Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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

For the defunct league that was also called the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, see Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

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

Only three charter members are still part of the conference—Clark Atlanta University (formerly Clark College), Tuskegee University, and Morehouse (which briefly left before returning). Before 2014, all members had been southern HBCUs, but two of the SIAC's three newest members include its only non-HBCU, Spring Hill College (joined in 2014), and its only member outside the South, Central State University of Ohio (joined in 2015). The newest member, Savannah State University, returned to the SIAC in 2019 after a nearly 20-year absence. The U.S. Army's 24th Infantry Division teams competed as members of the SIAC from 1930 until 1935.

The SIAC leads all NCAA Division II conferences in football attendance.[1]

Member schools

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors	Joined
Albany State University	Albany, Georgia	1903	Public	6,371	Golden Rams		1969
Benedict College	Columbia, South Carolina	1870	Private (Baptist)	2,500	Tigers		1932
Central State University	Wilberforce, Ohio	1887	Public	2,798	Marauders & Lady Marauders		2015
Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	1865	Private (United Methodist)	4,000	Panthers		1913
Fort Valley State University	Fort Valley, Georgia	1895	Public	2,776	Wildcats		1941
Kentucky State University	Frankfort, Kentucky	1886	Public	2,341	Thorobreds & Thorobrettes		1997
Lane College	Jackson, Tennessee	1882	Private (C.M.E. Church)	2,000	Dragons		1929
LeMoyne–Owen College	Memphis, Tennessee	1862	Private (United Church of Christ)	600	Magicians		1932
Miles College	Fairfield, Alabama	1898	Private (C.M.E. Church)	1,900	Golden Bears		1927
Morehouse College	Atlanta, Georgia	1867	Private (Nonsectarian)	3,000	Maroon Tigers		1913
Paine College	Augusta, Georgia	1882	Private (UMC & C.M.E. Church)	900	Lions		1985
Savannah State University	Savannah, Georgia	1890	Public	4,077	Tigers		1969; 2019
Spring Hill College	Mobile, Alabama	1830	Private (Catholic)	1,439	Badgers		2014
Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, Alabama	1881	Private (Nonsectarian)	3,000	Golden Tigers		1913

• Morehouse — men's institution, does not field women's sports.
• Central State — football was an affiliate member in 2013–2015.
• Reclassifying member in yellow.

Potential future member

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors	Joining	Current conference
Edward Waters College	Jacksonville, Florida	1866	Private (A.M.E. Church)	769	Tigers	Orange, Purple	TBD	Gulf Coast (NAIA)[2]

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University	Normal, Alabama	1875	Public	Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs	1947	1998	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Alabama State University	Montgomery, Alabama	1867	Public	Hornets	1913	1976	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Allen University	Columbia, South Carolina	1870	Private (A.M.E. Church)	Yellow Jackets	1947	1969	Appalachian (NAIA)
Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	1865	Private (AMA)	Panthers	1913	1929	Merged in 1988 with Clark College
Bethune–Cookman University	Daytona Beach, Florida	1904	Private (Nonsectarian)	Wildcats	1950	1979	Mid-Eastern Athletic (NCAA D-I) (SWAC in 2021)
Claflin University	Orangeburg, South Carolina	1869	Private (United Methodist)	Panthers	2008	2018	CIAA
Edward Waters College	Jacksonville, Florida	1866	Private (A.M.E. Church)	Tigers	1930	1935	Gulf Coast (NAIA)
Fisk University	Nashville, Tennessee	1866	Private (United Church of Christ)	Bulldogs	1913	1983	Independent (NAIA)
Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, Florida	1887	Public	Rattlers	1920	1979	Mid-Eastern Athletic (NCAA D-I) (SWAC in 2021)
Jackson State University	Jackson, Mississippi	1877	Public	Tigers	1913	1914	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Knoxville College	Knoxville, Tennessee	1875	Private (Presbyterian)	Bulldogs	1920	1990	Dropped sports
Morris Brown College	Atlanta, Georgia	1881	Private (A.M.E. Church)	Wolverines	1913	2000	Dropped sports
Rust College	Holly Springs, Mississippi	1866	Private (United Methodist)	Bearcats	1978	1988	Gulf Coast (NAIA)
South Carolina State University	Orangeburg, South Carolina	1896	Public	Bulldogs	1935	1971	Mid-Eastern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Stillman College	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1874	Private (Presbyterian)	Tigers	1978 2002	1999 2016	Southern States (NAIA)
Talladega College	Talladega, Alabama	1867	Private (United Church of Christ)	Tornadoes	1913	1941	Gulf Coast (NAIA)
Tennessee State University	Nashville, Tennessee	1912	Public	Tigers	1920	1930	Ohio Valley (NCAA D-I)
Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans, Louisiana	1925	Private (Catholic)	Gold Rush & Gold Nuggets	1935	1960	Gulf Coast (NAIA)

Membership timeline

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

Conference facilities

Old SIAC logo

School	Football		Basketball
	Stadium	Capacity	Arena	Capacity
Albany State	Albany State University Coliseum	11,000	HPER Gym Complex	4,000
Benedict	Charlie W. Johnson Stadium	11,000	Benjamin E. Mays Arena	3,500
Central State	McPherson Stadium	7,000	Beacom/Lewis Gymnasium	N/A
Clark Atlanta	Panther Stadium	6,000	L.S. Epps Gym	1,800
Fort Valley State	Wildcat Stadium	10,000	Health and Physical Education Complex (FVSU)	5,100
Kentucky State	Alumni Field	5,000	William Exum HPER Center	2,750
Lane	Rothrock Stadium	3,500	J.F. Lane Center	2,500
LeMoyne–Owen	non-football school		Bruce Hall	1,000
Miles	Alumni Stadium	8,500	Knox-Windham Gym	2,000
Morehouse	B. T. Harvey Stadium	9,850	Forbes Arena	6,000
Paine	non-football school		Randall Carter Gymnasium	1,200
Savannah State	Ted Wright Stadium	8,500	Tiger Arena	5,000
Spring Hill	non-football school		Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center	2,000
Tuskegee	Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium	10,000	James Center Arena	5,000

Conference sports

The SIAC currently sponsors 14 sports, eight for men and six for women. Men's volleyball became the 14th SIAC sport in the 2020–21 school year, with play starting in January 2021.[3]

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

Conference sports

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

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball[lower-alpha 1]	Total SIAC Sports
Albany State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		6
Benedict	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Central State		Y	Y	Y			Y	Y	5
Clark Atlanta	Y	Y	Y	Y					4
Fort Valley State		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	6
Kentucky State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Lane	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		6
LeMoyne–Owen	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y			5
Miles	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y				5
Morehouse	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Paine	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	Y	6
Savannah State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		6
Spring Hill	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		6
Tuskegee	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y		6
Totals	12	14	14	11	9	7	11	6	84

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

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total SIAC Sports
Albany State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Benedict	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Central State	Y	Y			Y	Y	4
Clark Atlanta	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Fort Valley State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Kentucky State	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	5
Lane	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
LeMoyne–Owen	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	5
Miles	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	5
Paine	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	5
Savannah State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Spring Hill	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Tuskegee	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Totals	13	13	12	9	13	13	66

Other sponsored sports by school

School		Men			Women
		Soccer	Track & Field Indoor		Beach Volleyball[lower-alpha 1]	Golf	Soccer	Track & Field Indoor
Albany State							IND
Benedict			IND					IND
Central State			IND					IND
Kentucky State			IND					IND
Savannah State						IND
Spring Hill		GSC			IND	GSC	GSC

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

Championships

Commissioner's All-Sports

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

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

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

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

Men's sports

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

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

Women's sports

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

See also

• Pioneer Bowl

References

1. pbrock (19 November 2013). "NCAA Football Attendance".
2. St. Cyr, Jamal (July 9, 2019). "Edward Waters College invited to join SIAC". News4Jax. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
3. "First Point Volleyball Foundation and USA Volleyball Makes a $1 Million Investment to SIAC Member Institutions". Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

External links

• Official website