Editing Gulf South Conference (section)

===Chronological timeline===
* 1970 – The Gulf South Conference (GSC) was founded as a football-only league known as the Mid-South Athletic Conference (MSAC). Charter members included [[Delta State University|Delta State College]] (now Delta State University), [[Jacksonville State University]], [[University of North Alabama|Florence State University]] (now the University of North Alabama), the [[University of Tennessee at Martin]], [[Troy University|Troy State University]] (now Troy University) and [[University of West Alabama|Livingston University]] (now the University of West Alabama), beginning the 1970–71 academic year.
* 1971 – The MSAC added more sports to be a full-fledged athletic conference and was rebranded as the Gulf South Conference, beginning the 1971–72 academic year.
* 1971 – [[Nicholls State University]], [[Northwestern State University]] and [[Southeastern Louisiana University]] joined the GSC in the 1971–72 academic year.
* 1972 – [[Mississippi College]] joined the GSC in the 1972–73 academic year.
* 1975 – Northwestern State left the GSC to become an [[NCAA Division I independent schools|NCAA D-II Independent]] (who would later join the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ranks of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) and the [[Atlantic Sun Conference|Trans Atlantic Athletic Conference]] (TAAC), beginning the 1978–79 school year) after the 1974–75 academic year.
* 1979 – Nicholls State and Southeastern Louisiana left the GSC to become [[NCAA Division II independent schools|NCAA D-II Independents]] (who both would later join the NCAA Division I ranks: Nicholls State to the TAAC, beginning the 1982–83 school year as a provisional member; and Southeastern Louisiana to the [[Gulf Star Conference]] (GSC), beginning the 1984–85 school year) after the 1978–79 academic year.
* 1981 – [[Valdosta State University|Valdosta State College]] (now Valdosta State University) joined the GSC in the 1981–82 academic year.
* 1983 – [[University of West Georgia|West Georgia College]] (now the University of West Georgia) joined the GSC in the 1983–84 academic year.
* 1991 – Tennessee–Martin (UT Martin) and Troy State left the GSC to become [[NCAA Division II independent schools|NCAA D-II Independents]] (who both would later join the NCAA Division I ranks: Tennessee–Martin (UT Martin) to the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] (OVC), beginning the 1992–93 school year; and Troy State to the [[East Coast Conference (Division I)|East Coast Conference]] (ECC), beginning the 1993–94 school year) after the 1990–91 academic year.
* 1992 – [[Lincoln Memorial University]] joined the GSC in the 1992–93 academic year.
* 1993 – Jacksonville State left the GSC to become an [[NCAA Division II independent schools|NCAA D-II Independent]] (who would later join the NCAA Division I ranks and the TAAC, beginning the 1995–96 school year) after the 1992–93 academic year.
* 1993 – The [[University of Alabama in Huntsville]], the [[University of Central Arkansas]], [[Henderson State University]] and [[Mississippi University for Women]] joined the GSC in the 1993–94 academic year.
* 1994 – The [[University of West Florida]] joined the GSC in the 1994–95 academic year.
* 1995 – [[Arkansas Tech University]], the [[University of Arkansas at Monticello]], the [[University of Montevallo]] and [[Southern Arkansas University]] joined the GSC in the 1995–96 academic year.
* 1996 – Mississippi College left the GSC to join the [[NCAA Division III]] ranks and the [[American Southwest Conference]] after the 1995–96 academic year.
* 1996 – [[Christian Brothers University]] joined the GSC in the 1996–97 academic year.
* 2000 – [[Harding University]] and [[Ouachita Baptist University]] joined the GSC in the 2000–01 academic year.
* 2003 – MUW left the GSC due to the school announcing to discontinue its athletics program after the 2002–03 academic year.
* 2006 – Two institutions left the GSC to join in their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 2005–06 academic year:
** Central Arkansas to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the [[Southland Conference]]
** and Lincoln Memorial to join the [[South Atlantic Conference]] (SAC)
* 2009 – Montevallo left the GSC to join the [[Peach Belt Conference]] (PBC) after the 2008–09 academic year.
* 2011 – Arkansas Tech, Arkansas–Monticello, Harding, Henderson State, Ouachita Baptist and Southern Arkansas left the GSC to join with a few Oklahoma schools to form the newly created [[Great American Conference]] after the 2010–11 academic year. However, only Harding and Ouachita Baptist remained in the GSC as affiliate members for men's soccer just for the 2011 fall season (2011–12 academic year).
* 2011 – [[University of New Orleans]] joined the GSC as an associate member for some sports in the 2011–12 academic year.
* 2012 – New Orleans left the GSC to fully align with the NCAA Division I ranks (which would later join the Southland, beginning the 2013–14 school year) after the 2011–12 academic year.
* 2012 – [[Shorter University]] and [[Union University]] joined the GSC in the 2012–13 academic year.
* 2013 – [[Lee University]] joined the GSC in the 2013–14 academic year.
* 2013 – [[Florida Institute of Technology]] (Florida Tech) joined the GSC as an affiliate member for football in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
* 2014 – Mississippi College rejoined the GSC in the 2014–15 academic year.
* 2014 – [[Spring Hill College]] joined the GSC as an affiliate member for women's golf, and men's & women's soccer, all effective in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
* 2015 – [[Young Harris College]] joined the GSC as an affiliate member for women's lacrosse (with Montevallo rejoining for that sport) in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
* 2017 – [[Auburn University at Montgomery]] joined the GSC (with Montevallo rejoining for all sports) in the 2017–18 academic year.
* 2018 – North Alabama left the GSC to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN Conference]] (formerly the Atlantic Sun Conference) after the 2017–18 academic year.
* 2018 – [[North Greenville University]] joined the GSC as an affiliate member for football in the 2018 fall season (2018–19 academic year).
* 2020 – Florida Tech left the GSC as an affiliate member for football due to the school discontinuing the sport after the 2019 fall season (2019–20 academic year).
* 2023 – [[Chowan University]] joins the GSC as an affiliate member for football in the 2023 and 2024 fall seasons (2023–24 and 2024–25 academic years).
* 2024 – Two institutions left the GSC to join in their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 2023–24 academic year:
** Shorter to join the [[Conference Carolinas]] (CC)
** and West Georgia to join NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Sun (ASUN), both effective after the 2023–24 academic year
* 2024 – [[Trevecca Nazarene University]] will join the GSC in the 2024–25 academic year.<ref>{{cite web|work=Gulf South Conference|url=https://gscsports.org/news/2023/9/14/general-trevecca-nazarene-to-join-gulf-south-conference.aspx|title=Trevecca Nazarene To Join Gulf South Conference|date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=September 14, 2023}}</ref>
* 2024 – [[Erskine College]] will join the GSC as an affiliate for football in the 2024 fall season only (2024–25 academic year).
* 2025 – Chowan, Erskine, and North Greenville will all leave the GSC as affiliate members for football and move their programs to Conference Carolinas after the 2024 fall season (2024–25 academic year).