Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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{{Short description|Collegiate athletic conference}}
{{For|the defunct league that was also called the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| title =
| logo = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference logo.svg
| logo_size = 200
| founded = 1913
| association = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division = [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
| teams = 15
| sports = 14
| mens = 8
| womens = 6
| region = [[Southeastern United States]] and [[Ohio]]
| headquarters = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| commissioner = Anthony L. Holloman
| since = September 2022
| website = [https://thesiac.com/ thesiac.com]
| color = #0A2240; {{box-shadow border|a|#65B2E8|2px}}
| font_color = white
| map = SIACstates.png
| map_size = 250
}}
{{African American topics sidebar |state=collapsed}}

The '''Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference''' ('''SIAC''') is a [[List of NCAA conferences|college athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level. Formed in 1913, it consists mostly of [[historically black colleges and universities]] (HBCUs), with all but one member located in the [[Southern United States]].

The SIAC has led all NCAA Division II conferences in football attendance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-football-attendance|title=NCAA Football Attendance|last=pbrock|date=November 19, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
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Only three charter members are still part of the conference—[[Clark Atlanta University]] (formerly Clark College), [[Tuskegee University]], and [[Morehouse College|Morehouse]] (which briefly left before returning). Before 2014, all members had been southern HBCUs, but four of the SIAC's five 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). Their last three recent members were former member schools in their first stints: [[Savannah State University]] returned to the SIAC in 2019 after a 19-year absence, [[Allen University]] returned to the SIAC in 2020 after a 51-year absence, and [[Edward Waters University]] returned to the SIAC in 2021 after a nearly 86-year absence. The U.S. Army's [[24th Infantry Division (United States)|24th Infantry Division]] teams competed as members of the SIAC from 1930 until 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://thesiac.com/sports/2010/2/2/gen_0202103837.aspx#:~:text=The%20Southern%20Intercollegiate%20Athletic%20Conference,viable%20forces%20in%20intercollegiate%20athletics.|title= SIAC HISTORY}}</ref>

On March 31, 2021, [[Paine College]] left the SIAC and the NCAA and joined the [[National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association|NCCAA]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaither |first1=Steven |title=Paine College approved for NCCAA |url=https://hbcugameday.com/2021/03/31/paine-college-leaving-siac-ncaa/ |access-date=27 January 2023 |work=HBCU Game Day |date=March 31, 2021}}</ref>

===Chronological timeline===
* 1913 – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) was founded as the Southeastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SEIAC). Charter members involved [[Alabama State University|Lincoln Junior College]] (now Alabama State University), [[Clark Atlanta University|Atlanta University]], [[Clark Atlanta University|Clark College]], [[Fisk University]], [[Jackson State University|Jackson College]] (now Jackson State University), [[Morris Brown College]], [[Morehouse College]], [[Talladega College]] and [[Tuskegee University]], beginning the 1913–14 academic year.
* 1914 – Jackson State left the SIAC after spending just one season after the 1913–14 academic year.
* 1920 – [[Florida A&M University|Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College]] (now Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University), [[Knoxville College]], and [[Tennessee State University|Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal College]] (Tennessee A&I; now Tennessee State University) joined the SIAC in the 1920–21 academic year.
* 1927 – [[Miles College|Miles Memorial College]] (now Miles College) joined the SIAC in the 1927–28 academic year.
* 1929:
** Atlanta University left the SIAC after the 1928–29 academic year.
** The SEIAC has been rebranded as the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in the 1929–30 academic year.
** [[Lane College]] joined the SIAC in the 1929–30 academic year.
* 1930:
** Tennessee State left the SIAC after the 1929–30 academic year.
** [[Edward Waters University|Edward Waters College]] (now Edward Waters University) joined the SIAC in the 1930–31 academic year.
* 1932 – [[Benedict College]] and [[LeMoyne–Owen College|LeMoyne College]] (now LeMoyne–Owen College) joined the SIAC in the 1932–33 academic year.
* 1935:
** Edward Waters left the SIAC after the 1934–35 academic year.
** The [[South Carolina State University|Normal Industrial Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina]] (now South Carolina State University) and [[Xavier University of Louisiana]] joined the SIAC in the 1935–36 academic year.
* 1941:
** Talladega left the SIAC after the 1940–41 academic year.
** [[Fort Valley State University|Fort Valley State College]] (now Fort Valley State University) joined the SIAC in the 1941–42 academic year.
* 1947 – [[Alabama A&M University|Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College]] (now Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University; a.k.a. Alabama A&M) and [[Allen University]] joined the SIAC in the 1947–48 academic year.
* 1950 – [[Bethune–Cookman University|Bethune–Cookman College]] (now Bethune–Cookman University) joined the SIAC in the 1950–51 academic year.
* 1960 – Xavier (La.) left the SIAC after the 1959–60 academic year.
* 1969
** Allen left the SIAC after the 1968–69 academic year.
** [[Albany State University|Albany State College]] (now Albany State University) and [[Savannah State University|Savannah State College]] (now Savannah State University) joined the SIAC in the 1969–70 academic year.
* 1971 – South Carolina State left the SIAC after the 1970–71 academic year.
* 1976 – Alabama State left the SIAC after the 1975–76 academic year.
* 1978 – [[Rust College]] and [[Stillman College]] joined the SIAC in the 1978–79 academic year.
* 1979 – Bethune–Cookman and Florida A&M left the SIAC to join the MEAC after the 1978–79 academic year.
* 1983 – Fisk left the SIAC after the 1982–83 academic year.
* 1985 – [[Paine College]] joined the SIAC in the 1985–86 academic year.
* 1988 – Rust left the SIAC after the 1987–88 academic year.
* 1990 – Knoxville left the SIAC after the 1989–90 academic year.
* 1997 – [[Kentucky State University]] joined the SIAC in the 1997–98 academic year.
* 1998 – Alabama A&M left the SIAC to join [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ranks of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) and the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]] (SWAC) after the 1997–98 academic year.
* 1999 – Stillman left the SIAC to join the [[NCAA Division III]] ranks and the [[Great South Athletic Conference]] (GSAC) after the 1998–99 academic year.
* 2000 – Morris Brown and Savannah State left the SIAC to become [[NCAA Division II independent schools|NCAA D-II Independents]] after the 1999–2000 academic year.
* 2002 – Stillman rejoined the SIAC in the 2002–03 academic year.
* 2008 – [[Claflin University]] joined the SIAC in the 2008–09 academic year.
* 2013 – [[Central State University]] joined the SIAC as an associate member for football in the 2013 fall season (2013–14 academic year).
* 2014 – [[Spring Hill College]] joined the SIAC in the 2014–15 academic year.
* 2015 – Central State had upgraded to join the SIAC for all sports in the 2015–16 academic year.
* 2016 – Stillman left the SIAC for a second time to join the [[Southern States Athletic Conference]] (SSAC) of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) ranks after the 2015–16 academic year.
* 2018 – Claflin left the SIAC to join the [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (CIAA) after the 2017–18 academic year.
* 2019 – Savannah State rejoined the SIAC as a provisional member in the 2019–20 academic year; which would later gain full member status in 2020–21.
* 2020 – Allen rejoined the SIAC as a provisional member in the 2020–21 academic year; which would later gain full member status in 2022–23.
* 2021:
** Paine left the SIAC and the NCAA to join as an Independent within the [[National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCCAA) after the 2020–21 academic year.
** Edward Waters rejoined the SIAC as a provisional member in the 2021–22 academic year; which would later gain full member status in 2022–23.

==Member schools==
===Current members===
The SIAC currently has 15 full members; all but five are [[Private university|private]] schools.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! class="unsortable" | Colors
|-
| '''[[Albany State University]]'''
| [[Albany, Georgia]]
| 1903
| [[Public university|Public]]
| 6,809
| [[Albany State Golden Rams|Golden Rams]]
| 1969
| {{college color boxes|Albany State Golden Rams}}
|-
| '''[[Allen University]]'''
| [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
| 1870
| [[African Methodist Episcopal Church|AME Church]]
| 657
| [[Allen Yellow Jackets|Yellow Jackets]]
| 1947; 2020{{efn|group=full|Allen left the SIAC after the 1968–69 school year; but re-joined in the 2020–21 school year.}}
| {{college color boxes|Allen Yellow Jackets}}
|-
| '''[[Benedict College]]'''
| [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
| 1870
| [[American Baptist Churches USA|Baptist]]
| 1,746
| [[Benedict Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1932
| {{college color boxes|Benedict Tigers}}
|-
| '''[[Central State University]]'''
| [[Wilberforce, Ohio]]
| 1887
| Public
| 2,719
| [[Central State Marauders|Marauders & Lady Marauders]]
| 2015{{efn|group=full|Central State competed in the SIAC as an affiliate member for football from the 2013 to 2014 fall seasons (2013–14 to 2014–15 school years).}}
| {{college color boxes|Central State Marauders}}
|-
| '''[[Clark Atlanta University]]'''
| [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 1865
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 4,252
| [[Clark Atlanta Panthers|Panthers]]
| 1913
| {{college color boxes|Clark Atlanta Panthers}}
|-
| '''[[Edward Waters University]]'''
| [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| 1866
| [[African Methodist Episcopal Church|AME Church]]
| 1,177
| [[Edward Waters Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1930; 2021{{efn|group=full|Edward Waters left the SIAC after the 1934–35 school year; but re-joined in the 2021–22 school year.}}
| {{college color boxes|Edward Waters Tigers}}
|-
| '''[[Fort Valley State University]]'''
| [[Fort Valley, Georgia]]
| 1895
| Public
| 2,905
| [[Fort Valley State Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 1941
| {{college color boxes|Fort Valley State Wildcats}}
|-
| '''[[Kentucky State University]]'''
| [[Frankfort, Kentucky]]
| 1886
| Public
| 1,932
| [[Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes|Thorobreds & Thorobrettes]]
| 1997
| {{college color boxes|Kentucky State Thorobreds}}
|-
| '''[[Lane College]]'''
| [[Jackson, Tennessee]]
| 1882
| [[Christian Methodist Episcopal Church|CME Church]]
| 822
| [[Lane Dragons|Dragons]]
| 1929
| {{college color boxes|Lane Dragons}}
|-
| '''[[LeMoyne–Owen College]]'''
| [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
| 1862
| [[United Church of Christ|United Church of Christ]]
| 613
| [[LeMoyne–Owen Magicians|Magicians]]
| 1932
| {{college color boxes|LeMoyne–Owen Magicians}}
|-
| '''[[Miles College]]'''
| [[Fairfield, Alabama]]
| 1898
| CME Church
| 1,489
| [[Miles Golden Bears|Golden Bears]]
| 1927
| {{college color boxes|Miles Golden Bears}}
|-
| '''[[Morehouse College]]'''{{efn|group=full|name=men|This institution is a men's college, therefore it does not field women's sports.}}
| [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 1867
| [[Nonsectarian]]
| 2,206
| [[Morehouse Maroon Tigers|Maroon Tigers]]
| 1913
| {{college color boxes|Morehouse Maroon Tigers}}
|-
| '''[[Savannah State University]]'''
| [[Savannah, Georgia]]
| 1890
| Public
| 3,208
| [[Savannah State Tigers and Lady Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1969; 2019{{efn|group=full|Savannah State left the SIAC after the 1999–2000 school year; but re-joined in the 2019–20 school year.}}
| {{college color boxes|Savannah State Tigers}}
|-
| '''[[Spring Hill College]]'''
| [[Mobile, Alabama]]
| 1830
| [[Society of Jesus|Catholic]]
| 920
| [[Spring Hill Badgers|Badgers]]
| 2014
| {{college color boxes|Spring Hill Badgers}}
|-
| '''[[Tuskegee University]]'''
| [[Tuskegee, Alabama]]
| 1881
| Nonsectarian
| 3,121
| [[Tuskegee Golden Tigers|Golden Tigers]]
| 1913
| {{college color boxes|Tuskegee Golden Tigers}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Former members===
The SIAC has 17 former full members, all but six were [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Current conference
|-
| '''[[Alabama A&M University]]'''{{efn|grouo=former|Alabama A&M's full name is '''Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University'''.}}
| [[Normal, Alabama]]
| 1875
| [[Public university|Public]]
| [[Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs|Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs]]
| 1947
| 1998
| [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|Southwestern (SWAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Alabama State University]]'''
| [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
| 1867
| Public
| [[Alabama State Hornets|Hornets]]
| 1913
| 1976
| [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|Southwestern (SWAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Clark Atlanta University|Atlanta University]]'''
| [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 1865
| [[American Missionary Association|AMA]]
| [[Atlanta Panthers|Panthers]]
| 1913
| 1929
| N/A{{efn|group=former|name=Clark|[[Clark Atlanta University|Atlanta University]] and [[Clark Atlanta University|Clark College]] merged in 1988 to become Clark Atlanta University.}}
|-
| '''[[Bethune–Cookman University]]'''
| [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
| 1904
| [[Nonsectarian]]
| [[Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 1950
| 1979
| [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|Southwestern (SWAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Claflin University]]'''
| [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]]
| 1869
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| [[Claflin Panthers|Panthers]]
| 2008
| 2018
| [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|Central (CIAA)]]
|-
| '''[[Fisk University]]'''
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| 1866
| [[United Church of Christ|United Church of Christ]]
| [[Fisk Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| 1913
| 1983
| [[HBCU Athletic Conference|HBCU (HBCUAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA|Currently an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Florida A&M University]]'''
| [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
| 1887
| Public
| [[Florida A&M Rattlers|Rattlers]]
| 1920
| 1979
| [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|Southwestern (SWAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Jackson State University]]'''
| [[Jackson, Mississippi]]
| 1877
| Public
| [[Jackson State Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1913
| 1914
| [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|Southwestern (SWAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Knoxville College]]'''
| [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
| 1875
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]
| [[Knoxville Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| 1920
| 1990
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Knoxville dropped its athletics program after the 1996–97 school year.}}
|-
| '''[[Morris Brown College]]'''
| [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 1881
| AME Church
| [[Morris Brown Wolverines|Wolverines]]
| 1913
| 2000
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Morris Brown dropped its athletics program after the 2002–03 school year.}}
|-
| '''[[Paine College]]'''
| [[Augusta, Georgia]]
| 1882
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]] & CME Church
| [[Paine Lions|Lions]]
| 1985
| 2021
| [[National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association|NCCAA Independent]]
|-
| '''[[Rust College]]'''
| [[Holly Springs, Mississippi]]
| 1866
| United Methodist
| [[Rust Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| 1978
| 1988
| [[HBCU Athletic Conference|HBCU (HBCUAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}}
|-
| '''[[South Carolina State University]]'''
| [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]]
| 1896
| Public
| [[South Carolina State Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| 1935
| 1971
| [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|Mid-Eastern (MEAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Stillman College]]'''
| [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
| 1874
| Presbyterian
| [[Stillman Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1978 2002
| 1999 2016{{efn|group=former|Stillman withdrew from the SIAC from 1999–2000 to 2001–02.}}
| [[HBCU Athletic Conference|HBCU (HBCUAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}}
|-
| '''[[Talladega College]]'''
| [[Talladega, Alabama]]
| 1867
| United Church of Christ
| [[Talladega Tornadoes|Tornadoes]]
| 1913
| 1941
| [[HBCU Athletic Conference|HBCU (HBCUAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}}
|-
| '''[[Tennessee State University]]'''
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| 1912
| Public
| [[Tennessee State Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1920
| 1930
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|Ohio Valley (OVC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1}}
|-
| '''[[Xavier University of Louisiana]]'''
| [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| 1925
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] {{small|([[Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament|S.B.S.]])}}
| [[Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets|Gold Rush & Gold Nuggets]]
| 1935
| 1960
| [[Red River Athletic Conference|Red River (RRAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Membership timeline===
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bar:1 color:Full from:1913 till:1976 text:[[Alabama State University|Alabama State]] (1913–1976)

bar:2 color:Full from:1913 till:1929 text:[[Clark Atlanta University|Atlanta]] (1913–1929)

bar:3 color:Full from:1913 till:end text:[[Clark Atlanta University|Clark Atlanta]] (1913–present)

bar:4 color:Full from:1913 till:1983 text:[[Fisk University|Fisk]] (1913–1983)

bar:5 color:Full from:1913 till:1914 text:[[Jackson State University|Jackson State]] (1913–1914)

bar:6 color:Full from:1913 till:end text:[[Morehouse College|Morehouse]] (1913–present)

bar:7 color:Full from:1913 till:2000 text:[[Morris Brown College|Morris Brown]] (1913–2000)

bar:8 color:Full from:1913 till:1941 text:[[Talladega College|Talladega]] (1913–1941)

bar:9 color:Full from:1913 till:end text:[[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee]] (1913–present)

bar:10 color:Full from:1920 till:1979 text:[[Florida A%26M University|Florida A&M]] (1920–1979)

bar:11 color:Full from:1920 till:1990 text:[[Knoxville College|Knoxville]] (1920–1990)

bar:12 color:Full from:1920 till:1930 text:[[Tennessee State University|Tennessee State]] (1920–1930)

bar:13 color:Full from:1927 till:end text:[[Miles College|Miles]] (1927–present)

bar:14 color:Full from:1929 till:end text:[[Lane College|Lane]] (1929–present)

bar:15 color:Full from:1930 till:1935 text:[[Edward Waters University|Edward Waters]] (1930–1935)
bar:15 color:Full from:2021 till:end text:(2021–present)

bar:16 color:Full from:1932 till:end text:[[Benedict College|Benedict]] (1932–present)

bar:17 color:FullxF from:1932 till:end text:[[LeMoyne–Owen College|LeMoyne–Owen]] (1932–present)

bar:18 color:Full from:1935 till:1971 text:[[South Carolina State University|South Carolina State]] (1935–1971)

bar:19 color:Full from:1935 till:1960 text:[[Xavier University of Louisiana|Xavier (La.)]] (1935–1960)

bar:20 color:Full from:1941 till:end text:[[Fort Valley State University|Fort Valley State]] (1941–present)

bar:21 color:Full from:1947 till:1998 text:[[Alabama A%26M University|Alabama A&M]] (1947–1998)

bar:22 color:Full from:1947 till:1969 text:[[Allen University|Allen]] (1947–1969)
bar:22 color:Full from:2020 till:end text:(2020–present)

bar:23 color:Full from:1950 till:1979 text:[[Bethune–Cookman University|Bethune–Cookman]] (1950–1979)

bar:24 color:Full from:1969 till:end text:[[Albany State University|Albany State]] (1969–present)

bar:25 color:Full from:1969 till:2000 text:[[Savannah State University|Savannah State]] (1969–2000)
bar:25 color:Full from:2019 till:end text:(2019–present)

bar:26 color:Full from:1978 till:1988 text:[[Rust College|Rust]] (1978–1988)

bar:27 color:FullxF from:1978 till:1999 text:[[Stillman College|Stillman]] (1978–1999)
bar:27 color:Full from:2002 till:2016 text:(2002–2016)

bar:28 color:FullxF from:1985 till:2014 text:[[Paine College|Paine]] (1985–2021)
bar:28 color:Full from:2014 till:2015
bar:28 color:FullxF from:2015 till:2021

bar:29 color:Full from:1997 till:end text:[[Kentucky State University|Kentucky State]] (1997–present)

bar:30 color:FullxF from:2008 till:2018 text:[[Claflin University|Claflin]] (2008–2018)

bar:31 color:AssocF from:2013 till:2015 text:[[Central State University|Central State]] (2013–present)
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==Conference facilities==

[[File:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference old logo.jpg|thumb|right|Old SIAC logo]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2|School
!colspan=2|Football
!colspan=2|Basketball
|-
!Stadium
!Capacity
!Arena
!Capacity
|-
|Albany State
|[[Albany State University Coliseum]]
|{{right|11,000}}
|HPER Gym Complex
|{{right|4,000}}
|-
|Allen
|Various
|{{right|Varies}}
|John Hurst Adams Gym
|{{right|N/A}}
|-
|Benedict
|[[Charlie W. Johnson Stadium]]
|{{right|11,000}}
|[[Benjamin E. Mays Arena]]
|{{right|3,500}}
|-
|Central State
|McPherson Stadium
|{{right|7,000}}
|Beacom/Lewis Gymnasium
|{{right|N/A}}
|-
|Clark Atlanta
|[[Panther Stadium]]
|{{right|6,000}}
|L. S. Epps Gym
|{{right|1,800}}
|-
|Edward Waters
|Nathaniel Glover Community Field & Stadium
|{{right|N/A}}
|John Hurst Adams-Jimmy R. Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex
|{{right|1,950}}
|-
|Fort Valley State
|[[Wildcat Stadium (Fort Valley)|Wildcat Stadium]]
|{{right|10,000}}
|[[Health and Physical Education Complex (FVSU)]]
|{{right|5,100}}
|-
|Kentucky State
|[[Alumni Field (Kentucky State)|Alumni Field]]
|{{right|5,000}}
|William Exum HPER Center
|{{right|2,750}}
|-
|Lane
|[[Rothrock Stadium]]
|{{right|3,500}}
|J.F. Lane Center
|{{right|2,500}}
|-
|LeMoyne–Owen
|colspan=2|{{center|''non-football school''}}
|Bruce Hall
|{{right|1,000}}
|-
|Miles
|[[Alumni Stadium (Miles College)|Alumni Stadium]]
|{{right|8,500}}
|Knox-Windham Gym
|{{right|2,000}}
|-
|Morehouse
|[[B. T. Harvey Stadium]]
|{{right|9,850}}
|[[Forbes Arena]]
|{{right|6,000}}
|-
| Savannah State
|[[Ted Wright Stadium]]
|{{right|8,500}}
|[[Tiger Arena]]
|{{right|5,000}}
|-
|Spring Hill
|colspan=2|{{center|''non-football school''}}
|Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center
|{{right|2,000}}
|-
|Tuskegee
|[[Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium]]
|{{right|10,000}}
|[[James Center Arena]]
|{{right|5,000}}
|}

==Sports==
The SIAC currently sponsors 14 sports, eight for men and six for women. Men's volleyball, a Division I sport, became the 14th SIAC sport in the 2020–21 school year; play was intended to start in January 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesiac.com/news/2019/8/30/general-first-point-volleyball-foundation-and-usa-volleyball-makes-a-1-million-investment-to-siac-member-institutions.aspx |title=First Point Volleyball Foundation and USA Volleyball Makes a $1 Million Investment to SIAC Member Institutions |publisher=Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |date=September 6, 2019 |access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref> but was delayed to 2022 due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]] issues.

{| width=400 style="float:right"
|-
|colspan=2|A divisional format is used for baseball, men's and women's basketball, softball, and women's volleyball.
|-
|width=50%|{{center|'''East'''}}
* Albany State
* Allen
* Benedict
* Clark Atlanta
* Edward Waters
* Fort Valley State
* Morehouse
* Savannah State
|width=50%|{{center|'''West'''}}
* Central State
* Kentucky State
* Lane
* LeMoyne–Owen
* Miles
* Spring Hill
* Tuskegee
|}

{| class="wikitable" style=
|+ '''Teams in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference competition'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's
|-
|[[Baseball]]||{{center|12}}||{{center|–}}
|-
|[[Basketball]]||{{center|15}}||{{center|14}}
|-
|[[Cross country running|Cross country]]||{{center|15}}||{{center|14}}
|-
|[[American football|Football]]||{{center|13}}||{{center|–}}
|-
|[[Golf]]||{{center|8}}||{{center|–}}
|-
|[[Softball]]||{{center|–}}||{{center|13}}
|-
|[[Tennis]]||{{center|7}}||{{center|9}}
|-
|[[Track and field|Track & Field Outdoor]]||{{center|12}}||{{center|13}}
|-
|[[Volleyball]]||{{center|7}}||{{center|14}}
|}

===Men's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! School !! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross Country !! Football !! Golf !! Tennis !! Track & Field Outdoor !! Volleyball{{efn|group=ms|De facto Division I sport. The NCAA sponsors a [[NCAA men's volleyball tournament|combined national championship]] for Divisions I and II.}} !! Total SIAC Sports
|-
| Albany State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| Allen || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 4
|-
| Benedict || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8
|-
| Central State || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Clark Atlanta || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} ||{{no}} || {{no}} || 4
|-
| Edward Waters || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Fort Valley State || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Kentucky State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7
|-
| Lane || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
| LeMoyne–Owen || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{yes}} || 6
|-
| Miles || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 5
|-
| Morehouse || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} || 8
|-
| Savannah State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}} || 6
|-
| Spring Hill || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}} || 6
|-
| Tuskegee || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}} || 6
|-
|'''Totals''' || 12 || 15 || 15 || 13 || 8 || 7 || 12 || 7 || 90
|}
{{notelist|group=m}}

'''Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference which are played by SIAC schools:'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
|-
! School !! Soccer !! Track & Field Indoor !! Wrestling
|-
| Allen || || || [[Conference Carolinas|CC]]
|-
| Benedict || || IND ||
|-
| Central State || || [[Peach Belt Conference|PBC]] ||
|-
| Edward Waters || || IND ||
|-
| Kentucky State || || IND ||
|-
| Spring Hill || [[Gulf South Conference|GSC]] || ||
|}

===Women's sponsored sports by school===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! School !! Basketball !! Cross Country !! Softball !! Tennis !! Track & Field Outdoor !! Volleyball !! Total SIAC Sports
|-
| Albany State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Allen || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Benedict || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Central State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 4
|-
| Clark Atlanta || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Edward Waters || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Fort Valley State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Kentucky State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Lane || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| LeMoyne–Owen || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Miles || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 5
|-
| Savannah State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Spring Hill || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
| Tuskegee || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6
|-
|'''Totals''' || 14 || 14 || 13 || 9 || 13 || 14 || 77
|}

'''Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference which are played by SIAC schools:'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
|-
! School !! Beach Volleyball{{efn|group=os|name=NCwomen|De facto Division I sport. In both [[NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship|beach volleyball]] and [[NCAA Women's Wrestling Championship|wrestling]], the NCAA operates a single championship event open to members of all three divisions.}} !! Golf !! Soccer !! Track & Field Indoor !! Wrestling{{efn|group=os|name=NCwomen}}
|-
| Albany State || || || [[Peach Belt Conference|PBC]] || ||
|-
| Allen || || || [[NCAA Division II independent schools#Soccer independents|IND]] || || [[Conference Carolinas|CC]]{{efn|De facto Conference Carolinas affiliate as part of South Atlantic Conference Carolinas.}}
|-
| Benedict || || || || IND ||
|-
| Central State || || || || [[Peach Belt Conference|PBC]] ||
|-
| Edward Waters || || [[Peach Belt Conference|PBC]] || |[[NCAA Division II independent schools#Soccer independents|IND]] || IND ||
|-
| Kentucky State || || || || IND ||
|-
| Savannah State || || [[Peach Belt Conference|PBC]] || || ||
|-
| Spring Hill || [[NCAA Division II independent schools#Sports not in D-II|IND]] || [[Gulf South Conference|GSC]] || [[Gulf South Conference|GSC]] || ||
|}
{{notelist|group=wn}}

==Championships==
{{see also|SIAC men's basketball tournament|SIAC women's basketball tournament}}

===Commissioner's All-Sports===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!School

|-
|2012–2013
|Albany State (W) Morehouse (M)
|-
|2013–2014
|Albany State (W) Morehouse (M)
|-
|2014–2015
|Benedict (W) Benedict (M)
|-
|2015–2016
|Benedict (W) Benedict (M)
|-
|2016–2017
|Benedict (W) Albany State (M)
|-
|2017–2018
|Albany State (W) Albany State (M)
|-
|2018–2019
|Spring Hill College (W) Albany State and Miles (M)
|}
{{col-end}}

===Men's sports===
''Last three years of champions.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Football
!Cross Country
!Basketball ([[SIAC men's basketball tournament|Tournament]])
!Baseball
!Tennis
!Track & Field Outdoor
!Golf
!Volleyball
|-
|2021–22
|Albany State
|Benedict
|Savannah State
|Spring Hill
|Benedict
|Benedict
|Spring Hill
|Central State (Inaugural season)
|-
|2022–23
|Benedict
|Morehouse
|Miles
|Spring Hill
|Spring Hill
|Benedict
|Spring Hill
|Edward Waters
|-
| 2023–24
| Benedict
| Morehouse
| Clark Atlanta
| Edward Waters
| Spring Hill
| Benedict
| Miles
| 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.

===Basketball championships ===
Following is the official list of all men's basketball tournament champions, from the SIAC Media Guide:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesiac.com/documents/2024/3/13//2024_SIAC_Basketball_Championship_Media_Guide.pdf?id=1049 | title=2024 SIAC Basketball Championship Media Guide (PDF) - SIAC }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!School

|-
|1989–1990
|Morehouse
|-
|1990–1991
|Morehouse
|-
|1991–1992
|Albany State
|-
|1992–1993
|Alabama A&M
|-
|1993–1994
|Paine
|-
|1994–1995
|Alabama A&M
|-
|1995–1996
|Alabama A&M
|-
|1996–1997
|Albany State
|-
|1997–1998
|Fort Valley State
|-
|1998–1999
|Paine
|-
|1999–2000
|LeMoyne-Owen
|-
|2000–2001
|Kentucky State
|-
|2001–2002
|Paine
|-
|2002–2003
|Morehouse
|-
|2003–2004
|Benedict
|-
|2004–2005
|Lane
|-
|2005–2006
|Stillman
|-
|2006–2007
|Albany State
|-
|2007–2008
|Benedict
|-
|2008–2009
|LeMoyne-Owen
|-
|2009–2010
|Tuskegee
|-
|2010–2011
|Clark Atlanta
|-
|2011–2012
|Benedict
|-
|2012–2013
|Benedict
|-
|2013–2014
|Tuskegee
|-
|2014–2015
|Benedict
|-
|2015–2016
|Stillman
|-
|2016–2017
|Clark Atlanta
|-
|2017–2018
|Claflin
|-
|2018–2019
|Miles
|-
|2019–2020
|Miles
|-
|2020–2021*
|n/a
|-
|2021–2022
|Savannah State
|-
|2022–2023
|Miles
|-
| 2023–2024
| Clark Atlanta
|}

===Women's sports===
''Last three years of champions.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Volleyball
!Cross Country
!Basketball ([[SIAC women's basketball tournament|Tournament]])
!Softball
!Tennis
!Track & Field Outdoor
|-
|2021–22
|Spring Hill
|Spring Hill
|Benedict
|Tuskegee
|Benedict
|Benedict
|-
|2022–23
|Spring Hill
|Benedict
|Tuskegee
|Edward Waters
|Benedict
|Benedict
|-
| 2023–24
| Spring Hill
| Benedict
| Miles
| Spring Hill
| Tuskegee
| Albany State
|}

==See also==

*[[Pioneer Bowl (HBCU)]]

==References==
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