Gulf South
Four current members, 15 former. Our membership records under this name start in 1970. 2025 champion: West Florida.
2022 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–1 | 12–2 | 1461 | WWWWL | |||
| Delta State | 7–1 | 11–2 | 1359 | WLWWL | ||
| 6–2 | 8–2 | 1367 | WWWWW | |||
| Valdosta State | 3–5 | 5–6 | 1243 | LLWLW | ||
| West Alabama | 3–5 | 5–6 | 1208 | LLLWL | ||
| Mississippi College | 3–5 | 4–7 | 1111 | WLLLL | ||
| North Greenville | 2–6 | 3–8 | 1075 | LWLLL | ||
| Shorter | 1–7 | 3–8 | 1070 | LLLWL |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, final (else the final AP rank). Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 2022
Gulf South teams are 18–8 outside the conference.
- SIAC5–3
- South Atlantic Conference4–1
- Others3–0
- CIAA1–1
- Great Lakes Conference2–0
- GLIAC0–1
- Great Midwest Athletic Conference1–0
- Southern Conference0–1
- Southland Conference0–1
- SWAC1–0
- USA South1–0
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
Champions
Most titles
| North Alabama | 13 | last 2016 |
| Jacksonville State | 10 | last 1992 |
| Troy | 6 | last 1987 |
| West Florida | 4 | last 2025 |
| West Georgia | 4 | last 2015 |
| Central Arkansas | 1 | last 2005 |
| UT Martin | 1 | last 1988 |
| Nicholls | 1 | last 1975 |
By year
| 2025 | West Florida |
| 2022 | West Florida |
| 2021 | West Florida |
| 2019 | West Florida |
| 2016 | North Alabama |
| 2015 | North Alabama, West Georgia (shared) |
| 2014 | North Alabama |
| 2013 | North Alabama |
| 2009 | North Alabama |
| 2006 | North Alabama |
| 2005 | Central Arkansas |
| 2003 | North Alabama |
26 earlier seasons, back to 1970
| 2000 | West Georgia |
| 1998 | West Georgia |
| 1997 | West Georgia |
| 1995 | North Alabama |
| 1994 | North Alabama |
| 1993 | North Alabama |
| 1992 | Jacksonville State |
| 1991 | Jacksonville State |
| 1989 | Jacksonville State |
| 1988 | Jacksonville State, UT Martin (shared) |
| 1987 | Troy |
| 1986 | Troy |
| 1985 | North Alabama |
| 1984 | Troy |
| 1983 | North Alabama |
| 1982 | Jacksonville State |
| 1981 | Jacksonville State |
| 1980 | North Alabama |
| 1978 | Jacksonville State |
| 1977 | Jacksonville State |
| 1976 | Troy |
| 1975 | Nicholls |
| 1974 | Jacksonville State |
| 1973 | Troy |
| 1971 | Troy |
| 1970 | Jacksonville State |
Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.
Members
Every school and its years (19)
Members now
- Delta State 2014 on
- Mississippi College 2014 on
- Valdosta State 2014 on
- West Alabama 2014 on
Former members
- West Florida 2016–2019, 2021–2025
- Chowan 2023–2024
- Erskine 2024
- North Greenville 2018–2024
- Shorter 2014–2024
- West Georgia 1983–2019, 2021–2023
- Florida Tech 2014–2019
- North Alabama 1973–2017
- Central Arkansas 1993–2005
- Jacksonville State 1970–1992
- Troy 1970–1990
- UT Martin 1973–1989
- Nicholls 1973–1978
- SE Louisiana 1973–1978
- Northwestern State 1973–1974
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1970; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
| Season | School | Move | Announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Florida | Left for UAC (football only) | April 2, 2026 | |
| 2024 | West Georgia | Left for UAC (football only) | September 8, 2023 | |
| 2018 | North Alabama | Left to play as an independent (football only) | December 6, 2016 | |
| 2006 | Central Arkansas | Left to play as an independent (football only) | Source |
Football moves from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the season is the first one played in the new conference, and the date the one the lists or their sources give for the announcement. SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 261 team-seasons from 1970. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.