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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.

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] Among conferences currently in operation, the Big Ten (1896) and Missouri Valley (1907) are indisputably older. The Pac-12 Conference did not operate under its current charter until 1959, but claims the history of the Pacific Coast Conference, founded in 1915, as its own. The Southwest Conference (SWC) was founded in 1914, but ceased operation in 1996. The Big Eight Conference claimed the same history as the Missouri Valley from 1907 to 1928 during its existence; though it essentially merged with four SWC members to form the Big 12 Conference in 1996, the Big 12 does not claim the Big Eight's legacy. The Ivy League was formally organized in 1954 with athletic competition starting in 1955, but claims the history of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, which competed from 1901 to 1955, as its own.

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 {{convert|22|ft}} away and the Catamounts won 77–70.^[2]^[3]

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. It has also garnered considerable national attention from its recent success in these sports: in particular, former member, three-time Division I NCAA Football champion Appalachian State Mountaineers, who stunned the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines 34–32 on September 1, 2007;^[4] from the Davidson Wildcats, who reached the Elite Eight in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament by upsetting power programs Gonzaga (a mid-major school which became a power program in the 2000s), Georgetown, and Wisconsin.^[5] 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.^[6] 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. The SoCon also frequently sees multiple teams selected to participate in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.^[7]

History

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 (1923), 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 SEC and ACC have gone on to surpass their parent conference in prestige; while the SEC and ACC 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 – 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

Current members

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, which relaunched its previously dormant football program in 2015,^[14] rejoined SoCon football in 2016 after one season as an independent.

1. ^¹²{{Cite news|title=The History of the Southern Conference|publisher=Southern Conference|date=2008-06-30|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&KEY=&ATCLID=177772}}
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4. ^{{Cite news|title=The Mother of All Upsets|author=Stewart Mandel|publisher=CNNSI|date=2007-09-01|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blogs/football/ncaa/2007/09/mother-of-all-upsets.html}}
5. ^{{Cite news|title=Curry's sweet touch continues as Davidson eludes Wisconsin|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN|date=2008-03-28|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=284000014}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/11/23/florida-falls-to-georgia-southern-to-lose-its-sixth-in-a-row/3686607/|title=Florida falls to FCS opponent, won't be bowl eligible|author=David Jones|accessdate=2014-03-20}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/season-preview/2011/2611286.html|title=Preseason Projected Field Of 64|publisher=BaseballAmerica.com|accessdate=2012-03-20}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3021318/the_charlotte_observer/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Southern Conference Talked By College Men|page=8|date=February 28, 1921|accessdate=August 16, 2015|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3021327/the_charlotte_observer/|title=Southern Conference, With 15 Colleges as Members, Is Formed At Atlanta Meeting|page=24|date=February 27, 1921|work=The Charlotte Observer|accessdate=August 16, 2015|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
10. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3023590/news_and_observer/|work=News and Observer|date=October 16, 1921|page=15|title=Too Many Practice Games And Too Few Real Battles|author=Fuzzy Woodruff|accessdate=August 16, 2015|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
11. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3021335/the_atlanta_constitution/|page=2|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Drastic Rules Are Adopted By New Southern Conference To Keep College Sports Clean|accessdate=August 16, 2015|date=February 27, 1921|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://issuu.com/soconsports/docs/2014-15_mbk_media_guide/0 |title=SoCon Tournament Results |publisher=Southern Conference |accessdate=August 16, 2015}}
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14. ^¹²{{Cite press release|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209526451&DB_OEM_ID=4000 |title=SoCon Welcomes ETSU, Mercer and VMI |publisher=Southern Conference |date=July 1, 2014 |accessdate=July 2, 2014}}
15. ^¹²³⁴⁵{{cite press release|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=209368200&SPID=1790&SPSID=21983 |title=SoCon, A-Sun Partner to Enhance Lacrosse |publisher=Southern Conference |date=January 9, 2014 |accessdate=March 31, 2014}}
16. ^¹²{{cite press release|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1161510&SPID=186908&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211445189&DB_OEM_ID=4000 |title=SoCon to Add Women's Lacrosse as 22nd Sport |publisher=Southern Conference |date=January 31, 2017 |accessdate=November 5, 2017}}
17. ^Campbell, Gardner–Webb, and VMI compete in the Big South Conference for most sports.
18. ^Campbell, Gardner–Webb, and VMI compete in the Big South Conference for most sports.
19. ^http://www.soconsports.com
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://ung.edu/news/articles/2015/11/southern-conference-to-add-rifle-as-21st-sport.php|publisher=University of North Georgia|title=Southern Conference to add rifle as 21st sport|date=December 9, 2015|accessdate=December 9, 2015}}
21. ^{{Cite web|title=Southern Conference Commissioner's & Germann Cups|publisher=Southern Conference|date=2007-06-04|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&KEY=&ATCLID=264425}}
22. ^http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=264425

Associate members

On January 9, 2014, the SoCon and Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) announced a new alliance in lacrosse that took effect with the 2014–15 school year (2015 lacrosse season). 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 season, instead joined the SoCon.^[15] The alliance remains in full 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 season.^[16]

The most recent additions to the associate membership came with the start of the 2017–18 school year, when three schools joined for women's lacrosse.^[16]

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.

History

Member schools

Current members

Associate members

Future associate members

Former members

Membership timeline

Sports

Men's sponsored sports by school

Women's sponsored sports by school

Facilities

Conference champions

Football

Men's basketball

Women's basketball

Baseball

Commissioner's and Germann Cups

See also

References

External links