Editing Southern Conference (section)

===Former full members===
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 [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]. A third former full member, Georgia Southern, became an associate member in [[Shooting sports|rifle]] when the SoCon added the sport for the 2016–17 school year.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Left 
!Nickname
!class="Unsortable"|Colors
!Current<br/>conference
|-
!{{sort|Alabama|[[University of Alabama]]}}
|[[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
|1831
|1921
|1932
|[[Alabama Crimson Tide|Crimson Tide]]
|{{college color boxes|Alabama Crimson Tide}}
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
![[Appalachian State University]]
|[[Boone, North Carolina]]
|1899
|1971
|2014
|[[Appalachian State Mountaineers|Mountaineers]]
|{{college color boxes|Appalachian State Mountaineers}}
|[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
![[Auburn University]]
|[[Auburn, Alabama]]
|1856
|1921
|1932
|[[Auburn Tigers|Tigers]]
|{{college color boxes|Auburn Tigers}}
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
!{{sort|Charleston|[[College of Charleston]]}}
|[[Charleston, South Carolina]]
|1770
|1998
|2013
|[[College of Charleston Cougars|Cougars]]
|{{college color boxes|College of Charleston Cougars}}
|[[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
![[Clemson University]]
|[[Clemson, South Carolina]]
|1889
|1921
|1953
|[[Clemson Tigers|Tigers]]
|{{college color boxes|Clemson Tigers}}
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[Davidson College]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Davidson, North Carolina]]
|rowspan="2"|1837
|1936
|1988
|rowspan="2"|[[Davidson Wildcats|Wildcats]]
|rowspan="2"|{{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
|1992
|2014
|-
![[Duke University]]
|[[Durham, North Carolina]]
|1838
|1928
|1953
|[[Duke Blue Devils|Blue Devils]]
|{{college color boxes|Duke Blue Devils}}
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
![[East Carolina University]]
|[[Greenville, North Carolina]]
|1907
|1964
|1976
|[[East Carolina Pirates|Pirates]]
|{{college color boxes|East Carolina Pirates}}
|[[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
![[Elon University]]
|[[Elon, North Carolina]]
|1889
|2003
|2014
|[[Elon Phoenix|Phoenix]]
|{{college color boxes|Elon Phoenix}}
|[[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
!{{sort|Florida|[[University of Florida]]}}
|[[Gainesville, Florida]]
|1853
|1922
|1932
|[[Florida Gators|Gators]]
|{{college color boxes|Florida Gators}}
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
![[George Washington University]]
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
|1821
|1941
|1970
|[[George Washington Revolutionaries|Colonials]]{{efn|group=ffm|George Washington's nickname throughout its SoCon tenure was Colonials. The current nickname of Revolutionaries was adopted in 2023.}}
|{{college color boxes|George Washington Revolutionaries}}
|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
!{{sort|Georgia|[[University of Georgia]]}}
|[[Athens, Georgia]]
|1785
|1921
|1932
|[[Georgia Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
|{{college color boxes|Georgia Bulldogs}}
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
![[Georgia Southern University]]
|[[Statesboro, Georgia]]
|1906
|1992
|2014
|[[Georgia Southern Eagles|Eagles]]
|{{college color boxes|Georgia Southern Eagles}}
|[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
!{{sort|Georgia Tech|[[Georgia Tech|Georgia Institute of Technology]]}}
|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
|1885
|rowspan="2"|1921
|rowspan="3"|1932
|[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|Yellow Jackets]]
|{{college color boxes|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets}}
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
!{{sort|Kentucky|[[University of Kentucky]]}}
|[[Lexington, Kentucky]]
|1865
|[[Kentucky Wildcats|Wildcats]]
|{{college color boxes|Kentucky Wildcats}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
![[Louisiana State University]]
|[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
|1860
|1922
|[[LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers|Tigers]]
|{{college color boxes|LSU Tigers}}
|-
![[Marshall University]]
|[[Huntington, West Virginia]]
|1837
|1976
|1997
|nowrap|[[Marshall Thundering Herd|Thundering Herd]]
|{{college color boxes|Marshall Thundering Herd}}
|[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
!{{sort|Maryland|[[University of Maryland, College Park]]}}
|[[College Park, Maryland]]
|1856
|1923
|1953
|[[Maryland Terrapins|Terrapins]]
|{{college color boxes|Maryland Terrapins}}
|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
!{{sort|Mississippi|[[University of Mississippi]]}}
|[[Oxford, Mississippi]]
|1848
|1922
|rowspan="2"|1932
|[[Ole Miss Rebels|Rebels]]
|{{college color boxes|Ole Miss Rebels}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
![[Mississippi State University]]
|[[Starkville, Mississippi]]
|1878
|rowspan="3"|1921
|[[Mississippi State Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
|{{college color boxes|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}
|-
!{{sort|North Carolina|[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina<br/>at Chapel Hill]]}}
|[[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]]
|1789
|rowspan="2"|1953
|[[North Carolina Tar Heels|Tar Heels]]
|{{college color boxes|North Carolina Tar Heels}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
![[North Carolina State University]]
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|1887
|[[NC State Wolfpack|Wolfpack]]
|{{college color boxes|NC State Wolfpack}}
|-
!{{sort|Richmond|[[University of Richmond]]}}
|[[Richmond, Virginia]]
|1830
|1936
|1976
|[[Richmond Spiders|Spiders]]
|{{college color boxes|Richmond Spiders}}
|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
![[Sewanee: The University of the South|Sewanee: The University<br/>of the South]]
|[[Sewanee, Tennessee]]
|1857
|1923
|1932
|[[Sewanee Tigers|Tigers]]
|{{college color boxes|Sewanee Tigers}}
|nowrap|[[Southern Athletic Association|SAA]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|-
!{{sort|South Carolina|[[University of South Carolina]]}}
|[[Columbia, South Carolina]]
|1801
|1922
|1953
|[[South Carolina Gamecocks|Gamecocks]]
|{{college color boxes|South Carolina Gamecocks}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
!{{sort|Tennessee|[[University of Tennessee]]}}
|[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
|1794
|1921
|rowspan="3"|1932
|[[Tennessee Volunteers|Volunteers]]
|{{college color boxes|Tennessee Volunteers}}
|-
![[Tulane University]]
|[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|1834
|rowspan="2"|1922
|[[Tulane Green Wave|Green Wave]]
|{{college color boxes|Tulane Green Wave}}
|[[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
![[Vanderbilt University]]
|[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
|1873
|[[Vanderbilt Commodores|Commodores]]
|{{college color boxes|Vanderbilt Commodores}}
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
!{{sort|Virginia|[[University of Virginia]]}}
|[[Charlottesville, Virginia]]
|1819
|rowspan="2"|1921
|1937
|[[Virginia Cavaliers|Cavaliers]]
|{{college color boxes|Virginia Cavaliers}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
![[Virginia Tech|Virginia Polytechnic Institute<br/>and State University]]
|[[Blacksburg, Virginia]]
|1872
|1965
|[[Virginia Tech Hokies|Hokies]]
|{{college color boxes|Virginia Tech Hokies}}
|-
![[Wake Forest University]]
|[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
|1834
|1936
|1953
|[[Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Demon Deacons]]
|{{college color boxes|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}
|-
![[Washington and Lee University]]
|[[Lexington, Virginia]]
|1749
|1921
|1958
|[[Washington and Lee Generals|Generals]]
|{{college color boxes|Washington and Lee Generals}}
|[[Old Dominion Athletic Conference|ODAC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
|-
![[West Virginia University]]
|[[Morgantown, West Virginia]]
|1867
|1950
|1968
|[[West Virginia Mountaineers|Mountaineers]]
|{{college color boxes|West Virginia Mountaineers}}
|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
!{{sort|William & Mary|[[College of William & Mary]]}}
|[[Williamsburg, Virginia]]
|1693
|1936
|1977
|[[William & Mary Tribe|Tribe]]
|{{college color boxes|William & Mary Tribe}}
|[[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|}

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==== Former associate members ====
In the table below, the "Joined" and "Left" columns denotes the calendar year in which each school joined and left the SoCon. For fall sports, the year of departure differs from the final year of competition. For spring sports, the year of arrival differs from the first season of competition.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Left
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!SoCon<br/>sport
!Primary<br/>conference<br/>during SoCon<br/>associate membership
!Current<br/>conference<br/>in former<br/>SoCon sport
|-
! {{sort|Air Force|[[United States Air Force Academy]]}}
| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| 1954
| 2015
| 2021
| Federal<br/>{{Small|([[United States service academies|Military]])}}
| 4,417
| [[Air Force Falcons|Falcons]]
| {{college color boxes|Air Force Falcons}}
| lacrosse (m)
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
| [[ASUN]]
|-
! [[Bellarmine University]]
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| 1950
| 2014
| 2021
| Private
| 3,369
| [[Bellarmine Knights men's lacrosse|Knights]]
| {{college color boxes|Bellarmine Knights}}
| lacrosse (m)
| [[Great Lakes Valley Conference|GLVC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}},<br/>[[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]{{efn|group=fam|Bellarmine had been a member of the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference from that league's formation in 1978 until moving to Division I in 2020 as a new member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.}}
| [[ASUN]]
|-
! [[Belmont University]]
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| 1890
| 2018
| 2022
| Private
| 8,080
| [[Belmont Bruins|Bruins]]
| {{college color boxes|Belmont Bruins}}
| soccer (m)
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
|-
! [[Central Michigan University]]
| [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan]]
| 1892
| 2017
| 2020
| Public
| 21,705
| [[Central Michigan Chippewas|Chippewas]]
| {{college color boxes|Central Michigan Chippewas}}
| lacrosse (w)
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
! [[Coastal Carolina University]]
| [[Conway, South Carolina]]
| 1954
| 2020
| 2021
| Public
| 10,484
| [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|Chanticleers]]
| {{college color boxes|Coastal Carolina Chanticleers}}
| lacrosse (w)
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|-
! [[Delaware State University]]
| [[Dover, Delaware]]
| 1891
| 2017
| 2021
| Public<br/>{{small|([[HBCU]])}}
| 5,054
| [[Delaware State Hornets|Hornets]]
| {{college color boxes|Delaware State Hornets}}
| lacrosse (w)
| [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast]]
|-
! {{sort|Detroit|[[University of Detroit Mercy]]}}
| [[Detroit, Michigan]]
| 1870
| 2017
| 2020
| Private
| 5,700
| [[Detroit Mercy Titans|Titans]]
| {{college color boxes|Detroit Mercy Titans}}
| lacrosse (w)
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
! [[Hampton University]]
| [[Hampton, Virginia]]
| 1868
| 2021
| 2022
| Private
| 4,321
| [[Hampton Pirates men's lacrosse|Pirates]]
| {{college color boxes|Hampton Pirates}}
| lacrosse (m)
| [[Big South]]
| [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
! [[High Point University]]
| [[High Point, North Carolina]]
| 1924
| 2014
| 2022
| Private
| 4,500
| [[High Point Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|High Point Panthers}}
| lacrosse (m)<ref name="A-Sun, SoCon LAX"/>
| [[Big South]]
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
! [[Jacksonville University]]
| [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| 1934
| 2014
| 2022
| Private
| 3,741
| [[Jacksonville Dolphins|Dolphins]]
| {{college color boxes|Jacksonville Dolphins}}
| lacrosse (m)<ref name="A-Sun, SoCon LAX"/>
| colspan="2"|[[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|-
! {{sort|Richmond|[[University of Richmond]]}}
| [[Richmond, Virginia]]
| 1830
| 2014
| 2022
| Private
| 4,361
| [[Richmond Spiders|Spiders]]
| {{college color boxes|Richmond Spiders}}
| lacrosse (m)<ref name="A-Sun, SoCon LAX"/>
| colspan="2"|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|}

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