Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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	13 (men's: 7; women's: 6)
Region	Southeastern United States and Ohio
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia
Commissioner	Gregory Moore (since 2008)
Website	www.thesiac.com
Locations

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. Only two charter members are still part of the conference--Clark Atlanta University (formerly Clark College) and Tuskegee University (one other charter member, Morehouse, briefly left before returning). Before 2014, all members had been southern HBCUs, but the SIAC's two newest members include its only non-HBCU, Spring Hill College (joining in 2014), and its only member outside the South, Central State University of Ohio (joining in 2015).

The U.S. Army's 24th Infantry Division teams competed as members of the SIAC from 1930 until 1935.

The SIAC leads all Division II conferences (nationwide) in football attendance.^[1]

Member schools

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Albany State University	Albany, Georgia	1903	4,176	Golden Rams	1969
Benedict College	Columbia, South Carolina	1870	2,500	Tigers	1932
Central State University	Wilberforce, Ohio	1887	2,798	Marauders & Lady Marauders	2015
Claflin University	Orangeburg, South Carolina	1869	1,800	Panthers	2008
Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	1865	4,000	Panthers	1913
Fort Valley State University	Fort Valley, Georgia	1895	4,250	Wildcats	1941
Kentucky State University	Frankfort, Kentucky	1886	2,341	Thorobreds & Thorobrettes	1997
Lane College	Jackson, Tennessee	1882	2,000	Dragons	1929
LeMoyne–Owen College	Memphis, Tennessee	1862	600	Magicians	1932
Miles College	Fairfield, Alabama	1898	1,900	Golden Bears	1927
Morehouse College	Atlanta, Georgia	1867	3,000	Maroon Tigers	1913
Paine College	Augusta, Georgia	1882	900	Lions	1985
Spring Hill College	Mobile, Alabama	1830	1,439	Badgers	2014
Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, Alabama	1881	3,000	Golden Tigers	1913

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

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University	Normal, Alabama	1875	Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs	1947	1998	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Alabama State University	Montgomery, Alabama	1867	Hornets	1913	1976	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Allen University	Columbia, South Carolina	1870	Yellow Jackets	1947	1969	Independent (NAIA D-I)
Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	1865	Panthers	1913	1929	Merged in 1988 with Clark College
Bethune–Cookman University	Daytona Beach, Florida	1904	Wildcats	1950	1979	Mid-Eastern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Edward Waters College	Jacksonville, Florida	1866	Tigers	1930	1935	Gulf Coast (NAIA D-I)
Fisk University	Nashville, Tennessee	1866	Bulldogs	1913	1983	Independent (NAIA D-I)
Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, Florida	1887	Rattlers	1920	1979	Mid-Eastern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Jackson State University	Jackson, Mississippi	1877	Tigers	1913	1914	Southwestern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Knoxville College	Knoxville, Tennessee	1875	Bulldogs	1920	1990	Dropped sports
Morris Brown College	Atlanta, Georgia	1881	Wolverines	1913	2000	Dropped sports
Rust College	Holly Springs, Mississippi	1866	Bearcats	1978	1988	Independent (NCAA D-III)
Savannah State University	Savannah, Georgia	1890	Tigers	1969	2000	Mid-Eastern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
South Carolina State University	Orangeburg, South Carolina	1896	Bulldogs	1935	1971	Mid-Eastern Athletic (NCAA D-I)
Stillman College	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1874	Tigers	1978	2016	Gulf Coast (NAIA D-I)
Talladega College	Talladega, Alabama	1867	Tornadoes	1913	1941	Gulf Coast (NAIA D-I)
Tennessee State University	Nashville, Tennessee	1912	Tigers	1920	1930	Ohio Valley (NCAA D-I)
Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans, Louisiana	1925	Gold Rush & Gold Nuggets	1935	1960	Gulf Coast (NAIA D-I)

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
School	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
Claflin	non-football school		Edward Tullis Arena	3,000
Clark Atlanta	Panther Stadium	6,000	L.S. Epps Gym	1,800
Fort Valley State	Wildcat Stadium	10,000	Health and Physical Education Complex	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	Lucy C. Laney Memorial Stadium	9,000	Randall Carter Gymnasium	1,200
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

A divisional format is used for baseball, basketball (M / W), football, softball, and volleyball.
East Albany State Benedict Claflin Clark Atlanta Fort Valley State Morehouse Paine	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

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Total SIAC Sports
Albany State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	6
Benedict	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Central State		Y	Y	Y			Y	4
Claflin	Y	Y	Y				Y	4
Clark Atlanta	Y	Y	Y	Y				4
Fort Valley State		Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	5
Kentucky State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	6
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	7
Paine	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	5
Spring Hill	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	6
Tuskegee	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	6
Totals	12	14	14	10	8	7	11	76

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
Claflin	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	5
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
Spring Hill	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Tuskegee	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	6
Totals	13	13	12	8	12	13	71

Other sponsored sports by school

School	Men		Women
School	Soccer	Track & Field Indoor	Beach Volleyball ^‡	Golf	Soccer	Track & Field Indoor
Benedict		IND				IND
Central State		IND				IND
Claflin		IND				IND
Kentucky State		IND				IND
Spring Hill	GSC		IND	GSC	GSC

^‡ — D-I sport
Albany State (IND) — Soccer (W) begins play in 2017.^[2]

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)	Baseball	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Golf
1965–66	Alabama State	Morehouse
1966–67	Alabama State	Tuskegee
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
1993–94	Albany State	Alabama A&M		Paine	Albany State
1994–95	Albany State	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M	Savannah State
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	Benedict	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		Benedict	Stillman	Stillman	Morehouse
2013–14	Albany State	Morehouse		Tuskegee	Stillman	Stillman	Albany State	Kentucky State
2014–15	Tuskegee	Morehouse		Benedict	Albany State	Benedict	Morehouse	Benedict
2015–16	Miles	Benedict
2016-17	Fort Valley State

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)	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			Albany State
1999–00				Fort Valley State			Albany State
2000–01				Fort Valley State		Tuskegee
2001–02	Albany State			Fort Valley State
2002–03	Albany State			Fort Valley 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			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

References

↑ http://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-football-attendance
↑ "Two Darton State College sports teams to survive consolidation". Albany Herald. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

External links

Official website

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Members	Albany State Golden Rams Benedict Tigers Central State Marauders & Lady Marauders Claflin Panthers Clark Atlanta Panthers Fort Valley State Wildcats Kentucky State Thorobreds & Thorobrettes Lane Dragons LeMoyne–Owen Magicians Miles Golden Bears Morehouse Maroon Tigers Paine Lions Spring Hill Badgers Tuskegee Golden Tigers

NCAA Division II

Atlantic	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mountain East Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Independent — Bluefield State College

Central	Great American Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

East	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference

Midwest	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Great Midwest Athletic Conference Independent — Oakland City University Salem International University

South	Gulf South Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sunshine State Conference Independent — Auburn University at Montgomery

South Central	Heartland Conference Lone Star Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Southeast	Conference Carolinas Peach Belt Conference South Atlantic Conference

West	California Collegiate Athletic Association Great Northwest Athletic Conference Pacific West Conference

Division II	Independents ECAC Division II Lacrosse League

NCAA	Conferences Institutions Baseball (Championship) Basketball (Men, Women) Cross Country (Men, Women) Field Hockey (Championship) Football (Championship) Golf (Men, Women) Lacrosse (Men, Women) Rowing (Championship) Soccer (Men, Women) Softball (Championship) Swimming & Diving (Men, Women) Tennis (Men, Women) Track & Field (Men's indoor and outdoor, Women's indoor and outdoor) Volleyball (Championship) Wrestling (Championship) Discontinued — Ice Hockey (Championship)

NCAA Division II football conferences

Super Region 1	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Mountain East Conference Northeast-10 Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Super Region 2	Gulf South Conference South Atlantic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Independent — Limestone College University of North Carolina at Pembroke North Greenville University

Super Region 3	Great American Conference Great Northwest Athletic Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Super Region 4	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference Lone Star Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Division II	Great Midwest Athletic Conference Independents

NCAA	Conferences Institutions Football (Championship)

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