Southern Conference
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The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA). Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Established in 1921, the Southern Conference ranks as the fifth-oldest major college athletic conference in the United States, and either the third or fourth oldest in continuous operation, depending on definitions.
The Southern Conference is considered one of the stronger football conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision and is considered a mid-major conference in basketball. The three-time Division I NCAA Football champion Appalachian State Mountaineers were a member of the conference when they stunned the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines 34–32 on September 1, 2007. The Davidson Wildcats reached the Elite Eight in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament by upsetting power programs Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin. More recently, the six-time Division I NCAA football champion Georgia Southern Eagles stunned Southeastern Conference power-house Florida Gators 26–20 in The Swamp on November 23, 2013—the first loss to a lower-division opponent in the Florida program's history. In 2015, Furman defeated UCF 16–15 and The Citadel topped South Carolina 23–22 for their second win over the Gamecocks in the past three meetings. On September 4, 2021, East Tennessee State University stunned Vanderbilt 23–3 in their opening game. The SoCon also frequently sees multiple teams selected to participate in the NCAA Division I baseball championship.
The SoCon was the first conference to use the three-point field goal in basketball in a November 29, 1980, game at Western Carolina against Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where Ronnie Carr shot the historic shot from 22 feet (6.7 m) away and the Catamounts won 77–70.
History
| Wallace Wade | 1951–1960 |
| Lloyd Jordon | 1960–1973 |
| Ken Germann | 1974–1986 |
| Dave Hart | 1986–1991 |
| Wright Waters | 1991–1998 |
| Alfred B. White | 1998–2001 |
| Danny Morrison | 2001–2005 |
| John Iamarino | 2006–2019 |
| Jim Schaus | 2019–2023 |
| Michael Cross | 2023–present |
Talks of a new conference for Southern athletics had started as early as fall of 1920. The conference was formed on February 25, 1921, in Atlanta as fourteen member institutions split from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Southern Conference charter members were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Washington & Lee. In 1922, six more universities—Florida, LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane, and Vanderbilt joined the conference. The first year of competition for the conference was in 1922, effective January 1. The new rules banned freshman play. Later additions included Sewanee (1924), Virginia Military Institute (1924), and Duke (1929).
The SoCon is particularly notable for having spawned two other major conferences. In 1932, the 13 schools located south and west of the Appalachians (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, University of the South (Sewanee), Tennessee, Tulane, and Vanderbilt) all departed the SoCon to form the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 1953, seven additional schools (Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest) withdrew from the SoCon to form the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The ACC and SEC have gone on to surpass their parent conference in prestige; while the ACC and SEC are considered "power" conferences in Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A), the SoCon dropped to Division I-AA (FCS) in 1982, four years after the top division was split into two levels in 1978.
The SoCon became the first league to hold a post-season basketball tournament to decide a conference champion. Although first played in 1921, it did not become "official" until 1922, and in its first few years included teams which were not conference members. Held at the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta from February 24 to March 2, 1922, the first meeting was won by North Carolina who defeated non-member Mercer in the Finals 40–25. The SoCon Basketball Tournament continues as the nation's oldest conference tournament. The next-oldest tournament overall is the SEC men's basketball tournament, founded in 1933, but that event was suspended after its 1952 edition and did not resume until 1979. With the demise of the Division II West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2013, whose tournament had been continuously held since 1936, the next-oldest conference tournament in continuous existence is now the ACC men's basketball tournament, first held in 1954.
Member schools
Current full members
The all-sports membership changed to 10 schools in 2014 following the departure of Appalachian State, Davidson, Elon, and Georgia Southern, plus the arrival of East Tennessee State (ETSU), Mercer, and VMI. The current football membership stands at nine. UNC Greensboro does not sponsor football, while ETSU relaunched its previously dormant football program in 2015 and rejoined SoCon football in 2016 after one season as an independent.
The 10 members of the Southern Conference are:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Endowment (millions) | Nickname | Joined | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC, UT Chattanooga, Chattanooga) | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1886 | Public | 11,728 | $195 | Mocs | 1976 | |
| The Citadel | Charleston, South Carolina | 1842 | S.M.C. | 3,693 | $423.6 | Bulldogs | 1936 | |
| East Tennessee State University (ETSU) | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1911 | Public | 9,151 | $87.8 | Buccaneers | 1978 | |
| 2014 | ||||||||
| Furman University | Greenville, South Carolina | 1826 | Nonsectarian | 2,629 | $812 | Paladins | 1936 | |
| Mercer University | Macon, Georgia | 1833 | Baptist (C.B.F.) | 9,026 | $502 | Bears | 2014 | |
| Samford University | Homewood, Alabama | 1841 | Christian | 5,729 | $403.5 | Bulldogs | 2008 | |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC Greensboro) | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1891 | Public | 19,764 | $368.6 | Spartans | 1997 | |
| Virginia Military Institute (VMI) | Lexington, Virginia | 1839 | S.M.C. | 1,772 | $703.1 | Keydets | 1924 | |
| 2014 | ||||||||
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, North Carolina | 1889 | Public | 12,243 | $130 | Catamounts | 1976 | |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1854 | United Methodist | 1,773 | $417.4 | Terriers | 1997 |
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Future full members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Endowment (millions) | Nickname | Joining | Colors | Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech University (Tennessee Tech) | Cookeville, Tennessee | 1915 | Public | 9,902 | $96.2 | Golden Eagles | 2026 | Ohio Valley (OVC) |
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Associate members
On January 9, 2014, the SoCon and Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) announced a new alliance in lacrosse that took effect with the 2015 spring season (2014–15 school year). Under its terms, sponsorship of men's lacrosse shifted from the ASUN to the SoCon, while women's lacrosse sponsorship remained with the ASUN. Bellarmine, which had announced it would join the ASUN for men's lacrosse for the 2015 spring season, instead joined the SoCon. The alliance remains in effect in men's lacrosse, but the leagues amicably ended their full alliance in women's lacrosse once the SoCon began sponsoring that sport in the 2018 spring season (2017–18 school year). However, the conferences maintained their working relationship in women's lacrosse, with the SoCon adding Coastal Carolina as an associate member effective with the 2021 spring season (2020–21 school year) in order to keep both conferences at five women's lacrosse members for 2021. Coastal was intended to play in SoCon women's lacrosse in the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year) as well, but the SoCon decided to drop the sport after the 2021 spring season (2020–21 school year). While no formal announcement was made, the SoCon–ASUN women's lacrosse partnership definitively ended at that time, as the three full SoCon members who sponsored women's lacrosse moved that sport to the Big South Conference. Coastal and Delaware State both returned women's lacrosse to the ASUN Conference.
The men's lacrosse partnership took a slightly different form from the 2022 spring season (2021–22 school year) forward, as the ASUN reinstated its men's lacrosse league. The two full ASUN members with men's lacrosse programs separated, with Jacksonville remaining in SoCon men's lacrosse while Bellarmine joined the ASUN men's lacrosse league. SoCon associate Air Force also left for ASUN men's lacrosse. The SoCon maintained its automatic NCAA tournament berth with the addition of Hampton.
Before the addition of Hampton men's lacrosse, the most recent addition to the associate membership was Presbyterian wrestling, which joined during summer 2019. Two women's lacrosse members, Central Michigan and Detroit Mercy, left after the 2020 season (2019–20 school year) to join the new women's lacrosse league of Central's full-time home of the Mid-American Conference; this move contributed to the eventual demise of the SoCon women's lacrosse league.
Men's soccer member Belmont left the SoCon after the 2021–22 school year when it joined the Missouri Valley Conference, which sponsors that sport. At the same time, Hampton moved men's lacrosse to its new full-time home of the Colonial Athletic Association, now known as the Coastal Athletic Association.
The addition of men's lacrosse by the Atlantic 10 Conference, announced on May 23, 2022, led to the demise of the SoCon men's lacrosse league after the 2022 season. In addition to Hampton joining the CAA, SoCon associate members High Point and Richmond (the latter a full A-10 member) moved to the A-10, and Jacksonville returned to ASUN men's lacrosse.
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Future associate members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Joining | Colors | SoCon sport(s) | Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University | Lynchburg, Virginia | 1971 | Private | 16,000 | Flames | 2026 | Men's soccer | CUSA |
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Former full members
Most former members are currently members of either the Southeastern Conference (SEC) or the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Two of the former full members, Appalachian State and Davidson, maintain SoCon associate membership in men's wrestling. A third former full member, Georgia Southern, became an associate member in rifle when the SoCon added the sport for the 2016–17 school year.
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Former associate members
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SoCon membership timeline
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football) Associate member (sport) Other Conference Other Conference
- Due to space limitations, one portion of Washington and Lee's affiliation history is not indicated in the table. In 1958, W&L stopped awarding athletic scholarships; from then until 1962, it was an independent in what was then the NCAA College Division (which was split in 1973 to form today's Divisions II and III).
Sports
The Southern Conference sponsors championship competition in 11 men's, 9 women's, and one co-educational NCAA-sanctioned sports.[better source needed] Five schools are associate members for wrestling. Under a cooperative agreement with the ASUN Conference, the SoCon began sponsoring men's lacrosse in the 2014–15 school year (2015 season) with three full members (Furman, Mercer, VMI) and four associates (Bellarmine, High Point, Jacksonville, Richmond). SoCon men's lacrosse has since added Air Force. Women's lacrosse was sponsored by the ASUN through the 2017 season, after which the SoCon launched its own women's lacrosse league. Beginning in the 2016–17 academic year, after a 30-year hiatus, the SoCon resumed rifle as its 21st sport. Members for conference competition are full members The Citadel, VMI, and Wofford as well as associate members UAB, Georgia Southern, and North Georgia. The SoCon is one of only two all-sports conferences to sponsor rifle, joining the Ohio Valley Conference. Rifle is technically a men's sport for NCAA purposes, but men's, women's, and co-ed teams all compete against each other. Women's lacrosse was added as the 22nd sport for 2017–18, but was dropped after the 2020–21 school year.
The SoCon dropped men's lacrosse after the 2022 season. Affiliate member Hampton joined the Colonial Athletic Association, which sponsors that sport, and the Atlantic 10 Conference, full-time home to men's lacrosse affiliate Richmond, launched a men's lacrosse league in the 2023 season, also taking in another SoCon affiliate in High Point. With SoCon men's lacrosse being gutted by these changes, VMI moved that sport to its former men's lacrosse home of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and the two remaining men's lacrosse members, Jacksonville and Mercer, moved that sport to the ASUN.
The conference is unique in that it contains the only two full Division I member schools not to field a women's basketball team. The Citadel and VMI do not sponsor the sport at the varsity level; both schools are historically all-male military colleges which only became co-educational in the 1990s.
| Sport | Men's | Women's | Co-ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | 8 | – | – |
| Basketball | 10 | 8 | – |
| Cross Country | 10 | 10 | – |
| Football | 9 | – | – |
| Golf | 8 | 9 | – |
| Rifle | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Soccer | 6 | 10 | – |
| Softball | – | 8 | – |
| Tennis | 8 | 8 | – |
| Track and Field (Indoor) | 9 | 9 | – |
| Track and Field (Outdoor) | 9 | 10 | – |
| Volleyball | – | 9 | – |
| Wrestling | 9 | – | – |
Men's sponsored sports by school
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross country | Football | Golf | Rifle | Soccer | Tennis | Track & field (indoor) | Track & field (outdoor) | Wrestling | Total SoCon sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 6 |
| The Citadel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| East Tennessee State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | 8 |
| Furman | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| Mercer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | 8 |
| Samford | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| UNC Greensboro | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| VMI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| Western Carolina | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 7 |
| Wofford | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 10 |
| Future Members | ||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | 6 |
| Totals | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3+2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3+6 | 82+8 |
Notes
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southern Conference which are played by SoCon schools:
| School | Lacrosse | Swimming & diving |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | ASUN | No |
| VMI | NEC | America East |
Women's sponsored sports by school
| School | Basketball | Cross country | Golf | Rifle | Soccer | Softball | Tennis | Track & field (indoor) | Track & field (outdoor) | Volleyball | Total SoCon teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| The Citadel | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 |
| East Tennessee State | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| Furman | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| Mercer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| Samford | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| UNC Greensboro | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| VMI | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 5 |
| Western Carolina | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| Wofford | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| Future Members | |||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Totals | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3+3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 87+4 |
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Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southern Conference which are played by SoCon schools:
| School | Beach volleyball | Lacrosse | Swimming & diving | Water polo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | OVC | No | No | No |
| Furman | No | Big South | No | No |
| Mercer | Sun Belt | Big South | No | No |
| Tennessee Tech | OVC | No | No | No |
| VMI | No | No | America East | MAAC |
| Wofford | No | Big South | No | No |
Facilities
| School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball stadium | Capacity | Softball stadium | Capacity | Soccer field | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | Finley Stadium | 20,668 | McKenzie Arena | 10,928 | Non-baseball school | Jim Frost Stadium | 3,000 | Finley Stadium | 20,668 | |
| Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium | 11,500 | McAlister Field House | 6,000 | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park | 6,000 | Non-softball school | Non-soccer school | ||
| East Tennessee State | William B. Greene Jr. Stadium | 7,694 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | 8,500 | Thomas Stadium | 1,200 | Betty Basler Field | 500+ | Summers-Taylor Stadium | 2,000+ |
| Furman | Paladin Stadium | 16,000 | Timmons Arena | 5,000 | Non-baseball school | Pepsi Softball Stadium | 300 | Eugene E. Stone III Stadium | 3,000 | |
| Liberty | Men's soccer-only member | Osborne Stadium | 1,000 | |||||||
| Mercer | Five Star Stadium | 10,200 | Hawkins Arena | 3,500 | Claude Smith Field | 500 | Sikes Field | 300 | Betts Stadium | 500 |
| Samford | Pete Hanna Stadium | 6,700 | Pete Hanna Center | 4,974 | Joe Lee Griffin Stadium | 1,000 | J.T. Haywood Field House | 200 | Samford Track and Soccer Complex | 1,200 |
| Tennessee Tech | Tucker Stadium | 16,500 | Eblen Center | 9,280 | Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex | 1,100 | Tech Softball Field | 800 | Tech Soccer Field | 800 |
| UNC Greensboro | Non-football school | First Horizon Coliseum (men's) Fleming Gymnasium (women's) | 7,617 2,320 | UNCG Baseball Stadium | 3,500 | UNCG Softball Stadium | 500+ | UNCG Soccer Stadium | 3,540 | |
| VMI | Alumni Memorial Field | 10,000 | Cameron Hall | 5,020 | Gray–Minor Stadium | 1,400 | Non-softball school | Patchin Field | 1,000 | |
| Western Carolina | E. J. Whitmire Stadium | 13,742 | Ramsey Center | 7,826 | Hennon Stadium | 1,500 | Catamount Softball Complex | 250+ | Catamount Athletic Complex | 1,000 |
| Wofford | Gibbs Stadium | 13,000 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium | 3,400 | Russell C. King Field | 2,500 | Non-softball school | Snyder Field | 2,250 |
Notes
Conference champions
Football
This is a list of recent champions. For the full history, see List of Southern Conference football champions.
| Year | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Chattanooga† The Citadel | 6–1 |
| 2016 | The Citadel† | 8–0 |
| 2017 | Wofford† | 7–1 |
| 2018 | East Tennessee State Furman Wofford† | 6–2 |
| 2019 | Wofford† | 7–1 |
| 2020 | VMI† | 6–1 |
| 2021 | East Tennessee State† | 7–1 |
| 2022 | Samford† | 8–0 |
| 2023 | Furman† | 7–1 |
| 2024 | Mercer† | 10–2 |
| 2025 | Mercer† | 9–3 |
† Automatic bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship
Men's basketball
This is a partial list of the last 10 regular-season and tournament champions. For the full history, see List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions.
| Year | Regular season champion | Record | Tournament champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Chattanooga | 15–3 | Chattanooga |
| 2016–17 | East Tennessee State UNC Greensboro Furman | 14–4 | East Tennessee State |
| 2017–18 | UNC Greensboro | 15–3 | UNC Greensboro |
| 2018–19 | Wofford | 18–0 | Wofford |
| 2019–20 | East Tennessee State | 16–2 | East Tennessee State |
| 2020–21 | UNC Greensboro | 13–5 | UNC Greensboro |
| 2021–22 | Chattanooga | 14–4 | Chattanooga |
| 2022–23 | Furman Samford | 15–3 | Furman |
| 2023–24 | Samford | 15–3 | Samford |
| 2024–25 | Chattanooga | 15–3 | Wofford |
Women's basketball
This is a partial list of the last 10 tournament champions. For the full history, see Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Chattanooga |
| 2017 | Chattanooga |
| 2018 | Mercer |
| 2019 | Mercer |
| 2020 | Samford |
| 2021 | Mercer |
| 2022 | Mercer |
| 2023 | Chattanooga |
| 2024 | Chattanooga |
| 2025 | UNC Greensboro |
Baseball
This is a partial list of the last 10 champions. For the full history, see Southern Conference baseball tournament.
| Year | Reg. season champion | Tournament champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mercer | Mercer |
| 2016 | Mercer | Western Carolina |
| 2017 | Mercer | UNC Greensboro |
| 2018 | UNC Greensboro | Samford |
| 2019 | Samford | Mercer |
| 2020 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |
| 2021 | Wofford | Samford |
| 2022 | Wofford | UNC Greensboro |
| 2023 | Samford | Samford |
| 2024 | UNC Greensboro | Wofford |
| 2025 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State |
Rifle
| Year | Air rifle champion | Smallbore champion | Overall champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | North Georgia | North Georgia |
| 2018 | North Georgia | North Georgia | North Georgia |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | UAB | UAB |
| 2020 | North Georgia | UAB | UAB |
| 2021 | North Georgia | Georgia Southern | North Georgia |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | North Georgia |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | The Citadel |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern |
Men's Lacrosse
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2015 | High Point |
| 2016 | Air Force |
| 2017 | Air Force |
| 2018 | Richmond |
| 2019 | Richmond |
| 2020 | Not Held |
| 2021 | High Point |
Commissioner's and Germann Cups
The Commissioner's and Germann Cups are awarded each year to the top men's and women's program in the conference. The Commissioner's Cup was inaugurated in 1970. The Germann Cup, named for former Southern Conference Commissioner Ken Germann, was first awarded in 1987. The completion of the 2013–2014 athletics season saw Appalachian State winning its 33rd Commissioner's Cup and Furman its 13th Germann Cup.
| Year | Commissioner's Cup | Germann Cup |
|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 | East Carolina William & Mary | — |
| 1970–71 | William & Mary | — |
| 1971–72 | William & Mary | — |
| 1972–73 | William & Mary | — |
| 1973–74 | East Carolina | — |
| 1974–75 | East Carolina | — |
| 1975–76 | William & Mary | — |
| 1976–77 | East Carolina | — |
| 1977–78 | Appalachian State | — |
| 1978–79 | Appalachian State | — |
| 1979–80 | Appalachian State | — |
| 1980–81 | Appalachian State | — |
| 1981–82 | Appalachian State | — |
| 1982–83 | East Tennessee State | — |
| 1983–84 | Appalachian State | — |
| 1984–85 | Appalachian State | — |
| 1985–86 | Appalachian State | — |
| 1986–87 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| 1987–88 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| 1988–89 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| 1989–90 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| 1990–91 | Furman | Appalachian State |
| 1991–92 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| 1992–93 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 1993–94 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 1994–95 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 1995–96 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 1996–97 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 1997–98 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 1998–99 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 1999–00 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 2000–01 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 2001–02 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 2002–03 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 2003–04 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 2004–05 | Chattanooga | College of Charleston |
| 2005–06 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| 2006–07 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| 2007–08 | Appalachian State | Chattanooga |
| 2008–09 | Appalachian State | College of Charleston |
| 2009–10 | Appalachian State | Samford |
| 2010–11 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| 2011–12 | Appalachian State | College of Charleston |
| 2012–13 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State |
| 2013–14 | Appalachian State | Furman |
| 2014–15 | Chattanooga | Samford |
| 2015–16 | East Tennessee State | Furman |
| 2016–17 | East Tennessee State | Furman |
| 2017–18 | East Tennessee State | Furman |
| 2018–19 | East Tennessee State | Furman |
| 2020–21 | Furman | Samford |
| 2021–22 | East Tennessee State | Samford |
| 2022–23 | Samford | Samford |
| 2023–24 | Samford | Samford |
| 2024–25 | East Tennessee State | Samford |
See also
Relevant literature
- Iamarino, John. 2020. A Proud History of Athletic History. Mercer University Press.