List of former Southern Conference members


This is a list of former members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Southern Conference. 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.
InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
Conference
Tuscaloosa, Alabama1831Crimson Tide19211932Southeastern
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina1899Mountaineers19712014Sun Belt
Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama1856Tigers19211932Southeastern
Charleston, South Carolina1770Cougars19982013Colonial Athletic
Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina1889Tigers19211953Atlantic Coast
Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina1837Wildcats1936
1992
1988
2014
Atlantic 10
Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina1838Blue Devils19281953Atlantic Coast
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina1907Pirates19641976The American
Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina1889Phoenix20032014Colonial Athletic
Gainesville, Florida1853Gators19221932Southeastern
George Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.1821Colonials19361970Atlantic 10
Athens, Georgia1785Bulldogs19211932Southeastern
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia1906Eagles19912014Sun Belt
Atlanta, Georgia1885Yellow Jackets19211932Atlantic Coast
Lexington, Kentucky1865Wildcats19211932Southeastern
Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana1860Tigers19221932Southeastern
Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia1837Thundering Herd19761997C-USA
College Park, Maryland1856Terrapins19231953Big Ten
Oxford, Mississippi1848Rebels19221932Southeastern
Mississippi State UniversityStarkville, Mississippi1878Bulldogs19211932Southeastern
Chapel Hill, North Carolina1789Tar Heels19211953Atlantic Coast
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina1887Wolfpack19211953Atlantic Coast
Richmond, Virginia1830Spiders19361976Atlantic 10
Sewanee, Tennessee1857Tigers19231932Southern Athletic
Columbia, South Carolina1801Gamecocks19221953Southeastern
Knoxville, Tennessee1794Volunteers19211932Southeastern
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, Louisiana1834Green Wave19221932The American
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee1873Commodores19221932Southeastern
Charlottesville, Virginia1819Cavaliers19211937Atlantic Coast
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia1872Hokies19211965Atlantic Coast
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina1834Demon Deacons19361953Atlantic Coast
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia1749Generals19211958Old Dominion
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia1867Mountaineers19501968Big 12
Williamsburg, Virginia1693Tribe19361977Colonial Athletic