Editing Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (section)

== Member schools ==

=== Current full members ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" 
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Type
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! class="unsortable"| Colors
|-
| '''[[Coppin State University]]'''
| [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
| 1900
| 1985
| Public
| 2,724
| [[Coppin State Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Coppin State Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[Delaware State University]]'''
| [[Dover, Delaware]]
| 1891
| 1970
| Public
| 6,200
| [[Delaware State Hornets|Hornets]]
| {{college color boxes|Delaware State Hornets}}
|-
| '''[[Howard University]]'''
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| 1867
| 1970
| Private
| 12,065
| [[Howard Bison|Bison/Lady Bison]]
| {{college color boxes|Howard Bison}}
|-
| '''[[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]]'''
| [[Princess Anne, Maryland]]{{efn|group=f|The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but completely lies in unincorporated [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset County]].}}
| 1886
| 1970;<br />1981{{efn|group=f|Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) left the MEAC after the 1978–79 season, while competing for football as an associate member during the 1979–80 season before dropping the sport altogether. UMES rejoined the MEAC effective with the 1981–82 season as a full member that no longer had a football program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umes.edu/football/feasibility/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Football%20Feasibility%20Study%20Executive%20Summary-Final.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.umes.edu |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502194052/http://www.umes.edu/football/feasibility/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Football%20Feasibility%20Study%20Executive%20Summary-Final.pdf |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
| Public
| 2,333
| [[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks}}
|-
| '''[[Morgan State University]]'''
| [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
| 1867
| 1970;<br />1984{{efn|group=f|Morgan State left the MEAC after the 1978–79 season, while competing for football as an associate member during the 1979–80 season, before rejoining effective with the 1984–85 season.}}
| Public
| 7,763
| [[Morgan State Bears|Bears]]
| {{college color boxes|Morgan State Bears}}
|-
| '''[[Norfolk State University]]'''
| [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
| 1935
| 1997
| Public
| 5,616
| [[Norfolk State Spartans|Spartans]]
| {{college color boxes|Norfolk State Spartans}}
|-
| '''[[North Carolina Central University]]'''
| [[Durham, North Carolina]]
| 1910
| 1970;<br />2010{{efn|group=f|North Carolina Central left the MEAC after the 1978–79 season, while competing for football as an associate member during the 1979–80 season, before rejoining effective with the 2010–11 season.}}
| Public
| 7,553
| [[North Carolina Central Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina Central Eagles}}
|-
| '''[[South Carolina State University]]'''
| [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]]
| 1896
| 1970
| Public
| 2,649
| [[South Carolina State Bulldogs|Bulldogs/Lady Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|South Carolina State Bulldogs}}
|}

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===Associate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" 
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! class="unsortable"|Colors
! MEAC<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 2021–22{{efn|group=assoc|North Carolina A&T was a full member from 1970 to 2021 before joining the [[Big South Conference]].}}
| 13,322
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
| rowspan="3"|bowling (w)
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal]]
|-
| '''[[University of Alabama at Birmingham]]'''
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| 1966
| 2018–19
| 20,902
| [[UAB Blazers|Blazers]]
| {{college color boxes|UAB Blazers}}
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|}

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{{notelist|group=assoc}}

===Former full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" 
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Left
! Type
! Nickname
! class="unsortable"|Colors
! Subsequent<br />conference
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Bethune–Cookman University]]'''
| [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
| 1904
| 1979
| 2021
| Private
| [[Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Bethune–Cookman Wildcats}}
| colspan="2"|[[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]
|-
| '''[[Florida A&M University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Florida A&M left the MEAC completely for two seasons from 1984 to 1985 to 1985–86 and competed as an NCAA D-I Independent after a disagreement with the MEAC office over the playing of the rivalry game between Florida A&M and Bethune–Cookman University when FAMU refused to play conference mate BCU at a neutral site in Tampa in 1983 and the game was not played again in 1984. Florida A&M returned all sports to the MEAC effective the 1986–87 school year (with football returning later on, effective the 1987–88 school year). FAMU football left the conference after the 2003 fall season (2003–04 school year) during an attempt to move up to [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I-A]] (now FBS) with all other sports remaining in the MEAC. Financial difficulties halted the move after the 2004 fall season (2004–05 school year), at which time FAMU football returned back to the MEAC during the 2005 fall season (2005–06 school year).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onnidan.com/03-04/news/july/famu0721.htm |title=Onnidan News |publisher=Onnidan.com |date=July 21, 2003 |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101929/http://onnidan.com/03-04/news/july/famu0721.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>}}
| [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
| 1887
| 1979;<br />1986
| 1984;<br />2021
| Public
| [[Florida A&M Rattlers and Lady Rattlers|Rattlers & Lady Rattlers]]
| {{college color boxes|Florida A&M Rattlers}}
| colspan="2"|[[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]
|-
| '''[[Hampton University]]'''
| [[Hampton, Virginia]]
| 1868
| 1995
| 2018
| Private
| [[Hampton Pirates|Pirates]]
| {{college color boxes|Hampton Pirates}}
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
| colspan="2"|[[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal]]
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''{{efn|group=former|North Carolina A&T remains as a MEAC associate member for women's bowling.}}
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 1970
| 2021
| rowspan="3"|Public
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal]]
|- 
| '''[[Savannah State University]]'''
| [[Savannah, Georgia]]
| 1890
| 2010
| 2019
| [[Savannah State Tigers and Lady Tigers|Tigers and Lady Tigers]]
|{{college color boxes|Savannah State Tigers}}
|colspan="2"|[[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|SIAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Winston-Salem State University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Winston–Salem State University was a transitional member and never attained full membership in the MEAC or NCAA Division I before returning to Division II and the [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (CIAA) after the 2009–10 school year, due to financial difficulties. They were scheduled to begin full membership and gain access to NCAA tournaments in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2524352 |title=Winston-Salem State jumps to Division I, joins MEAC |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=July 19, 2006 |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203013939/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2524352 |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2010-03-09/winston-salem-ready-return-d-ii-ciaa |title= Winston-Salem ready to return to D-II, CIAA - NCAA Basketball - Sporting News|website=aol.sportingnews.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202182032/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2010-03-09/winston-salem-ready-return-d-ii-ciaa |archive-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref>
}}
| [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
| 1892
| 2007
| 2010
| [[Winston-Salem State Rams|Rams]]
|{{college color boxes|Winston-Salem State Rams}}
| colspan="2"|[[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|}

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{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former associate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Left
! Type
! Nickname
! class="unsortable"|Colors
! MEAC<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
! Subsequent<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Augusta University]]'''
| [[Augusta, Georgia]]
| 1785
| 2014–15
| 2020–21
| Public
| [[Augusta Jaguars|Jaguars]]
| {{college color boxes|Augusta Jaguars}}
| Golf (M)
| [[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]]{{efn|group=fass|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
| [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
|-
| '''[[Monmouth University]]'''
| [[West Long Branch, New Jersey]]
| 1933
| 2018–19
| 2024–25
| Private
| [[Monmouth Hawks|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Monmouth Hawks}}
| Bowling
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|Coastal]]
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast]]
|}

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===Membership timeline===
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   bar:12 color:Full from:1998 till:end

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   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:2010 till:end text:[[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]

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