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The Mid-South Conference (MSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member institutions are located in Kentucky and Tennessee. The league is headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and the commissioner is Eric Leach.

The Mid-South Conference has 7 full members: Bethel (TN), Campbellsville, Cumberland (TN), Cumberlands (KY), Freed–Hardeman, Georgetown (KY) and Lindsey Wilson. Six of these members sponsor football; Freed–Hardeman does not.

The Mid-South Conference also has six associate members that compete primarily in other conferences. Faulkner, Kentucky Christian, Union Commonwealth and recently former member Bluefield are associate members of the MSC for football and men's volleyball, and Reinhardt is an associate member of the MSC for football and men's volleyball. This gave the conference 13 members for football. In the spring of 2016, the conference expanded to 20 members, adding the six football members of the Sun Conference, as well as Faulkner University for football,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On January 4, 2018, the conference added Keiser University for football,<ref name="KeiserAddsFootball">Template:Cite news</ref> and St. Thomas announced in July they were joining the conference for football in 2019.<ref name="STU Football">Template:Cite news</ref> Another Sun Conference member, Florida Memorial in Miami Gardens, Florida, joined the MSC as an affiliate member for football in 2020, after re-adding the sport.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

HistoryEdit

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In April 2018, Thomas More University (then Thomas More College), which had been an NAIA member before moving to NCAA Division III in 1990, announced that it had been formally invited to rejoin the NAIA in the 2019–20 academic year as a member of the Mid-South Conference. The school, while acknowledging that it was considering this move, denied published reports that it had accepted the invitation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Thomas More eventually confirmed in July that it would join the Mid-South in 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2020, Bethel University became a Mid-South full member, brought track and field back to the MSC, and transferred all sports other than football and archery to the conference (prior to that, Bethel was an associate member of the MSC for football and archery only); additionally, Freed–Hardeman and UT Southern, then known as Martin Methodist College, also joined Mid-South.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In December 2020, Life University also announced its departure from the MSC for the Southern States Athletic Conference for the 2022–23 academic year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Most recently, Thomas More announced in August 2021 that it would return to the NCAA, but this time in Division II as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). It joined the G-MAC as a provisional member in July 2022, but continued as an NAIA member and in the Mid-South through 2022–23, after which it started G-MAC competition.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Later, the Sun Conference announced on December 22, 2021, that it would reinstate football starting with the 2022 season.<ref name=SunFootball>Template:Cite news</ref> Then in July 2022, the Appalachian Athletic Conference announced it would add football as a sponsored sport.<ref name=AACFootball>Template:Cite news</ref>

Chronological timelineEdit

  • 1987 – The Mid-South Conference (MSC) was founded as a football-only conference. Charter members included Campbellsville College (now Campbellsville University), Cumberland College of Kentucky (now the University of the Cumberlands), Georgetown College and Union College (now Union Commonwealth University), beginning the 1987 fall season (1987–88 academic year).
  • 1988 – The University of Evansville joined the conference in the 1988 fall season (1988–89 academic year).
  • 1989 – Kentucky Wesleyan College and Tennessee Wesleyan University joined the conference in the 1989 fall season (1989–90 academic year).
  • 1990 – Kentucky Wesleyan dropped out of the conference after the 1989 fall season (1989–90 academic year).
  • 1990 – Cumberland College of Tennessee (now Cumberland University) and Lambuth University joined the Mid-South in the 1990 fall season (1990–91 academic year).
  • 1991 – Cumberland [Tenn.] and Tennessee Wesleyan departed from the conference after the 1990 fall season (1990–91 academic year).
  • 1991 – Tusculum University joined the Mid-South in the 1991 fall season (1991–92 academic year).
  • 1992 – Evansville left the Mid-South after the 1991 fall season (1991–92 academic year).
  • 1995 – The Mid-South became a multi-sport conference. North Greenville College (now North Greenville University) joined the conference beginning the 1995–96 academic year, while Bethel College of Tennessee joined as an affiliate member for football (with Cumberland [Tenn.] rejoining as well).
  • 1996 – Tusculum departed from the conference as a football affiliate after the 1995 fall season (1995–96 academic year).
  • 1996 – Cumberland [Tenn.] and Lambuth moved their other sports to the Mid-South as full members for the 1996–97 academic year.
  • 1997 – Bethel [Tenn.] left the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football after the 1996 fall season (1996–97 academic year).
  • 2000 – Lindsey Wilson College and Pikeville College (now the University of Pikeville; a.k.a. UPike) joined the Mid-South in the 2000–01 academic year.
  • 2001 – North Greenville left the Mid-South to join the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an NCAA D-II Independent after the 2000–01 academic year.
  • 2002 – Two institutions left the Mid-South as full members to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 2001–02 academic year; while they remained in the conference as affiliate members for football:
  • 2002 – The University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVa Wise) joined the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football in the 2002 fall season (2002–03 academic year).
  • 2003 – Bethel [Tenn.] rejoined the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football in the 2003 fall season (2003–04 academic year).
  • 2004 – Kentucky Wesleyan rejoined the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football in the 2004 fall season (2004–05 academic year).
  • 2005 – Shorter College of Georgia (now Shorter University) joined the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football in the 2005 fall season (2005–06 academic year).
  • 2006 – Lambuth left the Mid-South to join the TranSouth Athletic Conference (TSAC or TranSouth) after the 2005–06 academic year; while their football team remained in the Mid-South as an affiliate member.
  • 2006 – Kentucky Wesleyan left the Mid-South again as an affiliate member for football after the 2005 fall season (2005–06 academic year).
  • 2006 – West Virginia University Institute of Technology (West Virginia Tech or WVU Tech) joined the Mid-South in the 2006–07 academic year.
  • 2007 – Bethel [Tenn.] and Shorter added track & field into their Mid-South affiliate memberships in the 2008 spring season (2007–08 academic year).
  • 2008 – St. Catharine College joined the Mid-South in the 2008–09 academic year.
  • 2008 – Faulkner University joined the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football in the 2008 fall season (2008–09 academic year).
  • 2009 – The University of Rio Grande joined the Mid-South in the 2009–10 academic year.
  • 2009 – Two institutions joined the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), both effective in the 2009–10 academic year:
  • 2010 – Lambuth left the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football after the 2009 fall season (2009–10 academic year).
  • 2010 – Shawnee State University joined the Mid-South (with UVa Wise joining for all sports) in the 2010–11 academic year.
  • 2010 – Shorter added men's wrestling into their Mid-South affiliate membership in the 2010–11 academic year.
  • 2012 – West Virginia Tech left the Mid-South to become an NAIA Independent (which would later join the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now known as the River States Conference), beginning the 2015–16 school year) after the 2011–12 academic year.
  • 2012 – Shorter [Ga.] left the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football, track & field and men's wrestling after the 2011–12 academic year.
  • 2012 – Bluefield College (now Bluefield University) joined the Mid-South (with Cumberland [Tenn.] rejoining for all sports) in the 2012–13 academic year.
  • 2012 – Bethel [Tenn.] and Union Commonwealth added men's and women's bowling into their Mid-South affiliate memberships in the 2013 spring season (2012–13 academic year).
  • 2013 – UVa Wise left the Mid-South and the NAIA entirely to fully align with the NCAA Division II ranks, while joining the Mountain East Conference (MEC) after spending provisionally one season in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) after the 2012–13 academic year.
  • 2013 – Bethel [Tenn.] left the Mid-South as an affiliate member for track & field after the 2013 spring season (2012–13 academic year).
  • 2013 – Reinhardt University joined the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
  • 2014 – Two institutions left the Mid-South to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 2013–14 academic year:
    • Rio Grande to join the KIAC
    • Bluefield to rejoin the AAC; while their football team remained in the Mid-South as an affiliate member.
  • 2014 – Life University joined the Mid-South in the 2014–15 academic year.
  • 2015 – Belhaven left the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football to join the NCAA Division III ranks and the American Southwest Conference after the 2014 spring season (2014–15 academic year).
  • 2015 – Eight institutions joined the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2015–16 academic year:
  • 2016 – St. Catherine's left the Mid-South as the school had ceased operations after the 2015–16 academic year.
  • 2016 – Three institutions joined the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2015–16 academic year:
  • 2017 – Four institutions left the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or removed other single sports from their affiliate memberships), all effective after the 2016–17 academic year:
    • Reinhardt, St. Andrews [N.C.] and Truett McConnell for men's wrestling after the 2016–17 academic year:
    • and Lindenwood–Belleville for men's and women's bowling
  • 2017 – Nine institutions joined the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2017–18 academic year:
  • 2018 – Twelve institutions joined the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2018–19 academic year:
  • 2019 – Five institutions left the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or removed other single sports from their affiliate memberships), all effective after the 2018–19 academic year:
    • Brewton–Parker for men's volleyball
    • Edward Waters for football
    • Kentucky Christian for baseball and softball
    • Lindenwood–Belleville for women's wrestling and men's and women's swimming
    • and Midland for men's and women's swimming
  • 2019 – Thomas More University joined the Mid-South in the 2019–20 academic year.
  • 2019 – Six institutions joined the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2019–20 academic year:
    • Blue Mountain College (now Blue Mountain Christian University), Marian [Ind.] and Midway for men's and women's bowling
    • Reinhardt and Truett McConnell for men's volleyball
    • and Keiser for men's wrestling
  • 2020 – Cincinnati Christian left the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football and men's volleyball after the 2019 fall semester (without completing the rest of the 2019–20 academic year due to the school having to cease operations).
  • 2020 – Freed–Hardeman University joined the Mid-South (with Bethel [Tenn.] and Martin Methodist (now UT Southern) upgrading as full members for all sports) in the 2020–21 academic year.
  • 2020 – Nine institutions joined the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2020–21 academic year:
  • 2021 – Two institutions left the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or removed other single sports from their affiliate memberships), both effective after the 2020–21 academic year:
    • Marian [Ind.] men's and women's bowling
    • and Rio Grande for men's and women's swimming
  • 2021 – Three institutions joined the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), all effective in the 2021–22 academic year:
  • 2022 – Life left the Mid-South to join the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) after the 2021–22 academic year; while their women's wrestling team remained in the Mid-South as an affiliate member.
  • 2022 – Seventeen institutions left the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or removed other single sports from their affiliate memberships), all effective after the 2021–22 academic year:
    • Ave Maria for football and women's lacrosse
    • Bluefield, Reinhardt, St. Andrews [N.C.] and Warner for football and men's volleyball
    • Brewton–Parker for men's wrestling
    • Florida Memorial and Southeastern [Fla.] to join The Sun for football
    • Keiser for women's lacrosse and men's wrestling
    • Kentucky Christian, Point and Union Commonwealth to join the AAC for football
    • Lincoln [Ill.] for men's and women's swimming
    • Marian [Ind.] for women's lacrosse
    • St. Thomas [Fla.] for men's wrestling
    • Truett McConnell for men's volleyball
    • and Webber International for men's volleyball and women's lacrosse
  • 2022 – Wilberforce University joined the Mid-South in the 2022–23 academic year.
  • 2022 – Montreat College, Rochester University (now Rochester Christian University) and Siena Heights University joined the Mid-South as affiliate members for women's wrestling in the 2022–23 academic year.
  • 2023 – Thomas More left the Mid-South and the NAIA entirely to fully align with the NCAA Division II ranks and the G-MAC after the 2022–23 academic year. During that same school year, they returned to the NCAA to join the G-MAC as a provisional member, while remaining committed to compete in their final season within the Mid-South and the NAIA.
  • 2023 – Four institutions left the Mid-South to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2022–23 academic year:
    • Shawnee State to the RSC; while their men's and women's swimming teams remained in the Mid-South as an affiliate member.
    • Pikeville (UPike) to the AAC; while their archery and men's and women's bowling teams remained in the Mid-South as an affiliate member.
    • UT Southern to rejoin the SSAC
    • and Wilberforce as an NAIA Independent within the Continental Athletic Conference
  • 2023 – Two institutions joined the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or added other single sports into their affiliate memberships), both effective in the 2023–24 academic year:
  • 2024 – Four institutions left the Mid-South as affiliate members (and/or removed other single sports from their affiliate memberships), all effective after the 2023–24 academic year:
    • and Brescia, Midway and Rio Grande for men's volleyball
    • St. Andrews [N.C.] for women's wrestling
  • 2024 – Rio Grande added women's wrestling into its Mid-South affiliate membership in the 2024–25 academic year.

Member schoolsEdit

Current membersEdit

The Mid-South currently has seven full members, all are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn
Bethel University McKenzie, Tennessee 1842 Cumberland
Presbyterian 		2,975 Wildcats 2020Template:Efn
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, Kentucky 1906 Baptist 3,318 Tigers 1987
Cumberland University Lebanon, Tennessee 1842 Nonsectarian 1,345 Phoenix 1996;
2012Template:Efn
Template:Sort Williamsburg, Kentucky 1889 Nondenominational 1,743 Patriots 1987
Freed–Hardeman University Henderson, Tennessee 1869 Churches of Christ 2,050+ Lions 2020
Georgetown College Georgetown, Kentucky 1829 Baptist 1,400 Tigers 1987
Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, Kentucky 1903 United Methodist 2,677 Blue Raiders 2000
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Affiliate membersEdit

The Mid-South currently has 16 associate members. All but one are private schools; the remaining school operates private and public institutions within a single entity.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn Mid-South
sport(s) 		Primary
conference
Brewton–Parker CollegeTemplate:Efn Mount Vernon, Georgia 1904 Baptist 1,050 Barons 2017w.wr. women's wrestling Southern States (SSAC)
Faulkner University Montgomery, Alabama 1942 Churches of Christ 2,212 Eagles 2008 football Southern States (SSAC)
Template:Sort Fort Wayne, Indiana 1930 Nonsectarian 7,000 Warriors 2020 women's wrestling Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)
Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, Indiana 1920 Wesleyan Church 2,969 Wildcats 2018w.sw.
2021m.sw. 		women's swimming
men's swimming 		Crossroads
Kentucky Christian UniversityTemplate:Efn Grayson, Kentucky 1919 Christian 550 Knights 2017 archery Appalachian (AAC)
Life UniversityTemplate:Efn Marietta, Georgia 1974 Nonsectarian 2,800 Running
Eagles 		2022 women's wrestling Southern States (SSAC)
Lourdes University Sylvania, Ohio 1958 Catholic 1,500 Gray Wolves 2020 women's wrestling Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)
Midway UniversityTemplate:Efn Midway, Kentucky 1847 Disciples of Christ 1,800 Eagles 2018m.wr.
2019m.bw.
2019w.bw.
2020m.sw.
2020w.sw.
2023arch. 		men's wrestling
men's bowling
women's bowling
men's swimming
women's swimming
archery 		River States (RSC)
Montreat College Montreat, North Carolina 1916 Presbyterian
Template:Small 		950 Cavaliers 2022 women's wrestling Appalachian (AAC)
Template:SortTemplate:Efn Pikeville, Kentucky 1889 Presbyterian
Template:Small 		2,268 Bears 2023arch.
2023m.bw.
2023w.bw. 		archery
men's bowling
women's bowling 		Appalachian (AAC)
Template:SortTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Rio Grande, Ohio 1876 HybridTemplate:Efn 1,893 RedStorm 2020m.wr.
2024w.wr. 		men's wrestling
women's wrestling 		River States (RSC)
Rochester Christian UniversityTemplate:Efn Rochester Hills, Michigan 1959 Churches of Christ 1,100 Warriors 2022 women's wrestling Appalachian (AAC)
Shawnee State UniversityTemplate:Efn Portsmouth, Ohio 1986 Public 4,300 Bears 2023m.sw.
2023w.sw. 		men's swimming
women's swimming 		River States (RSC)
Siena Heights University Adrian, Michigan 1919 Catholic
Template:Small 		2,500 Saints 2022 women's wrestling Appalachian (AAC)
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityTemplate:Efn Athens, Tennessee 1857 United Methodist 1,103 Bulldogs 2015m.bw.
2015w.bw. 		men's bowling
women's bowling 		Appalachian (AAC)
Union Commonwealth UniversityTemplate:EfnTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Barbourville, Kentucky 1879 United Methodist 1,350 Bulldogs 2012m.bw.
2012w.bw.
2018arch. 		men's bowling
women's bowling
archery 		Appalachian (AAC)
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Former membersEdit

The Mid-South has 14 former full members. Ten of these are private schools, and one other operates private and public institutions within a single entity.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn LeftTemplate:Efn Subsequent
conference 		Current
conference
Bluefield CollegeTemplate:Efn Bluefield, Virginia 1922 Baptist 793 Rams 2012 2014 Appalachian (AAC)
(2014–present)
Lambuth UniversityTemplate:Efn Jackson, Tennessee 1843 United
Methodist 		N/A Eagles 1996 2006 TranSouth (TSAC)
(2006–09)
NAIA/D-II
Independent
(2009–11) 		Closed in 2011
Life UniversityTemplate:Efn Marietta, Georgia 1974 Nonsectarian 2,800 Running
Eagles 		2014 2022 Southern States (SSAC)
(2022–present)
North Greenville CollegeTemplate:Efn Tigerville, South Carolina 1891 Baptist 2,100 CrusadersTemplate:Efn 1995 2001 D-II Independent
(2001–11) 		Carolinas (CC)Template:Efn
(2011–present)
Template:SortTemplate:Efn Pikeville, Kentucky 1889 Presbyterian
Template:Small 		2,268 Bears 2000 2023 Appalachian (AAC)
(2023–present)
Template:SortTemplate:Efn Rio Grande, Ohio 1876 HybridTemplate:Efn 1,893 RedStorm 2009 2014 River States (RSC)
(2014–present)
Shawnee State UniversityTemplate:Efn Portsmouth, Ohio 1986 Public 4,300 Bears 2010 2023 River States (RSC)
(2023–present)
St. Catharine College St. Catharine, Kentucky 1873 Catholic
Template:Small 		N/A Patriots 2008 2016 Closed in 2016
Thomas More University Crestview Hills, Kentucky 1921 Catholic 1,963 Saints 2021 2023Template:Efn Great Midwest (G-MAC)Template:Efn
(2023–present)
Union Commonwealth UniversityTemplate:EfnTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Barbourville, Kentucky 1879 United
Methodist 		1,368 Bulldogs 1995 2002 Appalachian (AAC)
(2002–present)
University of Tennessee Southern<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pulaski, Tennessee 1870 Historically Methodist 757 FireHawks 2020 2023 Southern States (SSAC)
(2023–present)
Template:SortTemplate:Efn Wise, Virginia 1954 Public 2,000 Highland
CavaliersTemplate:Efn 		2010 2013Template:Efn variousTemplate:Efn South Atlantic (SAC)Template:Efn
(2019–present)
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, West VirginiaTemplate:Efn 1895 Public 2,252 Golden
Bears 		2006 2012 USCAA/NAIA
Independent
(2012–15) 		River States (RSC)
(2015–present)
Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio 1856 A.M.E.
ChurchTemplate:Efn 		900 Bulldogs 2022 2023 Continental
(2023–24) 		HBCU (HBCUAC)
(2024–present)
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Former affiliate membersEdit

The Mid-South had 38 associate members, all but two were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname JoinedTemplate:Efn LeftTemplate:Efn Mid-South
sport(s) 		Primary
conference
Ave Maria University Ave Maria, Florida 2003 Catholic
Template:Small 		1,200 Gyrenes 2017fb.
2018w.lax. 		2022fb.
2022w.lax. 		football
women's lacrosse 		The Sun
Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi 1894 Presbyterian 3,245 Blazers 1998 2015 football C.C. South (CCS)Template:Efn
Bethel UniversityTemplate:Efn McKenzie, Tennessee 1842 Cumberland
Presbyterian 		2,975 Wildcats 1996 &
2003fb.
2007t.f.
2012m.bw.
2012w.bw.
2017arch. 		1997 &
2020fb.
2013t.f.
2020m.bw.
2020w.bw.
2020arch. 		football
track & field
men's bowling
women's bowing
archery 		Mid-South (MSC)
Bluefield UniversityTemplate:Efn Bluefield, Virginia 1922 Baptist 793 Rams 2014fb.
2018m.vb. 		2022fb.
2022m.vb. 		football
men's volleyball 		Appalachian (AAC)
Blue Mountain CollegeTemplate:Efn Blue Mountain, Mississippi 1873 Baptist 505 Toppers 2019m.bw.
2019w.bw. 		2022m.bw.
2022w.bw. 		men's bowling
women's bowling 		Southern States (SSAC)
Brescia University Owensboro, Kentucky 1925 Catholic
Template:Small 		1,100 Bearcats 2023 2024 men's volleyball River States (RSC)
Brewton–Parker CollegeTemplate:Efn Mount Vernon, Georgia 1904 Baptist 1,050 Barons 2015m.wr.
2018m.vb. 		2022m.wr.
2019m.vb. 		men's volleyball Southern States (SSAC)
Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Ohio 1924 Christian N/A Eagles 2015fb.
2018m.vb. 		2020fb.Template:Efn
2019m.vb.Template:Efn 		football
men's volleyball 		N/ATemplate:Efn
Cumberland UniversityTemplate:Efn Lebanon, Tennessee 1842 Nonsectarian 1,345 BulldogsTemplate:Efn 1990 &
2002;fb.
2009m.wr. 		1991 &
2012;fb.
2012m.wr. 		football
men's wrestling 		Mid-South (MSC)
Edward Waters University Jacksonville, Florida 1866 AME Church 966 Tigers 2017 2019 football Southern (SIAC)Template:Efn
Template:Sort Evansville, Indiana 1854 United
Methodist 		2,500 Purple Aces 1988 1992 football Missouri Valley (MVC)Template:EfnTemplate:Efn
Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens, Florida 1879 Baptist 1,784 Lions 2020 2022 football The Sun
Keiser University West Palm Beach, Florida 1977 Nonsectarian 16,760 Seahawks 2018w.lax.
2019m.wr. 		2022w.lax.
2022m.wr. 		women's lacrosse
men's wrestling 		The Sun
Kentucky Christian UniversityTemplate:Efn Grayson, Kentucky 1919 Christian 550 Knights 2009fb.
2017bsb.
2017sfb. 		2022fb.
2019bsb.
2019sfb. 		football
baseball
softball 		Appalachian (AAC)
Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, Kentucky 1858 United
Methodist 		830 Panthers 1989;
2004 		1990;
2006 		football Great Midwest (G-MAC)Template:EfnTemplate:Efn
Lambuth UniversityTemplate:Efn Jackson, Tennessee 1843 United
Methodist 		N/A Eagles 1990;
2006 		1995;
2010 		football Closed in 2011
Lincoln College Lincoln, Illinois 1865 Nonsectarian 800 Lynx 2021m.sw.
2021w.sw. 		2022m.sw.
2022w.sw. 		men's swimming
women's swimming 		Closed in 2022
Lindenwood University–Belleville Belleville, Illinois 2003 Catholic N/A Lynx 2015m.bw.
2015w.bw.
2015m.sw.
2015w.sw.
2017w.wr. 		2017m.bw.
2017w.bw.
2019m.sw.
2019w.sw.
2019w.wr. 		men's bowling
women's bowling
men's swimming
women's swimming
women's wrestling 		Closed in 2020
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana 1904 Catholic
Template:Small 		4,858 Wolf Pack 2016m.sw.
2016w.sw. 		2022m.sw.
2022w.sw. 		men's swimming
women's swimming 		Southern States (SSAC)
Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 1851 Catholic
Template:Small 		3,595 Knights 2018w.lax.
2019m.bw.
2019w.bw. 		2022w.lax.
2021m.bw.
2021w.bw. 		women's lacrosse
men's bowling
women's bowling 		Crossroads
Template:SortTemplate:Efn Pulaski, Tennessee 1870 Public 1,000 RedHawksTemplate:Efn 2015m.bw.
2015w.bw. 		2020m.bw.
2020w.bw. 		men's bowling
women's bowling 		Mid-South (MSC)
Midland University Fremont, Nebraska 1883 Lutheran ELCA 1,394 Warriors 2017m.sw.
2017w.sw. 		2019m.sw.
2019w.sw. 		men's swimming
women's swimming 		Great Plains (GPAC)
Midway UniversityTemplate:Efn Midway, Kentucky 1847 Disciples of Christ 1,800 Eagles 2018 2024 men's volleyball River States (RSC)
Point University West Point, Georgia 1937 Christian 1,450 Skyhawks 2017 2022 football Appalachian (AAC)
Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia 1883 United
Methodist 		1,057 Eagles 2013fb.
2016m.wr.
2019m.vb. 		2022fb.
2017m.wr.
2022m.vb. 		football
men's wrestling
men's volleyball 		Appalachian (AAC)
Template:SortTemplate:Efn Rio Grande, Ohio 1876 Nonsectarian 1,893 RedStorm 2020m.sw.
2020w.sw.
2021m.vb. 		2021m.sw.
2021w.sw.
2024m.vb. 		men's swimming
women's swimming
men's volleyball 		River States (RSC)
Template:Sort Laurinburg, North Carolina 1896 Presbyterian
Template:Small 		600 Knights 2015m.wr.
2017fb.
2018m.vb.
2020w.wr. 		2017m.wr.
2022fb.
2022m.vb.
2024w.wr. 		men's wrestling
football
men's volleyball
women's wrestling 		Appalachian (AAC)
Template:Sort Miami Gardens, Florida 1961 Catholic
Template:Small 		4,674 Bobcats 2020 2022 men's wrestling The Sun
Shorter University Rome, Georgia 1873 Baptist 1,520 Hawks 2005fb.
2007t.f.
2010m.wr. 		2012fb.
2012t.f.
2012m.wr. 		football
track & field
men's wrestling 		CarolinasTemplate:Efn
Southeastern University Lakeland, Florida 1935 Assemblies of God 7,000 Fire 2015 2022 men's wrestling The Sun
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityTemplate:Efn Athens, Tennessee 1857 United
Methodist 		1,103 Bulldogs 1989 1991 football Appalachian (AAC)
Truett McConnell University Cleveland, Georgia 1946 Baptist 1,600 Eagles 2015m.wr.
2019m.vb. 		2017m.wr.
2022m.vb. 		men's wrestling
men's volleyball 		Appalachian (AAC)
Tusculum University Tusculum, Tennessee 1794 Presbyterian 2,053 Pioneers 1991 1996 football South Atlantic (SAC)Template:Efn
Union Commonwealth UniversityTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Barbourville, Kentucky 1879 United
Methodist 		1,350 Bulldogs 1987;
2002 		1995;
2022 		football Appalachian (AAC)
Template:SortTemplate:Efn Wise, Virginia 1954 Public 2,000 Highland
CavaliersTemplate:Efn 		2002 2010 football South Atlantic (SAC)Template:Efn
Warner University Lake Wales, Florida 1968 Church of God 1,037 Royals 2016fb.
2018m.vb. 		2022fb.
2022m.vb. 		football
men's volleyball 		The Sun
Webber International University Babson Park, Florida 1927 Nonsectarian 616 Warriors 2018m.vb.
2020w.lax. 		2022m.vb.
2022w.lax. 		men's volleyball
women's lacrosse 		The Sun
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Membership timelineEdit

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         id:line value:black
         id:bg value:white
         id:Full value:rgb(0.7,0.9,0.8) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports
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bar:12 color:AssocF from:2003 till:2020 text:(2003–2020)
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bar:30 color:AssocF from:2017 till:2022 text:
bar:30 color:AssocOS from:2022 till:2024 text:

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bar:34 color:AssocOS from:2019 till:2022 text:

bar:35 color:AssocOS from:2016 till:2022 text:Loyola (La.) (2016–2022)

bar:36 color:AssocF from:2016 till:2022 text:Warner (2016–2022)

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bar:49 color:AssocOS from:2020 till:end text:Indiana Tech (2020–present)

bar:50 color:AssocOS from:2020 till:end text:Lourdes (2020–present)

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bar:53 color:AssocOS from:2021 till:2022 text:Lincoln (Ill.) (2021–2022)

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SportsEdit

Member teams compete in 28 sports: 13 men's, 13 women's and 2 mixed.

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In addition, the Mid-South Conference also conducts championships for Esports and competitive dance. The MSC also stages invitational tournaments for junior varsity squads in the sports of men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, and women's volleyball, if enough schools sponsor JV teams in a given year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Football divisionsEdit

Beginning with the 2017 season, The Sun Conference and Mid-South merged their football conferences into the largest football conference in college sports.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Edward Waters was previously a full member of the Sun Conference from 2006 to 2010 and a football affiliate member from 2014 to 2016 seasons. Edward Waters left after the 2018 football season.

However, the Sun Division folded when its teams left the Mid-South after the Sun Conference reinstated football for 2022, leaving the Mid-South with 15 football members.<ref name=SunFootball/> Later, the Appalachian Division folded when the AAC announced to sponsor the sport for the 2022 fall season, leaving the Mid-South with 9 football members.<ref name=AACFootball/>

  • Bethel (Tenn.)*
  • Campbellsville*
  • Cumberland (Tenn.)*
  • Cumberlands (Ky.)*
  • Faulkner**
  • Georgetown*
  • Lindsey Wilson*
  • Pikeville*
  • Thomas More*
Notes

* - Mid-South full member ** - Mid-South affiliate member

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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