This is a list of former members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Southern Conference (SoCon). 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 wrestling. A third former full member, Georgia Southern, became an associate member in rifle when the SoCon added the sport for the 2016–17 school year.
InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedLeft CurrentConferenceTuscaloosa, Alabama1831Crimson Tide19211932SoutheasternAppalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina1899Mountaineers19712014Sun BeltAuburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama1856Tigers19211932SoutheasternCharleston, South Carolina1770Cougars19982013Colonial AthleticClemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina1889Tigers19211953Atlantic CoastDavidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina1837Wildcats1936199219882014Atlantic 10Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina1838Blue Devils19281953Atlantic CoastEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina1907Pirates19641976The AmericanElon UniversityElon, North Carolina1889Phoenix20032014Colonial AthleticGainesville, Florida1853Gators19221932SoutheasternGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.1821Colonials19411970Atlantic 10Athens, Georgia1785Bulldogs19211932SoutheasternGeorgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia1906Eagles19912014Sun BeltAtlanta, Georgia1885Yellow Jackets19211932Atlantic CoastLexington, Kentucky1865Wildcats19211932SoutheasternLouisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana1860Tigers19221932SoutheasternMarshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia1837Thundering Herd19761997Sun BeltCollege Park, Maryland1856Terrapins19231953Big TenOxford, Mississippi1848Rebels19221932SoutheasternMississippi State UniversityStarkville, Mississippi1878Bulldogs19211932SoutheasternChapel Hill, North Carolina1789Tar Heels19211953Atlantic CoastNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina1887Wolfpack19211953Atlantic CoastRichmond, Virginia1830Spiders19361976Atlantic 10 (A-10)Sewanee: The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee1857Tigers19231932Southern Athletic(NCAA DIII)Columbia, South Carolina1801Gamecocks19221953SoutheasternKnoxville, Tennessee1794Volunteers19211932SoutheasternTulane UniversityNew Orleans, Louisiana1834Green Wave19221932The AmericanVanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee1873Commodores19221932SoutheasternCharlottesville, Virginia1819Cavaliers19211937Atlantic CoastVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia1872Hokies19211965Atlantic CoastWake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina1834Demon Deacons19361953Atlantic CoastWashington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia1749Generals19211958Old Dominion(NCAA DIII)West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia1867Mountaineers19501968Big 12Williamsburg, Virginia1693Tribe19361977Colonial Athletic
See also List of Southern Conference football champions List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions Southern Conference baseball tournament
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