Southern Conference
Data
Classification	NCAA Division I FCS
Established	1921
Members	11
Sports fielded	19 (10 men's, 9 women's)
Region	Southern United States
States	4 - Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Headquarters	Spartanburg, South Carolina
Commissioner	John Iamarino
Locations

The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). Member institutions are located in the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Formed in 1921 as a result of a split from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Southern Conference ranks as the fourth oldest major college athletic conference in the United States. Image:SouthernConference 100. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Historic Southern United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83... This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Spartanburg is the largest city and the county seat of Spartanburg CountyGR6 in South Carolina, and is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina. ... Image File history File links SOCONstates. ... This is a list of athletic conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83... This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or SIAA was the first collegiate athletic conference formed in the United States. ...

Charter members were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Maryland, Mississippi, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Sewanee, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Washington & Lee.

The SoCon is particularly notable for having spawned two other major conferences. In 1933, 13 schools located south and west of the Appalachians (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane, and Vanderbilt) departed the SoCon to form the Southeastern Conference. In 1952 and 1953, seven schools (Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, NC State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest) withdrew from the SoCon to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship school of the University of Alabama System. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, USA. With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is the second largest university in the state,[5] and according to U.S. News & World Report, has a selectivity rating of more selective. ... The University of Florida (Florida, UFL, or UF) is a public land-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... For other uses, see LSU. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. ... Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and is situated 125 miles (200 km) northeast of Jackson and 23 miles (37 km) west of Columbus. ... The University of the South is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Sewanee, Tennessee. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Clemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in the city of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... The University of South Carolina, Columbia (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a public, co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. ... Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ...

Other former members (in addition to those listed above) were East Carolina (1964-1976), East Tennessee State (1978-2005), George Washington (1936-1970), Marshall (1976-1997), Richmond (1936-1976), Virginia (1921-1937), VMI (1924-2003), Virginia Tech (1921-1965), Washington & Lee (1921-1958), William & Mary (1936-1977), and West Virginia (1950-1968). East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, intensive research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. ... East Tennessee State University (abbreviated ETSU) was founded on October 2, 1911. ... The George Washington University (GW), is a private, coeducational university located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The school was founded in 1821 as The Columbian College in the District of Columbia by Baptist ministers using funds bequeathed by George Washington. ... Marshall University is a public university based in Huntington, West Virginia. ... The University of Richmond is a private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... The Virginia Military Institute (VMI), located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state military college in the United States. ... Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic university in Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. Although it is a comprehensive university with many departments, the agriculture, engineering, architecture, forestry, and veterinary medicine programs from its historical polytechnic core are still considered to... Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia. ... The College of William and Mary (also known as William & Mary, W&M or The College) is a small, selective, coeducational public university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. ... West Virginia University is an institution of higher learning based in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser; and a clinical campus for the Universitys...

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Sports offered

Current members

There are eleven full member schools:

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Associate members

There is one associate member school (wrestling only):

The Virginia Military Institute (VMI), located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state military college in the United States. ... Lexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...

Future members

Birds-Eye View of the Campus Samford University is a private, coeducational, Baptist-affiliated university located in Homewood, Alabama, (a suburb of Birmingham). ... Homewood is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. ...

Conference champions

Commissioner's and Germann Cups

The Commissioner's and Germann Cups are awarded each year to the top men's and women's program in the conference. The Commissioner's Cup was inaugurated in 1970. The Germann Cup, named for former Southern Conference Commissioner Ken Germann, was first awarded in 1987.

Conference facilities

Kidd Brewer Stadium is a 16,650-seat multi-purpose stadium in Boone, North Carolina. ... Holmes Center is a 8,325-seat multi-purpose arena in Boone, North Carolina. ... Finley Stadium is a stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... McKenzie Arena is a 11,218-seat multi-purpose arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... Johnson Hagood Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. ... McAlister Field House is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina. ... John Kresse Arena is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina. ... Richardson Stadium is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Davidson, North Carolina. ... Belk Arena is a 5,700-seat multi-purpose arena in Davidson, North Carolina. ... Rhodes Stadium is a 11,250-seat multi-purpose stadium in Elon, North Carolina. ... Alumni Gym is a 1,585-seat multi-purpose arena in Elon, North Carolina. ... Paladin Stadium is a 16,000-seat stadium located near Greenville, South Carolina. ... Timmons Arena is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Greenville, South Carolina. ... Paulson Stadium is a 18,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. ... Hanner Fieldhouse is a 4,358-seat multi-purpose arena in Statesboro, Georgia. ... Fleming Gymnasium is a 2,320-seat multi-purpose arena in Greensboro, North Carolina. ... Whitmire Stadium is a 13,742-seat multi-purpose stadium in Cullowhee, North Carolina. ... Ramsey Center is a 7,826-seat multi-purpose arena in Cullowhee, North Carolina. ... The home side of Gibbs Stadium. ... Benjamin Johnson Arena is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Spartanburg, South Carolina. ...

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Davidson does not compete in the SoCon for football. Instead, they compete in the Pioneer Football League.
2. ^ VMI competes in the Big South Conference for all other sports.

The Pioneer Football League is a college athletic conference which operates literally from coast to coast in the United States. ... The Big South Conference is a College Athletic Conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I-AA in football and Division I in all other sports; it was founded in 1983. ...

External links

• Official site of the Southern Conference
• Appalachian State Athletics
• Chattanooga Athletics
• Citadel Athletics
• College of Charleston Athletics
• Davidson Athletics
• Elon Athletics
• Furman Athletics
• Georgia Southern Athletics
• UNC Greensboro Athletics
• Western Carolina Athletics
• Wofford Athletics