# Best College sports APIs (2026)

> The college sports data APIs developers actually use: who covers it, what it costs to start and what the community says.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/best/college-sports-apis/  
Last checked: 2026-11-04  
How the list is built: Providers that list college sports explicitly, then the strongest multi-sport feeds, ordered by the SportDex Score.

| # | Provider | SportDex Score | Starting price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [API-Sports / API-Football](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/api-sports.md) | 70/100 | $19/mo | Yes |
| 2 | [The Odds API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/the-odds-api.md) | 83/100 | $30/mo | Yes |
| 3 | [CollegeBasketballData.com](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/collegebasketballdata-com.md) | 51/100 | $1/mo | Yes |
| 4 | [CollegeFootballData.com](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/collegefootballdata-com.md) | 57/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 5 | [DunkAPI](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/dunkapi.md) | 49/100 | $19/mo | Yes |
| 6 | [FastballAPI](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/fastballapi.md) | 48/100 | $19/mo | Yes |
| 7 | [Highlightly](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/highlightly.md) | 57/100 | $12.49/mo | Yes |
| 8 | [SportsDataverse](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/sportsdataverse.md) | 50/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 9 | [Lumify](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/lumify.md) | 54/100 | $5 /usage | Yes |
| 10 | [FanLine Wire](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/fanline-wire.md) | 48/100 | $29/mo | Yes |
| 11 | [NCAA API (henrygd)](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/ncaa-api.md) | 44/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 12 | [Polymarket](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/polymarket.md) | 67/100 | Not public | Yes |
| 13 | [TheSportsDB](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/the-sports-db.md) | 65/100 | $9/mo | Yes |
| 14 | [Owls Insight](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/owls-insight.md) | 49/100 | $9.99/mo | No |
| 15 | [Realtime Sports API](https://sportdex.net/md/providers/realtime-sports-api.md) | 46/100 | $29/mo | Yes |