Mid-South Conference

For the Michigan high school athletics conference, see Mid South Conference (MHSAA).
Mid-South Conferencee
(MSC)
Established 1995
Association NAIA
Members 16 (9 full, 7 associate)
Sports fielded 22 (men's: 11; women's: 10)
Region Southern United States, Midwestern United States
Region XI of the NAIA
Headquarters Louisville, Kentucky
Commissioner Eric Ward (since Nov. 15, 2013)
Website mid-southconference.org
Locations

The Mid-South Conference (MSC) is an athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.

The Mid-South Conference has 9 full members: Campbellsville, Cumberland (TN), Cumberlands (KY), Georgetown College (KY), Lindsey Wilson, Life, Pikeville, Shawnee State and St. Catharine. Six of these members sponsor football; Life, Shawnee State, and St. Catharine do not.

The Mid-South Conference also has six associate members that compete primarily in other conferences. Faulkner, Kentucky Christian, Union and recently former member Bluefield are associate members of the MSC for football, Bethel is an associate member of the MSC for football and track and field, and Reinhardt is an associate member of the MSC for football. 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.[1]

The league is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and the commissioner is Eric Ward.

Member schools

Full members

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Joined
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, Kentucky 1906 3,318 Tigers 1995
Cumberland University Lebanon, Tennessee 1842 1,345 Bulldogs 1995,
2012
University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, Kentucky 1887 1,743 Patriots 1995
Georgetown College Georgetown, Kentucky 1829 1,400 Tigers 1995
Life University Marietta, Georgia 1974 2,800 Running Eagles 2014
Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, Kentucky 1903 2,677 Blue Raiders 2000
University of Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky 1889 1,156 Bears 2000
St. Catharine College St. Catharine, Kentucky 1873 700 Patriots 2008
Shawnee State University Portsmouth, Ohio 1986 4,300 Bears 2010

Affiliate members

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Joined Mid-South
Sport
Primary
Conference
Bethel University McKenzie, Tennessee 1842 1,300 Wildcats 1995-96,
2003-04
football Southern States
Bluefield College Bluefield, Virginia 1922 793 Rams 2014-15 football Appalachian
Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Ohio 1924 800 Eagles 2015-16 football Kentucky Intercollegiate
Faulkner University Montgomery, Alabama 1942 2,212 Eagles 2008-09 football Southern States
Kentucky Christian University Grayson, Kentucky 1919 550 Knights 2009 football Independent
Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia 1883 1,057 Eagles 2013-14 football Appalachian
Union College Barbourville, Kentucky 1879 1,350 Union College Bulldogs 2002-03 football Appalachian

Future affiliate members

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Joining Mid-South
Sport
Primary
Conference
Ave Maria University Ave Maria, Florida 2003 1,080 Gyrenes 2017 Football The Sun
Edward Waters College Jacksonville, Florida 1866 800 Tigers 2017 Football Gulf Coast
Point University West Point, Georgia 1937 1450 Skyhawks 2017 Football Appalachian
Warner University Lake Wales, Florida 1968 1,037 Royals 2017 Football The Sun
Webber International University Babson Park, Florida 1927 616 Warriors 2017 Football The Sun
St. Andrews University (N.C.) Laurinburg, North Carolina 1896 600 Knights 2017 Football Appalachian

Beginning with the 2017 season, The Sun Conference and Mid-South will merge its football into the largest NAIA football conference in college sports.[3][4] Edward Waters was previously a full member of the Sun Conference from 2006–2010 and a football affiliate member from 2014–2016 seasons. The divisions are divided below.

Former members

Institution Location Founded Nickname Joined Left Current
Conference
Bluefield College Bluefield, Virginia 1922 Rams 2012 2014 Appalachian
Lambuth University Jackson, Tennessee 1843 Eagles 1995 2006 Closed in 2011
North Greenville University Tigerville, South Carolina 1891 Crusaders 1995 2001 Carolinas
(NCAA Division II)
University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, Ohio 1876 RedStorm 2009 2014 Kentucky
Union College Barbourville, Kentucky 1879 Union College Bulldogs 1995 2002 Appalachian
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, Virginia 1954 Highland Cavaliers 2010 2013 Mountain East
(NCAA Division II)
West Virginia University
Institute of Technology
Montgomery, West Virginia 1895 Golden Bears 2006 2012 Independent

Former affiliate members

Institution Location Founded Nickname Joined Left Mid-South
Sport
Primary
Conference
Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi 1894 Blazers 1998-99 2014-15 football American Southwest
(NCAA Division III)
Cumberland University Lebanon, Tennessee 1842 Bulldogs 2002-03 2011-12 football Mid-South
Bethel University McKenzie, Tennessee 1842 Wildcats 2007-08 2012-13 track & field SSAC
Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, Kentucky 1858 Panthers 2004-05 2005-06 football G-MAC
(NCAA Division II)
Lambuth University Jackson, Tennessee 1843 Eagles 2006-07 2009-10 football Closed in 2011
Shorter University Rome, Georgia 1873 Hawks 2005-06fb.
2007-08t.f.
2011-12fb.
2011-12t.f.
football
track & field
Gulf South
(NCAA Division II)
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, Virginia 1954 Highland Cavaliers 2002-03 2009-10 football Mountain East
(NCAA Division II)

Sports

Member teams compete in 22 sports: 11 men's, 10 women's and 1 mixed.

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen'sMixed
Baseball Green tick
Basketball Green tick Green tick
Bowling Green tick Green tick
Cheerleading Green tick
Cross Country Green tick Green tick
Football Green tick
Golf Green tick Green tick
Soccer Green tick Green tick
Softball Green tick
Swimming Green tick Green tick
Tennis Green tick Green tick
Track & Field Outdoor Green tick Green tick
Volleyball Green tick
Wrestling Green tick

Football divisions

Bluegrass Division
  • Bethel
  • Campbellsville
  • Cincinnati Christian
  • Cumberland (TN)
  • Georgetown
  • Kentucky Christian
  • Lindsey Wilson

Appalachian Division
  • Bluefield
  • Cumberlands (KY)
  • Pikeville
  • Point
  • Reinhardt
  • St Andrews
  • Union

Sun Division

References

  1. Wilson, Michael (25 February 2016). "Local teams officially join Mid-South football conference". The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. "Mid-South Conference Athletics - Members". Mid-southconference.org. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  3. "Mid-South Conference Creates Largest College Football Conference". The Sun Conference. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  4. 4:40 p.m. CST February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25). "Mid-South, Sun conferences unite for 20-team football league". Tennessean.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.

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