Mid-South Conference

The Mid-South Conference (MSC) is an athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member institutions are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. The league is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and the commissioner is Eric Ward.

For the Michigan high school athletics conference, see Mid South Conference (MHSAA).
Mid-South Conference
MSC
Established1995
AssociationNAIA
Members12 (11 in 2022, 10 in 2023; 22 for football, 15 in 2022)
Sports fielded
  • 28
    • men's: 13
    • women's: 13
RegionSouthern United States and Ohio
HeadquartersLouisville, Kentucky
CommissionerEric Ward (since November 15, 2013)
Websitemid-southconference.org
Locations

The Mid-South Conference has 12 full members: Bethel (TN), Campbellsville, Cumberland (TN), Cumberlands (KY), Freed–Hardeman, Georgetown College (KY), Lindsey Wilson, Life, Pikeville, Shawnee State, Thomas More, and UT Southern. Eight of these members sponsor football; Freed–Hardeman, Life, Shawnee State, and UT Southern 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 and men's volleyball, and Reinhardt is an associate member of the MSC for football and men's volleyball. 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] On January 4, 2018, the conference added Keiser University for football,[2] and St. Thomas announced in July they were joining the conference for football in 2019.[3] Another Sun Conference member, Florida Memorial in Miami Gardens, Florida joined the MSC as an affiliate member for football in 2020, after re-adding the sport.[4]

History

In April 2018, Thomas More University (then Thomas More College), which had been an NAIA member before moving to NCAA Division III in 1990, announced that it had been formally invited to re-join the NAIA effective in the 2019–20 academic year as a member of the Mid-South Conference. The school, while acknowledging that it was considering this move, denied published reports that it had accepted the invitation.[5] Thomas More eventually confirmed in July that it would join the Mid-South in 2019.[6]

In 2020, Bethel University became a Mid-South full member, brought track and field back to the MSC, and transferred all sports other than football and archery to the conference (prior to that, Bethel was an associate member of the MSC for football and archery only); additionally, Freed–Hardeman and UT Southern, then known as Martin Methodist College, also joined Mid-South.[7]

In December 2020, Life University also announced its departure from the MSC for the Southern States Athletic Conference in 2022–23.[8]

Most recently, Thomas More announced in August 2021 that it would return to the NCAA, but this time in Division II as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). It will join the G-MAC as a provisional member in July 2022, but will continue as an NAIA member and in the Mid-South through 2022–23, after which it will start G-MAC competition.[9] Later, the Sun Conference published on December 22 its reinstatement of football for the 2022 season.[10]

Chronlogical timeline
  • 1996 - Bethel College of Tennessee joined the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football, effective the 1996 fall season (1996-97 academic year).
  • 1997 - Bethel (Tenn.) left the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football, effective after the 1996 fall season (1996-97 academic year).
  • 2001 - North Greenville left the Mid-South, effective after the 2000-01 academic year.
  • 2002 - Cumberland (Tenn.) and Union (Ky.) left the Mid-South as full members, while remaining in the conference as associate members for football and some Olympic sports, effective after the 2001-02 academic year.
  • 2003 - The University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA Wise) joined the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football (with Bethel (Tenn.) re-joining for football and some Olympic sports, effective the 2003 fall season (2003-04 academic year).
  • 2006 - Lambuth left the Mid-South as a full member, while remaining in the conference as an associate member for football, effective after the 2005-06 academic year.
  • 2010 - Lambuth left the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football, effective after the 2009 fall season (2009-10 academic year).
  • 2010 - Shawnee State University joined the Mid-South (with UVA Wise joining for all sports), effective the 2010-11 academic year.
  • 2012 - Bluefield College (now Bluefield University) joined the Mid-South (with Cumberland (Tenn.) re-joining for all sports), effective the 2012-13 academic year.
  • 2014 - Bluefield left the Mid-South as a full member to re-join the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC), while remaining in the conference as an associate member for football and some Olympic sports, effective after the 2013-14 academic year.
  • 2014 - Rio Grande left the Mid-South to join the KIAC, effective after the 2013-14 academic year.
  • 2014 - Life University joined the Mid-South, effective the 2014-15 academic year.
  • 2016 - St. Catherine's left the Mid-South as the school announced that it would close, effective after the 2015-16 academic year.
  • 2022 - Thomas More would return the NCAA, but in the NCAA Division II ranks and is to join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) as a provisional member, effective the 2022-23 academic year. Until then, they would remain committed in the Mid-South and the NAIA, until full membership in the G-MAC and NCAA D-II would begin in the 2023-24 academic year.

Member schools

Full members

The Mid-South currently has 12 full members, all but two are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined
Bethel University McKenzie, Tennessee 1842 Cumberland
Presbyterian		 2,975 Wildcats 2020[lower-alpha 1]
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, Kentucky 1906 Southern Baptist 3,318 Tigers 1995
Cumberland University Lebanon, Tennessee 1842 Nonsectarian 1,345 Phoenix 1995,
2012[lower-alpha 2].
University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, Kentucky 1889 Christian 1,743 Patriots 1995
Freed–Hardeman University Henderson, Tennessee 1869 Churches of Christ 2,050+ Lions 2020
Georgetown College Georgetown, Kentucky 1829 Southern Baptist 1,400 Tigers 1995
Life University Marietta, Georgia 1974 Nonsectarian 2,800 Running Eagles 2014
Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, Kentucky 1903 United Methodist 2,677 Blue Raiders 2000
University of Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky 1889 Presbyterian 1,156 Bears 2000
Shawnee State University Portsmouth, Ohio 1986 Public 4,300 Bears 2010
Thomas More University Crestview Hills, Kentucky 1921 Catholic 1,963 Saints 2019
University of Tennessee Southern
(UT Southern)[lower-alpha 3]		 Pulaski, Tennessee 1870 Public [lower-alpha 4] 1,000 FireHawks 2020
Notes
  1. Bethel (TN) left the Mid-South after the 1996 fall season (1996–97 season) for football; later re-joined in the 2003 fall season (2003–04 school year). It also added archery during the 2017–18 school year. In the 2020 fall season (2020–21 school year), Bethel moved track & field back to the Mid-South after initially joining as an affiliate from 2007–08 to 2012–13, and transferred all other sports to the conference as a full member.
  2. Cumberland (TN) left the Mid-South after the 2001–02 school year to join the TranSouth Athletic Conference (TSAC); before re-joining the Mid-South, which transferred all other sports to the conference as a full member, effective the 2012–13 school year
  3. UT Southern was previously known was Martin Methodist College until July 2021. Martin Methodist was an associate member for men's and women's bowling from 2015–16 to 2019–20; before transferring all other sports to the conference as a full member, effective the 2020–21 school year.
  4. UT Southern (formerly Martin Methodist) was a private institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church until July 2021.


Affiliate members

The Mid-South currently has 25 associate members, all are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Mid-South
sport		 Primary
conference
Ave Maria University[lower-alpha 1] Ave Maria, Florida 2003 Catholic 1,200 Gyrenes 2018–19w.lax. women's lacrosse The Sun
Bluefield University[lower-alpha 2] Bluefield, Virginia 1922 BGAV 793 Rams 2014–15fb.
2018–19m.vb.		 football
men's volleyball		 Appalachian
Blue Mountain College Blue Mountain, Mississippi 1873 MBSC 505 Toppers 2019–20m.bw.
2019–20w.bw.		 men's bowling
women's bowling		 Southern States
(SSAC)
Brewton–Parker College[lower-alpha 3] Mount Vernon, Georgia 1904 GSC 1,050 Barons 2015–16m.wr.
2017–18w.wr.		 men's wrestling
women's wrestling		 Southern States
(SSAC)
Faulkner University Montgomery, Alabama 1942 Churches of Christ 2,212 Eagles 2008–09 football Southern States
(SSAC)
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana 1930 – 7,000 Warriors 2020–21 women's wrestling Wolverine–Hoosier
Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, Indiana 1920 Wesleyan Church 2,969 Wildcats 2018–19 women's swimming Crossroads
Keiser University West Palm Beach, Florida 1977 – 16,760 Seahawks 2018–19w.lax.
2019–20m.wr.		 women's lacrosse
men's wrestling		 The Sun
Kentucky Christian University[lower-alpha 4] Grayson, Kentucky 1919 Christian 550 Knights 2009–10fb.
2017–18arch.		 football
archery		 Appalachian
Lincoln College Lincoln, Illinois 1865 – 800 Lynx 2021–22w.sw.
2021–22w.sw.		 men's swimming
women's swimming		 Chicagoland
Lourdes University Sylvania, Ohio 1958 Catholic 1,500 Gray Wolves 2020–21 women's wrestling Wolverine–Hoosier
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana 1904 Catholic
(Jesuit)		 4,858 Wolf Pack 2016–17m.sw.
2016–17w.sw.		 men's swimming
women's swimming		 Southern States
(SSAC)
Marian University[lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis, Indiana 1851 Catholic
(Sisters of
St. Francis)		 3,595 Knights 2018-19 women's lacrosse Crossroads
Midway University Midway, Kentucky 1847 Disciples
of Christ		 1,800 Eagles 2018–19m.vb.
2018–19m.wr.
2019–20m.bw.
2019–20w.bw.
2020–21m.sw.
2020–21w.sw.		 men's volleyball
men's wrestling
men's bowling
women's bowling
men's swimming
women's swimming		 River States
Point University West Point, Georgia 1937 Christian 1,450 Skyhawks 2017–18 football Appalachian
Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia 1883 United Methodist 1,057 Eagles 2013–14fb.
2019–20m.vb.		 football
men's volleyball		 Appalachian
University of Rio Grande[lower-alpha 6] Rio Grande, Ohio 1876 Nonsectarian 1,893 RedStorm 2020–21m.wr.
2021–22m.vb.		 men's wrestling
men's volleyball		 River States
St. Andrews University[lower-alpha 7] Laurinburg, North Carolina 1896 Presbyterian 600 Knights 2017–18fb.
2018–19m.vb.
2020–21w.wr.		 football
men's volleyball
women's wrestling		 Appalachian
St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, Florida 1961 Catholic 4,674 Bobcats 2020–21 men's wrestling The Sun
Southeastern University Lakeland, Florida 1935 Assemblies
of God		 7,000 Fire 2015–16 men's wrestling The Sun
Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, Tennessee 1857 United Methodist 1,103 Bulldogs 2015–16m.bw.
2015–16w.bw.		 men's bowling
women's bowling		 Appalachian
Truett McConnell University[lower-alpha 8] Cleveland, Georgia 1946 GBC 1,600 Eagles 2020–21 men's volleyball Appalachian
Union College[lower-alpha 9] Barbourville, Kentucky 1879 United Methodist 1,350 Bulldogs 2002–03fb.
2012–13m.bw.
2012–13w.bw.
2018–19arch.		 football
men's bowling
women's bowling
archery		 Appalachian
Warner University Lake Wales, Florida 1968 Church of God 1,037 Royals 2018–19 men's volleyball The Sun
Webber International University Babson Park, Florida 1927 – 616 Warriors 2018–19m.vb.
2020–21w.lax.		 men's volleyball
women's lacrosse		 The Sun
Notes
  1. Ave Maria competed in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football from the 2017 to 2021 fall season (2017–18 to 2021–22 school years).
  2. Bluefield was a full member of the Mid-South from 2012–13 to 2013–14.
  3. Brewton–Parker competed in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for men's volleyball during the 2019 spring season (2018–19 school year).
  4. Kentucky Christian competed in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for baseball and softball from 2017–18 to 2018–19.
  5. Marian (Ind.) competed in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for men's and women's bowling from 2019–20 to 2020–21.
  6. Rio Grande was a full member of the Mid-South from 2009–10 to 2013–14. It also competed in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for men's and women's swimming during the 2020–21 school year.
  7. St. Andrews competed in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for men's wrestling from 2015–16 to 2016–17.
  8. Truett McConnell competed in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for men's wrestling from 2015–16 to 2016–17.
  9. Union (Ky.) was a full member of the Mid-South from 1995–96 to 2001–02.

Former members

The Mid-South had eight former full members, all but two were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequent
conference		 Current
conference
Bluefied College[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Bluefield, Virginia 1922 BGAV 793 Rams 2012–13 2013–14 Appalachian
(2014–15 to present)
Lambuth University[lower-alpha 3] Jackson, Tennessee 1843 United
Methodist		 N/A Eagles 1995–96 2005–06 TranSouth
(2006–07 to 2008–09)
NAIA/D-II Independent
(2009–10 to 2010–11)		 Closed in 2011
North Greenville College[lower-alpha 4] Tigerville, South Carolina 1891 SBC
(SCBC)		 2,100 Crusaders 1995–96 2000–01 D-II Independent
(2001–02 to 2010–11)		 Carolinas (NCAA D-II)
(2011–12 to present)
University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, Ohio 1876 Nonsectarian 1,893 RedStorm 2009–10 2013–14 River States
(2014–15 to present)
St. Catharine College St. Catharine, Kentucky 1873 Catholic
(Dominican
Sisters of
Peace)		 N/A Patriots 2008–09 2015–16 Closed in 2016
Union College[lower-alpha 5] Barbourville, Kentucky 1879 United
Methodist		 1,368 Bulldogs 1995–96 2001–02 Appalachian
(2002–03 to present)
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, Virginia 1954 Public 2,000 Highland
Cavaliers[lower-alpha 6]		 2010–11 2012–13[lower-alpha 7] G-MAC (NCAA D-II)[lower-alpha 7]
(2012–13)
Mountain East (NCAA D-II)
(2013–14 to 2018–19)		 South Atlantic (NCAA D-II)
(2019–20 to present)
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, West Virginia[lower-alpha 8] 1895 Public 2,252 Golden Bears 2006–07 2011–12 NAIA Independent
(2012–13 to 2014–15)		 River States
(2015–16 to present)
Notes
  1. Currently known as Bluefield University since 2021.
  2. Bluefield still remains as a member of the Mid-South for football and men's volleyball, effective in the 2014–15 school year.
  3. Lambuth still remained as a member of the Mid-South for football from 2006–07 to 2009–10.
  4. Currently known as North Greenville University since 2006.
  5. Union (Ky.) still remains in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football since the 2002–03 school year.
  6. UVA Wise dropped "Highland" from its athletic nickname in 2017.
  7. UVA Wise left the Mid-South after the 2012–13 school year. Originally it joined the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) as a charter member for most sports as a transitional NCAA Division II member school during the 2012–13 school year, but was fulfilling its commitments to the final year of competition in the Mid-South and in the NAIA. However it has never began competition as a full G-MAC member, as it would later announce that it would join the Mountain East Conference, effective beginning the 2013–14 school year.
  8. WVU Tech's campus is now in Beckley, West Virginia, but was in Montgomery during the school's tenure in the Mid-South Conference.

Former affiliate members

The Mid-South had 20 associate members, all but one were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Mid-South
sport		 Primary
conference
Ave Maria University[lower-alpha 1] Ave Maria, Florida 2003 Catholic 1,200 Gyrenes 2017–18 2021–22 football The Sun
Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi 1894 Presbyterian 3,245 Blazers 1998–99 2014–15 football American Southwest
(NCAA D-III)
Bethel University[lower-alpha 2] McKenzie, Tennessee 1842 Cumberland
Presbyterian		 2,975 Wildcats 1996–97 &
2003–04fb.
2007–08t.f.
2012–13m.bw.
2012–13w.bw.
2017–18arch.		 1996–97 &
2019–20fb.
2012–13t.f.
2019–20m.bw.
2019–20w.bw.
2019–20arch.		 football
track & field
men's bowling
women's bowing
archery		 Mid-South
Brewton–Parker College[lower-alpha 3] Mount Vernon, Georgia 1904 GSC 1,050 Barons 2018–19 2018–19 men's volleyball Southern States
(SSAC)
Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Ohio 1924 Christian
Churches and
Churches
of Christ		 N/A Eagles 2015–16fb.
2018–19m.vb.		 2018–19fb.
2018–19m.vb.		 football
men's volleyball		 N/A[lower-alpha 4]
Cumberland University[lower-alpha 5] Lebanon, Tennessee 1842 Nonsectarian 1,345 Bulldogs[lower-alpha 6] 2002–03 2011–12 football Mid-South
Edward Waters University Jacksonville, Florida 1866 AME Church 966 Tigers 2017–18 2018–19 football SIAC
(NCAA D-II)
Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens, Florida 1879 Baptist 1,784 Lions 2020–21 2021–22 football The Sun
Kentucky Christian University[lower-alpha 7] Grayson, Kentucky 1919 Christian
Churches and
Churches
of Christ		 550 Knights 2017–18bsb.
2017–18sfb.		 2018–19bsb.
2018–19sfb.		 baseball
softball		 Appalachian
Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, Kentucky 1858 United Methodist 830 Panthers 2004–05 2005–06 football G-MAC
(NCAA D-II)
Lambuth University[lower-alpha 8] Jackson, Tennessee 1843 United Methodist N/A Eagles 2006–07 2009–10 football Closed in 2011
Lindenwood University–Belleville Belleville, Illinois 2003 Catholic N/A Lynx 2015–16m.sw.
2015–16w.sw.
2017–18w.wr.		 2018–19m.sw.
2018–19w.sw.
2018–19w.wr.		 men's swimming
women's swimming
women's wrestling		 Closed in 2020
Marian University[lower-alpha 9] Indianapolis, Indiana 1851 Catholic
(Sisters of
St. Francis)		 3,595 Knights 2019-20m.bw.
2019-20w.bw.		 2020-21m.bw.
2020-21w.bw.		 men's bowling
women's bowling		 Crossroads
Martin Methodist College[lower-alpha 10] Pulaski, Tennessee 1870 Public 1,000 RedHawks[lower-alpha 11] 2015-16m.bw.
2015-16w.bw.		 2019-20m.bw.
2019-20w.bw.		 men's bowling
women's bowling		 Mid-South
Midland University Fremont, Nebraska 1883 Lutheran ELCA 1,394 Warriors 2017–18m.sw.
2017–18w.sw.		 2018–19m.sw.
2018–19w.sw.		 men's swimming
women's swimming		 Great Plains
(GPAC)
University of Rio Grande[lower-alpha 12] Rio Grande, Ohio 1876 Nonsectarian 1,893 RedStorm 2020–21m.sw.
2020–21w.sw.		 2020–21m.sw.
2020–21w.sw.		 men's swimming
women's swimming		 River States
St. Andrews University Laurinburg, North Carolina 1896 Presbyterian 600 Knights 2015–16 2016–17 men's wrestling Appalachian
Shorter University Rome, Georgia 1873 GBC 1,520 Hawks 2005–06fb.
2007–08t.f.		 2011–12fb.
2011–12t.f.		 football
track & field		 Gulf South
(NCAA D-II)
Truett McConnell University Cleveland, Georgia 1946 GBC 1,600 Eagles 2015–16 2016–17 men's wrestling Appalachian
University of Virginia's College at Wise[lower-alpha 13] Wise, Virginia 1954 Public 2,000 Highland Cavaliers[lower-alpha 14] 2002–03 2009–10 football South Atlantic
(NCAA D-II)
Notes
  1. Ave Maria remains in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for women's lacrosse.
  2. Bethel (Tenn.) re-joined the Mid-South during the 2020–21 school year and transferred all other sports to the conference as a full member.
  3. Brewton–Parker remains in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for men's and women's wrestling.
  4. Cincinnati Christian closed at the end of the 2019 fall semester, without completing the rest of the 2019–20 school year.
  5. Cumberland (Tenn.) was a full member of the Mid-South from 1995–96 to 2001–02, before re-joining the Mid-South, effective in the 2012–13 school year.
  6. Cumberland (Tenn.) changed its nickname from Bulldogs to Phoenix in 2016.
  7. Kentucky Christian remains in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for football and archery.
  8. Lambuth was a full member of the Mid-South from 1995–96 to 2005–06.
  9. Marian (Ind.) remains in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for men's volleyball, men's wrestling, men's and women's bowling, and men's and women's swimming.
  10. Martin Methodist joined the Mid-South during the 2020–21 school year and transferred all other sports to the conference as a full member. In July 2021, Martin Methodist joined the University of Tennessee system to become the University of Tennessee Southern.
  11. Martin Methodist (now UT Southern) changed its nickname from RedHawks to FireHawks in 2021.
  12. Rio Grande was a full member of the Mid-South from 2009–10 to 2013–14; but still remains in the Mid-South as an affiliate member for men's wrestling and men's volleyball.
  13. UVA Wise later became a full member of the Mid-South from 2010–11 to 2012–13
  14. UVA Wise dropped "Highland" from its athletic nickname in 2017.

Membership timeline
Lincoln College (Illinois)Freed–Hardeman UniversityTruett McConnell UniversityUniversity of Rio GrandeSt. Thomas University (Florida)University of Rio GrandeLourdes UniversityIndiana Institute of TechnologyFlorida Memorial UniversityBlue Mountain CollegeThomas More UniversityWebber International UniversityWarner UniversityMidway UniversityMarian University (Indiana)Keiser UniversityIndiana Wesleyan UniversityAve Maria UniversityPoint UniversityMidland UniversityEdward Waters UniversityLoyola University New OrleansUniversity of Tennessee SouthernTennessee Wesleyan UniversitySt. Andrews University (North Carolina)Lindenwood University – BellevilleCincinnati Christian UniversityBrewton–Parker CollegeLife UniversityReinhardt UniversityBluefield UniversityShawnee State UniversityKentucky Christian UniversityUniversity of Rio GrandeFaulkner UniversitySt. Catherine CollegeWest Virginia University Institute of TechnologyShorter UniversityKentucky Wesleyan CollegeUniversity of Virginia's College at WiseUniversity of PikevilleLindsey Wilson CollegeBelhaven UniversityBethel University (Tennessee)Union College (Kentucky)North Greenville UniversityLambuth UniversityGeorgetown CollegeUniversity of the CumberlandsCumberland UniversityCampbellsville University

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

Sports

Member teams compete in 28 sports: 13 men's, 13 women's and 2 mixed.

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen'sMixed
ArcheryY
BaseballY
BasketballYY
BowlingYY
CheerleadingY
Cross CountryYY
FootballY
GolfYY
LacrosseY
SoccerYY
SoftballY
SwimmingYY
TennisYY
Track & Field IndoorYY
Track & Field OutdoorYY
VolleyballYY
WrestlingYY

In addition, the Mid-South Conference also conducts championships for Esports and competitive dance. The MSC also stages invitational tournaments for junior varsity squads in the sports of men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, and women's volleyball, if enough schools sponsor JV teams in a given year.[11]

Football divisions

Beginning with the 2017 season, The Sun Conference and Mid-South merged their football conferences into the largest football conference in college sports.[12][13] Edward Waters was previously a full member of the Sun Conference from 2006 to 2010 and a football affiliate member from 2014 to 2016 seasons. Edward Waters left after the 2018 football season. The divisions are divided below. However, the Sun Division folded when its teams left Mid-South after the Sun Conference reinstated football for 2022, leaving Mid-South with 15 football members.[10]

Notes

* - Mid-South full member

References
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  3. McPherson, Jordan (August 29, 2018). "This South Florida college will have a football team. And it'll start playing next year". Retrieved October 10, 2018.
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  6. Weber, James (July 24, 2018). "Thomas More College to join the NAIA in 2019". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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