List of former Southern Conference members explained

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.

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1831	Crimson Tide	1921	1932	Southeastern
Appalachian State University	Boone, North Carolina	1899	Mountaineers	1971	2014	Sun Belt
Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	1856	Tigers	1921	1932	Southeastern
	Charleston, South Carolina	1770	Cougars	1998	2013	Colonial Athletic
Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	1889	Tigers	1921	1953	Atlantic Coast
Davidson College	Davidson, North Carolina	1837	Wildcats	1936 1992	1988 2014	Atlantic 10
Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	1838	Blue Devils	1928	1953	Atlantic Coast
East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	1907	Pirates	1964	1976	The American
Elon University	Elon, North Carolina	1889	Phoenix	2003	2014	Colonial Athletic
	Gainesville, Florida	1853	Gators	1922	1932	Southeastern
George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	1821	Colonials	1941	1970	Atlantic 10
	Athens, Georgia	1785	Bulldogs	1921	1932	Southeastern
Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, Georgia	1906	Eagles	1991	2014	Sun Belt
	Atlanta, Georgia	1885	Yellow Jackets	1921	1932	Atlantic Coast
	Lexington, Kentucky	1865	Wildcats	1921	1932	Southeastern
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	1860	Tigers	1922	1932	Southeastern
Marshall University	Huntington, West Virginia	1837	nowrap	Thundering Herd	1976	1997	Sun Belt
	College Park, Maryland	1856	Terrapins	1923	1953	Big Ten
	Oxford, Mississippi	1848	Rebels	1922	1932	Southeastern
Mississippi State University	Starkville, Mississippi	1878	Bulldogs	1921	1932	Southeastern
	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	1789	Tar Heels	1921	1953	Atlantic Coast
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	1887	Wolfpack	1921	1953	Atlantic Coast
	Richmond, Virginia	1830	Spiders	1936	1976	Atlantic 10 (A-10)
	Sewanee, Tennessee	1857	Tigers	1923	1932	nowrap	Southern Athletic (NCAA DIII)
	Columbia, South Carolina	1801	Gamecocks	1922	1953	Southeastern
	Knoxville, Tennessee	1794	Volunteers	1921	1932	Southeastern
Tulane University	New Orleans, Louisiana	1834	Green Wave	1922	1932	The American
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Tennessee	1873	Commodores	1922	1932	Southeastern
	Charlottesville, Virginia	1819	Cavaliers	1921	1937	Atlantic Coast
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, Virginia	1872	Hokies	1921	1965	Atlantic Coast
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	1834	Demon Deacons	1936	1953	Atlantic Coast
Washington and Lee University	Lexington, Virginia	1749	Generals	1921	1958	Old Dominion (NCAA DIII)
West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	1867	Mountaineers	1950	1968	Big 12
	Williamsburg, Virginia	1693	Tribe	1936	1977	Colonial Athletic

See also

• List of Southern Conference football champions
• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions
• Southern Conference baseball tournament