Editing Big South Conference (section)

==Member schools==
===Current full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Type
!Enrollment
!Endowment<br />(millions)
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Football
|-
| '''[[Charleston Southern University]]'''
| [[North Charleston, South Carolina]]
| 1964
| 1983
| Private<br />{{small|([[Southern Baptist]])}}
| 3,414
| $24
| [[Charleston Southern Buccaneers|Buccaneers]]
| {{college color boxes|Charleston Southern Buccaneers}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| '''[[Gardner–Webb University]]'''
| [[Boiling Springs, North Carolina]]
| 1905
| 2008
| Private<br />{{small|([[Southern Baptist]])}}
| 3,594
| $70.5
| [[Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|Runnin' Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| '''[[High Point University]]'''
| [[High Point, North Carolina]]
| 1924
| 1999
| Private <br />{{small|([[United Methodist]])}}
| 4,545
| $138.5
| [[High Point Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|High Point Panthers}}
| {{no}}
|-
| '''[[Longwood University]]'''
| [[Farmville, Virginia]]
| 1839
| 2012
| Public
| 4,470
| $100
| [[Longwood Lancers|Lancers]]
| {{college color boxes|Longwood Lancers}}
| {{no}}
|-
| '''[[Presbyterian College]]'''
| [[Clinton, South Carolina]]
| 1880
| 2007
| Private <br />{{small|([[PCUSA]])}}
| 1,330
| $88.1
| [[Presbyterian Blue Hose|Blue Hose]]
| {{college color boxes|Presbyterian Blue Hose}}
| {{no}}{{efn|group=full|Presbyterian's football team competes in the [[Pioneer Football League]], a Division I FCS football-only conference whose members choose not to offer athletic scholarships for football.}}
|-
| '''[[Radford University]]'''
| [[Radford, Virginia]]
| 1910
| 1983
| Public
| 10,700
| $55.2
| [[Radford Highlanders|Highlanders]]
| {{college color boxes|Radford Highlanders}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{sort|North Carolina–Asheville|'''[[University of North Carolina at Asheville]]'''}}
| [[Asheville, North Carolina]]
| 1927
| 1984
| Public<br />{{small|([[University of North Carolina|UNC]])}}
| 3,762
| $52.4
| [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|UNC Asheville Bulldogs}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{sort|South Carolina–Upstate|'''[[University of South Carolina Upstate]]'''}}
| [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]
| 1967
| 2018
| Public<br />{{small|([[University of South Carolina System|USCS]])}}
| 6,000
| $74
| [[USC Upstate Spartans|Spartans]]
| {{college color boxes|USC Upstate Spartans}}
| {{no}}
|-
| '''[[Winthrop University]]'''
| [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]]
| 1886
| 1983
| Public
| 6,073
| $62.3
| [[Winthrop Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Winthrop Eagles}}
| {{no}}
|}

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{{notelist|group=full}}

===Current associate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Big South<br>sport
!Primary<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Furman University]]'''
| [[Greenville, South Carolina]]
| 1826
| 2021
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| 2,629
| [[Furman Paladins|Paladins]]
| {{college color boxes|Furman Paladins}}
| rowspan=3 | Women's lacrosse
| rowspan=3 | [[SoCon]]
|-
| '''[[Mercer University]]'''
| [[Macon, Georgia]]
| 1833
| 2021
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| 9,026
| [[Mercer Bears|Bears]]
| {{college color boxes|Mercer Bears}}
|-
| '''[[Wofford College]]'''
| [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]
| 1854
| 2021
| Private<br/>{{small|([[United Methodist]])}}
| 1,773
| [[Wofford Terriers|Terriers]]
| {{college color boxes|Wofford Terriers}}
|}

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{{notelist|group=ass}}

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===Former full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Left
!Type
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Armstrong State University]]'''
| [[Savannah, Georgia]]
| 1935
| rowspan="2"|1983
| 1987
| rowspan="2"|Public
| [[Armstrong State Pirates and Lady Pirates|Pirates]]
| {{college color boxes|Armstrong State Pirates}}
| ''none''{{efn|group=former|Armstrong State, which was last a member of the [[NCAA Division II]] [[Peach Belt Conference]], dropped intercollegiate athletics at the end of the 2016–17 school year due to its impending consolidation with [[Georgia Southern University]].}}
|-
| '''[[Augusta University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as [[Augusta State University]] until January 2013, when it merged with another Augusta institution ([[Georgia Health Sciences University]]) to create '''Georgia Regents University'''. At the time of the merger, only GRU (as Augusta State) had an athletic program, and GRU's sports teams continued to compete as "Augusta State" through the end of the 2012–13 school year. The school changed its name again to the current '''Augusta University''' in 2015.}}
| [[Augusta, Georgia]]
| 1785
| 1990
| [[Augusta Jaguars|Jaguars]]
| {{college color boxes|Augusta Jaguars}}
| [[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Birmingham–Southern College]]'''
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| 1856
| 2000
| 2007
| Private<br />{{small|([[United Methodist Church|Methodist]])}}
| [[Birmingham–Southern Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Birmingham–Southern Panthers}}
| Closed in 2024
|-
| '''[[Campbell University]]'''
| [[Buies Creek, North Carolina]]
| 1887
| 1983{{efn|group=full|Campbell was a founding member of the Big South in 1983. The Fighting Camels left the Big South after the 1993–94 school year to join the [[ASUN Conference|Trans Atlantic Athletic Conference]] (TAAC; later the Atlantic Sun Conference, now the ASUN Conference); before rejoining effective the 2011–12 school year for all sports, except for their football program, which remained in the [[Pioneer Football League]] until joining Big South football in the 2018 fall season (2018–19 school year). Campbell then left the Big South again in 2023 to the Colonial Athletic Association as its primary athletic conference.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gocamels.com/news/2022/8/3/news-campbell-university-to-join-colonial-athletic-association-in-2023.aspx | title=Campbell University to join Colonial Athletic Association in 2023 | access-date=August 4, 2022 | work=Campbell University Fighting Camels | date=August 3, 2022}}</ref>}};<br>2011
| 1994;<br>2023
| Private <br />{{small|([[Southern Baptist]])}}
| [[Campbell Fighting Camels and Lady Camels|Fighting Camels]]
| {{college color boxes|Campbell Fighting Camels}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
| '''[[Coastal Carolina University]]'''
| [[Conway, South Carolina]]
| 1954
| 1983
| 2016
| Public
| [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|Chanticleers]]
| {{college color boxes|Coastal Carolina Chanticleers}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Davidson College]]'''
| [[Davidson, North Carolina]]
| 1837
| 1990
| 1992
| Private<br />{{small|([[PCUSA]])}}
| [[Davidson Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
| [[Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[Elon University]]'''
| [[Elon, North Carolina]]
| 1889
| 1999
| 2003
| Private<br />{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| [[Elon Phoenix|Phoenix]]
| {{college color boxes|Elon Phoenix}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
| '''[[Hampton University]]'''
| [[Hampton, Virginia]]
| 1868
| 2018
| 2022
| Private<br />{{small|(Nonsectarian, [[HBCU]])}}
| [[Hampton Pirates|Pirates]]
| {{college color boxes|Hampton Pirates}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
| '''[[Liberty University]]'''
| [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]
| 1971
| 1991{{efn|group=former|Liberty was ineligible for the Big South football title in its final conference season of 2017 (2017–18 school year), as it had started a transition to [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS football]] in that season.}}
| 2018
| Private<br />{{small|([[Nondenominational Christianity|Nondenominational]])}}<!--Historically Baptist, but now officially nondenominational.-->
| [[Liberty Flames and Lady Flames|Flames and Lady Flames]]
| {{college color boxes|Liberty Flames}}
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| {{sort|Maryland–Baltimore County|'''[[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]]'''}}
| [[Catonsville, Maryland]]
| 1966
|1992
| 1998
|Public
| [[UMBC Retrievers|Retrievers]]
| {{college color boxes|UMBC Retrievers}}
| [[America East]]
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 2021
| 2022
| Public<br />{{small|([[University of North Carolina|UNC]], [[HBCU]])}}
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
| {{sort|North Carolina Greensboro|'''[[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]]'''}}
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 1992
| 1997
| Public
| [[UNC Greensboro Spartans|Spartans]]
| {{college color boxes|UNC Greensboro Spartans}}
| [[SoCon]]
|-
| '''[[Towson University]]'''
| [[Towson, Maryland]]
| 1866
| 1992
| 1995
| Public
| [[Towson Tigers|Tigers]]
| {{college color boxes|Towson Tigers}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|- 
| '''[[Virginia Military Institute]]'''
| [[Lexington, Virginia]]
| 1839
| 2003
| 2014
| [[Senior Military College]]
| [[VMI Keydets|Keydets]]
| {{college color boxes|VMI Keydets}}
| [[SoCon]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former associate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Left
!Type
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Big South<br>sport
!Primary<br>conference
!Conference<br>in former<br>Big South sport
|-
| '''[[Bryant University]]'''
| [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]]
| 1863
| 2022<ref name="bryantfb">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=Big South Adds Bryant University as Associate Football Member
|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2022/3/29/big-south-adds-bryant-university-as-associate-football-member.aspx |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=BigSouthSports.com}}</ref>
| 2024
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| [[Bryant Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Bryant Bulldogs}}
| Football
| [[America East]]
| [[CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB|CAA Football is technically a separate entity from the all-sports CAA.}}
|-
| '''[[Robert Morris University]]'''
| [[Moon Township, Pennsylvania]]
| 1921
| 2020{{efn|group=ass|Robert Morris was originally intended to join Big South football in the 2021 football season (part of the 2021–22 academic year). With the 2020 Big South football season
moved to spring 2021, RMU was brought into the football league early.}}
| 2024
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| [[Robert Morris Colonials football|Colonials]]
| {{college color boxes|Robert Morris Colonials}}
| Football
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast]]
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 2022{{efn|group=faff|Measured from North Carolina A&T's departure as a full Big South member.}}
| 2023
| Public<br />{{small|([[University of North Carolina|UNC]], [[HBCU]])}}
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies football|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB}}
|-
| '''[[Kennesaw State University]]'''
| [[Kennesaw, Georgia]]
| 1963
| 2015
| 2022
| Public
| [[Kennesaw State Owls football|Owls]]
| {{college color boxes|Kennesaw State Owls}}
| Football
| colspan=2 | [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[Monmouth University]]'''
| [[West Long Branch, New Jersey]]
| 1933
| 2014
| 2022
| Private
| [[Monmouth Hawks football|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Monmouth Hawks}}
| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB}}
|-
| '''[[University of North Alabama]]'''
| [[Florence, Alabama]]
| 1830
| 2019
| 2022
| Public
| [[North Alabama Lions football|Lions]]
| {{college color boxes|North Alabama Lions}}
| Football
| [[ASUN]]
| [[United Athletic Conference|UAC]]
|-
| '''[[Davidson College]]'''
| [[Davidson, North Carolina]]
| 1837
| 2012
| 2014
| Private<br />{{small|([[PCUSA]])}}
| [[Davidson Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
| Lacrosse (w)
| colspan=2|[[Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[Stony Brook University]]'''
| [[Stony Brook, New York]]
| 1957
| 2008
| 2013
| rowspan="2"|Public
| [[Stony Brook Seawolves football|Seawolves]]
| {{college color boxes|Stony Brook Seawolves}}
| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB}}
|-
| {{sort|North Carolina Wilmington|'''[[University of North Carolina Wilmington]]'''}}
| [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]
| 1947
| 2000
| 2004
| [[UNC Wilmington Seahawks|Seahawks]]
| {{college color boxes|UNC Wilmington Seahawks}}
| Golf (w)
| colspan=2 | [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|}

;Notes:
{{reflist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
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          id:line     value:black

          id:bg       value:white
          id:Full value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports
          id:FullxF value:rgb(0.551,0.824,0.777) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football
          id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only
          id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.5,0.691,0.824) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in some sports, but not all (consider identifying in legend or a footnote)
          id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference
          id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference where OtherC1 has already been used, to distinguish the two
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   bar:1  color:FullxF from:1983 till:1987 text:[[Armstrong State University|Armstrong Atlantic State]] (1983–1987)
   bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:1987 till:1990 
   bar:1  shift:(40) color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:2017 text:[[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt (PBC)]], then dropped athletics

   bar:2  color:FullxF from:1983 till:1990 text:[[Augusta University|Augusta State]] (1983–1990)
   bar:2  color:OtherC1 from:1990 till:end text:[[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt (PBC)]]

   bar:3  color:FullxF from:1983 till:1990 text:[[Charleston Southern University|Baptist]] (1983–present)
   bar:3  color:FullxF from:1990 till:2002 text:[[Charleston Southern]]
   bar:3  color:Full from:2002 till:end

   bar:4  color:FullxF from:1983 till:1994 text:[[Campbell University|Campbell]] (1983–1994)
   bar:4  color:OtherC1 from:1994 till:2011 text:[[ASUN Conference|Atlantic Sun (ASUN)]]
   bar:4  color:FullxF from:2011 till:2018 text:(2011–2018)
   bar:4  color:Full from:2018 till:2023 text:(2018–2023)
   bar:4  color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:[[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:5  color:FullxF from:1983 till:2003 text:[[Coastal Carolina]] (1983–2016)
   bar:5  color:Full from:2003 till:2016
   bar:5  color:OtherC1 from:2016 till:end text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]

   bar:6  color:FullxF from:1983 till:end text:[[Radford University|Radford]] (1983–present)

   bar:7  color:FullxF from:1983 till:end text:[[Winthrop University|Winthrop]] (1983–present)

   bar:8  color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1984 text:Ind.
   bar:8  color:FullxF from:1984 till:end text:[[UNC Asheville]] (1984–present)

   bar:9  color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1988 text:[[SoCon]]
   bar:9  shift:(-10) color:OtherC2 from:1988 till:1990 text:[[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:9  color:FullxF from:1990 till:1992 text:[[Davidson College|Davidson]] (1990–1992)
   bar:9  shift:(70) color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:2014 text:[[SoCon]]
   bar:9  shift:(-60) color:AssocOS from:2012 till:2014 text: (lacrosse, 2012–14)
   bar:9  color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]

   bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1991 text:Independent
   bar:10 color:FullxF from:1991 till:2002 text:[[Liberty University|Liberty]] (1991–2018)
   bar:10 color:Full from:2002 till:2018
   bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2018 till:2023 text:[[ASUN]]
   bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[C-USA]]

   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1992 text:[[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]]
   bar:11 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1995 text:[[Towson State]] (1992–1995)
   bar:11 shift:(70) color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:2001 text:[[America East Conference|NAC/AEC]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:end text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1988 text:[[USA South Athletic Conference|DIAC]]
   bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:1988 till:1992 text:Independent
   bar:12 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1997 text:[[UNC Greensboro]] (1992–1997)
   bar:12 shift:(40) color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:end text:[[SoCon]]

   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1990 text:Independent
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1992 text:[[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]]
   bar:13 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1998 text:[[UMBC]] (1992–1998)
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1998 till:2003 text:[[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2003 till:end text:[[America East]]

   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1989 text:[[Conference Carolinas|CIAC]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1989 till:1997 text:[[South Atlantic Conference|SAC]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:1999 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Indep.]]
   bar:14 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2002 text:[[Elon University|Elon]] (1999–2003)
   bar:14 color:Full from:2002 till:2003 
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2003 till:2014 text:[[SoCon]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:2014 till:end text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1995 text:[[Conference Carolinas|CIAC]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:1997 text:[[Conference Carolinas|CVAC]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1997 till:1999 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|Indep.]]
   bar:15 color:FullxF from:1999 till:end text:[[High Point University|High Point]] (1999–present)

   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1996 text:[[Southern States Conference|SSC (NAIA)]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:2001 text:[[TranSouth Athletic Conference|TSAC (NAIA)]]
   bar:16 color:FullxF from:2001 till:2006 text:[[Birmingham–Southern College|Birmingham–Southern]] (2001–2006)
   bar:16 shift:(70) color:OtherC1 from:2006 till:2012 text:[[Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference|SCAC]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:2012 till:2024 text:[[Southern Athletic Association|SAA]], then closed

   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1989 text:[[NAIA independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC2 from:1989 till:2000 text:[[South Atlantic Conference|SAC]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:2002 text:[[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|Indep.]]
   bar:17 color:AssocF from:2002 till:2008 text:[[Gardner–Webb University|Gardner–Webb]] (football, 2002–2008; all sports, 2008–present)
   bar:17 color:Full from:2008 till:end

   bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:2003 text:[[SoCon]]
   bar:18 color:Full from:2003 till:2014 text:[[Virginia Military Institute|VMI]] (2003–2014)
   bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[SoCon]]

   bar:19 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1989 text:[[NAIA independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:1989 till:2007 text:[[South Atlantic Conference|SAC]]
   bar:19 color:FullxF from:2007 till:2009 text:[[Presbyterian College|Presbyterian]] (2007–present)
   bar:19 color:Full from:2009 till:2020
   bar:19 color:FullxF from:2020 till:end

   bar:20 color:AssocF from:2008 till:2013 text:[[Stony Brook University|Stony Brook]] (football, 2008–2013)

   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1995 text:Independent
   bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2003 text:[[Conference Carolinas|CVAC]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2003 till:2012 text:Independent
   bar:21 color:FullxF from:2012 till:end text:[[Longwood University|Longwood]] (2012–present)

   bar:23 color:AssocF from:2014 till:2022 text:[[Monmouth University|Monmouth]] (football, 2014–2022)

   bar:24 color:AssocF from:2015 till:2022 text:[[Kennesaw State]] (football, 2015–2022)

   bar:25 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1990 text:[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Independent]]
   bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:2000 text:[[Peach Belt Conference|PBAC]]
   bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2007 text:[[Peach Belt Conference|PBC]]
   bar:25 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2018 text:[[ASUN]]
   bar:25 color:FullxF from:2018 till:end text:[[USC Upstate Spartans|USC Upstate]] (2018–present)
   
   bar:26 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1995 text:[[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]
   bar:26 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2018 text:[[MEAC]]
   bar:26 color:FullxF from:2018 till:2019 text:[[Hampton University|Hampton]] (2018–2022)
   bar:26 color:Full from:2019 till:2022
   bar:26 shift:(30) color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:27 color:AssocF from:2019 till:2022 text:[[University of North Alabama|North Alabama]] (football, 2019–2022)

   bar:28 color:AssocF from:2020 till:2024 text:[[Robert Morris University|Robert Morris]] (football, 2020–2024)

   bar:29 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:2021 text:[[MEAC]]
   bar:29 shift:(-20) color:Full from:2021 till:2022 text:[[North Carolina A&amp;T State University|North Carolina A&T]] (2021–2022)
   bar:29 color:AssocF from:2022 till:2023 :text:
   bar:29 shift:(90) color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end :text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:30 color:AssocF from:2022 till:2024 :text:[[Bryant University|Bryant]] (football, 2022-2024)

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* Augusta State was merged into Georgia Regents University in January 2013; the merged school renamed itself [[Augusta University]] in 2015.

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