List of college athletic programs in South Carolina

This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

NCAA

Division I
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		BasketballBase-
ball		Soft-
ball		Soccer
MWMW
Charleston Southern Buccaneers and Lady BucsCharleston Southern UniversityCharlestonBig SouthFCS
The Citadel BulldogsThe CitadelCharlestonSouthernFCS
Clemson TigersClemson UniversityClemsonACCFBS
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Lady ChantsCoastal Carolina UniversityConwaySun BeltFBS
College of Charleston CougarsCollege of CharlestonCharlestonColonial
Furman Paladins and Lady PaladinsFurman UniversityGreenvilleSouthernFCS
Presbyterian Blue HosePresbyterian CollegeClintonBig SouthFCS [lower-alpha 1]
South Carolina GamecocksUniversity of South CarolinaColumbiaSECFBS [lower-alpha 2]
South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady BulldogsSouth Carolina State UniversityOrangeburgMEACFCS [lower-alpha 3]
USC Upstate SpartansUniversity of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburgBig South
Winthrop Eagles and Lady EaglesWinthrop UniversityRock HillBig South
Wofford TerriersWofford CollegeSpartanburgSouthernFCS
  1. Presbyterian's football team competes as an independent and joins the Pioneer Football League in 2021–22.
  2. South Carolina's men's soccer team competes in Conference USA.
  3. South Carolina State's women's soccer team competes as an independent.

Division II
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		BasketballBase-
ball		Soft-
ball		Soccer
MWMW
Allen Yellow Jackets [lower-alpha 1]Allen UniversityColumbiaSIAC [lower-alpha 1]
Anderson TrojansAnderson UniversityAndersonSouth Atlantic [lower-alpha 2]
Benedict TigersBenedict CollegeColumbiaSIAC
Claflin PanthersClaflin UniversityOrangeburgCIAA [lower-alpha 3]
Coker CobrasCoker UniversityHartsvilleSouth Atlantic
Converse ValkyriesConverse CollegeSpartanburgCarolinas [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 4]
Erskine Flying FleetErskine CollegeDue WestCarolinas [lower-alpha 5]
Francis Marion PatriotsFrancis Marion UniversityFlorencePeach Belt [lower-alpha 6]
Lander BearcatsLander UniversityGreenwoodPeach Belt
Limestone SaintsLimestone UniversityGaffneySouth Atlantic
Newberry WolvesNewberry CollegeNewberrySouth Atlantic
North Greenville CrusadersNorth Greenville UniversityTigervilleCarolinas [lower-alpha 7]
Southern Wesleyan WarriorsSouthern Wesleyan UniversityCentralCarolinas
USC Aiken PacersUniversity of South Carolina AikenAikenPeach Belt
  1. As of the 2020–21 academic year, Allen is in the first year of a three-year transition to Division II and will become an active member in 2023–24. Allen's women's soccer team competes as an independent.
  2. Anderson announced the addition of a football team, with plans to begin play in 2024–25. No conference affiliation has been announced yet.
  3. Claflin's baseball team competes in the Peach Belt Conference.
  4. Converse's men's basketball and soccer teams will begin play in 2021–22. The men's nickname has yet to be chosen.
  5. Erskine's football team has yet to announce its conference affiliation.
  6. Francis Marion will move to Conference Carolinas beginning in the 2021-22 season.
  7. North Greenville's football team competes in the Gulf South Conference.

Division III
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		BasketballBase-
ball		Soft-
ball		Soccer
MWMW
Bob Jones Bruins [lower-alpha 1]Bob Jones UniversityGreenvilleIndependent [lower-alpha 2]
  1. As of the 2020–21 academic year, Bob Jones is in the first year of a three-year transition to Division III and will become an active member in 2023–24.
  2. Bob Jones's baseball team will begin play in 2021–22.

NAIA
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		BasketballBase-
ball		Soft-
ball		Soccer
MWMW
Allen Yellow Jackets [lower-alpha 1]Allen UniversityColumbiaAppalachian [lower-alpha 2]
CIU RamsColumbia International University
Columbia College KoalasColumbia College
Morris HornetsMorris CollegeSumterIndependent
USC Beaufort Sand SharksUniversity of South Carolina BeaufortBlufftonThe Sun
Voorhees TigersVoorhees CollegeDenmarkIndependent
  1. Allen is transitioning to NCAA Division II.
  2. Allen's football team competes as an independent.

NJCAA
TeamSchoolCityConference
Denmark Tech PanthersDenmark Technical CollegeDenmarkCarolinas JC
Florence-Darlington Tech StingersFlorence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorenceCarolinas JC
Spartanburg Methodist PioneersSpartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburgCarolinas JC
USC-Lancaster LancersUniversity of South Carolina LancasterLancasterCarolinas JC
USC-Salkehatchie IndiansUniversity of South Carolina SalkehatchieAllendaleCarolinas JC
USC-Sumter Fire AntsUniversity of South Carolina SumterSumterCarolinas JC

NCCAA
TeamSchoolCityConference
Columbia International RamsColumbia International UniversityColumbiaDivision I-South
Bob Jones Bruins [lower-alpha 1]Bob Jones UniversityGreenvilleDivision II-South
  1. Bob Jones is transitioning to NCAA Division III.

USCAA
TeamSchoolCityConference
Clinton Golden BearsClinton CollegeRock HillEastern Metro

See also
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