List of former Southern Conference members information
This is a list of former members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Southern Conference (SoCon). 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
Nickname
Joined
Left
Current Conference
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1831
Crimson Tide
1921
1932
Southeastern
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
1899
Mountaineers
1971
2014
Sun Belt
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
1856
Tigers
1921
1932
Southeastern
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
1770
Cougars
1998
2013
Colonial Athletic
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina
1889
Tigers
1921
1953
Atlantic Coast
Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina
1837
Wildcats
1936 1992
1988 2014
Atlantic 10
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
1838
Blue Devils
1928
1953
Atlantic Coast
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
1907
Pirates
1964
1976
The American
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
1889
Phoenix
2003
2014
Colonial Athletic
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
1853
Gators
1922
1932
Southeastern
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
1821
Colonials
1941
1970
Atlantic 10
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
1785
Bulldogs
1921
1932
Southeastern
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia
1906
Eagles
1991
2014
Sun Belt
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
1885
Yellow Jackets
1921
1932
Atlantic Coast
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
1865
Wildcats
1921
1932
Southeastern
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1860
Tigers
1922
1932
Southeastern
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia
1837
Thundering Herd
1976
1997
Sun Belt
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, Maryland
1856
Terrapins
1923
1953
Big Ten
University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
1848
Rebels
1922
1932
Southeastern
Mississippi State University
Starkville, Mississippi
1878
Bulldogs
1921
1932
Southeastern
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1789
Tar Heels
1921
1953
Atlantic Coast
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
1887
Wolfpack
1921
1953
Atlantic Coast
University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
1830
Spiders
1936
1976
Atlantic 10 (A-10)
Sewanee: The University of the South
Sewanee, Tennessee
1857
Tigers
1923
1932
Southern Athletic (NCAA DIII)
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
1801
Gamecocks
1922
1953
Southeastern
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
1794
Volunteers
1921
1932
Southeastern
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
1834
Green Wave
1922
1932
The American
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
1873
Commodores
1922
1932
Southeastern
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
1819
Cavaliers
1921
1937
Atlantic Coast
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
1872
Hokies
1921
1965
Atlantic Coast
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1834
Demon Deacons
1936
1953
Atlantic Coast
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia
1749
Generals
1921
1958
Old Dominion (NCAA DIII)
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
1867
Mountaineers
1950
1968
Big 12
The College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
1693
Tribe
1936
1977
Colonial Athletic
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