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{{short description|College athletic conference in the southeastern US}}
{{distinguish|Conference South|Conference League South|Southern Conference}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox sports league
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| font_color      = #FFFFFF
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| logo            = Big South Conference logo.svg
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| founded         = {{start date and age|1983}}
| association     = [[NCAA]]
| division        = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| subdivision     = [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]]
| teams           = 9
| sports          = 19
| mens            = 9
| womens          = 10
| region          = [[South Atlantic States]]
| headquarters    = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| commissioner    = Sherika A. Montgomery
| since           = 2023
| TV              = [[ESPN]]
| website         = {{URL|https://bigsouthsports.com/}}
| map             = Big South Map.svg
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The '''Big South Conference''' is a collegiate [[List of NCAA conferences|athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]. Originally a non-[[college football|football]] conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS), and began operating the [[OVC–Big South Football Association]] in partnership with the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] in 2023. The Big South, founded in 1983, is firmly rooted in the [[South Atlantic states|South Atlantic region]] of the United States, with full member institutions located in [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], and [[Virginia]]. Associate members are located in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and South Carolina.<ref>{{cite news|title=Big South Conference History |publisher=Big South Sports|date=2007-08-01 |url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2012/7/10/GEN_0711120719932.aspx?path=general}}</ref>

==History==
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Charter members included Armstrong State (later [[Armstrong Atlantic State University]] and now merged into [[Georgia Southern University]] as its [[Georgia Southern University–Armstrong Campus|Armstrong Campus]]) (1983–1987), Augusta (later [[Augusta State University]] and now merged into [[Augusta University]]) (1983–1990), [[Campbell University]] (1983–1994; 2011–2023), Baptist College (now [[Charleston Southern University]]) (1983–present), [[Coastal Carolina University]] (1983–2016), [[Radford University]] (1983–present) and [[Winthrop University]] (1983–present).

The expansion of membership occurred during the 1980s and 1990s. Some of those members are the [[University of North Carolina at Asheville]] (1984–present), [[Davidson College]] (1990–1992), [[Liberty University]] (1991–2018), the [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]] (1992–1998), the [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]] (1992–1997), [[Towson University]] (1992–1995), [[Elon University]] (1999–2003), [[High Point University]] (1999–present) and [[Birmingham–Southern College]] (2000–2006).

The Big South Conference began sponsoring football in 2002, with Charleston Southern, Elon (at the time) and Liberty ([[Gardner–Webb University]] also joined as a football-only member) fielding teams; Coastal Carolina and [[Virginia Military Institute]] (VMI) joined the conference as football-only members in 2003. In that same athletic year, VMI also joined the conference for all sports, but left to re-join the [[Southern Conference]] in 2014. [[Presbyterian College]] joined the conference in 2007, moving up from [[NCAA Division II|Division II]], and became eligible for regular-season championships and conference honors during the 2008–09 athletic year.<ref name="GWebb">{{cite news|title=Gardner–Webb Officially Joins Big South |publisher=Big South Sports|date=2008-07-01|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=1504891 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208103046/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/gardner-webb-officially-joins-big-south-1504891 |archive-date=December 8, 2014 }}</ref> Gardner–Webb, which had been a football-only member since 2002, joined the conference for all sports on July 1, 2008.<ref name="GWebb"/> Campbell rejoined the Big South for all sports except football in the 2011–12 athletic year. [[Longwood University]] accepted an invitation to join the Big South on January 23, 2012, and membership formally began July 1 of that year; Longwood had been independent since 2004, during their transition to Division I.<ref name="Longwood">{{cite news|title=Big South Conference Adds Longwood University As Full Member |publisher=Big South Sports|date=2012-01-23|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=205366908 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225224/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/big-south-conference-adds-longwood-university-as-full-member-205366908 |archive-date=Mar 3, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, following the departure of VMI, the conference returned to a single-division structure.<ref name="onedivision">{{cite news |url=https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/2014/10/27/strelow-title-race-in-balanced/22201595007/ |title=Title race in balanced Big South again tough to predict |first=Bret |last=Stretlow |publisher=[[The Fayetteville Observer]] |date=28 October 2014 |access-date=5 December 2014}}</ref> On September 1, 2015, Coastal Carolina announced they would leave the conference following the 2015–16 school year to transition to [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS-level football]] and the [[Sun Belt Conference]].<ref name="coastal_sunbelt">{{cite press release |url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/statement-from-big-south-commissioner-kyle-b-kallander-on-coastal-carolina |title=Statement from Big South Commissioner Kyle B. Kallander on Coastal Carolina |publisher=Big South Conference |date=September 1, 2015 |access-date=September 1, 2015 |archive-date=September 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903235638/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/statement-from-big-south-commissioner-kyle-b-kallander-on-coastal-carolina |url-status=dead }}</ref> On June 30, 2016, the day before the school joined the Sun Belt, Coastal Carolina won the 2016 College World Series in baseball. This was the first time in conference history that a team won an NCAA championship in any sport.

In September 2016, the Big South and the [[ASUN Conference]] (ASUN) announced a football partnership that effectively combined the two conferences in that sport. Under its terms, any members of either conference that add or upgrade to scholarship football, provided they fall within the current geographic footprint of the two leagues, automatically join Big South football. At the time of announcement, the only ASUN member that played scholarship football, Kennesaw State, was already a Big South football member. The partnership also provides a guaranteed football home to the leagues' non-scholarship football programs (at that time, Campbell from the Big South, and Jacksonville and Stetson from the ASUN) should they upgrade to scholarship status.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://asunsports.org/general/2016-17/releases/20160913d3jpxf |title=Big South and ASUN Conference Establish FCS Membership Partnership |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=September 13, 2016 |access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref>

In November 2016, Campbell announced that it would begin offering scholarships and move its football program from the [[Pioneer Football League]] to the Big South in 2018.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://campbell.edu/news/item/fighting-camels-football-to-join-big-south-in-2018|title=Fighting Camels football to join Big South in 2018|publisher=Campbell University|date=November 14, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115071607/http://campbell.edu/news/item/fighting-camels-football-to-join-big-south-in-2018|archive-date=November 15, 2016}}</ref>

In December 2016, the University of North Alabama, ASUN, and the Big South Conference announced that, effective in 2018, the school will leave the Division II Gulf South Conference and will join ASUN in non-football sports and the Big South in football. UNA has won three Division II NCAA national championships in football and has won at least a share of the Gulf South Conference football championship for four consecutive seasons through 2016.

Three months later, Liberty announced that it would begin a transition to FBS football in July 2017 and leave the Big South football league in 2018.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=17950&TeamID= |title=NCAA Approves Liberty's Waiver Request for FBS Reclassification Process |publisher=Liberty University Athletics |date=February 16, 2017 |access-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220141459/http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=17950&TeamID= |archive-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Liberty and the Big South agreed later in 2017 that the school would continue to house all of its non-football sports (except for field hockey and women's swimming, neither of which is sponsored by the Big South) in that conference for the immediate future. Once Liberty became a full FBS member at the start of the 2019–20 school year, it would have technically become a Big South associate member (barring the school joining an FBS conference).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=36963&newsID=19015 |title=Big South Conference Announces Decision on Liberty's Membership Status |publisher=Liberty University Athletics |date=September 22, 2017 |access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> However, Liberty's plans would change several months later, as it instead announced in May 2018 that it would move its non-football sports to the ASUN effective that July (except for the aforementioned field hockey and women's swimming, also not sponsored by the ASUN).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://asunsports.org/general/2017-18/releases/20180516hf2r4k |title=ASUN Conference Announces Liberty University as League Member for 2018-19 |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=May 17, 2018 |access-date=May 31, 2018}}</ref>

In November 2017, the [[University of South Carolina Upstate]] and [[Hampton University]] announced that they would be leaving the ASUN and [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]], respectively, to join the Big South, starting in the fall of 2018.<ref name="upstate">{{cite news |url=http://www.goupstate.com/news/20171115/usc-upstate-moving-to-big-south-conference |title=USC Upstate moving to Big South Conference |website=GoUpstate.com |first=Todd |last=Shanesy |date=November 15, 2017 |access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref><ref name="hampton">{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Dave |date=November 16, 2017 |title=Hampton to leave MEAC for Big South |url=http://www.dailypress.com/sports/hampton-university/dp-spt-hu-big-south-1117-story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=November 16, 2017 |newspaper=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |location=[[Newport News, VA]]}}</ref>

On November 19, 2017, [[Presbyterian College]] announced it would be moving its football program to the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/ncf/id/21493565|title=Presbyterian to join Pioneer Football League in 2021|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref> Presbyterian's last Big South football season was in 2019; the Blue Hose planned to play the 2020 season as an independent before joining the Pioneer League for 2021 and beyond.<ref name="PC to Pioneer">{{cite press release|url=http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2017/1345/presbyterian-college-to-join-pioneer-football-league-in-2021/ |title=Presbyterian College to join Pioneer Football League in 2021 |publisher=Pioneer Football League |date=November 20, 2017 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> The Blue Hose remain a member of the Big South in all other sports.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/presbyterian-to-join-pioneer-football-league-in-2021-112017|title=Presbyterian to join Pioneer Football League in 2021|date=2017-11-20|work=FOX Sports|access-date=2018-02-16|language=en-US}}</ref>

A more recent change to its core membership was the July 2021 arrival of [[North Carolina A&T State University]] from the MEAC as a full member, including football.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?id=28653257 |title=North Carolina A&T to join Big South in 2021 |agency=Associated Press |website=ESPN.com |date=February 7, 2020 |access-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref> At the same time, [[Robert Morris University]] was planned to join as a football-only member.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://bigsouthsports.com/news/2020/6/15/big-south-adds-robert-morris-university-as-football-member.aspx |title=Big South Conference Adds Robert Morris University as Football Member |publisher=Big South Conference |date=June 15, 2020 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref> North Carolina A&T joined on the originally planned schedule, but Robert Morris became a Big South football member in November 2020. [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]] led the conference to move its [[2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2020 football season]] to spring 2021. Since two of the eight Big South football members (apart from RMU) chose to play in the originally scheduled fall 2020 season and a third chose not to play football at all in 2020–21, the Big South chose to bring the Colonials into the football league for spring 2021.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2020/11/9/big-south-announces-football-2021-spring-schedule.aspx |title=Big South Announces Football 2021 Spring Schedule |publisher=Big South Conference |date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref>

More recently, the Big South added three new single-sport members in women's lacrosse effective with the 2022 season (2021–22 school year): [[Furman University]], [[Mercer University]], and [[Wofford College]]. All three are full members of the [[Southern Conference]] (SoCon), which disbanded its women's lacrosse league after the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2021/6/7/big-south-adds-three-associate-members-in-womens-lacrosse.aspx |title=Big South Adds Three Associate Members in Women's Lacrosse |publisher=Big South Conference |date=June 7, 2021 |access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref>

On January 25, 2022, the Colonial Athletic Association (now the [[Coastal Athletic Association]]) announced that [[Hampton University]] would join that conference, as well as [[CAA Football]], its technically separate football league, on July 1, 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://caasports.com/news/2022/1/24/football-caa-welcomes-hampton-university-monmouth-university-and-stony-brook-university-as-new-members.aspx |title= "CAA Welcomes Hampton University, Monmouth University and Stony Brook University as New Members" |publisher=Colonial Athletic Association |date=Jan 25, 2022 |access-date=Feb 23, 2022}}</ref> On February 22, that conference announced that [[North Carolina A&T State University]] would be leaving the Big South, joining the all-sports CAA on July 1. North Carolina A&T would play Big South football in 2022 and join CAA Football on July 1, 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://caasports.com/news/2022/2/22/football-caa-welcomes-north-carolina-a-t-as-newest-member-of-the-conference.aspx|title=CAA Welcomes North Carolina A&T as Newest Member of the Conference |publisher=Colonial Athletic Association |date=Feb 22, 2022 |access-date=Feb 23, 2022}}</ref>

Also on February 22, the conference announced its intent to combine its football membership with the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] beginning in 2023 and operate as the [[OVC–Big South Football Association]].<ref>[http://ovcsports.com/news/2022/2/22/big-south-conference-and-ovc-announce-football-agreement.aspx "Big South Conference and OVC Announce Football Agreement"] ''OVCSports.com''. Retrieved 2022-02-22.</ref> The following month saw [[Bryant University]] announced as a new football-only member effective with the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2022/3/29/big-south-adds-bryant-university-as-associate-football-member.aspx |title=Big South Adds Bryant University as Associate Football Member |publisher=Big South Conference |date=March 29, 2022 |access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> Campbell announced on August 3 that it would join both sides of the CAA in 2023 as well.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://caasports.com/news/2022/8/2/football-campbell-university-accepts-invitation-to-join-the-caa-in-2023.aspx |title=Campbell University Accepts Invitation To Join The CAA In 2023 |publisher=Colonial Athletic Association |date=August 3, 2022 |access-date=August 4, 2022}}</ref> This was followed by Bryant announcing that it would join CAA Football in 2024.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://caasports.com/news/2023/8/9/caa-football-welcomes-bryant-university-as-its-newest-member-in-2024.aspx |title=CAA Football Welcomes Bryant University As Its Newest Member In 2024|publisher=CAA Football |date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref> On November 28, it was announced that Robert Morris would also leave the association and return football to its previous home, the [[Northeast Conference]] effective after the 2023 football season.

==Member schools==
===Current full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Type
!Enrollment
!Endowment<br/>(millions)
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Football
|-
| '''[[Charleston Southern University]]'''
| [[North Charleston, South Carolina]]
| 1964
| 1983
| Private<br/>{{small|([[Southern Baptist]])}}
| 3,414
| $24
| [[Charleston Southern Buccaneers|Buccaneers]]
| {{college color boxes|Charleston Southern Buccaneers}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| '''[[Gardner–Webb University]]'''
| [[Boiling Springs, North Carolina]]
| 1905
| 2008
| Private<br/>{{small|([[Southern Baptist]])}}
| 3,594
| $70.5
| [[Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|Runnin' Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| '''[[High Point University]]'''
| [[High Point, North Carolina]]
| 1924
| 1999
| Private <br/>{{small|([[United Methodist]])}}
| 4,545
| $138.5
| [[High Point Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|High Point Panthers}}
| {{no}}
|-
| '''[[Longwood University]]'''
| [[Farmville, Virginia]]
| 1839
| 2012
| Public
| 4,470
| $100
| [[Longwood Lancers|Lancers]]
| {{college color boxes|Longwood Lancers}}
| {{no}}
|-
| '''[[Presbyterian College]]'''
| [[Clinton, South Carolina]]
| 1880
| 2007
| Private <br/>{{small|([[PCUSA]])}}
| 1,330
| $88.1
| [[Presbyterian Blue Hose|Blue Hose]]
| {{college color boxes|Presbyterian Blue Hose}}
| {{no}}{{efn|group=full|Presbyterian's football team competes in the [[Pioneer Football League]], a Division I FCS football-only conference whose members choose not to offer athletic scholarships for football.}}
|-
| '''[[Radford University]]'''
| [[Radford, Virginia]]
| 1910
| 1983
| Public
| 10,700
| $55.2
| [[Radford Highlanders|Highlanders]]
| {{college color boxes|Radford Highlanders}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{sort|North Carolina–Asheville|'''[[University of North Carolina at Asheville]]'''}}
| [[Asheville, North Carolina]]
| 1927
| 1984
| Public<br/>{{small|([[University of North Carolina|UNC]])}}
| 3,762
| $52.4
| [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|UNC Asheville Bulldogs}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{sort|South Carolina–Upstate|'''[[University of South Carolina Upstate]]'''}}
| [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]
| 1967
| 2018
| Public<br/>{{small|([[University of South Carolina System|USCS]])}}
| 6,000
| $74
| [[USC Upstate Spartans|Spartans]]
| {{college color boxes|USC Upstate Spartans}}
| {{no}}
|-
| '''[[Winthrop University]]'''
| [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]]
| 1886
| 1983
| Public
| 6,073
| $62.3
| [[Winthrop Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Winthrop Eagles}}
| {{no}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Current associate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Big South<br>sport
!Primary<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Bryant University]]'''
| [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]]
| 1863
| 2025
| Private
| 3,751
| [[Bryant Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Bryant Bulldogs}}
| {{sortname|Men's|tennis|nolink=y}}
| [[America East Conference|America East (AmEast)]]
|-
| '''[[Furman University]]'''
| [[Greenville, South Carolina]]
| 1826
| 2021
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| 2,629
| [[Furman Paladins|Paladins]]
| {{college color boxes|Furman Paladins}}
| rowspan=2 | Women's lacrosse
| rowspan=2 | [[SoCon]]
|-
| '''[[Mercer University]]'''
| [[Macon, Georgia]]
| 1833
| 2021
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| 9,026
| [[Mercer Bears|Bears]]
| {{college color boxes|Mercer Bears}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[New Jersey Institute of Technology]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| rowspan=2 | 1881
| rowspan=2 | 2025
| rowspan=2 | Public
| rowspan=2 | 12,332
| rowspan=2 | [[NJIT Highlanders|Highlanders]]
| rowspan=2 | {{college color boxes|NJIT Highlanders}}
| {{sortname|Men's|tennis|nolink=y}}
| rowspan=2 | [[America East Conference|America East (AmEast)]]
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|tennis|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Wofford College]]'''
| [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]
| 1854
| 2021
| Private<br/>{{small|([[United Methodist]])}}
| 1,773
| [[Wofford Terriers|Terriers]]
| {{college color boxes|Wofford Terriers}}
| Women's lacrosse
| [[SoCon]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=ass}}

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!Nickname
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| '''[[Armstrong State University]]'''
| [[Savannah, Georgia]]
| 1935
| 1983
| 1987
| Public
| [[Armstrong State Pirates and Lady Pirates|Pirates]]
| {{college color boxes|Armstrong State Pirates}}
| ''N/A''{{efn|group=former|Armstrong State, which was last a member of the [[NCAA Division II]] [[Peach Belt Conference]], dropped intercollegiate athletics at the end of the 2016–17 school year due to its impending consolidation with [[Georgia Southern University]].}}
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| '''[[Augusta University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as [[Augusta State University]] until January 2013, when it merged with another Augusta institution ([[Georgia Health Sciences University]]) to create '''Georgia Regents University'''. At the time of the merger, only GRU (as Augusta State) had an athletic program, and GRU's sports teams continued to compete as "Augusta State" through the end of the 2012–13 school year. The school changed its name again to the current '''Augusta University''' in 2015.}}
| [[Augusta, Georgia]]
| 1785
| 1983
| 1990
| Public
| [[Augusta Jaguars|Jaguars]]
| {{college color boxes|Augusta Jaguars}}
| [[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Birmingham–Southern College]]'''
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| 1856
| 2000
| 2007
| Private<br/>{{small|([[United Methodist Church|Methodist]])}}
| [[Birmingham–Southern Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Birmingham–Southern Panthers}}
| Closed in 2024
|-
| '''[[Campbell University]]'''
| [[Buies Creek, North Carolina]]
| 1887
| 1983;{{efn|group=full|Campbell was a founding member of the Big South in 1983. The Fighting Camels left the Big South after the 1993–94 school year to join the [[ASUN Conference|Trans Atlantic Athletic Conference]] (TAAC; later the Atlantic Sun Conference, now the ASUN Conference); before rejoining effective the 2011–12 school year for all sports, except for their football program, which remained in the [[Pioneer Football League]] until joining Big South football in the 2018 fall season (2018–19 school year). Campbell then left the Big South again in 2023 to the Colonial Athletic Association as its primary athletic conference.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gocamels.com/news/2022/8/3/news-campbell-university-to-join-colonial-athletic-association-in-2023.aspx | title=Campbell University to join Colonial Athletic Association in 2023 | access-date=August 4, 2022 | work=Campbell University Fighting Camels | date=August 3, 2022}}</ref>}}<br>2011
| 1994;<br>2023
| Private <br/>{{small|([[Southern Baptist]])}}
| [[Campbell Fighting Camels and Lady Camels|Fighting Camels]]
| {{college color boxes|Campbell Fighting Camels}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
| '''[[Coastal Carolina University]]'''
| [[Conway, South Carolina]]
| 1954
| 1983
| 2016
| Public
| [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|Chanticleers]]
| {{college color boxes|Coastal Carolina Chanticleers}}
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Davidson College]]'''
| [[Davidson, North Carolina]]
| 1837
| 1990
| 1992
| Private<br/>{{small|([[PCUSA]])}}
| [[Davidson Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[Elon University]]'''
| [[Elon, North Carolina]]
| 1889
| 1999
| 2003
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| [[Elon Phoenix|Phoenix]]
| {{college color boxes|Elon Phoenix}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
| '''[[Hampton University]]'''
| [[Hampton, Virginia]]
| 1868
| 2018
| 2022
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian, [[HBCU]])}}
| [[Hampton Pirates|Pirates]]
| {{college color boxes|Hampton Pirates}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
| '''[[Liberty University]]'''
| [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]
| 1971
| 1991{{efn|group=former|Liberty was ineligible for the Big South football title in its final conference season of 2017 (2017–18 school year), as it had started a transition to [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS football]] in that season.}}
| 2018
| Private<br/>{{small|([[Nondenominational Christianity|Nondenominational]])}}<!--Historically Baptist, but now officially nondenominational.-->
| [[Liberty Flames and Lady Flames|Flames and Lady Flames]]
| {{college color boxes|Liberty Flames}}
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| {{sort|Maryland–Baltimore County|'''[[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]]'''}}<br>{{small|(UMBC)}}
| [[Catonsville, Maryland]]
| 1966
| 1992
| 1998
| Public
| [[UMBC Retrievers|Retrievers]]
| {{college color boxes|UMBC Retrievers}}
| [[America East Conference|America East]]
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''<br>{{small|(North Carolina A&T)}}
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 2021
| 2022
| Public<br/>{{small|([[University of North Carolina|UNC]], [[HBCU]])}}
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
| {{sort|North Carolina–Greensboro|'''[[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]]'''}}<br>{{small|(UNC Greensboro)}}
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 1992{{efn|group=former|The North Carolina–Greensboro (UNC Greensboro) men's basketball and baseball teams joined the Big South a year after becoming a full member for other sports (1993–94).}}
| 1997
| Public
| [[UNC Greensboro Spartans|Spartans]]
| {{college color boxes|UNC Greensboro Spartans}}
| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|-
| '''[[Towson University]]'''
| [[Towson, Maryland]]
| 1866
| 1992
| 1995
| Public
| [[Towson Tigers|Tigers]]
| {{college color boxes|Towson Tigers}}
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|- 
| '''[[Virginia Military Institute]]'''<br>{{small|(VMI)}}
| [[Lexington, Virginia]]
| 1839
| 2003
| 2014
| [[Senior Military College]]
| [[VMI Keydets|Keydets]]
| {{college color boxes|VMI Keydets}}
| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former associate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Left
!Type
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Big South<br>sport
!Primary<br>conference
!Conference<br>in former<br>Big South sport
|-
| '''[[Bryant University]]'''
| [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]]
| 1863
| 2022<ref name="bryantfb">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=Big South Adds Bryant University as Associate Football Member
|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2022/3/29/big-south-adds-bryant-university-as-associate-football-member.aspx |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=BigSouthSports.com}}</ref>
| 2024
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| [[Bryant Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Bryant Bulldogs}}
| Football
| [[America East]]
| [[CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB|CAA Football is technically a separate entity from the all-sports CAA.}}
|-
| '''[[Robert Morris University]]'''
| [[Moon Township, Pennsylvania]]
| 1921
| 2020{{efn|group=ass|Robert Morris was originally intended to join Big South football in the 2021 football season (part of the 2021–22 academic year). With the 2020 Big South football season
moved to spring 2021, RMU was brought into the football league early.}}
| 2024
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
| [[Robert Morris Colonials football|Colonials]]
| {{college color boxes|Robert Morris Colonials}}
| Football
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast]]
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| 1891
| 2022{{efn|group=faff|Measured from North Carolina A&T's departure as a full Big South member.}}
| 2023
| Public<br/>{{small|([[University of North Carolina|UNC]], [[HBCU]])}}
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies football|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB}}
|-
| '''[[Kennesaw State University]]'''
| [[Kennesaw, Georgia]]
| 1963
| 2015
| 2022
| Public
| [[Kennesaw State Owls football|Owls]]
| {{college color boxes|Kennesaw State Owls}}
| Football
| colspan=2 | [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[Monmouth University]]'''
| [[West Long Branch, New Jersey]]
| 1933
| 2014
| 2022
| Private
| [[Monmouth Hawks football|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Monmouth Hawks}}
| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB}}
|-
| '''[[University of North Alabama]]'''
| [[Florence, Alabama]]
| 1830
| 2019
| 2022
| Public
| [[North Alabama Lions football|Lions]]
| {{college color boxes|North Alabama Lions}}
| Football
| [[ASUN]]
| [[United Athletic Conference|UAC]]
|-
| '''[[Davidson College]]'''
| [[Davidson, North Carolina]]
| 1837
| 2012
| 2014
| Private<br/>{{small|([[PCUSA]])}}
| [[Davidson Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
| Lacrosse (w)
| colspan=2|[[Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[Stony Brook University]]'''
| [[Stony Brook, New York]]
| 1957
| 2008
| 2013
| rowspan="2"|Public
| [[Stony Brook Seawolves football|Seawolves]]
| {{college color boxes|Stony Brook Seawolves}}
| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB}}
|-
| {{sort|North Carolina Wilmington|'''[[University of North Carolina Wilmington]]'''}}
| [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]
| 1947
| 2000
| 2004
| [[UNC Wilmington Seahawks|Seahawks]]
| {{college color boxes|UNC Wilmington Seahawks}}
| Golf (w)
| colspan=2 | [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|}

;Notes:
{{reflist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
<timeline>

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          id:line     value:black

          id:bg       value:white
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          id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference
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   bar:1  color:FullxF from:1983 till:1987 text:[[Armstrong State University|Armstrong Atlantic State]] (1983–1987)
   bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:1987 till:1990 
   bar:1  shift:(40) color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:2017 text:[[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt (PBC)]], then dropped athletics

   bar:2  color:FullxF from:1983 till:1990 text:[[Augusta University|Augusta State]] (1983–1990)
   bar:2  color:OtherC1 from:1990 till:end text:[[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt (PBC)]]

   bar:3  color:FullxF from:1983 till:1990 text:[[Charleston Southern University|Baptist]] (1983–present)
   bar:3  color:FullxF from:1990 till:2002 text:[[Charleston Southern]]
   bar:3  color:Full from:2002 till:end

   bar:4  color:FullxF from:1983 till:1994 text:[[Campbell University|Campbell]] (1983–1994)
   bar:4  color:OtherC1 from:1994 till:2011 text:[[ASUN Conference|Atlantic Sun (ASUN)]]
   bar:4  color:FullxF from:2011 till:2018 text:(2011–2018)
   bar:4  color:Full from:2018 till:2023 text:(2018–2023)
   bar:4  color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:[[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:5  color:FullxF from:1983 till:2003 text:[[Coastal Carolina]] (1983–2016)
   bar:5  color:Full from:2003 till:2016
   bar:5  color:OtherC1 from:2016 till:end text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]

   bar:6  color:FullxF from:1983 till:end text:[[Radford University|Radford]] (1983–present)

   bar:7  color:FullxF from:1983 till:end text:[[Winthrop University|Winthrop]] (1983–present)

   bar:8  color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1984 text:Ind.
   bar:8  color:FullxF from:1984 till:end text:[[UNC Asheville]] (1984–present)

   bar:9  color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1988 text:[[SoCon]]
   bar:9  shift:(-10) color:OtherC2 from:1988 till:1990 text:[[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:9  color:FullxF from:1990 till:1992 text:[[Davidson College|Davidson]] (1990–1992)
   bar:9  shift:(70) color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:2014 text:[[SoCon]]
   bar:9  shift:(-60) color:AssocOS from:2012 till:2014 text: (lacrosse, 2012–14)
   bar:9  color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]

   bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1991 text:Independent
   bar:10 color:FullxF from:1991 till:2002 text:[[Liberty University|Liberty]] (1991–2018)
   bar:10 color:Full from:2002 till:2018
   bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2018 till:2023 text:[[ASUN]]
   bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[C-USA]]

   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1992 text:[[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]]
   bar:11 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1995 text:[[Towson State]] (1992–1995)
   bar:11 shift:(70) color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:2001 text:[[America East Conference|NAC/AEC]]
   bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:end text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1988 text:[[USA South Athletic Conference|DIAC]]
   bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:1988 till:1992 text:Independent
   bar:12 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1997 text:[[UNC Greensboro]] (1992–1997)
   bar:12 shift:(40) color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:end text:[[SoCon]]

   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1990 text:Independent
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1992 text:[[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]]
   bar:13 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1998 text:[[UMBC]] (1992–1998)
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1998 till:2003 text:[[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2003 till:end text:[[America East]]

   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1989 text:[[Conference Carolinas|CIAC]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1989 till:1997 text:[[South Atlantic Conference|SAC]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1997 till:1999 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Indep.]]
   bar:14 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2002 text:[[Elon University|Elon]] (1999–2003)
   bar:14 color:Full from:2002 till:2003 
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2003 till:2014 text:[[SoCon]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:2014 till:end text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1995 text:[[Conference Carolinas|CIAC]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1995 till:1997 text:[[Conference Carolinas|CVAC]]
   bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1997 till:1999 text:[[NCAA Division II independent schools|Indep.]]
   bar:15 color:FullxF from:1999 till:end text:[[High Point University|High Point]] (1999–present)

   bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1996 text:[[Southern States Conference|SSC (NAIA)]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:2001 text:[[TranSouth Athletic Conference|TSAC (NAIA)]]
   bar:16 color:FullxF from:2001 till:2006 text:[[Birmingham–Southern College|Birmingham–Southern]] (2001–2006)
   bar:16 shift:(70) color:OtherC1 from:2006 till:2012 text:[[Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference|SCAC]]
   bar:16 color:OtherC2 from:2012 till:2024 text:[[Southern Athletic Association|SAA]], then closed

   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1989 text:[[NAIA independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC2 from:1989 till:2000 text:[[South Atlantic Conference|SAC]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:2002 text:[[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|Indep.]]
   bar:17 color:AssocF from:2002 till:2008 text:[[Gardner–Webb University|Gardner–Webb]] (football, 2002–2008; all sports, 2008–present)
   bar:17 color:Full from:2008 till:end

   bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:2003 text:[[SoCon]]
   bar:18 color:Full from:2003 till:2014 text:[[Virginia Military Institute|VMI]] (2003–2014)
   bar:18 color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[SoCon]]

   bar:19 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1989 text:[[NAIA independent schools|Independent]]
   bar:19 color:OtherC2 from:1989 till:2007 text:[[South Atlantic Conference|SAC]]
   bar:19 color:FullxF from:2007 till:2009 text:[[Presbyterian College|Presbyterian]] (2007–present)
   bar:19 color:Full from:2009 till:2020
   bar:19 color:FullxF from:2020 till:end

   bar:20 color:AssocF from:2008 till:2013 text:[[Stony Brook University|Stony Brook]] (football, 2008–2013)

   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1995 text:Independent
   bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2003 text:[[Conference Carolinas|CVAC]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2003 till:2012 text:Independent
   bar:21 color:FullxF from:2012 till:end text:[[Longwood University|Longwood]] (2012–present)

   bar:23 color:AssocF from:2014 till:2022 text:[[Monmouth University|Monmouth]] (football, 2014–2022)

   bar:24 color:AssocF from:2015 till:2022 text:[[Kennesaw State]] (football, 2015–2022)

   bar:25 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1990 text:[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Independent]]
   bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:2000 text:[[Peach Belt Conference|PBAC]]
   bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2007 text:[[Peach Belt Conference|PBC]]
   bar:25 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2018 text:[[ASUN]]
   bar:25 color:FullxF from:2018 till:end text:[[USC Upstate Spartans|USC Upstate]] (2018–present)
   
   bar:26 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1995 text:[[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]
   bar:26 color:OtherC2 from:1995 till:2018 text:[[MEAC]]
   bar:26 color:FullxF from:2018 till:2019 text:[[Hampton University|Hampton]] (2018–2022)
   bar:26 color:Full from:2019 till:2022
   bar:26 shift:(30) color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:27 color:AssocF from:2019 till:2022 text:[[University of North Alabama|North Alabama]] (football, 2019–2022)

   bar:28 color:AssocF from:2020 till:2024 text:[[Robert Morris University|Robert Morris]] (football, 2020–2024)

   bar:29 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:2021 text:[[MEAC]]
   bar:29 shift:(-20) color:Full from:2021 till:2022 text:[[North Carolina A&amp;T State University|North Carolina A&T]] (2021–2022)
   bar:29 color:AssocF from:2022 till:2023 :text:
   bar:29 shift:(90) color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end :text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]

   bar:30 color:AssocF from:2022 till:2024 :text:[[Bryant University|Bryant]] (football, 2022-2024)

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==Sports==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Teams in Big South competition
!Sport||Men's||Women's
|-
|align="left"| [[Baseball]] || 9 || –
|-
|align="left"| [[Basketball]] || 9 || 9
|-
|align="left"| [[Cross country running|Cross Country]] || 9||9
|-
|align="left"| [[College football|Football]] || 2 || –
|-
|align="left"| [[Golf]] || 8 ||9
|-
|align="left"| [[Lacrosse]] || – || 9
|-
|align="left"| [[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || 8 || 9
|-
|align="left"| [[Softball]] || – || 7
|-
|align="left"| [[Tennis]] || 6 || 6
|-
|align="left"| [[Track and field#Indoor|Track and Field (Indoor)]] || 6 || 7
|-
|align="left"| [[Track and field#Outdoor|Track and Field (Outdoor)]] || 7 || 8
|-
|align="left"| [[Volleyball]] || – || 8
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%; text-align:center;"
|-
! School!! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross country !! Football !! Golf !! Soccer !! Tennis !! Track and field<br/>(indoor) !! Track and field<br/>(outdoor) !! Total Big South sports
|-
| <big>Charleston Southern</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| <big>Gardner–Webb</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9
|-
| <big>High Point</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| <big>Longwood</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| <big>Presbyterian</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}{{efn|group=m|Presbyterian football left the Big South after the 2019 season. It played as an FCS independent in the 2020–21 school year and is now in the Pioneer Football League.}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| <big>Radford</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||  7
|-
| <big>UNC Asheville</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| <big>USC Upstate</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| <big>Winthrop</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}}||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
|<big>Totals</big> ||9 ||9 ||9 ||2 ||8 ||8 ||4+2 ||7 ||8 ||64+2
|-
! colspan=11 | Affiliate members
|-
| <big>Bryant</big> || || || || || || || {{yes}} || || || 1
|-
| <big>NJIT</big> || || || || || || || {{yes}} || || || 1
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=m}}

<big>'''Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big South Conference which are played by Big South schools:'''</big>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School !! Lacrosse !! Swimming !! Wrestling
|-
| <big>Gardner–Webb</big> || No || [[ASUN]]|| [[SoCon]]
|-
| <big>High Point</big> || [[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]] || No || No
|-
| <big>Presbyterian</big> || No || No || [[SoCon]]
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=mns}}

In addition to the above, Campbell counts both its male and female cheerleaders as varsity athletes.

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Cross country !! Golf !! Lacrosse !! Soccer !! Softball !! Tennis !! Track and field<br/>(indoor) !! Track and field<br/>(outdoor) !! Volleyball !! Total Big South sports
|-
| <big>Charleston Southern</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||9
|-
| <big>Gardner–Webb</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||10
|-
| <big>High Point</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||8
|-
| <big>Longwood</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||8
|-
| <big> Presbyterian</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||8
|-
| <big>Radford</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||9
|-
| <big>UNC Asheville</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||8
|-
| <big>USC Upstate</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||8
|-
| <big>Winthrop</big> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}}||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||9
|-
| <big>Totals</big> ||9 ||9 ||9 ||6+3 || 9 || 7 || 5+1 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 78+4
|-
! colspan=12 | Affiliate members
|-
| <big>Furman</big> || || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || 1
|-
| <big>Mercer</big> || || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || 1
|-
| <big>NJIT</big> || || || || || || || {{yes}} || || || || 1
|-
| <big>Wofford</big> || || || || {{yes}} || || || || || || || 1
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=w}}

<big>'''Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big South Conference which are played by Big South schools:'''</big>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School !! Acrobatics &<br/>Tumbling{{efn|group=wns|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program; national championship competition is governed by the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association.}} !! Field Hockey !! Rowing !! Swimming !! Wrestling{{efn|group=wns|Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports program; national championship competition is governed by the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association.}}
|-
| <big>Gardner–Webb</big> || No || No || No || [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]] || No
|-
| <big>High Point</big> || No || No || [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || No || No
|-
| <big>Longwood</big> || No || [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] || No || No || No
|-
| <big>Presbyterian</big> || Independent || No || No || No || Independent
|-
| <big>UNC Asheville</big> || No || No || No || [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]] || No
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=wns}}

In addition to the above, Campbell, Gardner–Webb, and Presbyterian consider their female cheerleaders to be varsity athletes, with Campbell also considering its male cheerleaders as such.

===Football – players drafted by the NFL===
Football players from the Big South have been drafted to play professionally in the [[National Football League]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Name
!Position
!School
!Draft year
!Draft pick
!NFL team
|- 
| '''[[Tyler Thigpen]]''' || QB || [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football|Coastal Carolina]] || 2007 || Round 7, Pick 217 || [[Minnesota Vikings|Vikings]]
|- 
| '''[[Jerome Simpson]]''' || WR || Coastal Carolina || 2008 || Round 2, Pick 46 || [[Cincinnati Bengals|Bengals]]
|- 
| '''[[Brian Johnston (linebacker)|Brian Johnston]]''' || DE || Gardner–Webb || 2008 || Round 7, Pick 210 || [[Kansas City Chiefs|Chiefs]]
|- 
| '''[[Rashad Jennings]]''' || RB || [[Liberty Flames football|Liberty]] || 2009 || Round 7, Pick 250 || [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jaguars]]
|- 
| '''[[Josh Norman]]''' || CB || Coastal Carolina || 2012 || Round 5, Pick 143 || [[Carolina Panthers|Panthers]]
|- 
| '''[[Justin Bethel]]''' || S || Presbyterian || 2012 || Round 6, Pick 177 || [[Arizona Cardinals|Cardinals]]
|- 
| '''[[Walt Aikens]]''' || CB || Liberty || 2014 || Round 4, Pick 125 || [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]]
|- 
! colspan=6 | NFL Draftees from the Big South Conference
|}

==Conference champions==

=== Men's basketball ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Regular season champion
!Tournament champion
!Tournament final location
|-
|[[1986 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1986]] 
|Charleston Southern (5–1)
|Charleston Southern
|[[Savannah Civic Center]], [[Savannah, GA]]
|-
|[[1987 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1987]] 
|Charleston Southern (12–2)
|Charleston Southern
|Savannah Civic Center
|-
|[[1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1988]] 
|Coastal Carolina (9–3)
|Winthrop
|[[Winthrop Coliseum]], [[Rock Hill, SC]]
|-
|[[1989 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1989]] 
|Coastal Carolina (9–3)
|UNC Asheville
|Winthrop Coliseum
|-
|[[1990 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1990]] 
|Coastal Carolina (11–1)
|Coastal Carolina
|Winthrop Coliseum
|-
|[[1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1991]] 
|Coastal Carolina (13–1)
|Coastal Carolina
|[[Civic Center of Anderson]], [[Anderson, SC]]
|-
|[[1992 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1992]] 
|Radford (12–2)
|Campbell
|Civic Center of Anderson
|-
|[[1993 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1993]] 
|Towson State (14–2)
|Coastal Carolina
|[[North Charleston Coliseum]], [[North Charleston, SC]]
|-
|[[1994 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1994]] 
|Towson State (15–3)
|Liberty
|North Charleston Coliseum
|-
|[[1995 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1995]]
|UNC Greensboro (14–2)
|Charleston Southern
|[[Vines Center]], [[Lynchburg, VA]]
|-
|[[1996 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1996]]
|UNC Greensboro (11–3)
|UNC Greensboro
|Vines Center
|-
|[[1997 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1997]]
|UNC Asheville (11–3)
|Charleston Southern
|Vines Center
|-
|[[1998 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1998]]
|UNC Asheville (11–1)
|Radford
|Vines Center
|-
|[[1999 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1999]]
|Winthrop (9–1)
|Winthrop
|[[Asheville Civic Center]], [[Asheville, NC]]
|-
|[[2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2000]] 
|Radford (12–2)
|Winthrop
|Asheville Civic Center
|-
|[[2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2001]] 
|Radford (12–2)
|Winthrop
|[[Roanoke Civic Center]], [[Roanoke, VA]]
|-
|[[2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2002]] 
|Winthrop, UNC Asheville (10–4)
|Winthrop
|Roanoke Civic Center
|-
|[[2003 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2003]] 
|Winthrop (11–3)
|UNC Asheville
|Vines Center (semis & finals only)
|-
|[[2004 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2004]] 
|Liberty (12–4)
|Liberty
|Vines Center (finals only)
|-
|[[2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2005]] 
|Winthrop (15–1)
|Winthrop
|Winthrop Coliseum (finals only)
|-
|[[2006 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2006]] 
|Winthrop (13–3)
|Winthrop
|Winthrop Coliseum (semis & finals only)
|-
|[[2007 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2007]] 
|Winthrop (14–0)
|Winthrop
|Winthrop Coliseum (semis & finals only)
|-
|[[2008 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2008]] 
|UNC Asheville, Winthrop (10–4)
|Winthrop
|[[Justice Center]], Asheville, NC (semis & finals only)
|-
|[[2009 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2009]] 
|Radford (15–3)
|Radford
|[[Dedmon Center]], [[Radford, VA]] (finals only)
|-
|[[2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2010]]
|[[2009–10 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team|Coastal Carolina]] (15–3)
|[[2009–10 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team|Winthrop]]
|[[Kimbel Arena]], [[Conway, SC]] (semis & finals only)
|-
|[[2011 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2011]] 
| [[2010–11 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team|Coastal Carolina]] (16–2)
| [[2010–11 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]]
| Kimbel Arena (semis & finals only)
|-
|[[2012 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2012]]
| [[2011–12 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]] (16–2)
| UNC Asheville
| Kimmel Arena, Asheville, NC (quarters, semis & final)
|-
|[[2013 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2013]]
| [[2012–13 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team|Charleston Southern]], [[2012–13 High Point Panthers men's basketball team|High Point]] (12–4)
| [[2012–13 Liberty Flames basketball team|Liberty]]
| [[HTC Center]], Conway, SC
|-
|[[2014 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2014]]
| [[2013–14 High Point Panthers men's basketball team|High Point]] (12–4)
| [[2013–14 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team|Coastal Carolina]]
| HTC Center, Conway, SC
|-
|[[2015 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2015]]
| [[2014–15 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team|Charleston Southern]], [[2014–15 High Point Panthers men's basketball team|High Point]] (13–5)
| [[2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team|Coastal Carolina]]
| HTC Center, Conway, SC
|-
|[[2016 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2016]]
| [[2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball team|High Point]], [[2015–16 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team|Winthrop]] (13–5)
| [[2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]]
| [[Gore Arena]], [[Buies Creek, NC]]
|-
|[[2017 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2017]]
| [[2016–17 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team|Winthrop]], [[2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]] (15–3)
| Winthrop
| [[Winthrop Coliseum]], [[Rock Hill, SC]] (quarters, semis, & finals)
|-
|[[2018 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2018]]
|[[2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]] (13–5)
|[[2017–18 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team|Radford]]
|Dedmon Center, Radford, VA
|-
| [[2019 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2019]]
| [[2018–19 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team|Campbell]], [[2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team|Radford]] (12–4)
| [[2018–19 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gardner–Webb]]
| Dedmon Center, Radford, VA
|-
| [[2020 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2020]]
| [[2019–20 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team|Radford]], [[2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team|Winthrop]] (15–3)
| Winthrop
| Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, SC
|-
| [[2021 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2021]]
| [[2020–21 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team|Winthrop]] (17–1)
| Winthrop
| Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, SC
|-
| [[2022 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2022]]
| [[2021–22 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team|Longwood]] (15–1)
| Longwood
| [[Bojangles Coliseum]], Charlotte, NC
|-
| [[2023 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2023]]
| [[2022–23 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]] (16–2)
| UNC Asheville
| Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
|-
| [[2024 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2024]]
| [[2023–24 High Point Panthers men's basketball team|High Point]] (13–3)
| Longwood
| Qubein Center, High Point, NC
|-
|[[2025 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2025]]
|[[2024–25 High Point Panthers men's basketball team|High Point]] (14–2)
|High Point
|[[Freedom Hall Civic Center]], [[Johnson City, TN]]
|}

=== Basketball tournament championships by school ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:700px;"
! School
! # of tournament championships
! Last tournament championship
|-
| [[Winthrop Eagles men's basketball|Winthrop]]
| 13
| 2021
|-
| [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball|UNC Asheville]]
| 6
| 2023
|-
| [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball|Coastal Carolina]]{{sup|†}}
| 5
| 2015
|-
| [[Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball|Charleston Southern]]
| 4
| 1997
|-
| [[Liberty Flames basketball|Liberty]]{{sup|†}}
| 3
| 2013
|-
| [[Radford Highlanders men's basketball|Radford]]
| 3
| 2018
|-
| [[Longwood Lancers men's basketball|Longwood]]
| 2
| 2024
|-
| [[Campbell Fighting Camels basketball|Campbell]]{{sup|†}}
| 1
| 1992
|-
| [[Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball|Gardner–Webb]]
| 1
| 2019
|-
| [[High Point Panthers men's basketball|High Point]]
| 1
| 2025
|-
| [[UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball|UNC Greensboro]]{{sup|†}}
| 1
| 1996
|-
|}

{{small|{{sup|†}} – Former member of the Big South}}

{{main|Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|Big South Conference women's basketball tournament}}

=== Football ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Season
!Champion
!Record
|-
|2002
|Gardner–Webb
|3–0
|-
|2003
|Gardner–Webb
|4–0
|-
|2004
|Coastal Carolina
|4–0 (10–1)
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|Charleston Southern
|3–1 (7–4)
|-
|Coastal Carolina
|3–1 (9–2)
|-
|2006
|Coastal Carolina
|4–0 (9–3)
|-
|2007
|Liberty
|4–0 (8–3)
|-
|2008
|Liberty
|5–0 (10–2)
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|Stony Brook
|5–1 (6–5)
|-
|Liberty
|5–1 (8–3)
|-
|rowspan=3|2010
|Coastal Carolina{{efn|group=autobid|name=autobid|Won the Big South Conference's automatic bid to the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship]] playoffs.}}
|5–1 (6–5)
|-
|Stony Brook
|5–1 (6–5)
|-
|Liberty
|5–1 (8–3)
|-
|2011
|Stony Brook
|6–0 (8–3)
|-
|rowspan=3|2012
|Coastal Carolina{{efn|group=autobid|name=autobid}}
|5–1 (7–4)
|-
|Stony Brook
|5–1 (9–2)
|-
|Liberty
|5–1 (6–5)
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|Coastal Carolina
|4–1 (10–2)
|-
|Liberty
|4–1 (8–4)
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|Liberty{{efn|group=autobid|name=autobid}}
|4–1 (8–4)
|-
|Coastal Carolina
|4–1 (11–1)
|-
|2015
|Charleston Southern 
|6–0 (9–2)
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
|Charleston Southern{{efn|group=autobid|name=autobid}}
|4–1 (7–4)
|-
|Liberty
|4–1 (6–5)
|-
|2017
|Kennesaw State 
|5–0 (12–2)
|-
|2018
|Kennesaw State 
|5–0 (11–2)
|-
|2019
|Monmouth
|6–0 (11–3)
|-
|2020
|Monmouth
|3–0 (3–1)
|-
|2021
|Kennesaw State
|7–0 (11–2)
|-
|2022
|Gardner–Webb
|5–0 (7–6)
|-
|2023
|Gardner–Webb
|5–1 (7–4)
|-
|}
{{notelist|group=autobid}}

=== Women's basketball ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Regular-season champion
! Tournament champion
! Tournament runner-up
|-
| 1986–87 
|Radford 
|Radford 
|Campbell
|-
|1987–88 
|Radford & Campbell 
|Radford 
|Campbell
|-
|1988–89 
|Radford 
|Campbell 
|Radford
|-
|1989–90 
|Radford 
|Radford 
|Campbell
|-
|1990–91 
|Campbell 
|Radford 
|Campbell
|-
|1991–92 
|Radford 
|Radford 
|Campbell
|-
|1992–93 
|UNC Greensboro 
|Radford 
|UNC Greensboro
|-
|1993–94 
|UNC Greensboro 
|Radford 
|UNC Greensboro
|-
|1994–95 
|UNC Greensboro 
|Radford 
|UNC Greensboro
|-
|1995–96 
|UNC Greensboro 
|Radford 
|Winthrop
|-
|1996–97 
|UNC Greensboro 
|Liberty 
|UNC Greensboro
|-
|1997–98 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|UNC Asheville
|-
|1998–99 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|Coastal Carolina
|-
|1999–2000 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|Coastal Carolina
|-
|2000–01 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|Elon
|-
|2001–02 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|Coastal Carolina
|-
|2002–03 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|High Point
|-
|2003–04 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|Birmingham–Southern
|-
|2004–05 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|UNC Asheville
|-
|2005–06 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|High Point
|-
|2006–07 
|High Point 
|UNC Asheville 
|Radford
|-
|2007–08 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|Radford
|-
|2008–09 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|Gardner–Webb
|-
|2009–10 
|Gardner–Webb 
|Liberty 
|Gardner–Webb
|-
|2010–11 
|Liberty 
|Gardner–Webb 
|Liberty
|-
|2011–12 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|High Point
|-
|2012–13 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|Longwood
|-
|[[2014 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2013–14]] 
|High Point 
|Winthrop 
|High Point
|-
|[[2015 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2014–15]] 
|Liberty 
|Liberty 
|High Point
|-
|[[2016 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2015–16]]
|UNC Asheville 
|UNC Asheville 
|Liberty
|-
| [[2017 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2016–17]]
| Radford
| UNC Asheville
| Radford
|-
| [[2018 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2017–18]]
| [[2017–18 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team|Liberty]]
| Liberty
| UNC Asheville
|-
| [[2019 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2018–19]]
| [[2018–19 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team|Radford]]
| Radford
| Campbell
|-
| [[2021 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2020–21]]
| [[2020–21 High Point Panthers women's basketball team|High Point]]
| High Point
| Campbell
|-
| [[2022 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2021–22]]
| Campbell
| [[2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team|Longwood]]
| Campbell
|-
| [[2023 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2022–23]]
| [[2022–23 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs women's basketball team|Gardner–Webb]]
| Gardner–Webb
| High Point
|-
| [[2024 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2023–24]]
| [[2023–24 High Point Panthers women's basketball team|High Point]]
| [[2023–24 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team|Presbyterian]]
| [[2023–24 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team|Radford]]
|-
| [[2025 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|2024–25]]
| [[2024–25 High Point Panthers women's basketball team|High Point]]
| High Point
| [[2024–25 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team|Longwood]]
|}

=== Men's soccer ===
{{further|Big South Conference men's soccer tournament}}

==Broadcasters (Big South Network)==

In addition to basketball games being broadcast on regional and national television, member schools of the Big South Conference are required to provide a live stream of all home games for all sports when playing teams both within and outside the conference. These streams are run by the university hosting the event. All streams are featured on the conference website and are available for free. The football games broadcast on the web are branded as part of a Big South Network.

==National champions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!School
!Sport
!Coach
!Year
!Opponent
!Opponent's conference
|- 
| '''[[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball|Coastal Carolina]]''' || Baseball || {{sortname|Gary |Gilmore|dab=baseball}} || [[2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team|2016]] || [[Arizona Wildcats baseball|Arizona]] || [[Pac-12]]
|}

==Facilities==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Big South Conference | School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball stadium | Capacity | Soccer stadium | Capacity }}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Charleston Southern Buccaneers}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Charleston Southern Buccaneers|Charleston Southern Buccaneers|'''Charleston Southern'''}}
|[[Buccaneer Field]]
|4,000
|[[CSU Field House]]{{efn|group=facilities|Charleston Southern uses the CSU Field House for all conference basketball games. Home games against local rivals or major-conference teams are played at the North Charleston Coliseum when available.}}<br/>[[North Charleston Coliseum]]
|790<br/>11,475
|[[Buccaneer Ballpark]]
|1,500
|[[Buccaneer Field]]
|4,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs}}"| [[Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|{{white|'''Gardner–Webb'''}}]]
|[[Ernest W. Spangler Stadium]]
|7,800
|[[Paul Porter Arena]]
|3,500
|[[John Henry Moss Stadium]]
|700
|[[Greene–Harbison Stadium]]
|{{nts|1000}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|High Point Panthers}}"| [[High Point Panthers|{{white|'''High Point'''}}]]
| colspan=2 rowspan=2 {{N/A|''Non-football school''}}
| [[Qubein Center]]
| 4,200
|[[George S. Erath Field at Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium]]
|700
|Vert Track and Soccer Stadium
|1,100
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Longwood Lancers}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Longwood Lancers|Longwood Lancers|'''Longwood'''}}
| [[Joan Perry Brock Center]]
| 3,000
|[[Bolding Stadium]]
|500
|[[Longwood University Athletics Complex]]
|{{nts|350}}
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Presbyterian Blue Hose}}"| [[Presbyterian Blue Hose|{{white|'''Presbyterian'''}}]]
| colspan=2 {{N/A|''Plays in the [[Pioneer Football League]]''}}
| [[Templeton Physical Education Center]]
| 2,300
| [[Presbyterian College Baseball Complex]]
| {{nts|500}}
| [[Martin Stadium at Edens Field]]
| 400
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Radford Highlanders}}"| [[Radford Highlanders|{{white|'''Radford'''}}]]
| colspan=2 rowspan=4 {{N/A|''Non-football school''}}
|[[Dedmon Center]]
|3,205
|[[Carter Memorial Stadium]]
|700
|[[Patrick D. Cupp Stadium]]
|5,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UNC Asheville Bulldogs}}"| [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs|{{white|'''UNC Asheville'''}}]]
|[[Kimmel Arena]]
|3,200
|[[Greenwood Baseball Field]],<br/>[[McCormick Field]]
|300,<br/>4,000
|[[Greenwood Field]]
|1,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Upstate Spartans}}"| [[USC Upstate Spartans|{{white|'''USC Upstate'''}}]]
|[[G. B. Hodge Center]]
|878
|[[Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park]]
|500
|[[County University Soccer Stadium]]
|3,000
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Winthrop Eagles}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Winthrop Eagles|Winthrop Eagles|'''Winthrop'''}}
|[[Winthrop Coliseum]]
|6,100
|[[Winthrop Ballpark]]
|1,989
|[[Eagle Field (stadium)|Eagle Field]]
|1,500
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=facilities}}

==References==
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