South Atlantic
11 current members, six former. Our membership records under this name start in 1991. 2005 champion: Presbyterian.
2026 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Newman | 5–1 | 7–1 | 1330 | WLWWW | at Catawba Oct 31 | ||
| Newberry | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1308 | WWLWW | vs. Virginia Lynchburg Oct 24 | ||
| Mars Hill | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1217 | WWWLL | at UVA Wise Oct 31 | ||
| Catawba | 3–3 | 4–4 | 1200 | WLWLW | vs. Carson Newman Oct 31 | ||
| Anderson (SC) | 3–3 | 4–4 | 1157 | WWLLL | at Wingate Oct 31 | ||
| Wingate | 3–3 | 4–4 | 1284 | LWLWW | vs. Anderson (SC) Oct 31 | ||
| Tusculum | 3–3 | 4–4 | 1064 | LWLLW | at Newberry Oct 31 | ||
| Lenoir Rhyne | 2–4 | 3–5 | 1202 | LLLWL | at Emory & Henry Oct 31 | ||
| Emory & Henry | 2–4 | 3–5 | 1208 | LLWWL | vs. Lenoir Rhyne Oct 31 | ||
| UVA Wise | 1–5 | 1–7 | 987 | LLWLL | vs. Mars Hill Oct 31 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, week 7. Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 2026
South Atlantic teams are 10–8 outside the conference so far.
- Carolinas Conference2–3
- CIAA3–0
- Gulf South Conference1–2
- Others3–0
- Southern Conference0–2
- Great Midwest Athletic Conference1–0
- Pioneer Conference0–1
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
Champions
Most titles
| Presbyterian | 1 | last 2005 |
By year
| 2005 | Presbyterian |
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 (17)
Members now
- Carson Newman 2014 on
- Catawba 2014 on
- Lenoir Rhyne 2014 on
- Mars Hill 2014 on
- Newberry 2014 on
- Tusculum 2014 on
- Wingate 2014 on
- Limestone 2017 on
- UVA Wise 2019 on
- Emory & Henry 2022 on
- Anderson (SC) 2024 on
Former members
- Barton 2022–2024
- Erskine 2022–2023
- Brevard 2014–2016
- Presbyterian 1993–2006
- Gardner-Webb 1993–1999
- Elon 1991–1996
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1991; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
| Season | School | Move | Announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Presbyterian | Left to play as an independent | 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 152 team-seasons from 1991. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.