Editing Southern Conference (section)

===Associate members===
On January 9, 2014, the SoCon and Atlantic Sun Conference, now known as the [[ASUN Conference]], announced a new alliance in lacrosse that took effect with the 2015 spring season (2014–15 school year). Under its terms, sponsorship of men's lacrosse shifted from the ASUN to the SoCon, while women's lacrosse sponsorship remained with the ASUN. Bellarmine, which had announced it would join the ASUN for men's lacrosse for the 2015 spring season, instead joined the SoCon.<ref name="A-Sun, SoCon LAX">{{cite press release |url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=209368200&SPID=1790&SPSID=21983 |title=SoCon, A-Sun Partner to Enhance Lacrosse |publisher=Southern Conference |date=January 9, 2014 |access-date=March 31, 2014 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407052929/http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=209368200&SPID=1790&SPSID=21983 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The alliance remains in effect in men's lacrosse, but the leagues amicably ended their full alliance in women's lacrosse once the SoCon began sponsoring that sport in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 school year).<ref name="SoCon adds WLAX">{{cite press release|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1161510&SPID=186908&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211445189&DB_OEM_ID=4000 |title=SoCon to Add Women's Lacrosse as 22nd Sport |publisher=Southern Conference |date=January 31, 2017 |access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref> However, the conferences maintained their working relationship in women's lacrosse, with the SoCon adding [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|Coastal Carolina]] as an associate member effective with the 2021 spring season (2020–21 school year) in order to keep both conferences at five women's lacrosse members for 2021.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://goccusports.com/news/2020/2/7/womens-lacrosse-to-move-to-socon-beginning-in-2021.aspx |title=Women's Lacrosse to Move to SoCon Beginning in 2021 |publisher=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |date=February 7, 2020 |accessdate=October 1, 2021}}</ref> Coastal was intended to play in SoCon women's lacrosse in the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year) as well, but the SoCon decided to drop the sport after the 2021 spring season (2020–21 school year). While no formal announcement was made, the SoCon–ASUN women's lacrosse partnership definitively ended at that time, as the three full SoCon members who sponsored women's lacrosse moved that sport to the [[Big South Conference]]. Coastal and Delaware State both returned women's lacrosse to the ASUN Conference.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://asunsports.org/sports/wlax/2021-22/releases/20210706esyw90 |title=Coastal Carolina and Delaware State Set to Rejoin ASUN Conference Women's Lacrosse |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=July 7, 2021 |accessdate=October 1, 2021}}</ref>

The men's lacrosse partnership took a slightly different form from the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year) forward, as the ASUN reinstated its men's lacrosse league. The two full ASUN members with men's lacrosse programs separated, with Jacksonville remaining in SoCon men's lacrosse while Bellarmine joined the ASUN men's lacrosse league. SoCon associate Air Force also left for ASUN men's lacrosse.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://asunsports.org/general/2020-21/releases/20210205djyk6a |title=ASUN Conference Announces Formation of Men's Lacrosse League |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=February 5, 2021 |accessdate=February 6, 2021 |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205181350/https://asunsports.org/general/2020-21/releases/20210205djyk6a |url-status=dead }}</ref> The SoCon maintained its automatic NCAA tournament berth with the addition of [[Hampton Pirates men's lacrosse|Hampton]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://soconsports.com/news/2021/2/5/hampton-joining-socon-as-associate-member-for-mens-lacrosse.aspx |title=Hampton joining SoCon as associate member for men's lacrosse |publisher=Southern Conference |date=February 5, 2021 |accessdate=February 6, 2021 |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205180343/https://soconsports.com/news/2021/2/5/hampton-joining-socon-as-associate-member-for-mens-lacrosse.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Before the addition of Hampton men's lacrosse, the most recent addition to the associate membership was [[Presbyterian Blue Hose|Presbyterian]] wrestling, which joined during summer 2019.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.gobluehose.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18100&ATCLID=211688877 |title=PC Adds Men's and Women's Wrestling; Men to Join Southern Conference |publisher=Presbyterian Blue Hose |date=December 7, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref> Two women's lacrosse members, [[Central Michigan Chippewas|Central Michigan]] and [[Detroit Mercy Titans|Detroit Mercy]], left after the 2020 season (2019–20 school year) to join the new women's lacrosse league of Central's full-time home of the [[Mid-American Conference]];<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2019/11/5/general-womens-lacrosse-coming-in-2020-21-detroit-mercy-youngstown-state-as-affiliates.aspx |title=Women's Lacrosse Coming in 2020-21; Detroit Mercy & Youngstown State As Affiliates |publisher=Mid-American Conference |date=November 6, 2019 |access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> this move contributed to the eventual demise of the SoCon women's lacrosse league.

Men's soccer member Belmont left the SoCon after the 2021–22 school year when it joined the [[Missouri Valley Conference]], which sponsors that sport.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://mvc-sports.com/news/2021/9/27/general-belmont-accepts-invitation-to-join-mvc.aspx |title=Belmont to Join MVC in 2022–23 |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |date=September 28, 2021 |accessdate=October 2, 2021}}</ref> At the same time, Hampton moved men's lacrosse to its new full-time home of the Colonial Athletic Association, now known as the [[Coastal Athletic Association]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://caasports.com/news/2022/1/24/football-caa-welcomes-hampton-university-monmouth-university-and-stony-brook-university-as-new-members.aspx |title=CAA Welcomes Hampton University, Monmouth University and Stony Brook University as New Members |publisher=Colonial Athletic Association |date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref>

The addition of men's lacrosse by the [[Atlantic 10 Conference]], announced on May 23, 2022,<ref name=A10MLAX>{{cite press release|url=https://atlantic10.com/news/2022/5/23/atlantic-10-conference-adds-mens-lacrosse-as-22nd-championship-sport.aspx |title=Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men's Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport |publisher=Atlantic 10 Conference !date=May 23, 2022 |access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> led to the demise of the SoCon men's lacrosse league after the 2022 season. In addition to Hampton joining the CAA, SoCon associate members High Point and Richmond (the latter a full A-10 member) moved to the A-10, and Jacksonville returned to ASUN men's lacrosse.

In the table below, the "Joined" column denotes the start of the school year in which the institution became an associate member, which for spring sports differs from the first season of competition.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Sport
!Primary conference
|-
! {{sort|UAB|[[University of Alabama at Birmingham]]}} (UAB)
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| 1969
| 2016
| rowspan="2|Public
| 18,568
| [[UAB Blazers|Blazers]]
| {{college color boxes|UAB Blazers}}
| [[Shooting sports#Rifle|rifle]]<ref name="rifle"/>
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
! [[Appalachian State University]]
| [[Boone, North Carolina]]
| 1899
| 2014{{efn|group=am|The 2014 date reflects the departure of Appalachian State from the SoCon to join the Sun Belt Conference. The Mountaineers have competed in SoCon wrestling continuously since the league first sponsored the sport in 1993–94.}}
| 20,641
| [[Appalachian State Mountaineers|Mountaineers]]
| {{college color boxes|Appalachian State Mountaineers}}
| wrestling
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
! [[Bellarmine University]]
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| 1950
| 2020
| rowspan=4 | Private
| 3,846
| [[Bellarmine Knights|Knights]]
| {{college color boxes|Bellarmine Knights}}
| wrestling
| [[ASUN Conference|ASUN]]
|-
! [[Campbell University]]
| [[Buies Creek, North Carolina]]
| 1887
| 2011
| 11,241
| [[Campbell Fighting Camels|Fighting Camels]]
| {{college color boxes|Campbell Fighting Camels}}
| wrestling
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
! [[Davidson College]]
| [[Davidson, North Carolina]]
| 1837
| 2014{{efn|group=am|The 2014 date reflects the departure of Davidson from the SoCon to join the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Wildcats have competed in SoCon wrestling continuously since the league first sponsored the sport in 1993–94.}}
| 1,850 
| [[Davidson Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
| wrestling
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
! [[Gardner–Webb University]]
| [[Boiling Springs, North Carolina]]
| 1905
| 2011
| 5,000
| [[Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|Runnin' Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs}}
| wrestling
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
|-
! [[Georgia Southern University]]
| [[Statesboro, Georgia]]
| 1906
| 2016
| Public
| 20,517
| [[Georgia Southern Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Georgia Southern Eagles}}
| [[Shooting sports#Rifle|rifle]]<ref name="rifle">{{cite web |url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=210573189&SPID=1790&SPSID=21983 |title=Southern Conference to Add Rifle as 21st Sport |publisher=Southern Conference |date=December 9, 2012 |access-date=December 12, 2015}}</ref>
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
! {{sort|North Georgia|[[University of North Georgia]]}}
| [[Dahlonega, Georgia]]
| 1873{{efn|group=am|On January 10, 2012, the University System of Georgia approved the consolidation of North Georgia College and State University and Gainesville State College to form a new institution, the University of North Georgia in January 2013.}}
| 2016
| Public
| 16,064 
| [[North Georgia Nighthawks|Nighthawks]]
| {{college color boxes|North Georgia Nighthawks}}
| [[Shooting sports#Rifle|rifle]]<ref name="rifle"/>
| [[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
! [[Presbyterian College]] 
| [[Clinton, South Carolina]]
| 1880 
| 2019 
| Private
| 1,403
| [[Presbyterian Blue Hose|Blue Hose]]
| {{college color boxes|Presbyterian Blue Hose}} 
| wrestling
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
|}

;Notes:
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