Editing Southern Conference (section)

==Sports==
The Southern Conference sponsors championship competition in 11 men's, 9 women's, and one co-educational NCAA-sanctioned sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soconsports.com/index.aspx|title=Southern Conference|website=Southern Conference}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2021}}<!-- claim is inferred by clicking on the site header--> Five schools are associate members for wrestling. Under a cooperative agreement with the [[ASUN Conference]], the SoCon began sponsoring men's lacrosse in the 2014–15 school year (2015 season) with three full members (Furman, Mercer, VMI) and four associates (Bellarmine, High Point, Jacksonville, Richmond). SoCon men's lacrosse has since added Air Force. Women's lacrosse was sponsored by the ASUN through the 2017 season,<ref name="A-Sun, SoCon LAX"/> after which the SoCon launched its own women's lacrosse league.<ref name="SoCon adds WLAX"/> Beginning in the 2016–17 academic year, after a 30-year hiatus, the SoCon resumed rifle as its 21st sport. Members for conference competition are full members The Citadel, VMI, and Wofford as well as associate members UAB, Georgia Southern, and North Georgia. The SoCon is one of only two all-sports conferences to sponsor rifle, joining the Ohio Valley Conference. Rifle is technically a men's sport for NCAA purposes, but men's, women's, and co-ed teams all compete against each other.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ung.edu/news/articles/2015/11/southern-conference-to-add-rifle-as-21st-sport.php|publisher=University of North Georgia|title=Southern Conference to add rifle as 21st sport|date=December 9, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2015|archive-date=December 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210232925/http://ung.edu/news/articles/2015/11/southern-conference-to-add-rifle-as-21st-sport.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Women's lacrosse was added as the 22nd sport for 2017–18, but was dropped after the 2020–21 school year.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2021/6/7/big-south-adds-three-associate-members-in-womens-lacrosse.aspx |title=Big South Adds Three Associate Members in Women's Lacrosse |publisher=Big South Conference |date=June 7, 2021 |accessdate=October 1, 2021}}</ref>

The SoCon dropped men's lacrosse after the 2022 season. Affiliate member Hampton joined the Colonial Athletic Association, which sponsors that sport, and the Atlantic 10 Conference, full-time home to men's lacrosse affiliate Richmond, launched a men's lacrosse league in the 2023 season, also taking in another SoCon affiliate in High Point.<ref name=A10MLAX/> With SoCon men's lacrosse being gutted by these changes, VMI moved that sport to its former men's lacrosse home of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and the two remaining men's lacrosse members, Jacksonville and Mercer, moved that sport to the ASUN.<ref name=A10MLAX/><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://maacsports.com/news/2022/4/4/virginia-military-institute-rejoins-maac-mens-lacrosse-league.aspx |title=Virginia Military Institute Rejoins MAAC Men's Lacrosse League |publisher=Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |date=April 4, 2022 |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://asunsports.org/sports/mlax/2021-22/releases/202203300adgdf |title=Jacksonville, Lindenwood & Mercer Joining #ASUNMLAX for 2023 Season |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=March 30, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ '''Teams in Southern Conference competition'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's||Co-ed
|-
|align="left"|[[College baseball|Baseball]]||8||–||–
|-
|align="left"|[[College basketball|Basketball]]||10||8||–
|-
|align="left"|[[Cross country running|Cross Country]]||10||10||–
|-
|align="left"|[[College football|Football]]||9||–||–
|-
|align="left"|[[Golf]]||8||9||–
|-
|align="left"|[[NCAA Rifle Championship|Rifle]]||2||3||3
|-
|align="left"|[[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]]||6||10||–
|-
|align="left"|[[College softball|Softball]]||–||8||–
|-
|align="left"|[[College tennis|Tennis]]||8||8||–
|-
|align="left"|[[Track and field (indoor)|Track and Field (Indoor)]]||9||9||–
|-
|align="left"|[[Track and field (outdoor)|Track and Field (Outdoor)]]||9||10||–
|-
|align="left"|[[Volleyball]]||–||9||–
|-
|align="left"|[[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]]||9||–||–
|}

{{notelist|group=t}}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"
|-
! School!! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross country !! Football !! Golf !! Rifle{{efn|group=m|align="left"|[[NCAA Rifle Championship|Rifle]] is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and co-ed teams all compete against each other.}} !! Soccer !! Tennis !! Track & field<br/>(indoor) !! Track & field<br/>(outdoor) !! Wrestling !! Total SoCon sports
|-
| <big>Chattanooga</big> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| <big>The Citadel</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=m|name=MR|Men's rifle team; school also fields a women's team.}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| <big>East Tennessee State</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 8
|-
| <big>Furman</big> || {{no}} ||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 8
|-
| <big>Mercer</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 8
|-
| <big>Samford</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 8
|-
| <big>UNC Greensboro</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 8
|-
| <big>VMI</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=m|name=MR}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10
|-
| <big>Western Carolina</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 7
|-
| <big>Wofford</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||  {{yes}}{{efn|group=m|Co-ed rifle team}} ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 10
|-
| <big>Totals</big> || 8 || 10 || 10 || 9 || 8 || 3+2{{efn|group=m|Associates North Georgia and UAB, both with co-ed teams}}|| 6 || 8 || 8 || 9 || 3+6{{efn|group=m|Associates Appalachian State, Bellarmine, Campbell, Davidson, Gardner–Webb, and Presbyterian}}|| 82+8
|}

;Notes:
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<big>'''Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southern Conference which are played by SoCon schools:'''</big>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! <big>School</big> !! Lacrosse !! Swimming &<br/>diving
|-
| <big>Mercer</big> || [[ASUN Conference|ASUN]]|| No
|-
| <big>VMI</big> || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] || [[America East]]
|}

{{notelist|group=mn}}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"
! <big>School</big>!! Basketball !! Cross country !! Golf !! Rifle{{efn|group=w|align="left"|[[NCAA Rifle Championship|Rifle]] is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and co-ed teams all compete against each other.}} !! Soccer !! Softball !! Tennis !! Track & field<br/>(indoor) !! Track & field<br/>(outdoor) !! Volleyball !! Total SoCon teams
|-
| <big>Chattanooga</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||9
|-
| <big>The Citadel</big> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=w|name=WR|Women's rifle team; school also fields a men's team.}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||7
|-
| <big>East Tennessee State</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||9
|-
| <big>Furman</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||10
|-
| <big>Mercer</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||9
|-
| <big>Samford</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||9
|-
| <big>UNC Greensboro</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||9
|-
| <big>VMI</big> || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=w|name=WR|Women's rifle team; school also fields a men's team.}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||5
|-
| <big>Western Carolina</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||9
|-
| <big>Wofford</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}{{efn|group=w|Co-ed rifle team}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||10
|-
| <big>Totals</big> ||8 ||10 ||9 || 3+3{{efn|group=w|Associate members Georgia Southern (women-only team), North Georgia (co-ed team), and UAB (co-ed team)}}||10 ||8 ||8 ||9 ||10 ||9 ||87+4
|}

;Notes
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<big>'''Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southern Conference which are played by SoCon schools:'''</big>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! <big>School</big> !! Beach volleyball !! Lacrosse !! Swimming &<br/>diving !! Water polo
|-
| <big>Chattanooga</big> || [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]] || No || No || No
|-
| <big>Furman</big> || No || [[Big South Conference|Big South]] || No || No
|-
| <big>Mercer</big> || [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] || [[Big South Conference|Big South]] || No || No
|-
| <big>VMI</big> || No || No || [[America East Conference|America East]] || [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|-
| <big>Wofford</big> || No || [[Big South Conference|Big South]] || No || No
|}

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