While it currently has 10 member schools, the Southern Conference has had 44 full-time members in its illustrious history, including the schools that exited to found the Southeastern Conference (1932) at the Atlantic Coast Conference (1953). In all, 21 schools that are now members of "Power 5" conferences were once members of the SoCon.
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| Alabama |
Appalachian State |
Auburn |
College of Charleston |
| 1921-1932 |
1971-2014 |
1921-1932 |
1998-2013 |
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| The Citadel |
Clemson |
Davidson |
Duke |
| 1936-present |
1921-1953 |
1936-1988, 1992-2014 |
1929-1953 |
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| East Carolina |
ETSU |
Elon |
Florida |
| 1964-1977 |
1978-2005, 2014-present |
2003-2014 |
1922-1932 |
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| Furman |
George Washington |
Georgia |
Georgia Southern |
| 1936-present |
1941-1970 |
1921-1932 |
1991-2014 |
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| Georgia Tech |
Kentucky |
LSU |
Marshall |
| 1921-1932 |
1921-1932 |
1922-1932 |
1976-1997 |
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| Maryland |
Mercer |
Mississippi |
Mississippi State |
| 1921-1953 |
2014-present |
1922-1932 |
1921-1932 |
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| North Carolina |
UNC Greensboro |
NC State |
Richmond |
| 1921-1953 |
1997-present |
1921-1953 |
1936-1976 |
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| Samford |
South Carolina |
Tennessee |
Chattanooga |
| 2008-present |
1922-1953 |
1921-1932 |
1976-present |
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| Tulane |
University of the South |
Vanderbilt |
Virginia |
| 1921-1932 |
1924-1932 |
1922-1932 |
1921-1937 |
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| VMI |
Virginia Tech |
Wake Forest |
Washington & Lee |
| 1923-2003, 2014-present |
1921-1965 |
1936-1953 |
1921-1958 |
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| West Virginia |
Western Carolina |
William & Mary |
Wofford |
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| 1950-1968 |
1976-present |
1936-1977 |
1997-present |
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Associate Members
The SoCon has also had 21 associate members over the years. Those associate members have competed in men's and women's lacrosse, men's soccer, softball and wrestling).
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| Air Force |
UAB |
Appalachian State |
Bellarmine |
| Men's lacrosse |
Rifle |
Wrestling |
Men's lacrosse, Wrestling |
| 2016-21 |
2016-present |
2014-present |
2015-21, 2020-present |
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| Belmont |
Campbell |
Central Michigan |
Coastal Carolina |
| Men's soccer |
Wrestling |
Women's lacrosse |
Women's lacrosse |
| 2018-present |
2011-present |
2018-20 |
2021 |
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| Davidson |
Delaware State |
Detroit Mercy |
Gardner-Webb |
| Wrestling |
Women's lacrosse |
Women's lacrosse |
Wrestling |
| 2014-present |
2018-21 |
2018-20 |
2011-present |
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| Georgia Southern |
Hampton |
High Point |
Jacksonville |
| Rifle |
Men’s lacrosse |
Men’s lacrosse |
Men’s lacrosse |
| 2016-present |
2022-present |
2015-present |
2015-present |
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| UNCW |
North Georgia |
Presbyterian |
Richmond |
| Softball |
Rifle |
Wrestling |
Men’s lacrosse |
| 2000-03 |
2016-present |
2019-present |
2015-present |
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Bold indicates current SoCon member