Sports in Detroit
Team Division Conference Venue Location
Michigan Wolverines Division I ( FBS ) Big Ten Conference various , including Michigan Stadium and Crisler Center Ann Arbor
Eastern Michigan Eagles Division I ( FBS ) Mid-American Conference various , including Rynearson Stadium and EMU Convocation Center Ypsilanti
Detroit Mercy Titans Division I Horizon League various , including Calihan Hall Detroit
Oakland Golden Grizzlies Division I Horizon League various , including Athletics Center O'rena Rochester
Wayne State Warriors Division II Great Lakes various Detroit
College sports
The following table shows the NCAA Division I and Division II college sports programs in the metro Detroit area :
The U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan is home to four professional U.S. sports teams; it is one of twelve cities in the United States to have teams from the four major North American sports. Since 2017, it is the only U.S. city to have its MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL teams play within its downtown district (broadly defined) and one of only four U.S. cities to have said teams play within the city limits of their namesake. All four teams compete within the city of Detroit. There are three active major sports venues within the city: 41,782-seat Comerica Park (home of the Detroit Tigers), 65,000-seat Ford Field (home of the Detroit Lions), and Little Caesars Arena (home of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons). Detroit is known for its avid hockey fans. Interest in the sport has given the city the moniker Hockeytown. In 2008, the Tigers reported 3.2 million visitors with a 98.6 percent attendance rate. In college sports, the University of Detroit Mercy and Oakland University have National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I programs. Wayne State University has a Division II program, and once had Division I teams in men's and women's ice hockey but has since dropped both sports. The NCAA football Quick Lane Bowl is held at Ford Field each December. In addition, the sports teams of the University of Michigan are located in Ann Arbor, within an hour's drive of much of the Detroit metropolitan area.