Appalachian Athletic Conference


The Appalachian Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference that competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II competition. Members of the conference are located in the Southeastern United States in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. The conference is the successor to the Volunteer State Athletic Conference, which began in the 1940s; and later the Tennessee-Virginia Athletic Conference that operated during the 1980s and 1990s. The Appalachian Athletic Conference was formed in 2001 with the additions of members from Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina. In 2019 the conference added Kentucky Christian University as a full member and Savannah College of Art and Design as an associate member in Men's and Women's lacrosse.
Bluefield College was a member of the AAC from 2001 until 2012 when it left to join the Mid-South Conference. On March 3, 2014, Bluefield College announced that it would return to the AAC effective Fall 2014.

Member schools

Current members

The league currently has 16 full members. It is the largest conference in the NAIA.
InstitutionLocationFoundedTypeEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Allen UniversityColumbia, South Carolina1870Private 600Yellow Jackets2016
Bluefield CollegeBluefield, Virginia1922Private 793Rams2001;
2014
Brenau UniversityGainesville, Georgia1878Private 3,500Golden Tigers2017
Bryan CollegeDayton, Tennessee1930Private 1,044Lions2001
Columbia CollegeColumbia, South Carolina1854Private 1,200Koalas2011
Columbia International UniversityColumbia, South Carolina1923Private 1,250Rams2018
Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson, Kentucky1919Private 550Knights2019
Milligan CollegeJohnson City, Tennessee1866Private 1,006Buffaloes2001
Montreat CollegeMontreat, North Carolina1916Private 1,145Cavaliers2001
Point UniversityWest Point, Georgia1937Private 1,000Skyhawks2011
Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, Georgia1883Private 1,057Eagles2009
Laurinburg, North Carolina1958Private 800Knights2012
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta, Georgia2005Private 2,000Bees2012
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, Tennessee1857Private 1,103Bulldogs2001
Truett McConnell UniversityCleveland, Georgia1946Private 1,600Bears2013
Union CollegeBarbourville, Kentucky1879Private 1,368Bulldogs2001

Former members

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Conference sports

The Appalachian Athletic Conference currently fields 20 sports :
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track & Field Outdoor
Track & Field Indoor
Volleyball
Wrestling