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Southern Conference
AssociationNCAA
Founded1921; 104 years ago (1921)
CommissionerMichael Cross (since 2023)
Sports fielded
  • 21
    • men's: 11
    • women's: 9
    • coeducational: 1
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionFCS
No. of teams10 (11 in 2026)
HeadquartersSpartanburg, South Carolina
RegionSoutheast
BroadcastersESPN

CBS Sports

CW Sports
Official websitesoconsports.com
Locations
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The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA). Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Established in 1921, the Southern Conference ranks as the fifth-oldest major college athletic conference in the United States, and either the third or fourth oldest in continuous operation, depending on definitions.[1][i]

The Southern Conference is considered one of the stronger football conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision and is considered a mid-major conference in basketball. The three-time Division I NCAA Football champion Appalachian State Mountaineers were a member of the conference when they stunned the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines 34–32 on September 1, 2007.[2] The Davidson Wildcats reached the Elite Eight in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament by upsetting power programs Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin.[3] More recently, the six-time Division I NCAA football champion Georgia Southern Eagles stunned Southeastern Conference power-house Florida Gators 26–20 in The Swamp on November 23, 2013—the first loss to a lower-division opponent in the Florida program's history.[4] In 2015, Furman defeated UCF 16–15 and The Citadel topped South Carolina 23–22 for their second win over the Gamecocks in the past three meetings. On September 4, 2021, East Tennessee State University stunned Vanderbilt 23–3 in their opening game. The SoCon also frequently sees multiple teams selected to participate in the NCAA Division I baseball championship.[5]

The SoCon was the first conference to use the three-point field goal in basketball in a November 29, 1980, game at Western Carolina against Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where Ronnie Carr shot the historic shot from 22 feet (6.7 m) away and the Catamounts won 77–70.[6][7]

History

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Chattanooga
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State
Samford
Wofford
Western Carolina
VMI
UNC Greensboro
UAB
Mercer
Furman
East Tennessee State
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Location of SoCon members:
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Conference Commissioners
Wallace Wade 1951–1960
Lloyd Jordon 1960–1973
Ken Germann 1974–1986
Dave Hart 1986–1991
Wright Waters 1991–1998
Alfred B. White 1998–2001
Danny Morrison 2001–2005
John Iamarino 2006–2019
Jim Schaus 2019–2023
Michael Cross 2023–present
Further information: 1955 All-Southern Conference football team

Talks of a new conference for Southern athletics had started as early as fall of 1920.[8] The conference was formed on February 25, 1921, in Atlanta as fourteen member institutions split from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.[1] Southern Conference charter members were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Washington & Lee. In 1922, six more universities—Florida, LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane, and Vanderbilt joined the conference. The first year of competition for the conference was in 1922, effective January 1.[9][10] The new rules banned freshman play.[11] Later additions included Sewanee (1924), Virginia Military Institute (1924), and Duke (1929).

The SoCon is particularly notable for having spawned two other major conferences. In 1932, the 13 schools located south and west of the Appalachians (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, University of the South (Sewanee), Tennessee, Tulane, and Vanderbilt) all departed the SoCon to form the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 1953, seven additional schools (Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest) withdrew from the SoCon to form the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[1] The ACC and SEC have gone on to surpass their parent conference in prestige; while the ACC and SEC are considered "power" conferences in Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A), the SoCon dropped to Division I-AA (FCS) in 1982, four years after the top division was split into two levels in 1978.

The SoCon became the first league to hold a post-season basketball tournament to decide a conference champion. Although first played in 1921, it did not become "official" until 1922, and in its first few years included teams which were not conference members.[12] Held at the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta from February 24 to March 2, 1922, the first meeting was won by North Carolina who defeated non-member Mercer in the Finals 40–25.[13] The SoCon Basketball Tournament continues as the nation's oldest conference tournament. The next-oldest tournament overall is the SEC men's basketball tournament, founded in 1933, but that event was suspended after its 1952 edition and did not resume until 1979. With the demise of the Division II West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2013, whose tournament had been continuously held since 1936, the next-oldest conference tournament in continuous existence is now the ACC men's basketball tournament, first held in 1954.

Member schools

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Current full members

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The all-sports membership changed to 10 schools in 2014 following the departure of Appalachian State, Davidson, Elon, and Georgia Southern, plus the arrival of East Tennessee State (ETSU), Mercer, and VMI. The current football membership stands at nine. UNC Greensboro does not sponsor football, while ETSU relaunched its previously dormant football program in 2015 and rejoined SoCon football in 2016 after one season as an independent.[14]

The 10 members of the Southern Conference are:

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Endowment
(millions)		 Nickname Colors
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee 1886 1976 Public 11,728 $195 Mocs      
The Citadel Charleston, South Carolina 1842 1936 Senior Military College 3,693 $423.6 Bulldogs    
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee 1911 2014[a] Public 9,151 $87.8 Buccaneers    
Furman University Greenville, South Carolina 1826 1936 Private 2,629 $812 Paladins    
Mercer University Macon, Georgia 1833 2014 9,026 $502 Bears    
Samford University Homewood, Alabama 1841 2008 5,729 $403.5 Bulldogs    
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina 1891 1997 Public 19,764 $368.6 Spartans      
Virginia Military Institute
(VMI) 		Lexington, Virginia 1839 2014[b] Senior Military College 1,772 $703.1 Keydets      
Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina 1889 1976 Public 12,243 $130 Catamounts    
Wofford College Spartanburg, South Carolina 1854 1997 Private 1,773 $417.4 Terriers    
Notes
  1. ^ ETSU was previously a Southern Conference member from 1978 to 2005.[14]
  2. ^ VMI was previously a Southern Conference member from 1924 to 2003.[14]

Future members

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Institution Location Founded Joining Type Enrollment Endowment
(millions)		 Nickname Colors Current
conference
Tennessee Tech University Cookeville, Tennessee 1915 2026 Public 9,902 $96.2 Golden Eagles[15]     Ohio Valley (OVC)

Associate members

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On January 9, 2014, the SoCon and Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN)[ii] announced a new alliance in lacrosse that took effect with the 2015 spring season (2014–15 school year). Under its terms, sponsorship of men's lacrosse shifted from the ASUN to the SoCon, while women's lacrosse sponsorship remained with the ASUN. Bellarmine, which had announced it would join the ASUN for men's lacrosse for the 2015 spring season, instead joined the SoCon.[16] The alliance remains in effect in men's lacrosse, but the leagues amicably ended their full alliance in women's lacrosse once the SoCon began sponsoring that sport in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 school year).[17] However, the conferences maintained their working relationship in women's lacrosse, with the SoCon adding Coastal Carolina as an associate member effective with the 2021 spring season (2020–21 school year) in order to keep both conferences at five women's lacrosse members for 2021.[18] Coastal was intended to play in SoCon women's lacrosse in the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year) as well, but the SoCon decided to drop the sport after the 2021 spring season (2020–21 school year). While no formal announcement was made, the SoCon–ASUN women's lacrosse partnership definitively ended at that time, as the three full SoCon members who sponsored women's lacrosse moved that sport to the Big South Conference. Coastal and Delaware State both returned women's lacrosse to the ASUN Conference.[19]

The men's lacrosse partnership took a slightly different form from the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year) forward, as the ASUN reinstated its men's lacrosse league. The two full ASUN members with men's lacrosse programs separated, with Jacksonville remaining in SoCon men's lacrosse while Bellarmine joined the ASUN men's lacrosse league. SoCon associate Air Force also left for ASUN men's lacrosse.[20] The SoCon maintained its automatic NCAA tournament berth with the addition of Hampton.[21]

Before the addition of Hampton men's lacrosse, the most recent addition to the associate membership was Presbyterian wrestling, which joined during summer 2019.[22] Two women's lacrosse members, Central Michigan and Detroit Mercy, left after the 2020 season (2019–20 school year) to join the new women's lacrosse league of Central's full-time home of the Mid-American Conference;[23] this move contributed to the eventual demise of the SoCon women's lacrosse league.

Men's soccer member Belmont left the SoCon after the 2021–22 school year when it joined the Missouri Valley Conference, which sponsors that sport.[24] At the same time, Hampton moved men's lacrosse to its new full-time home of the Colonial Athletic Association, now known as the Coastal Athletic Association.[25]

The addition of men's lacrosse by the Atlantic 10 Conference, announced on May 23, 2022,[26] led to the demise of the SoCon men's lacrosse league after the 2022 season. In addition to Hampton joining the CAA, SoCon associate members High Point and Richmond (the latter a full A-10 member) moved to the A-10, and Jacksonville returned to ASUN men's lacrosse.

In the table below, the "Joined" column denotes the start of the school year in which the institution became an associate member, which for spring sports differs from the first season of competition.

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Colors Sport Primary conference
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Birmingham, Alabama 1969 2016 Public 18,568 Blazers     rifle[27] American
Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina 1899 2014[a] 20,641 Mountaineers     wrestling Sun Belt
Bellarmine University Louisville, Kentucky 1950 2020 Private 3,846 Knights     wrestling ASUN
Campbell University Buies Creek, North Carolina 1887 2011 11,241 Fighting Camels     wrestling CAA
Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina 1837 2014[b] 1,850 Wildcats     wrestling Atlantic 10
Gardner–Webb University Boiling Springs, North Carolina 1905 2011 5,000 Runnin' Bulldogs     wrestling Big South
Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia 1906 2016 Public 20,517 Eagles     rifle[27] Sun Belt
University of North Georgia Dahlonega, Georgia 1873[c] 2016 Public 16,064 Nighthawks     rifle[27] Peach Belt[d]
Presbyterian College Clinton, South Carolina 1880 2019 Private 1,403 Blue Hose     wrestling Big South
Notes
  1. ^ The 2014 date reflects the departure of Appalachian State from the SoCon to join the Sun Belt Conference. The Mountaineers have competed in SoCon wrestling continuously since the league first sponsored the sport in 1993–94.
  2. ^ The 2014 date reflects the departure of Davidson from the SoCon to join the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Wildcats have competed in SoCon wrestling continuously since the league first sponsored the sport in 1993–94.
  3. ^ On January 10, 2012, the University System of Georgia approved the consolidation of North Georgia College and State University and Gainesville State College to form a new institution, the University of North Georgia in January 2013.
  4. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

Future associate members

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Institution Location Founded Joins Type Enrollment Nickname Colors Sport Primary Conference
Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia 1971 2026 Private 16,000[a] Flames       men's soccer CUSA
Notes
  1. ^ Approximate on-campus enrollment. Including online students, Liberty claims an enrollment of over 130,000.

Former full members

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Most former members are currently members of either the Southeastern Conference or the Atlantic Coast Conference. Two of the former full members, Appalachian State and Davidson, maintain SoCon associate membership in wrestling. A third former full member, Georgia Southern, became an associate member in rifle when the SoCon added the sport for the 2016–17 school year.

Institution Location Founded Joined Left Nickname Colors Current
conference
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1831 1921 1932 Crimson Tide     SEC
Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina 1899 1971 2014 Mountaineers     Sun Belt
Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 1856 1921 1932 Tigers     SEC
College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina 1770 1998 2013 Cougars     CAA
Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina 1889 1921 1953 Tigers     ACC
Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina 1837 1936 1988 Wildcats     Atlantic 10
1992 2014
Duke University Durham, North Carolina 1838 1928 1953 Blue Devils     ACC
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina 1907 1964 1976 Pirates     American
Elon University Elon, North Carolina 1889 2003 2014 Phoenix     CAA
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 1853 1922 1932 Gators     SEC
George Washington University Washington, D.C. 1821 1941 1970 Colonials[a]     Atlantic 10
University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 1785 1921 1932 Bulldogs     SEC
Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia 1906 1992 2014 Eagles     Sun Belt
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 1885 1921 1932 Yellow Jackets     ACC
University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 1865 Wildcats     SEC
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1860 1922 Tigers    
Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia 1837 1976 1997 Thundering Herd     Sun Belt
University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland 1856 1923 1953 Terrapins         Big Ten
University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi 1848 1922 1932 Rebels     SEC
Mississippi State University Starkville, Mississippi 1878 1921 Bulldogs    
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill 		Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1789 1953 Tar Heels     ACC
North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 1887 Wolfpack    
University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia 1830 1936 1976 Spiders     Atlantic 10
Sewanee: The University
of the South 		Sewanee, Tennessee 1857 1923 1932 Tigers     SAA[b]
University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 1801 1922 1953 Gamecocks     SEC
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee 1794 1921 1932 Volunteers    
Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana 1834 1922 Green Wave     American
Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 1873 Commodores     SEC
University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 1819 1921 1937 Cavaliers     ACC
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University 		Blacksburg, Virginia 1872 1965 Hokies    
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1834 1936 1953 Demon Deacons    
Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 1749 1921 1958 Generals     ODAC[b]
West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 1867 1950 1968 Mountaineers     Big 12
College of William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 1693 1936 1977 Tribe       CAA
  1. ^ George Washington's nickname throughout its SoCon tenure was Colonials. The current nickname of Revolutionaries was adopted in 2023.
  2. ^ a b Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.

Former associate members

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In the table below, the "Joined" and "Left" columns denotes the calendar year in which each school joined and left the SoCon. For fall sports, the year of departure differs from the final year of competition. For spring sports, the year of arrival differs from the first season of competition.

Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Nickname Colors SoCon
sport 		Primary
conference
during SoCon
associate membership 		Current
conference
in former
SoCon sport
United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado 1954 2015 2021 Federal
(Military) 		4,417 Falcons     lacrosse (m) Mountain West ASUN
Bellarmine University Louisville, Kentucky 1950 2014 2021 Private 3,369 Knights     lacrosse (m) GLVC[a],
ASUN[b] 		ASUN
Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee 1890 2018 2022 Private 8,080 Bruins       soccer (m) OVC MVC
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan 1892 2017 2020 Public 21,705 Chippewas     lacrosse (w) MAC
Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina 1954 2020 2021 Public 10,484 Chanticleers       lacrosse (w) Sun Belt ASUN
Delaware State University Dover, Delaware 1891 2017 2021 Public
(HBCU) 		5,054 Hornets     lacrosse (w) MEAC Northeast
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, Michigan 1870 2017 2020 Private 5,700 Titans       lacrosse (w) Horizon MAC
Hampton University Hampton, Virginia 1868 2021 2022 Private 4,321 Pirates     lacrosse (m) Big South CAA
High Point University High Point, North Carolina 1924 2014 2022 Private 4,500 Panthers     lacrosse (m)[16] Big South Atlantic 10
Jacksonville University Jacksonville, Florida 1934 2014 2022 Private 3,741 Dolphins     lacrosse (m)[16] ASUN
University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia 1830 2014 2022 Private 4,361 Spiders     lacrosse (m)[16] Atlantic 10
  1. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  2. ^ Bellarmine had been a member of the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference from that league's formation in 1978 until moving to Division I in 2020 as a new member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

SoCon membership timeline

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Tennessee Technological UniversityMercer UniversitySamford UniversityColonial Athletic AssociationElon UniversityColonial Athletic AssociationCollege of CharlestonWofford CollegeUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroSun Belt ConferenceGeorgia Southern UniversityAtlantic Sun ConferenceEast Tennessee State UniversityWestern Carolina UniversityUniversity of Tennessee at ChattanoogaSun Belt ConferenceConference USAMid-American ConferenceMarshall UniversitySun Belt ConferenceAppalachian State UniversityAmerican Athletic ConferenceConference USAColonial Athletic AssociationEast Carolina UniversityBig 12 ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)Atlantic 10 ConferenceWest Virginia UniversityAtlantic 10 ConferenceGeorge Washington UniversityAtlantic-10 ConferenceDavidson CollegeThe Citadel, The Military College of South CarolinaColonial Athletic AssociationEastern College Athletic ConferenceCollege of William & MaryAtlantic 10 ConferenceColonial Athletic AssociationEastern College Athletic ConferenceUniversity of RichmondFurman UniversityAtlantic Coast ConferenceWake Forest UniversityAtlantic Coast ConferenceDuke UniversityBig SouthVirginia Military InstituteSouthern Athletic AssociationSouthern Collegiate Athletic ConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceSewanee: The University of the SouthSoutheastern ConferenceMetro ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceUniversity of South CarolinaSoutheastern ConferenceVanderbilt UniversityAmerican Athletic ConferenceConference USAMetro ConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceTulane UniversitySoutheastern ConferenceUniversity of MississippiSoutheastern ConferenceLouisiana State UniversitySoutheastern ConferenceUniversity of FloridaAtlantic Coast ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2004)Atlantic 10 ConferenceMetro ConferenceVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityOld Dominion Athletic ConferenceSouthern Collegiate Athletic ConferenceWashington and Lee UniversityBig Ten ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceUniversity of Maryland, College ParkAtlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina State UniversityAtlantic Coast ConferenceUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillAtlantic Coast ConferenceClemson UniversityAtlantic Coast ConferenceUniversity of VirginiaSoutheastern ConferenceUniversity of TennesseeSoutheastern ConferenceMississippi State UniversitySoutheastern ConferenceUniversity of KentuckyAtlantic Coast ConferenceMetro ConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceGeorgia Institute of TechnologySoutheastern ConferenceUniversity of GeorgiaSoutheastern ConferenceAuburn UniversitySoutheastern ConferenceUniversity of Alabama

Full members Full members (except football) Other Conference Other Conference

  • Due to space limitations, one portion of Washington and Lee's affiliation history is not indicated in the table. In 1958, W&L stopped awarding athletic scholarships; from then until 1962, it was an independent in what was then the NCAA College Division (which was split in 1973 to form today's Divisions II and III).

Sports

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The Southern Conference sponsors championship competition in 11 men's, 9 women's, and one co-educational NCAA-sanctioned sports.[28][better source needed] Five schools are associate members for wrestling. Under a cooperative agreement with the ASUN Conference, the SoCon began sponsoring men's lacrosse in the 2014–15 school year (2015 season) with three full members (Furman, Mercer, VMI) and four associates (Bellarmine, High Point, Jacksonville, Richmond). SoCon men's lacrosse has since added Air Force. Women's lacrosse was sponsored by the ASUN through the 2017 season,[16] after which the SoCon launched its own women's lacrosse league.[17] Beginning in the 2016–17 academic year, after a 30-year hiatus, the SoCon resumed rifle as its 21st sport. Members for conference competition are full members The Citadel, VMI, and Wofford as well as associate members UAB, Georgia Southern, and North Georgia. The SoCon is one of only two all-sports conferences to sponsor rifle, joining the Ohio Valley Conference. Rifle is technically a men's sport for NCAA purposes, but men's, women's, and co-ed teams all compete against each other.[29] Women's lacrosse was added as the 22nd sport for 2017–18, but was dropped after the 2020–21 school year.[30]

The SoCon dropped men's lacrosse after the 2022 season. Affiliate member Hampton joined the Colonial Athletic Association, which sponsors that sport, and the Atlantic 10 Conference, full-time home to men's lacrosse affiliate Richmond, launched a men's lacrosse league in the 2023 season, also taking in another SoCon affiliate in High Point.[26] With SoCon men's lacrosse being gutted by these changes, VMI moved that sport to its former men's lacrosse home of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and the two remaining men's lacrosse members, Jacksonville and Mercer, moved that sport to the ASUN.[26][31][32]

Teams in Southern Conference competition
Sport Men's Women's Co-ed
Baseball 8 – –
Basketball 10 8 –
Cross Country 10 10 –
Football 9 – –
Golf 8 9 –
Rifle 2 3 3
Soccer 6 10 –
Softball – 8 –
Tennis 8 8 –
Track and Field (Indoor) 9 9 –
Track and Field (Outdoor) 9 10 –
Volleyball – 9 –
Wrestling 9 – –

Men's sponsored sports by school

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School Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Golf Rifle[a] Soccer Tennis Track & field
(indoor)		 Track & field
(outdoor)		 Wrestling Total SoCon sports
Chattanooga No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes 6
The Citadel Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes[b] No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
East Tennessee State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No 8
Furman No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No 8
Mercer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No 8
Samford Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No 8
UNC Greensboro Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No 8
VMI Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes[b] Yes No Yes Yes Yes 10
Western Carolina Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No 7
Wofford Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[c] Yes Yes Yes Yes No 10
Future Members
Tennessee Tech Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No 6
Totals 8 10 10 9 8 3+2[d] 6 8 8 9 3+6[e] 82+8
Notes
  1. ^ Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and co-ed teams all compete against each other.
  2. ^ a b Men's rifle team; school also fields a women's team.
  3. ^ Co-ed rifle team
  4. ^ Associates North Georgia and UAB, both with co-ed teams
  5. ^ Associates Appalachian State, Bellarmine, Campbell, Davidson, Gardner–Webb, and Presbyterian

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southern Conference which are played by SoCon schools:

School Lacrosse Swimming &
diving
Mercer ASUN No
VMI NEC America East

Women's sponsored sports by school

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School Basketball Cross country Golf Rifle[a] Soccer Softball Tennis Track & field
(indoor)		 Track & field
(outdoor)		 Volleyball Total SoCon teams
Chattanooga Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
The Citadel No Yes Yes Yes[b] Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 7
East Tennessee State Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Furman Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
Mercer Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 9
Samford Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
UNC Greensboro Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
VMI No Yes No Yes[b] Yes No No Yes Yes No 5
Western Carolina Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Wofford Yes Yes Yes Yes[c] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
Future Members
Tennessee Tech Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 8
Totals 8 10 9 3+3[d] 10 8 8 9 10 9 87+4
Notes
  1. ^ Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and co-ed teams all compete against each other.
  2. ^ a b Women's rifle team; school also fields a men's team.
  3. ^ Co-ed rifle team
  4. ^ Associate members Georgia Southern (women-only team), North Georgia (co-ed team), and UAB (co-ed team)

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southern Conference which are played by SoCon schools:

School Beach volleyball Lacrosse Swimming &
diving		 Water polo
Chattanooga OVC No No No
Furman No Big South No No
Mercer Sun Belt Big South No No
Tennessee Tech OVC[a] No No No
VMI No No America East MAAC
Wofford No Big South No No
  1. ^ Tennessee Tech has not announced a future affiliation for its beach volleyball program.

Facilities

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School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Baseball stadium Capacity Softball stadium Capacity Soccer field Capacity
Chattanooga Finley Stadium 20,668 McKenzie Arena 10,928 Non-baseball school Jim Frost Stadium 3,000 Finley Stadium 20,668
Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium 11,500 McAlister Field House 6,000 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park 6,000 Non-softball school Non-soccer school
East Tennessee State William B. Greene Jr. Stadium 7,694[a] Freedom Hall Civic Center 8,500 Thomas Stadium 1,200 Betty Basler Field 500+ Summers-Taylor Stadium 2,000+
Furman Paladin Stadium 16,000 Timmons Arena 5,000 Non-baseball school Pepsi Softball Stadium 300 Eugene E. Stone III Stadium 3,000
Liberty Men's soccer-only member Osborne Stadium 1,000
Mercer Five Star Stadium 10,200 Hawkins Arena 3,500 Claude Smith Field 500 Sikes Field 300 Betts Stadium 500
Samford Pete Hanna Stadium 6,700 Pete Hanna Center 4,974 Joe Lee Griffin Stadium 1,000 J.T. Haywood Field House 200 Samford Track and Soccer Complex 1,200
Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium 16,500 Eblen Center 9,280 Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex 1,100 Tech Softball Field 800 Tech Soccer Field 800
UNC Greensboro Non-football school First Horizon Coliseum (men's)
Fleming Gymnasium (women's) 		7,617
2,320 		UNCG Baseball Stadium 3,500 UNCG Softball Stadium 500+ UNCG Soccer Stadium 3,540
VMI Alumni Memorial Field 10,000 Cameron Hall 5,020 Gray–Minor Stadium 1,400 Non-softball school Patchin Field 1,000
Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium 13,742 Ramsey Center 7,826 Hennon Stadium 1,500 Catamount Softball Complex 250+ Catamount Athletic Complex 1,000
Wofford Gibbs Stadium 13,000 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 3,400 Russell C. King Field 2,500 Non-softball school Snyder Field 2,250
Notes
  1. ^ Seated capacity; 10,000+ with standing room

Conference champions

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Football

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See also: College Football All-Southern Team

This is a list of recent champions. For the full history, see List of Southern Conference football champions.

Year Champion Record
2014 Chattanooga 7–0
2015 Chattanooga†
The Citadel 		6–1
2016 The Citadel† 8–0
2017 Wofford† 7–1
2018 East Tennessee State
Furman
Wofford† 		6–2
2019 Wofford† 7–1
2020 VMI† 6–1
2021 East Tennessee State† 7–1
2022 Samford† 8–0
2023 Furman† 7–1
2024 Mercer† 10–2

† Automatic bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship

Men's basketball

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This is a partial list of the last 10 regular-season and tournament champions. For the full history, see List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions.

Year Regular season champion Record Tournament champion
2015–16 Chattanooga 15–3 Chattanooga
2016–17 East Tennessee State[a]
UNC Greensboro
Furman 		14–4 East Tennessee State
2017–18 UNC Greensboro 15–3 UNC Greensboro
2018–19 Wofford 18–0 Wofford
2019–20 East Tennessee State 16–2 East Tennessee State
2020–21 UNC Greensboro 13–5 UNC Greensboro
2021–22 Chattanooga 14–4 Chattanooga
2022–23 Furman[a]
Samford 		15–3 Furman
2023–24 Samford 15–3 Samford
2024–25 Chattanooga 15–3 Wofford
  1. ^ a b Listed in order of seeding in the conference tournament

Women's basketball

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This is a partial list of the last 10 tournament champions. For the full history, see Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

Year Champion
2016 Chattanooga
2017 Chattanooga
2018 Mercer
2019 Mercer
2020 Samford
2021 Mercer
2022 Mercer
2023 Chattanooga
2024 Chattanooga
2025 UNC Greensboro

Baseball

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This is a partial list of the last 10 champions. For the full history, see Southern Conference baseball tournament.

Year Reg. season champion Tournament champion
2015 Mercer Mercer
2016 Mercer Western Carolina
2017 Mercer UNC Greensboro
2018 UNC Greensboro Samford
2019 Samford Mercer
2020 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Wofford Samford
2022 Wofford UNC Greensboro
2023 Samford Samford
2024 UNC Greensboro Wofford
2025 East Tennessee State East Tennessee State

Rifle

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Year Air rifle champion Smallbore champion Overall champion
2017 Georgia Southern North Georgia North Georgia
2018 North Georgia North Georgia North Georgia
2019 Georgia Southern UAB UAB
2020 North Georgia UAB UAB
2021 North Georgia Georgia Southern North Georgia
2022 Georgia Southern Georgia Southern North Georgia
2023 Georgia Southern Georgia Southern The Citadel
2024 Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
2025 Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern

Men's Lacrosse

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Year Champion
2015 High Point
2016 Air Force
2017 Air Force
2018 Richmond
2019 Richmond
2020 Not Held
2021 High Point

Commissioner's and Germann Cups

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The Commissioner's and Germann Cups are awarded each year to the top men's and women's program in the conference.[33] The Commissioner's Cup was inaugurated in 1970. The Germann Cup, named for former Southern Conference Commissioner Ken Germann, was first awarded in 1987. The completion of the 2013–2014 athletics season saw Appalachian State winning its 33rd Commissioner's Cup and Furman its 13th Germann Cup.[34]

Year Commissioner's Cup Germann Cup
1969–70 East Carolina
William & Mary		 —
1970–71 William & Mary —
1971–72 William & Mary —
1972–73 William & Mary —
1973–74 East Carolina —
1974–75 East Carolina —
1975–76 William & Mary —
1976–77 East Carolina —
1977–78 Appalachian State —
1978–79 Appalachian State —
1979–80 Appalachian State —
1980–81 Appalachian State —
1981–82 Appalachian State —
1982–83 East Tennessee State —
1983–84 Appalachian State —
1984–85 Appalachian State —
1985–86 Appalachian State —
1986–87 Appalachian State Appalachian State
1987–88 Appalachian State Appalachian State
1988–89 Appalachian State Appalachian State
1989–90 Appalachian State Appalachian State
1990–91 Furman Appalachian State
1991–92 Appalachian State Appalachian State
1992–93 Appalachian State Furman
1993–94 Appalachian State Furman
1994–95 Appalachian State Furman
1995–96 Appalachian State Furman
1996–97 Appalachian State Furman
1997–98 Appalachian State Furman
1998–99 Appalachian State Furman
1999–00 Appalachian State Furman
2000–01 Appalachian State Furman
2001–02 Appalachian State Furman
2002–03 Appalachian State Furman
2003–04 Appalachian State Furman
2004–05 Chattanooga College of Charleston
2005–06 Appalachian State Appalachian State
2006–07 Appalachian State Appalachian State
2007–08 Appalachian State Chattanooga
2008–09 Appalachian State College of Charleston
2009–10 Appalachian State Samford
2010–11 Appalachian State Appalachian State
2011–12 Appalachian State College of Charleston
2012–13 Appalachian State Appalachian State
2013–14 Appalachian State Furman
2014–15 Chattanooga Samford
2015–16 East Tennessee State Furman
2016–17 East Tennessee State Furman
2017–18 East Tennessee State Furman
2018–19 East Tennessee State Furman
2020–21 Furman Samford
2021–22 East Tennessee State Samford
2022–23 Samford Samford
2023–24 Samford Samford

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Relevant literature

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  • Iamarino, John. 2020. A Proud History of Athletic History. Mercer University Press.

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The Southern Conference (SoCon) is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference comprising 10 member institutions across six states in the southeastern United States, sponsoring championships in 20 sports for both men and women. Headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and led by Commissioner Michael Cross, the conference competes at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level in football and emphasizes competitive balance among its mid-sized public and private universities. Its current full members include Chattanooga, The Citadel, East Tennessee State University, Furman University, Mercer University, Samford University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Virginia Military Institute, Western Carolina University, and Wofford College; Tennessee Tech University will join as the 11th full member on July 1, 2026. Founded on February 25, 1921, in Atlanta, Georgia, the Southern Conference emerged from a meeting of representatives from 14 institutions previously affiliated with the expansive Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), which had grown too large to manage effectively. The charter members were the University of Alabama, Auburn University, Clemson University, University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Kentucky, University of Maryland, Mississippi State University, University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, University of Tennessee, University of Virginia, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech). As the fifth-oldest active NCAA Division I conference—behind only the Big Ten (1896), Missouri Valley (1907), Pac-12 (1915), and Southwestern Athletic (1920)—the SoCon has a rich legacy of fostering regional rivalries and producing standout athletes. Over its century-plus history, the conference has undergone significant realignment, with many early members departing to form powerhouse leagues like the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1932 and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1953, reshaping its identity toward smaller institutions focused on academic and athletic excellence. Today, the SoCon remains a competitive entity in FCS football, where it has claimed multiple national championships, including Furman's 1988 title and Appalachian State's three-peat from 2005 to 2007 (prior to their departure in 2014), while excelling in basketball, baseball, and soccer through regular NCAA Tournament appearances and conference titles. The league's commitment to student-athlete welfare is evident in initiatives like its Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and annual reports highlighting diversity and community impact.

Historical Development

Establishment and Founding

The Southern Conference was established on February 25, 1921, when representatives from 14 institutions met at the Piedmont Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, to form a new athletic association, marking it as one of the earliest organized collegiate conferences in the American South. This creation stemmed from dissatisfaction with the sprawling Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), which had grown too large to effectively regulate competition, leading these schools to seek a more focused regional body dedicated to intercollegiate sports. The conference's founding positioned it as the fifth-oldest NCAA Division I conference still in operation, behind only the Big Ten (1896), Missouri Valley (1907), Pac-12 (1915), and SWAC (1920). The primary purpose of the Southern Conference was to regulate intercollegiate athletics, ensure fair competition through standardized rules on eligibility and scheduling, and promote the development of sports among Southern universities, with an initial emphasis on football as the premier sport. The 14 charter members included the University of Alabama, Auburn University, Clemson University, University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Kentucky, University of Maryland, Mississippi State University (then Mississippi A&M), University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, The University of the South (Sewanee), University of Tennessee, University of Virginia, and Washington and Lee University. These institutions, primarily public universities from the Southeast, represented a cross-section of the region's academic and athletic landscape, aiming to foster rivalries and elevate the profile of Southern college sports beyond the fragmented SIAA structure. In its early governance, the conference operated without a dedicated commissioner, instead relying on a council of faculty athletic representatives—one from each member school—to handle administrative duties, rule-making, and championship determinations. This faculty-led model reflected the era's emphasis on academic oversight of athletics to prevent professionalism and maintain amateur standards. The inaugural football season commenced in the fall of 1922, with championships awarded based on conference win-loss records; Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI, now Virginia Tech) claimed the first title after joining as an associate member that year and compiling a perfect 4-0 conference mark. This event solidified the conference's role in structuring competitive play, laying the groundwork for its enduring influence on Southern athletics.

Early Expansion and Challenges (1920s-1950s)

Following its founding in 1921 with 14 charter members, the Southern Conference experienced rapid growth in the 1920s, as additional institutions sought the benefits of organized intercollegiate competition. In 1922, six schools—Florida, Louisiana State, Ole Miss (University of Mississippi), South Carolina, Tulane, and Vanderbilt—joined the league, expanding membership to 20 institutions and reflecting the conference's appeal across the Southeast. Note that charter member Sewanee suspended intercollegiate athletics in 1923, reducing active membership temporarily. Duke University became the next addition in 1928, elevating its athletic profile by aligning with established Southern programs and contributing to a peak of 23 members by the early 1930s. This expansion briefly swelled the conference to one of the largest in the nation, fostering broader regional rivalries but also straining logistical coordination due to vast geographic spread. The onset of the Great Depression in the late 1920s exacerbated these operational challenges, leading to widespread financial strains that affected attendance, travel budgets, and program sustainability across member schools. Declining gate receipts during the early 1930s prompted some institutions to temporarily suspend athletic competitions or reduce schedules, as economic hardship limited university resources for intercollegiate sports. These pressures culminated in a major realignment in December 1932, when 13 schools—primarily those west and south of the Appalachian Mountains, including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane, and Vanderbilt—departed to form the Southeastern Conference (SEC), citing the need for a more compact organization to manage costs and scheduling amid the economic downturn. The split reduced the Southern Conference to nine remaining members: Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, and Washington & Lee. To bolster its roster, the conference admitted the University of Richmond in 1936, restoring stability and enabling continued competition in football and other sports. In response to these upheavals, the Southern Conference evolved its governance structure during the 1930s, introducing formal rules to standardize eligibility and scheduling. In December 1931, seven members—Georgia Tech, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, and Washington & Lee—formed an inner group within the conference, pledging stricter academic eligibility standards to curb subsidization and maintain amateurism, though they emphasized no intent to split from the league. These efforts built on earlier reforms, such as the 1922 ban on freshman eligibility, and aimed to promote equitable competition amid financial recovery. A notable achievement came in basketball, with the conference hosting its postseason tournament in 1933, won by Duke, which helped sustain interest in the sport despite broader economic woes. World War II brought further disruptions in the 1940s, as military drafts and enlistments depleted rosters, causing widespread instability in athletic programs. Many Southern Conference schools, like Furman University, suspended intercollegiate competitions entirely from 1943 to 1945, prioritizing wartime contributions over sports amid travel restrictions and personnel shortages. Postwar recovery saw gradual resumption of full schedules by 1946, with the conference adapting through adjusted eligibility rules to accommodate returning veterans, ensuring continuity as membership stabilized around core institutions.

Realignments and Departures (1960s-1990s)

The Southern Conference experienced significant membership instability during the 1960s, as several prominent institutions departed amid the formation of new conferences and shifts toward independence. Virginia Tech left the SoCon in 1965 to pursue independent status in football, followed by West Virginia's exit at the end of the 1968 season, also becoming an independent; these losses, building on earlier departures like Maryland's move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953, reduced the conference's competitive depth and geographic footprint in the mid-Atlantic region. In the 1970s, the SoCon focused on survival as a football conference during broader NCAA restructuring, including the 1973 reorganization that divided institutions into divisions and the 1978 split of Division I into FBS and FCS levels. The conference maintained its Division I status but transitioned to the FCS (then I-AA) in 1981, emphasizing smaller programs to sustain operations. To bolster membership, Appalachian State joined in 1971, enhancing regional rivalries, while Marshall became a full member in 1976 after reinstating its football program, and East Tennessee State affiliated in 1978, bringing additional Appalachian competition. George Washington's departure in 1970 further strained resources, but these additions helped stabilize the league amid economic pressures and the need to adapt to new NCAA governance. The 1980s saw targeted expansions to strengthen the SoCon's FCS identity, with East Tennessee State fully integrating football by 1981 and contributing to conference championships in multiple sports. Marshall, despite the tragic 1970 plane crash that decimated its program, rebuilt and became a SoCon powerhouse in football and basketball during this decade, winning multiple titles before its eventual departure. Internal reforms also advanced, as the conference began complying with Title IX requirements enacted in 1972, which mandated gender equity in federally funded programs; by the late 1970s, SoCon institutions expanded women's athletics, leading to the formal addition of women's championships in volleyball, basketball, and tennis starting in the 1983-84 season. By the 1990s, the SoCon pursued growth to solidify its FCS standing, with Georgia Southern joining as a full member in 1991 and its football program affiliating in 1993, quickly emerging as a dominant force with national championships in 1999 and 2000. VMI, a longtime member since joining in 1924, maintained continuous affiliation through the decade without interruption, though the conference navigated broader realignments like the Big East's expansion. These changes, combined with ongoing Title IX implementation, positioned the SoCon for long-term viability by balancing men's football emphasis with equitable women's sports participation.

Modern Era and Stability (2000s-Present)

The Southern Conference experienced notable membership shifts in the 2000s, marked by the departure of East Tennessee State University in 2005, when the Buccaneers transitioned to the Atlantic Sun Conference following the discontinuation of their football program. Wofford College, which had joined the conference in 1995 as part of its transition to Division I athletics, achieved fuller integration across sports programs in the post-2000 era, contributing to regional rivalries and competitive balance. These changes reflected broader FCS trends of institutions seeking alignments better suited to their athletic priorities, contrasting with the more turbulent realignments of prior decades. The 2010s brought targeted expansions to bolster the conference's footprint and depth. Samford University joined as a full member in 2008, enhancing the league's presence in Alabama and adding competitive programs in multiple sports. In 2014, the conference welcomed Mercer University, the return of East Tennessee State University—which officially rejoined on July 1 after nearly a decade away—and the reinstatement of Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a full-time member, restoring historical ties and expanding to 10 institutions. UNC Greensboro transitioned to full membership in 2017 for most sports, solidifying its role after years as a partial affiliate and strengthening basketball and other Olympic sports offerings. This period of growth offset earlier losses, such as Georgia Southern's departure to the Sun Belt Conference in 2013 to pursue FBS opportunities. Entering the 2020s, the Southern Conference has demonstrated remarkable stability amid widespread FCS realignment pressures, with no major membership alterations as of November 2025—its roster remaining unchanged for over a decade. The league exhibited resilience during the COVID-19 disruptions of 2020-2021, postponing fall sports competition while allowing limited non-conference football scheduling to preserve season integrity and athlete safety. To deter poaching, the conference doubled its exit fee to $2 million in 2022, underscoring a strategic commitment to long-term cohesion in the evolving FCS landscape. Recent developments highlight the conference's adaptability, with growing emphasis on non-traditional sports such as rifle—where it maintains a national championship presence—and exploratory interest in e-sports to engage modern student-athletes. In the 2025 football season, Mercer and Western Carolina led the standings as of early November, with Mercer at 6-0 in conference play and Western Carolina at 5-0 ahead of key late-season matchups, exemplifying the league's competitive parity. Strategic initiatives include an expanded 2024 partnership with TrailRunner Sports for media rights advisory and event planning, enhancing digital distribution and fan engagement across platforms.

Membership

Current Full Members

The Southern Conference (SoCon) comprises ten full member institutions as of 2025, all public or private universities primarily situated in the Southeastern United States, extending from Virginia in the north to Alabama in the south, with Tennessee Tech approved to join as the 11th full member in 2026-27. These schools sponsor a core set of 20 varsity sports, with a strong emphasis on NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball, fostering regional rivalries and competitive balance across the league. The membership reflects a mix of historic military colleges, liberal arts institutions, and comprehensive universities, with enrollments ranging from small to mid-sized, enabling focused athletic programs that have produced multiple conference titles and NCAA tournament appearances in key sports.
InstitutionLocationJoined SoConEnrollment (Fall 2025)NicknamePrimary ColorsAthletic Emphasis
University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN197712,060MocsNavy blue, goldFootball (multiple SoCon titles), men's basketball (2025 NIT champions)
The CitadelCharleston, SC1936~3,500BulldogsCitadel blue, whiteFootball (recent playoff contenders), wrestling (national contenders)
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN2014 (rejoined; orig. 1976)~14,000BuccaneersPurple, goldBaseball (2025 SoCon champions), football (playoff appearances)
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC1936~2,600PaladinsPurple, whiteFootball (national champions 1988), men's soccer (NCAA appearances)
Mercer UniversityMacon, GA2014~9,000BearsOrange, blackFootball (multiple SoCon titles since 2014), rifle (NCAA champions)
Samford UniversityHomewood, AL20086,324BulldogsBlue, redMen's basketball (2024 SoCon tournament champions), softball (NCAA regionals)
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC1997~19,000SpartansNavy blue, goldWomen's basketball (SoCon titles), men's soccer (NCAA appearances)
Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA2014 (rejoined; orig. 1923)~1,700KeydetsRed, yellow, whiteBaseball (SoCon success), men's basketball (SoCon records)
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC1976~11,000CatamountsPurple, goldFootball (SoCon contenders), rifle (national titles)
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC1997~1,800TerriersOld gold, maroonFootball (multiple playoff berths), men's basketball (SoCon success)

Associate and Affiliate Members

The Southern Conference maintains associate and affiliate memberships to bolster competition in select non-football sports, particularly niche disciplines such as rifle and wrestling, without requiring full conference affiliation. These arrangements enable institutions outside the core 10 full members to participate in SoCon championships and regular-season play, fostering deeper leagues and NCAA automatic qualifier opportunities while allowing schools to align primarily with other conferences. As of the 2024-25 academic year, the SoCon has nine associate members across these sports, contributing to a total of 846 student-athletes recognized on the 2024-25 Commissioner's Honor Roll. In rifle, the SoCon league consists of three full member institutions—The Citadel, VMI, and Wofford—supplemented by three associates: the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Georgia Southern University, and the University of North Georgia (UNG). This structure supports a competitive environment, highlighted by Georgia Southern's four consecutive conference championships from 2022 to 2025, culminating in a team score of 4,713 at the 2025 SoCon Rifle Championship hosted at their Shooting Sports Education Center in Statesboro, Georgia. UAB, an associate since 2014, and UNG, added in 2015, provide geographical diversity and consistent contention, with UNG athletes like freshman Sutherlin earning co-freshman of the year honors in 2025 for strong smallbore and air rifle performances. The Citadel and VMI, as full members, frequently rank in the national top 20, enhancing the league's profile ahead of NCAA qualifiers. Wrestling features the largest group of associates, with six institutions joining full members The Citadel, Chattanooga, and VMI to form a nine-team league: Appalachian State University (a former full member retaining associate status), Campbell University, Davidson College, Gardner-Webb University, North Carolina State University, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). This setup has sustained the SoCon's status as a multi-bid NCAA conference, allocating 13 automatic qualifiers for the 2025 NCAA Championships. Appalachian State dominated the 2025 Explore Asheville SoCon Wrestling Championship with 79.5 points, securing their third straight title and individual crowns like Cade O'Shea at 149 pounds, while associates Campbell and Gardner-Webb placed third and fifth, respectively, underscoring the depth provided by these partnerships. Davidson, an associate since departing full membership in 2014, continues to compete actively, with seeding in the 2025 tournament reflecting their ongoing involvement. No new associates were added for the 2025-26 academic year, though Liberty University was announced as a men's soccer affiliate effective July 1, 2026, to expand that sport's offerings starting in the fall. These associate memberships allow the SoCon to preserve robust competition in specialized Olympic sports like rifle and wrestling—disciplines with limited national participation—without the logistical and financial commitments of full expansion, ensuring viable conference tournaments and pathways to national contention.

Former Full Members

The Southern Conference (SoCon) has experienced significant membership turnover since its founding in 1921, with many departures driven by the formation of major conferences and later transitions to other divisions. Early exits in the 1930s saw several charter members leave to establish the Southeastern Conference (SEC), reflecting a desire for a more focused regional alignment among larger institutions. This pattern continued in the 1950s with the creation of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), as schools sought enhanced competition in football and other sports. In the modern era, particularly the 2010s, realignments involved shifts to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) leagues like the Sun Belt Conference, often motivated by opportunities for increased visibility and resources in football. These changes have progressively shaped the SoCon into a stable FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) conference with a strong emphasis on basketball and regional rivalries. The loss of prominent programs early on diminished the SoCon's status as a "super conference" but allowed it to foster a distinct identity in FCS athletics. For instance, the 2014 departure of Appalachian State, a dominant football power with three consecutive FCS national titles from 2005 to 2007, reduced the league's depth in that sport and prompted additions like East Tennessee State and Mercer to maintain competitive balance. No full members have departed since 2014 as of 2025, contributing to recent stability. The following table enumerates key former full members, focusing on those that transitioned to power or FBS conferences, with join and departure dates and subsequent affiliations. This represents a selection of influential exits; the SoCon has had over 40 full members in total across its history.
InstitutionJoin YearDepart YearSubsequent Conference
University of Alabama19211932Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Appalachian State University19712014Sun Belt Conference
Clemson University19211953Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Duke University19281953Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Georgia Southern University19932013Sun Belt Conference
University of Kentucky19211932Southeastern Conference (SEC)
University of Maryland19211953Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
University of Virginia19211937Independent (later ACC in 1953)

Former Associate Members

The Southern Conference has had several institutions serve as associate members in specific sports, particularly to bolster competition in Olympic disciplines during periods of membership transitions. These affiliations allowed the conference to maintain viable leagues without requiring full membership, especially in emerging or less-sponsored sports like women's lacrosse. Former associates typically departed to join other conferences as full or associate members or due to program realignments, contributing to the SoCon's stability in non-revenue sports amid broader NCAA shifts. In women's lacrosse, the SoCon launched sponsorship in the 2017-18 academic year through a partnership with the ASUN Conference, attracting initial associate members to establish a competitive league. Notable former associates included Central Michigan University, which joined as an associate in 2018 and competed through the 2020 season before transitioning to the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a founding member of its new women's lacrosse league in 2020-21. Similarly, the University of Detroit Mercy affiliated in 2018, participating until 2020, after which it also moved to the MAC for greater regional alignment. Delaware State University served as an associate from 2018 to 2021, helping to round out the league during its formative years, before rejoining the Northeast Conference (NEC) as an associate in women's lacrosse starting in the 2022-23 season to consolidate its athletic affiliations. These departures were driven by opportunities for closer geographic and conference integration, reflecting common trends in Division I realignment.
InstitutionSportYears in SoConReason for Departure
Central Michigan UniversityWomen's Lacrosse2018–2020Joined MAC as full member for regional fit
University of Detroit MercyWomen's Lacrosse2018–2020Joined MAC as affiliate for regional fit
Delaware State UniversityWomen's Lacrosse2018–2021Returned to NEC as associate for consolidation
Historically, the SoCon utilized associate memberships in the 1990s for sports such as wrestling, where not all full members sponsored the program, allowing external institutions to participate and sustain competition; some of these affiliations ended as schools discontinued wrestling due to Title IX compliance or budget constraints. By 2025, the conference had no recent former associates in major sports, with current affiliates focused on men's lacrosse, men's soccer, and rifle to support ongoing league viability. These past arrangements underscored the SoCon's adaptability, enabling robust Olympic sports offerings during flux in full membership, such as post-1990s expansions and realignments.

Membership Timeline and Changes

The Southern Conference (SoCon) was established on February 25, 1921, when representatives from 14 institutions that were previously part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association met in Atlanta, Georgia, to form the nation's first modern multi-sport college athletic conference. These charter members included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. Early expansion followed quickly, with VMI joining in 1925 and Duke in 1929, contributing to growth that saw membership peak at 23 institutions by the early 1930s. A major realignment occurred in December 1932, when 13 members—Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane, and Vanderbilt—departed to establish the Southeastern Conference (SEC), reducing the SoCon to 10 remaining schools: The Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia, and William & Mary. Subsequent decades brought further flux, including the 1953 departure of seven members (Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest) to form the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), which temporarily shrank the league to six full members. By the 1970s, membership had stabilized at a low of seven institutions amid ongoing adjustments, such as the addition of Appalachian State in 1969 and East Tennessee State in 1978. The conference experienced another wave of changes in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, adding UNC Greensboro in 1997, Georgia Southern in 1994 (full membership from 1997 after partial), Wofford in 1995, and Chattanooga in 1977, which helped rebuild to nine members by the early 2000s. Departures included East Tennessee State to the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005 and VMI to the Big South in 2003, but additions like Samford in 2008 restored balance. A significant contraction hit in 2012–2013, with Appalachian State, Elon, Georgia Southern, and Davidson announcing exits to the Sun Belt, CAA, and Atlantic 10, respectively, dropping the SoCon to seven full members for the 2014–2015 academic year. Recovery came swiftly with the 2014 additions of Mercer, East Tennessee State (rejoining after prior membership), and VMI (also returning), bringing the total to 10 full members. Since 2014, the SoCon has maintained stability at 10 full members—The Citadel, Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Furman, Mercer, Samford, UNC Greensboro, VMI, Western Carolina, and Wofford—marking a period of net consistency not seen since the mid-20th century, though associate memberships have grown in sports like men's and women's lacrosse (e.g., Hampton University joined as a men's lacrosse associate in 2021). As of November 2025, no further full membership changes are set for the 2025–2026 academic year, but Tennessee Tech was approved to join as the 11th full member starting in 2026–2027, the first expansion since 2014; potential additional associate growth in lacrosse remains under consideration to enhance competition.
YearKey AdditionsKey DeparturesTotal Full Members (End of Year)
192113 charter institutions (e.g., Alabama, Clemson, Georgia Tech)None13
1925–1931VMI (1925), Duke (1929), LSU (1931), othersNone23 (peak by 1932)
1932None13 to SEC (e.g., Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee)10
1953None7 to ACC (e.g., Clemson, Duke, North Carolina)6
1958–1970Appalachian State (1969 partial, full later)Washington & Lee (1958), George Washington (1970)~6–7 (low in 1970s)
1977–1997Chattanooga (1977), Western Carolina (1976), Wofford (1995), UNC Greensboro (1997)William & Mary (1970s to CAA)8
2003–2008Georgia Southern (1997 full), Samford (2008)VMI (2003 to Big South), ETSU (2005 to A-Sun)9
2013–2014Mercer, ETSU (rejoin), VMI (rejoin) (2014)Appalachian State, Elon, Georgia Southern, Davidson (2013–2014)10
2014–2025None (stable)None10
2026Tennessee TechNone11 (projected)
This timeline illustrates patterns of expansion in the conference's formative years, contraction during major realignments in the mid-20th century (peaking at 23 members in the 1930s and dipping to a low of 7 in the 1970s), and relative stability since 2014 with 10 full members, punctuated by targeted growth in non-football sports. A horizontal bar chart depicting member count over time would highlight these eras: a steep rise to 23 by 1932, sharp drops post-1932 and 1953, gradual recovery through the 1990s–2000s, and a flat line at 10 since 2014, with a projected uptick in 2026.

Athletic Programs

The Southern Conference (SoCon) sponsors 20 varsity sports as of 2025, comprising 10 for men, 9 for women, and co-ed rifle, ensuring a balanced gender distribution in line with Title IX requirements for equitable athletic opportunities. The men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and wrestling. The women's sports encompass basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor track and field, volleyball, and outdoor track and field. Rifle operates as a co-ed program involving teams from full members such as The Citadel, VMI, and Wofford, along with affiliates like Jacksonville and Georgia Southern. Championship formats vary by sport to accommodate team sizes and seasonal demands. Football employs a full round-robin schedule among its nine full members, determining the conference champion based on regular-season records without a postseason game, which earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs. Basketball, both men's and women's, culminates in single-elimination tournaments held in early March at neutral sites, with the winners securing automatic qualification for the NCAA Division I men's and women's tournaments, respectively. Rifle competitions follow NCAA protocols, with the annual SoCon championship serving as a key qualifier for the NCAA Rifle Championships, featuring aggregate scoring in smallbore and air rifle events over two days. Other sports typically resolve titles through regular-season competitions or postseason meets, emphasizing regional rivalries and athlete development. The SoCon has maintained stability in its sponsored sports roster, with no discontinuations since the solidification of wrestling as a conference offering. While exploratory discussions on emerging sports like beach volleyball occurred in prior seasons, no formal addition was implemented for 2025, preserving the focus on the established 20-sport slate. This sponsorship model underscores the conference's commitment to fostering competitive excellence and gender equity across its membership, with affiliates enhancing select programs like rifle and wrestling.

Men's Sports Participation by Institution

The Southern Conference sponsors 10 men's sports among its 10 full member institutions, with varying levels of participation that reflect each school's athletic priorities and resources. All members field teams in basketball, cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field, ensuring broad competition in these core disciplines. Football and baseball each involve nine institutions, excluding UNC Greensboro from football and VMI from baseball, while men's soccer includes nine members, with The Citadel opting out. Men's golf draws eight participants, and men's tennis features eight, highlighting selective engagement in individual sports. Wrestling sees participation from only two full members, The Citadel and VMI, though the conference benefits from affiliate programs to bolster the division. Affiliates contribute to sports like rifle. Collectively, these programs support male student-athletes across the conference in 2025. The following table summarizes participation by current full member institution in the conference's sponsored men's sports:
InstitutionBaseballBasketballCross CountryFootballGolfSoccerTennisIndoor Track & FieldOutdoor Track & FieldWrestling
Chattanooga✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
The Citadel✓✓✓✓——✓✓✓✓
East Tennessee State✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
Furman✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
Mercer✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
Samford✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
UNC Greensboro✓✓✓—✓✓✓✓✓—
VMI—✓✓✓—✓—✓✓✓
Western Carolina✓✓✓✓✓✓—✓✓—
Wofford✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
This structure underscores 100% participation in basketball and track/cross country events, 90% in football, baseball, and soccer, 80% in golf and tennis, and 20% in wrestling among full members.

Women's Sports Participation by Institution

The Southern Conference supports robust women's athletic programs across its full member institutions, aligning with Title IX principles to promote gender equity in collegiate sports. The conference sponsors nine dedicated women's sports—basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball—alongside co-ed rifle, which features substantial women's involvement. These programs emphasize competitive balance and development, with full members competing in conference championships for the sports they sponsor. Participation is widespread, though limited at the military academies The Citadel and VMI due to their rigorous cadet training requirements and historical focus on men's programs. Softball and soccer are universal offerings among all ten full members, while basketball and volleyball see near-universal adoption (eight and nine teams, respectively). Tennis and golf are fielded by eight institutions each, and cross country, track and field include all members. Rifle participation is limited to select institutions. Since 2010, women's sports participation in the SoCon has expanded, driven by conference additions like rifle in 2016-17. This growth has elevated the average number of women's sports per full member from about eight to nine, including non-conference offerings like lacrosse at select schools, reflecting broader national trends in female athletic opportunities. The 2024-25 academic year highlighted this momentum, with 2,735 student-athletes earning conference academic honors, underscoring the integration of athletics and scholarship. While the SoCon does not currently sponsor women's lacrosse, eight of the ten full members field varsity teams in the sport through other affiliations, such as the Big South Conference, promoting further equity and competition. High Point University participates as an associate member in women's lacrosse via the Big South, competing against several SoCon full members like Furman, Mercer, and Wofford. The following table summarizes varsity women's sports participation by SoCon full member institution for conference-sponsored offerings (as of 2025). "Track & Field" encompasses both indoor and outdoor seasons; rifle is co-ed with women's rosters noted where applicable.
InstitutionBasketballCross CountryGolfSoccerSoftballTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballRifle
ChattanoogaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
East Tennessee StateYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
FurmanYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
MercerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
SamfordYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
The CitadelNoYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
UNC GreensboroYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
VMINoYesNoYesNoNoYesNoYes
Western CarolinaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
WoffordYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Sources for participation: Official athletics websites of each institution (e.g., gomocs.com, etsubucs.com, furmanpaladins.com, mercercardinals.com, samfordsports.com, citadelsports.com, uncgspartans.com, vmikeydets.com, catamountsports.com, woffordterriers.com); SoCon official site for sponsorship confirmation (soconsports.com).

Facilities and Infrastructure

Primary Stadiums and Arenas

The Southern Conference features a variety of primary stadiums and arenas across its member institutions, serving as the main venues for football, basketball, and other major sports competitions. These facilities vary in size and history, reflecting the regional character of the conference's schools primarily located in the southeastern United States. Football stadiums dominate in capacity, accommodating large crowds for home games, while basketball arenas provide intimate settings for indoor sports. Finley Stadium at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a premier football venue with a seating capacity of 20,668, making it one of the largest in the FCS level. Opened in 1997, it serves as the home for the Chattanooga Mocs football team and has been integral to the city's Southside revitalization efforts, hosting Southern Conference games and community events. Paladin Stadium, home to Furman University's Paladins football program, offers a capacity of 16,000 and represents the third iteration of the school's football venue since 1919. Originally completed in 1981 with an initial 13,200 seats, it was expanded prior to the 1985 season to its current size, including the addition of a digital scoreboard in 2009 to enhance the fan experience. For basketball, McAlister Field House at The Citadel is a historic multi-purpose arena with a capacity of 5,439, originally constructed in 1939 and fully renovated in 1989 to increase seating from 4,500. It hosts the Citadel Bulldogs' men's and women's basketball teams, along with other events, and has seen multiple sellout crowds during conference play. Mercer University's Five Star Stadium, dedicated to football and lacrosse, has a capacity of 10,200 and opened with its first game on August 31, 2013, marking the revival of the Bears' football program after a 72-year hiatus. Renamed in 2015 following a major donation, the stadium has hosted over 423,000 fans across more than 40 home football games. The conference maintains no central headquarters for events; instead, championships and tournaments rotate among member venues or neutral sites to promote accessibility and fairness. For instance, the men's and women's basketball tournaments are held at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, which accommodates approximately 7,600 spectators and has hosted the event annually in recent years, including the 2025 edition from March 6–10. Recent updates underscore ongoing investments in these facilities. In June 2025, Western Carolina University broke ground on a $37 million renovation to E.J. Whitmire Stadium, its football home, featuring a four-story west stands expansion that adds nearly 10,000 square feet for coaching, media, and premium seating areas to modernize the 13,000-capacity venue built in 1968.

Training and Auxiliary Facilities

The Southern Conference's member institutions maintain a variety of specialized training and auxiliary facilities designed to support athlete development outside of primary competition venues. At Furman University, the Speed, Strength & Conditioning Center provides comprehensive resources for over 350 student-athletes across 16 NCAA Division I teams, including advanced weight training equipment and performance monitoring tools to enhance physical conditioning. Similarly, Virginia Military Institute completed renovations to Cameron Hall in 2022, adding a new basketball court and practice areas that facilitate daily training sessions for the Keydets basketball program, improving facility functionality for skill development and team preparation. Conference-wide efforts emphasize collaborative resources for strength and conditioning, often through inter-institutional sharing of best practices and professional development. For instance, East Tennessee State University has integrated athletic training and strength coaching programs to foster better communication and injury prevention strategies among staff, a model that influences broader SoCon approaches to athlete support. Although the Southern Conference does not sponsor swimming and diving, several member schools operate aquatic centers that serve as auxiliary training spaces for cross-training and recovery. Sustainability initiatives in SoCon auxiliary facilities highlight environmental responsibility alongside athletic performance. Samford University's Campus Recreation, Wellness & Athletic Complex, unveiled in 2024, incorporates energy-efficient designs and green building practices aligned with LEED certification standards, reducing operational costs while promoting eco-friendly training environments for student-athletes. In response to post-pandemic needs, SoCon institutions have enhanced wellness facilities to prioritize athlete mental and physical health as of 2025. The conference's ongoing commitment to the C.A.R.E. model includes comprehensive health and safety programs, with member schools investing in holistic support systems such as expanded recovery spaces and mental health resources integrated into training centers. These upgrades, exemplified by updated athletic training protocols across campuses, aim to address long-term wellness amid evolving health challenges.

Championships and Competition

Football Conference Champions

The Southern Conference (SoCon) was founded in 1921 and began sponsoring football that fall, but with membership swelling to as many as 23 institutions by the early 1930s, the league did not officially recognize football champions during its initial decade due to the logistical challenges of scheduling round-robin play among such a large group. Following the 1932 departure of 13 schools to form the Southeastern Conference, the SoCon stabilized at 10 members and began crowning official football champions in 1933 based on conference winning percentage. The champion receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship (FCS) playoffs, a postseason format introduced in 1978; prior to that, SoCon winners often earned at-large invitations to smaller national tournaments or bowls. Furman leads all programs with 15 conference titles, many earned during dominant runs in the 1980s and a recent resurgence. In the event of ties for the top conference record, the SoCon employs tiebreakers starting with head-to-head results between the tied teams, followed by records against common conference opponents, and then cumulative point differential in all league games to determine the champion and automatic playoff qualifier. This process ensures a clear resolution, particularly in the eight-game conference schedule format used since the 1990s. The table below lists all official SoCon football champions from 1933 through 2024, including co-champions and their conference records where available. Notable historical winners include early dominators like Duke (five titles from 1933–1945) and The Citadel (multiple in the 1960s), alongside Furman's 1950s–1980s dynasty and Georgia Southern's six straight titles from 1997–2002. Appalachian State also claimed four consecutive crowns from 2005–2008 en route to three national championships during that span.
YearChampion(s)Conference Record
1933Duke4–0
1934Washington & Lee4–0
1935Duke5–0
1936Duke7–0
1937Maryland2–0
1938Duke5–0
1939Duke5–0
1940Clemson4–0
1941Duke5–0
1942William & Mary5–0
1943Duke4–0
1944Duke4–0
1945Duke4–0
1946North Carolina4–0–1
1947William & Mary5–0
1948Clemson5–0
1949North Carolina5–0
1950Washington & Lee6–0
1951Maryland, VMI5–0 (tied)
1952Duke5–0
1953West Virginia3–0
1954West Virginia3–0
1955West Virginia4–0
1956West Virginia4–0
1957The Citadel4–0
1958Furman5–0
1959The Citadel5–1
1960VMI6–0
1961The Citadel, East Carolina4–1 (tied)
1962East Carolina5–0
1963West Virginia5–0
1964VMI, West Virginia4–1 (tied)
1965East Carolina, Furman5–1 (tied)
1966East Carolina6–0
1967West Virginia6–0
1968Richmond5–1
1969Davidson, Richmond4–2 (tied)
1970William & Mary6–1
1971Richmond6–1
1972East Tennessee State7–0
1973The Citadel6–0
1974VMI, William & Mary5–1 (tied)
1975Richmond7–0
1976East Tennessee State, Furman5–1 (tied)
1977The Citadel5–1
1978Furman, Georgia Southern6–0 (tied)
1979Furman, The Citadel5–1 (tied)
1980Furman6–0
1981Furman7–0
1982Furman6–0
1983Furman6–1
1984VMI7–0
1985Furman7–0
1986Marshall7–0
1987Marshall7–0
1988Furman6–1
1989Furman6–1
1990Furman7–0
1991Appalachian State6–1
1992The Citadel6–1
1993Georgia Southern7–1
1994Marshall7–1
1995Appalachian State7–1
1996Marshall8–0
1997Georgia Southern7–1
1998Georgia Southern8–0
1999Appalachian State, Furman, Georgia Southern7–1 (tied)
2000Georgia Southern8–0
2001Georgia Southern8–0
2002Georgia Southern8–0
2003Wofford, Georgia Southern6–2 (tied)
2004Wofford7–1
2005Appalachian State8–0
2006Appalachian State, Furman7–1 (tied)
2007Appalachian State8–0
2008Appalachian State8–0
2009Appalachian State, Wofford7–1 (tied)
2010Appalachian State, Wofford6–2 (tied)
2011Georgia Southern8–0
2012Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Wofford6–2 (tied)
2013Samford6–2
2014Chattanooga, Furman, Georgia Southern6–2 (tied)
2015Chattanooga8–0
2016East Tennessee State, Samford6–2 (tied)
2017Wofford7–1
2018Furman6–2
2019Furman, Wofford6–2 (tied)
2020No champion (COVID-19)—
2021East Tennessee State7–1
2022Furman, Samford7–1 (tied)
2023Furman7–1
2024Mercer7–1
As of November 16, 2025, the 2025 season is in its final week of the regular season schedule. Mercer leads the standings at 7–0 in conference play, followed by Western Carolina at 5–1, Chattanooga at 4–2, and Furman at 3–3. Recent results, including East Tennessee State's 52-? victory over Western Carolina on November 15, have tightened the race for the championship and automatic FCS playoff bid. All 10 current SoCon institutions field football teams, contributing to competitive balance in the league.

Basketball Conference Champions

The Southern Conference men's and women's basketball seasons follow a double round-robin format, with each of the 10 men's teams and 8 women's teams playing an 18-game conference schedule. The postseason tournaments are single-elimination events held at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, featuring byes for the top seeds: the top six teams receive byes to the quarterfinals in the men's tournament (with seeds 7-10 playing first-round games), while the women's tournament includes all eight teams starting from the quarterfinals. In the 2024-25 men's season, Chattanooga claimed the regular-season title with a 15-3 conference record, marking their first outright crown since 2022. Wofford, as the No. 6 seed, won the tournament championship with a 92-85 victory over Furman in the final on March 10, 2025, earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament; this was Wofford's sixth tournament title overall. Historically, Chattanooga leads all schools with 22 regular-season titles, while East Tennessee State holds the record for most tournament championships with eight wins. For women's basketball in 2024-25, UNC Greensboro captured the regular-season championship with a dominant 13-1 record, securing the top seed for the tournament. The Spartans then won the tournament title, defeating Chattanooga 64-57 in the championship game on March 9, 2025, to advance to the NCAA Tournament. Chattanooga remains the all-time leader with 18 tournament victories and 23 regular-season crowns, reflecting their sustained dominance since the sport joined the conference in 1983-84. The 2025 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships drew record crowds, with over 6,300 fans attending the men's final, highlighting growing interest in the event. For the upcoming 2025-26 season, the conference announced a Nexstar Media Group broadcast schedule featuring at least one game per men's team and six women's teams as part of the Ingles SoCon Game of the Week slate, beginning October 26, 2025.

Baseball and Other Team Sports Champions

The Southern Conference determines its baseball champion through an annual double-elimination tournament involving all member institutions, typically held in late May at a neutral site such as Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. The tournament awards the automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. East Tennessee State University claimed its first SoCon baseball tournament title in 2025, defeating Samford 7-5 in the championship game after rallying from a deficit. Wofford won the 2024 tournament, marking its second title overall. Historically, Western Carolina leads with 10 tournament championships, followed by The Citadel with 8, reflecting the program's strong tradition in the sport. Softball follows a similar double-elimination format in the postseason tournament, usually hosted by the regular-season champion or a designated site, with games concluding in early May to align with NCAA regional qualifiers. Mercer captured the 2025 SoCon softball championship, overcoming elimination multiple times to secure its first tournament title in program history with wins over Chattanooga in the final doubleheader. Chattanooga has dominated the sport, earning 15 tournament titles as of 2022 and maintaining a strong presence with 16 regular-season crowns. The Mocs' success underscores their consistency, having appeared in multiple recent finals. Men's soccer employs a single-elimination tournament bracket with byes for top seeds, played at campus sites from mid-November onward, culminating in the conference final that grants an NCAA tournament berth. Furman won the 2018 tournament, showcasing its depth in a conference where it holds 19 regular-season titles overall. Mercer has emerged as a recent powerhouse, claiming the 2023 title and boasting a 16-5 all-time tournament record since joining full-time competition. The 2025 tournament, seeded with Furman as the top regular-season champion, began on November 7 but was ongoing as of early November. Women's volleyball uses a single-elimination format for its postseason championship, typically hosted at a neutral venue like Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, in late November. Wofford repeated as tournament champion in 2024, defeating opponents in a comeback effort to secure back-to-back titles for the first time since Samford's three-peat from 2018 to 2021. The 2025 Ingles Volleyball Championship was scheduled for November 20-23, with ETSU clinching a share of the regular-season title earlier that month. Men's lacrosse, featuring associate members such as Air Force, High Point, Jacksonville, Richmond, and VMI, utilizes a single-elimination tournament to crown its champion, often held in early May at the highest seed's venue. High Point defeated Richmond 11-8 to win the 2021 title, highlighting the conference's competitive balance. VMI has shown emergence in recent years, contributing to tighter races among the associate programs since the sport's addition in 2014.

Individual Sports Champions

The Southern Conference (SoCon) crowns champions in several individual and co-ed sports through annual championships, emphasizing meets and tournaments that highlight personal and relay performances rather than team-based formats. These events contribute to the league's overall athletic prestige, with rifle holding particular national prominence due to its co-ed structure and historical ties to programs like Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and associate members such as West Virginia University, which has secured 10 SoCon rifle titles in its tenure before departing the conference. In rifle, a co-ed discipline sponsored since the 2016-17 academic year, Georgia Southern has emerged as a dominant force, capturing the team championship for the fourth consecutive season in 2025 with strong showings in smallbore and air rifle events, hosted at Georgia Southern University. The Citadel boasts a storied legacy with 10 SoCon titles, including a streak from 1968 to 1974, underscoring the sport's depth within the conference. Jacksonville did not claim a SoCon rifle title in 2024, as Georgia Southern repeated as champions that year, finishing ahead of The Citadel in aggregate scores across smallbore (2343), air rifle (2382), and totals. Track and field championships, held indoors and outdoors, feature both men's and women's divisions with events spanning sprints, distance runs, field competitions, and relays. East Tennessee State University (ETSU) has a history of multiple titles, including strong performances in indoor meets during the early 2010s, but Samford University has dominated recently, sweeping both the men's and women's outdoor titles for the fifth straight year in 2025 at Shauna Yelton Field, amassing 217.5 points in the men's competition ahead of Western Carolina's 175. In the 2025 indoor championships, Samford extended its women's streak to 10 consecutive titles and claimed its sixth straight men's crown, highlighted by victories in the 4x400m relays. Men's golf championships culminate in a multi-day stroke-play tournament, where Furman University secured the 2023 title, leveraging consistent scoring to edge out competitors at the host course. ETSU reclaimed dominance in 2025, winning the team title at Reynolds Lake Oconee with a final-round 14-under 274, totaling 836 strokes to surpass UNC Greensboro by 10. On the women's side, Furman also triumphed in 2025, posting a team score of +34 to win by nine strokes, with Audrey Ryu earning individual medalist honors at even par. Furman holds the most women's titles with 20, including the inaugural nine from the sport's early years in the conference. Wrestling in the SoCon features a limited roster of programs, primarily Appalachian State, The Citadel, and VMI, with championships determined by dual-meet outcomes and an annual tournament emphasizing weight-class victories. The Citadel and VMI have historically excelled in duals, contributing to the sport's competitive balance, while Appalachian State claimed the 2025 tournament title after leading through the semifinals at Kimmel Arena. The conference's wrestling history dates to 1930, with VMI securing the inaugural team championship, and Chattanooga holding the most titles at 29 prior to its departure. Tennis championships involve round-robin and knockout formats for both men's and women's teams, focusing on singles and doubles match wins. Wofford reached the 2025 women's semifinals but fell 4-2 to ETSU, which defended its title as six-time champions; ETSU's women's squad has won multiple recent tournaments, including 2024. In men's tennis, Samford captured the 2025 tournament crown with a 4-3 victory over Furman in the final, marking a breakthrough against the Paladins' strong regular-season performance. Performances in these individual sports factor into annual all-sports point aggregates, which determine recipients of the Commissioner's Cup (men's) and Germann Cup (women's), rewarding overall conference excellence across disciplines.

Awards and Trophies

Commissioner's Cup

The Commissioner's Cup is an annual trophy awarded by the Southern Conference to the member institution with the highest-performing men's athletic program across all sponsored sports. Established in 1970, it recognizes overall excellence in conference competition and has been presented every year since its inception to only seven institutions in the league's history. The scoring methodology for the Commissioner's Cup is designed to fairly account for varying levels of participation across sports and is modeled after the Learfield Directors' Cup system. Each of the conference's men's sports carries a maximum value of 10 points, with points allocated proportionally based on a team's finish relative to the number of institutions sponsoring that sport—for example, in a sport with 10 teams, first place earns 10 points, second 9 points, and so on down to last place earning 1 point. Only a school's top seven performances are counted toward its total, capping the maximum possible score at 70 points; the final percentage is calculated by dividing the accumulated points by 70. This approach allows for ties if multiple schools achieve identical percentages. In recent years, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) claimed the 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup with an .870 percentage, securing its seventh title overall and first since 2021–22. Samford University won the award in both 2023–24 (.851) and 2022–23, marking its second and third victories, respectively. Among current Southern Conference members, ETSU leads all-time with seven Commissioner's Cup titles, followed by Furman with two (1990–91 and 2020–21). Historically, former member Appalachian State University holds the overall record with 34 wins before departing the conference in 2014. As of November 2025, the 2025–26 Commissioner's Cup is in its early stages, with points accumulating from fall sports including men's cross country, soccer, and football; current conference leaders in these disciplines, such as Samford in soccer (7–0–2 record), position them favorably for a strong start, though the full outcome will depend on winter and spring competitions.

Germann Cup for Women's Sports

The Germann Cup for Women's Sports, established in 1987, annually recognizes the Southern Conference institution with the most successful women's athletics program overall. Named in honor of former SoCon Commissioner Ken Germann, who led the conference's expansion to include women's sports starting in the 1983-84 season, the award underscores the growth of gender equity in collegiate athletics following Title IX. The scoring system mirrors that of the men's Commissioner's Cup, with each of the conference's sponsored women's sports allocated a maximum of 10 points based on final standings. Points are distributed proportionally according to the number of schools competing in each sport—for example, in a fully sponsored event, the champion earns the full 10 points, decreasing incrementally for lower finishes. Only the top seven sports per school contribute to the total, and final rankings use a percentage calculation to account for varying sponsorship levels; co-ed rifle is factored in, with the two women's rifle programs counting toward Germann Cup totals. Over its history, the Germann Cup has been won by five institutions: Appalachian State (10 titles, including the inaugural five from 1987 to 1991), Furman (16 titles, highlighted by 13 consecutive wins from 1992 to 2004), College of Charleston, East Tennessee State, and Samford. Samford claimed the 2024-25 edition for their fifth straight victory and eighth overall, accumulating 59.17 points and an .845 percentage to edge out Furman (.821). Since joining the SoCon in 2008-09, Samford's women have placed in the top two in 14 of 16 seasons, driven by consistent excellence in track and field, soccer, and basketball. As of November 2025, the 2025-26 competition is underway, with early fall sport results positioning Furman and Chattanooga as frontrunners based on strong showings in women's soccer and volleyball.

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