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
Established1913
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision II
Members15
Sports fielded
  • 14
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 6
RegionSoutheastern United States and Ohio
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
CommissionerGregory Moore (since January 2009)
Websitewww.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 has lead 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
Allen University Columbia, South Carolina 1870 Private (A.M.E. Church) 600 Yellow Jackets     1947; 2020
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.
  • Allen — previously left the SIAC in 1969.
  • Reclassifying members 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)
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
    Allen Various Varies John Hurst Adams Gym N/A
    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
    SportMen'sWomen's
    BaseballY
    BasketballYY
    Cross countryYY
    FootballY
    GolfY
    SoftballY
    TennisYY
    Track & Field OutdoorYY
    VolleyballYY

    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
    Allen Y Y Y Y 4
    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 15 15 12 9 7 12 6 88
    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
    Allen Y Y Y Y Y 5
    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 14 14 13 9 14 14 71

    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
    Allen 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

    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

    References
    1. pbrock (November 19, 2013). "NCAA Football Attendance".
    2. St. Cyr, Jamal (July 9, 2019). "Edward Waters College invited to join SIAC". News4Jax. Retrieved February 13, 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.
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