Editing Southern Conference (section)

==== 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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