter sports other than basketball and ice hockey immediately following their coach being fired or leaving to take another job.

Also, if you’re an NCAA Division II or III athlete, you can enter the Transfer Portal whenever you’re ready to do so. Keep in mind, however, that you will probably be removed from your current team as soon as you inform them of your plan to transfer. 

Questions About Your Athlete’s Situation?

For an explanation of the steps, rules and academic requirements to be eligible as a transferring student-athlete and to discuss your athlete’s specific situation and available options, schedule a confidential Transfer consultation online, call our office at 913-766-1235 or send an email to rick@informedathlete.com.

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NCAA DI Football Transfer Portal Dates

The NCAA Division I Football Transfer Portal (FBS and FCS) will be open for two weeks: January 2–16, 2026.


Division II and Division III student-athletes do not have specific windows during which they must enter the Transfer Portal.


If you have questions about:

  • Exceptions to the Division I Transfer Portal windows (such as a coaching change or postgraduate transfer),
  • How to properly enter the Transfer Portal, or
  • Academic requirements needed to be immediately eligible at your next institution

We can answer your questions and help guide your student-athlete through the process.  Schedule a confidential Transfer Consultation online, or call our office at 913-766-1235.

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NCAA DI Winter Sport Transfer Portal Closing Dates & Exceptions

Below are the closing Transfer Portal dates for NCAA Division I Winter sports which haven’t already closed.

Athletes who will be graduating from their current Division I university and are planning to transfer as a graduate student must remember that they still need to enter the Transfer Portal before it closes for their sport.

Men’s Basketball: April 22

Women’s Basketball: April 23

Bowling: May 16

Fencing: May 1

Men’s Gymnastics: May 29

Women’s Gymnastics: May 14

Men’s Ice Hockey: May 13

Women’s Ice Hockey: April 29

Skiing: April 17

Men’s Swimming/Diving: May 2

Women’s Swimming/Diving: April 25

Indoor Track and Field: April 24

Men’s Wrestling: May 2

Exceptions:

  • There is a 30-day Transfer Window available for Division I student-athletes immediately following their coach being fired or leaving to take another job.

Also, if you’re an NCAA Division II or III athlete, you can enter the Transfer Portal whenever you’re ready to do so. Keep in mind, however, that you will probably be removed from your current team as soon as you inform them of your plan to transfer.

Do You Have Questions?

Schedule a confidential Transfer consultation online for an explanation of the steps, rules and academic requirements to be eligible as a transferring student-athlete, or by calling us at 913-766-1235 or writing to rick@informedathlete.com

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Upcoming NCAA DI Transfer Portal Dates

Here are the Transfer Portal Dates for NCAA Division I Fall sports:

Cross Country: Nov. 23 – Dec. 22
Field Hockey: Nov. 17 – Dec. 16
Football (FBS): Dec. 9-28
Football (FCS): Dec. 9-28
Men’s Soccer: Nov. 25 – Dec. 24
Women’s Soccer: Nov. 18 – Dec. 17
Women’s Volleyball: Dec. 8 – Jan. 6
Men’s Water Polo: Dec. 1-30

Also, there is a Portal Window from Dec. 1-15 for Division I Spring sport athletes.

There will continue to be an Exception to the above Portal dates when there is a change of Head Coach (30 days after such an announcement) and also an Exception that began on October 1st for athletes who will be transferring after graduating this year (or semester) from their current four-year university.

Questions?

If you have questions about the steps to enter the Transfer Portal, or perhaps more importantly about the academic requirements to be immediately eligible at your next university, contact us at rick@informedathlete.com or by calling 913-766-1235 to arrange a confidential consultation.

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NCAA DI Transfer Portal Dates

NCAA Division I Transfer Portal Windows for Fall sport athletes:

  • FBS Football: Dec. 4 through Jan. 2
  • FCS Football: Dec. 4 through Jan. 2
  • Men’s Soccer: Nov. 20 through Dec. 19
  • Women’s Volleyball: Dec. 3 through Jan. 1
  • Men’s Water Polo: Nov. 26 through Dec. 25
  • Cross Country: Closed December 17
  • Field Hockey: Closed December 11
  • Women’s Soccer: Closed December 12

Exceptions to the above listed dates:

  • A 30-day Transfer Window is available for Division I student-athletes immediately following their coach being fired or leaving to take another job.
  • It is also possible for Division I athletes who are not receiving an athletic scholarship (or who were not recruited to a non-scholarship program, such as the Ivy Leagues) to enter the Transfer Portal at any time that they choose to do so.

If you have questions about the steps, rules, and academic requirements for your athlete to be eligible at a new university as a transferring athlete, schedule a confidential Transfer Consult online or call 913-766-1235 for more information.

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Impact of New NCAA DI Transfer Portal Windows Rule on Scholarship Opportunities

If your athlete’s primary reason for considering a Transfer from their current four-year college to a Division I university is to receive an athletic scholarship, I encourage them to think twice.

I believe that it will be more difficult for a student-athlete doing a 4-4 transfer (one four-year college to another) to receive an athletic scholarship from a Division I program.

The reason is because of the very strict limitations placed on Division I coaches under these new Transfer rules as to when they can cancel or not renew an athletic scholarship that is provided to a 4-4 transfer.

Note that under these new rules:

The ONLY way that a Division I coach will be permitted to cancel or not renew an athletic scholarship granted to a transfer from another four-year college is if the athlete transfers yet again to another college OR if the athlete loses their amateur athletic status.

Otherwise:

The Division I university is required to continue the athlete on their athletic scholarship until the athlete’s undergraduate graduation or until the completion of their athletic eligibility, whichever comes first – EVEN if the athlete chooses to quit their team!

Put yourself in the shoes of a Division I coach:

Would you be willing to invest a valuable athletic scholarship in an athlete who transfers to your program while knowing that your program would still need to continue providing that scholarship (and counting it against your team’s scholarship limit) even if the athlete chooses to quit the team?

Do You Need Advice?

For a private discussion of all the factors your student-athlete should consider about a possible transfer, schedule a confidential Transfer Consultation online or call 913-766-1235.

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