Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
SIAC
Established	1913
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	15
Sports fielded	14 men's: 8; women's: 6; ;
Region	Southeastern United States and Ohio
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia
Commissioner	Gregory Moore (since January 2009)
Website	www.thesiac.com
Locations

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a collegiate athletic conference consisting mostly of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with all but one member located in the Southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and competes in Division II.

Only three charter members are still part of the conference—Clark Atlanta University (formerly Clark College), Tuskegee University, and Morehouse (which briefly left before returning). Before 2014, all members had been southern HBCUs, but two of the SIAC's three newest members include its only non-HBCU, Spring Hill College (joined in 2014), and its only member outside the South, Central State University of Ohio (joined in 2015). The newest member, Edward Waters University, returned to the SIAC in 2021 after a nearly 86-year absence. The U.S. Army's 24th Infantry Division teams competed as members of the SIAC from 1930 until 1935.^{[citation needed]}

The SIAC has led all NCAA Division II conferences in football attendance.^[1]

Member schools[]

Current members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Albany State University	Albany, Georgia	1903	Public	6,371	Golden Rams	1969
Allen University	Columbia, South Carolina	1870	Private (AME Church)	600	Yellow Jackets	1947; 2020
Benedict College	Columbia, South Carolina	1870	Private (Baptist)	2,500	Tigers	1932
Central State University	Wilberforce, Ohio	1887	Public	2,798	Marauders & Lady Marauders	2015
Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	1865	Private (United Methodist)	4,000	Panthers	1913
Edward Waters University	Jacksonville, Florida	1866	Private (AME Church)	966	Tigers	1930; 2021
Fort Valley State University	Fort Valley, Georgia	1895	Public	2,776	Wildcats	1941
Kentucky State University	Frankfort, Kentucky	1886	Public	2,341	Thorobreds & Thorobrettes	1997
Lane College	Jackson, Tennessee	1882	Private (CME Church)	2,000	Dragons	1929
LeMoyne–Owen College	Memphis, Tennessee	1862	Private (United Church of Christ)	600	Magicians	1932
Miles College	Fairfield, Alabama	1898	Private (CME Church)	1,900	Golden Bears	1927
Morehouse College	Atlanta, Georgia	1867	Private (Nonsectarian)	3,000	Maroon Tigers	1913
Savannah State University	Savannah, Georgia	1890	Public	4,077	Tigers	1969; 2019
Spring Hill College	Mobile, Alabama	1830	Private (Catholic)	1,439	Badgers	2014
Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, Alabama	1881	Private (Nonsectarian)	3,000	Golden Tigers	1913

Morehouse — men's institution, does not field women's sports.
Central State — football was an affiliate member in 2013–2015.
Allen — previously left the SIAC in 1969.
Reclassifying member in yellow.

Former members[]

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University	Normal, Alabama	1875	Public	Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs	1947	1998	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Alabama State University	Montgomery, Alabama	1867	Public	Hornets	1913	1976	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	1865	Private (AMA)	Panthers	1913	1929	Merged in 1988 with Clark College
Bethune–Cookman University	Daytona Beach, Florida	1904	Private (Nonsectarian)	Wildcats	1950	1979	SWAC (NCAA D-I)
Claflin University	Orangeburg, South Carolina	1869	Private (United Methodist)	Panthers	2008	2018	CIAA
Edward Waters College	Jacksonville, Florida	1866	Private (AME Church)	Tigers	1930	1935	Gulf Coast (NAIA)
Fisk University	Nashville, Tennessee	1866	Private (United Church of Christ)	Bulldogs	1913	1983	Independent (NAIA)
Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, Florida	1887	Public	Rattlers	1920	1979	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Jackson State University	Jackson, Mississippi	1877	Public	Tigers	1913	1914	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Knoxville College	Knoxville, Tennessee	1875	Private (Presbyterian)	Bulldogs	1920	1990	Dropped sports
Morris Brown College	Atlanta, Georgia	1881	Private (AME Church)	Wolverines	1913	2000	Dropped sports
Paine College	Augusta, Georgia	1882	Private (UMC & CME Church)	Lions	1985	2021	NCCAA
Rust College	Holly Springs, Mississippi	1866	Private (United Methodist)	Bearcats	1978	1988	Gulf Coast (NAIA)
South Carolina State University	Orangeburg, South Carolina	1896	Public	Bulldogs	1935	1971	Mid-Eastern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Stillman College	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1874	Private (Presbyterian)	Tigers	1978 2002	1999 2016	Southern States (NAIA)
Talladega College	Talladega, Alabama	1867	Private (United Church of Christ)	Tornadoes	1913	1941	Southern States (NAIA)
Tennessee State University	Nashville, Tennessee	1912	Public	Tigers	1920	1930	Ohio Valley (NCAA D-I)
Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans, Louisiana	1925	Private (Catholic)	Gold Rush & Gold Nuggets	1935	1960	Gulf Coast (NAIA)

Membership timeline[]

Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (sport)

Conference facilities[]

Old SIAC logo

School	Football		Basketball
School	Stadium	Capacity	Arena	Capacity
Albany State	Albany State University Coliseum	11,000	HPER Gym Complex	4,000
Allen	Various	Varies	John Hurst Adams Gym	N/A
Benedict	Charlie W. Johnson Stadium	11,000	Benjamin E. Mays Arena	3,500
Central State	McPherson Stadium	7,000	Beacom/Lewis Gymnasium	N/A
Clark Atlanta	Panther Stadium	6,000	L.S. Epps Gym	1,800
Fort Valley State	Wildcat Stadium	10,000	Health and Physical Education Complex (FVSU)	5,100
Kentucky State	Alumni Field	5,000	William Exum HPER Center	2,750
Lane	Rothrock Stadium	3,500	J.F. Lane Center	2,500
LeMoyne–Owen	non-football school		Bruce Hall	1,000
Miles	Alumni Stadium	8,500	Knox-Windham Gym	2,000
Morehouse	B. T. Harvey Stadium	9,850	Forbes Arena	6,000
Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium	8,500	Tiger Arena	5,000
Spring Hill	non-football school		Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center	2,000
Tuskegee	Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium	10,000	James Center Arena	5,000

Conference sports[]

The SIAC currently sponsors 14 sports, eight for men and six for women. Men's volleyball became the 14th SIAC sport in the 2020–21 school year, with play starting in January 2021.^[2]

A divisional format is used for baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, softball, and women's volleyball.
East Albany State Benedict Clark Atlanta Fort Valley State Morehouse Savannah State	West Central State Kentucky State Lane LeMoyne–Owen Miles Spring Hill Tuskegee

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross country	Y	Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball	Y	Y

Men's sponsored sports by school[]

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball^[a]	Total SIAC Sports
Albany State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		6
Allen	Y	Y	Y				Y		4
Benedict	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Central State		Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	5
Clark Atlanta	Y	Y	Y	Y					4
Fort Valley State		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	6
Kentucky State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Lane	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		6
LeMoyne–Owen	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y			5
Miles	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y				5
Morehouse	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Savannah State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		6
Spring Hill	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		6
Tuskegee	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		6
Totals	12	15	15	12	9	7	12	6	88

^ De facto Division I sport. The NCAA sponsors a combined national championship for Divisions I and II.

Women's sponsored sports by school[]

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total SIAC Sports
Albany State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Allen	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	5
Benedict	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Central State	Y	Y			Y	Y	4
Clark Atlanta	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Fort Valley State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Kentucky State	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	5
Lane	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
LeMoyne–Owen	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	5
Miles	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	5
Savannah State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Spring Hill	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Tuskegee	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Totals	14	14	13	9	14	14	71

Other sponsored sports by school[]

School	Men		Women
School	Soccer	Track & Field Indoor	Beach Volleyball^[a]	Golf	Soccer	Track & Field Indoor
Albany State					IND
Allen					IND
Benedict		IND				IND
Central State		IND				IND
Kentucky State		IND				IND
Savannah State				IND
Spring Hill	GSC		IND	GSC	GSC

^ De facto Division I sport. The NCAA sponsors a single championship event open to members of all three divisions.

Championships[]

Commissioner's All-Sports[]

Year	School
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973	Tuskegee (M)
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980	Tuskegee (M)

Year	School
1981	Tuskegee (M)
1982	Tuskegee (M)
1983	Tuskegee (M)
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993

Year	School
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998	Morehouse (M) Albany State (W)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004	Albany State (M&W)
2005	Albany State (M&W)

Year	School
2006	Albany State (W) Morehouse (M)
2007	Albany State (W)
2008	Albany State (W) Morehouse (M)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013	Albany State (W) Morehouse (M)
2014	Albany State (W) Morehouse (M)
2015

Men's sports[]

Year	Football	Cross Country	Basketball (Season)	Basketball (Tournament)	Baseball	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Golf
1965–66	Alabama State	Morehouse		South Carolina State	Florida A&M
1966–67	Alabama State	Tuskegee		Florida A&M	Fisk
1967–68	Tuskegee	Morehouse		Bethune–Cookman	South Carolina State
1968–69	Tuskegee	Tuskegee		Fort Valley State	Tuskegee	Tuskegee
1969–70	Tuskegee	Fisk		Savannah State	Alabama A&M
1970–71	Fort Valley State	Fisk		Alabama State	South Carolina State
1971–72	Fort Valley State	Fisk		Alabama State	Alabama State		Albany State
1972–73	Fort Valley State	Tuskegee		Albany State	Tuskegee		Albany State
1973–74	Fisk	Tuskegee		Fisk	Bethune–Cookman		Albany State
1974–75	Clark Atlanta	Tuskegee		Alabama A&M	Fisk		Albany State
1975–76	Fisk	Tuskegee		Alabama A&M	Bethune–Cookman		Albany State
1976–77	Fort Valley State	Albany State		Florida A&M	Bethune–Cookman		Albany State
1977–78	Knoxville	Albany State		Florida A&M	Florida A&M		Albany State
1978–79	Florida A&M			Tuskegee	Tuskegee
1979–80	Alabama A&M	Albany State		Bethune–Cookman	Tuskegee		Albany State
1980–81	Morris Brown	Albany State		Morehouse	Tuskegee		Albany State
1981–82	Alabama A&M Fort Valley State	Albany State		Morris Brown	Tuskegee		Albany State
1982–83	Fort Valley State	Albany State		Albany State	Tuskegee		Albany State
1983–84	Fort Valley State	Albany State		Albany State	Tuskegee		Albany State
1984–85	Albany State	Albany State		Albany State	Tuskegee		Albany State
1985–86	Albany State Fort Valley State	Albany State		Alabama A&M	Tuskegee		Albany State
1986–87	Albany State	Albany State		Alabama A&M	Tuskegee		Albany State
1987–88	Alabama A&M Tuskegee	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M	Benedict
1988–89	Alabama A&M Albany State	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M	Tuskegee
1989–90	Alabama A&M	Alabama A&M		Morehouse	Paine
1990–91	Alabama A&M	Alabama A&M		Morehouse	Albany State
1991–92	Alabama A&M Clark Atlanta Fort Valley State Morehouse Tuskegee	Morehouse		Albany State	Savannah State
1992–93	Fort Valley State	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M
1993–94	Albany State	Alabama A&M		Paine	Albany State		Alabama A&M
1994–95	Albany State	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M	Savannah State		Alabama A&M
1995–96	Albany State	Morehouse		Alabama A&M	Savannah State		Morehouse
1996–97	Albany State	Morehouse		Albany State	Savannah State			Morehouse
1997–98	Albany State	Morehouse	Fort Valley State	Fort Valley State	Savannah State		Morehouse
1998–99	Tuskegee	Morehouse		Paine	Savannah State		Morehouse
1999–00	Fort Valley State Tuskegee	Morehouse		LeMoyne–Owen	Paine			Morehouse
2000–01	Tuskegee	Morehouse		Kentucky State	Albany State		Morehouse
2001–02	Fort Valley State Morehouse Tuskegee	Morehouse		Paine	Albany State	Morehouse	Morehouse
2002–03	Tuskegee	Morehouse		Morehouse	Albany State		Albany State
2003–04	Albany State	Morehouse	Morehouse	Benedict	Albany State	Tuskegee	Albany State
2004–05	Albany State	Morehouse		Lane	Paine	Albany State	Albany State
2005–06	Albany State	Morehouse	Benedict	Stillman	Albany State	Morehouse	Morehouse
2006–07	Albany State Tuskegee	Morehouse	Benedict	Albany State	Stillman	Morehouse	Morehouse
2007–08	Tuskegee	Morehouse	Benedict	Benedict	Stillman	Tuskegee	Morehouse
2008–09	Tuskegee	Benedict	Claflin	LeMoyne–Owen	Stillman	Morehouse	Morehouse	Morehouse
2009–10	Tuskegee	Morehouse	Clark Atlanta	Tuskegee	Albany State	Morehouse	Morehouse	Morehouse
2010–11	Albany State	Morehouse	Benedict	Clark Atlanta	Stillman	Morehouse	Morehouse	Morehouse
2011–12	Miles	Morehouse	Tuskegee	Benedict	Stillman	Fort Valley State	Morehouse	Paine
2012–13	Tuskegee	Morehouse	Morehouse	Benedict	Stillman	Stillman	Morehouse
2013–14	Albany State	Morehouse	Fort Valley State	Tuskegee	Stillman	Stillman	Albany State	Kentucky State
2014–15	Tuskegee	Morehouse	Paine	Benedict	Albany State	Benedict	Morehouse	Benedict
2015–16	Miles	Benedict	Stillman	Stillman
2016–17	Fort Valley State	Morehouse	Lane	Clark Atlanta
2017–18	Tuskegee	Morehouse	Morehouse	Claflin	Albany State	Benedict	Morehouse	Albany State
2018–19	Miles College	Morehouse	Morehouse	Miles

Golf returned as a conference sport in 2008. The first SIAC Intercollegiate Golf Championship was held at Tuskegee in 1938. The SIAC stopped Golf as a sport due to World War II but restarted in 1947 as an official conference sport until 1980 when golf was discontinued.

Women's sports[]

Year	Volleyball	Cross Country	Basketball (Season)	Basketball (Tournament)	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor
1965–66				No Tournament
1966–67				No Tournament
1967–68				No Tournament
1968–69				No Tournament
1969–70				No Tournament
1970–71				No Tournament
1971–72				No Tournament
1972–73				No Tournament			Tuskegee
1973–74				No Tournament
1974–75				No Tournament
1975–76				No Tournament
1976–77				No Tournament		Tuskegee
1977–78				No Tournament		Tuskegee	Tuskegee
1978–79			Tuskegee	Tuskegee	Tuskegee
1979–80				Albany State
1980–81				Albany State
1981–82				Clark Atlanta		Tuskegee
1982–83				Tuskegee		Tuskegee
1983–84			Alabama A&M	Alabama A&M		Tuskegee
1984–85				Clark Atlanta		Tuskegee
1985–86				Clark Atlanta		Tuskegee
1986–87				Albany State
1987–88				Fort Valley State
1988–89				Albany State
1989–90				Albany State
1990–91				Alabama A&M
1991–92				Fort Valley State
1992–93				Fort Valley State
1993–94				LeMoyne–Owen
1994–95				Fort Valley State
1995–96				Albany State
1996–97				Kentucky State
1997–98				Albany State			Albany State
1998–99				Clark Atlanta	Kentucky State		Albany State
1999–00				Fort Valley State	Kentucky State		Albany State
2000–01				Fort Valley State		Tuskegee
2001–02	Albany State			Fort Valley State	Kentucky State
2002–03	Albany State			Fort Valley State	Kentucky State	Clark Atlanta	Albany State
2003–04	Albany State			Benedict		Clark Atlanta	Albany State
2004–05	Albany State			Paine		Tuskegee	Albany State
2005–06	Albany State			Paine	Kentucky State		Albany State
2006–07	Albany State			Benedict	Albany State	Clark Atlanta	Albany State
2007–08	Albany State		Tuskegee	Tuskegee	Albany State		Albany State
2008–09	Albany State		Fort Valley State	Fort Valley State	Miles	Tuskegee
2009–10	Albany State	Clark Atlanta	Fort Valley State	Benedict	Albany State	Albany State	Fort Valley State
2010–11	Kentucky State	Albany State	Fort Valley State	Fort Valley State	Fort Valley State	Clark Atlanta	Albany State
2011–12	Kentucky State	Clark Atlanta	Fort Valley State	Fort Valley State	Miles	Tuskegee	Albany State
2012–13	Clark Atlanta	Albany State		Clark Atlanta	Albany State	Stillman	Benedict
2013–14	Kentucky State	Benedict		Benedict	Tuskegee	Stillman	Albany State
2014–15	Claflin	Benedict		Albany State	Tuskegee	Stillman	Benedict
2015–16	Kentucky State	Clark Atlanta

References[]

^ pbrock (November 19, 2013). "NCAA Football Attendance".
^ "First Point Volleyball Foundation and USA Volleyball Makes a $1 Million Investment to SIAC Member Institutions". Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

External links[]

Official website

[3] De facto Division I sport. The NCAA sponsors a combined national championship for Divisions I and II.

[4] De facto Division I sport. The NCAA sponsors a single championship event open to members of all three divisions.

[1] rock (November 19, 2013). "NCAA Football Attendance".

[2] "First Point Volleyball Foundation and USA Volleyball Makes a $1 Million Investment to SIAC Member Institutions". Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

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