Collegiate Conference of the South

Collegiate Conference of the South
AssociationNCAA
Founded2022 (2022)
CommissionerBeth Vansant
Sports fielded
  • 14
    • men's: 7
    • women's: 7
DivisionDivision III
No. of teams9 (8 in 2026)
RegionSouth
Official websitecollegiateconfsouth.com
Locations
Collegiate Conference of the South
120km
75miles
Agnes Scott
Wesleyan
Piedmont
Maryville
LaGrange
Huntingdon
Covenant
Belhaven
Asbury
Location of CCS members:
Current Members
Departing Members

The Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Member schools are located in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky.[1]

While competitive CCS play began immediately during the 2022–23 school year, the CCS will not be eligible for automatic NCAA Division III tournament bids until 2024.[2] The conference sponsors 14 championship sports. Football, women's golf, and men's and women's lacrosse teams sponsored by CCS members continue to compete in the USA South as associate members.[3]

History

First changes

On June 1, 2023, Berea announced that it accepted an invitation to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) as a full member, thus leaving the CCS, and join there, beginning the 2024–25 school year.[4]

On October 6, 2023, Asbury University was accepted as a full member of the CCS, thus replacing Berea's spot, to join there beginning during the 2024–25 school year.[5]

On July 17, 2024, Maryville announced that it will leave the CCS to accept an invitation to the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) as a full member, and will join there, beginning the 2026–27 school year.[6]

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Founding members

The CCS began with nine full members, all private and faith-based schools. The only members not tied to one or more specific Christian denominations are current member Asbury and former member Berea, although Asbury is historically associated with the Methodist movement.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] Football?
Agnes Scott College[b] Decatur, Georgia 1889 Presbyterian
(PCUSA) 		914 Scotties 2022 No
Asbury University Wilmore, Kentucky 1890 Christian
(unaffiliated) 		1,054 Eagles 2024[7] No
Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi 1883 Presbyterian
(PCUSA) 		3,245 Blazers 2022 Yes
Covenant College Lookout Mountain, Georgia 1955 Presbyterian
(PCA) 		1,282 Scots &
Lady Scots 		2022 No
Huntingdon College Montgomery, Alabama 1854 United
Methodist 		900 Hawks 2022 Yes
LaGrange College LaGrange, Georgia 1831 United
Methodist 		1,137 Panthers 2022 Yes
Maryville College Maryville, Tennessee 1819 Presbyterian
(PCUSA) 		1,103 Scots 2022 Yes
Piedmont University Demorest, Georgia 1897 United Church of Christ &
Congregationalist 		2,640 Lions 2022 No
Wesleyan College[b] Macon, Georgia 1836 United
Methodist 		550 Wolves 2022 No
Notes
  1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ^ a b This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.

Former members

The CCS has one former full member, which was also a private school:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] Left[b] Current
conference
Berea College Berea, Kentucky 1855 Christian
(unaffiliated) 		1,613 Mountaineers 2022 2024 Heartland (HCAC)
Notes
  1. ^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.

Membership timeline

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

Sports

The CCS sponsors championships in the following sports:

Conference sports
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball Y
Basketball Y Y
Cross Country Y Y
Golf Y
Soccer Y Y
Softball Y
Tennis Y Y
Track and field (outdoor) Y Y
Volleyball Y

Conference facilities

All CCS members with football teams play that sport in the USA South.

School Football Basketball
Stadium Capacity Arena Capacity
Agnes Scott Non-football school — Woodruff Athletic Complex —
Asbury Non-football school — Luce Center Gym 1,500
Belhaven Belhaven Bowl 1,200 Charles R. Rugg Arena 500
Covenant Non-football school — Barnes Physical Education Center 650
Huntingdon Charles Lee Field at Samford Stadium 2,500 Catherine Dixon Roland Arena 976
LaGrange Callaway Stadium 5,000 Mariotti Gymnasium 500
Maryville Lloyd L. Thornton Stadium 3,000 Boydson-Baird Gymnasium 2,000
Piedmont Non-football school — Johnny Mize Athletic Center and Cave Arena[8] 1,500
Wesleyan Non-football school — Porter Gymnasium 586

See also

References

  1. ^ "USA South Announces Conference Restructuring". USA South Athletic Conference. February 18, 2022. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Coleman, Pat; McHugh, Dave (February 16, 2022). "USA South Athletic Conference to split in two". D3Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Collegiate Conference of the South approved by the NCAA, following USA South separation". Agnes Scott Scotties. February 18, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "HCAC Welcomes Berea College as its Newest Member". heartlandconf.org. HCAC. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Asbury Joins Division III Collegiate Conference of the South". asburyeagles.com. Asbury University athletics. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Maryville College Approved for Full SAA Membership". saa-sports.com. SAA. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  7. ^ TeamAU (October 6, 2023). "Asbury Joins Division III Collegiate Conference of the South". Asbury Eagles. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Johnny Mize Athletic Center with Video". Piedmont Lions. Piedmont College. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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