[4] They would only play OVC soccer for one season, as Chicago State will become a full member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in July 2024.

[7] Chicago State University announced on June 23, 2020, that it would finally begin a men's soccer team, effective immediately.

CSU had later budgeted for a team in 2016, but the school did not then begin play due to financial challenges and seriously discussed leaving Division I.

[8] The decision to finally add men's soccer came at the same time the school dropped baseball due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

[11] In March 2023, the Ohio Valley Conference announced it would launch a men's soccer league in the 2023 fall season with Chicago State as one of its eight members.