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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Southland Conference</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Southland_Conference_primary_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Southland_Conference_primary_logo.svg/200px-Southland_Conference_primary_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Southland_Conference_primary_logo.svg/300px-Southland_Conference_primary_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Southland_Conference_primary_logo.svg/400px-Southland_Conference_primary_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="79" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data">Southland Football League (1996–2002, football-only)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Association</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1963</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Commissioner</th><td class="infobox-data">Chris Grant (since 2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sports fielded</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li>18 <ul><li>men's: 8</li> <li>women's: 10</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Subdivision</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frisco,_Texas" title="Frisco, Texas">Frisco, Texas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_South_Central_States" class="mw-redirect" title="West South Central States">West South Central</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.southland.org">southland.org</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;; color: white;">Locations</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Southland_Conference_Map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of teams in"><img alt="Location of teams in" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Southland_Conference_Map.svg/250px-Southland_Conference_Map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Southland_Conference_Map.svg/375px-Southland_Conference_Map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Southland_Conference_Map.svg/500px-Southland_Conference_Map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="959" data-file-height="593" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Southland Conference</b>, abbreviated as <b>SLC</b>, is a collegiate <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_conferences" title="List of NCAA conferences">athletic conference</a> which operates in the <a href="/wiki/West_South_Central_States" class="mw-redirect" title="West South Central States">South Central</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> (specifically <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>). It participates in the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a> for all sports; for <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">football</a>, it participates in the Division I <a href="/wiki/Football_Championship_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Championship Subdivision">Football Championship Subdivision</a> (FCS). The Southland sponsors 18 sports, 10 for women and eight for men, and is governed by a presidential Board of Directors and an Advisory Council of athletic and academic administrators. Chris Grant became the Southland's seventh commissioner on April 5, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1996 to 2002, for football only, the Southland Conference was known as the <b>Southland Football League</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Becnel394_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Becnel394-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The conference's offices are located in the <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Frisco,_Texas" title="Frisco, Texas">Frisco, Texas</a>. According to a press release from April 11, 2022, the conference was to undergo a rebrand in 2022 that included a new name and logo.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rebranding was unveiled in March 2023, with a new logo but no change to the conference name.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chronological_timeline">Chronological timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chronological timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="position: relative; 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position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 218.35397232488px; left: 260.19288629985px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Lamar</span></div> <div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 193.09503601379px; left: 294.57684486166px; background-color:transparent; color:inherit; transform: rotate(0deg);"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Location_dot_blue.svg/12px-Location_dot_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Location_dot_blue.svg/18px-Location_dot_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Location_dot_blue.svg/24px-Location_dot_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 197.09503601379px; left: 299.07684486166px; width: fit-content; height: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-100%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> McNeese</span></div> <div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 230.35841648289px; left: 56.75542507583px; background-color:transparent; color:inherit; transform: rotate(0deg);"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Location_dot_blue.svg/12px-Location_dot_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Location_dot_blue.svg/18px-Location_dot_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Location_dot_blue.svg/24px-Location_dot_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 234.35841648289px; left: 61.25542507583px; width: fit-content; height: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-100%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Incarnate Word</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute;top: 9px;left: 464px"><div style="color: white; opacity:100; font-size: 19px; font-weight:normal; text-align: left;"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/6/29.8/-94.3/en" data-zoom="6" data-lat="29.8" data-lon="-94.3" data-overlays="["_4e4a6e018762108bf3ec986684bd5b2084b0589a"]"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Click for interactive fullscreen map with links to nearby articles"> </span></a></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption">Location of Southland members: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_dot_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Location_dot_blue.svg/10px-Location_dot_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Location_dot_blue.svg/15px-Location_dot_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Location_dot_blue.svg/20px-Location_dot_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> full</div></div></div> <p>Founded in 1963, its members were <a href="/wiki/Abilene_Christian_University" title="Abilene Christian University">Abilene Christian College</a> (now Abilene Christian University; departed in 1973 for NCAA Division II, but moved to Division I and rejoined the Southland in 2013), <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_State_University" title="Arkansas State University">Arkansas State College</a> (now Arkansas State University; departed in 1987, now a member of the <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt Conference</a>), Arlington State College (now The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Arlington" title="University of Texas at Arlington">University of Texas at Arlington</a>, departed in 2012 and now in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lamar State College of Technology (now <a href="/wiki/Lamar_University" title="Lamar University">Lamar University</a>; departed in 1987, rejoined in 1999, left again in 2021, returned in 2022),<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Trinity_University_(Texas)" title="Trinity University (Texas)">Trinity University</a> (departed in 1972, now participating in NCAA Division III). </p><p>Since its founding, the Southland Conference has been the home for 18 college and university all-sports programs (see membership timeline below). In addition, the conference has also been home to some schools for one sport only. In the case of football, <a href="/wiki/Troy_University" title="Troy University">Troy University</a> fielded a team from 1996 to 2000 and <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_State_University" title="Jacksonville State University">Jacksonville State University</a> did so from 1997 to 2002. This has also been the case for some <a href="/wiki/Olympic_sports" title="Olympic sports">Olympic sports</a> like men's tennis, in which the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas%E2%80%93Pan_American" title="University of Texas–Pan American">University of Texas–Pan American</a> (UTPA; since merged into the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_Rio_Grande_Valley" title="University of Texas Rio Grande Valley">University of Texas Rio Grande Valley</a>, or UTRGV) and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Orleans" title="University of New Orleans">University of New Orleans</a> (UNO) fielded teams as affiliate members before 2013, when UTPA joined the WAC and UNO became a full Southland member. </p><p>The Southland underwent major turmoil in 2021, losing five members. On January 14, the <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a> (WAC) announced that four Southland members—Abilene Christian, Lamar, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston_State_University" title="Sam Houston State University">Sam Houston</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin_State_University" title="Stephen F. Austin State University">Stephen F. Austin</a>—would join that conference in July 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within a week, the Southland expelled those four schools, leading the WAC to move their entry up to July 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fifth member, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Arkansas" title="University of Central Arkansas">Central Arkansas</a>, announced on January 29 that it would join the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">ASUN Conference</a> effective that July.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, the ASUN was a non-football conference, but soon entered into a football partnership with the WAC that gave Central Arkansas and two other incoming ASUN members a football home until an ASUN football league was established.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Southland began the process of rebuilding its core membership in September 2021, announcing that East Texas A&M University, then named Texas A&M University–Commerce, would start a transition from <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">NCAA Division II</a> and join the conference in July 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SLC also announced a football scheduling alliance with the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a>, another FCS league that had experienced major membership losses during the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%932024_NCAA_conference_realignment" class="mw-redirect" title="2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment">early-2020s realignment cycle</a>, for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, shortly after A&M–Commerce was announced as a future member, the SLC was set to experience further attrition when the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Incarnate_Word" title="University of the Incarnate Word">University of the Incarnate Word</a> (UIW) announced that it would leave for the WAC after the 2021–22 school year.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ultimately, however, this did not come to pass, as UIW announced it would be staying in the SLC only 7 months after announcing its departure.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McNeese was also courted by the WAC, and also flirted with a move to <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a>, but eventually stayed in the SLC. According to the <i>American Press</i>, the daily newspaper of McNeese's home of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana" title="Lake Charles, Louisiana">Lake Charles, Louisiana</a>, McNeese became "the de facto lead school in the league". It was set to host the SLC's football media day through at least the 2026 season, as well as the conference tournaments in men's and women's basketball, baseball, and softball through 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>More recently, Lamar announced it would return to the SLC effective in 2023–24.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, on April 11, 2022 the conference announced in a press release that it had partnered with Troika Media Group to institute a rebrand to be implemented before the end of the calendar year. The release stated that the rebrand would include, among other things, a new name for the conference.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 11, 2022, Lamar and the Southland Conference announced Lamar's accelerated return to the SLC effective immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following day saw the SLC lose two of its women's golf associates when the <a href="/wiki/Mid-Eastern_Athletic_Conference" title="Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference">Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference</a> (MEAC) and <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Conference" title="Northeast Conference">Northeast Conference</a> (NEC) announced a partnership for baseball and men's and women's golf that saw all MEAC schools that sponsored those sports become NEC associates. Accordingly, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_State_Hornets" title="Delaware State Hornets">Delaware State</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Eastern_Shore_Hawks" title="Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks">Maryland Eastern Shore</a>, which had joined SLC women's golf just a year earlier, moved that sport to the NEC.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 25, 2024, the Southland expanded again with the announcement that UTRGV would join the conference effective July 1, 2024, joining Lamar from the WAC.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two months later, multiple media reports indicated that Stephen F. Austin would return to the SLC in July 2024;<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this move was officially announced on May 29.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:right;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_schools">Member schools</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Member schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_full_members">Current full members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Current full members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Joined</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Enrollment</th> <th>Endowment<br />(millions)</th> <th>Nickname</th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/East_Texas_A%26M_University" title="East Texas A&M University">East Texas A&M University</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commerce,_Texas" title="Commerce, Texas">Commerce, Texas</a> </td> <td>1889 </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University_System" title="Texas A&M University System">TAMUS</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004107850000000000♠">10,785</span><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$33.2<sup id="cite_ref-TAMUS_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAMUS-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Texas_A%26M_Lions" title="East Texas A&M Lions">Lions</a> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0A2846"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#EDAC09"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_University" title="Houston Christian University">Houston Christian University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td>1960 </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>Private<br />(<a href="/wiki/Baptist_General_Convention_of_Texas" title="Baptist General Convention of Texas">Baptist</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003425700000000000♠">4,257</span><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$132 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_Huskies" title="Houston Christian Huskies">Huskies</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#062F87"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FA4D09"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Incarnate Word !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Incarnate_Word" title="University of the Incarnate Word">University of the Incarnate Word</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td>1881 </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>Private<br />(<a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sisters_of_Charity_of_the_Incarnate_Word" title="Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word">CCVI</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003919100000000000♠">9,191</span><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$175 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Incarnate_Word_Cardinals" title="Incarnate Word Cardinals">Cardinals</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CB333B"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lamar_University" title="Lamar University">Lamar University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beaumont,_Texas" title="Beaumont, Texas">Beaumont, Texas</a> </td> <td>1923 </td> <td>1963;<br />1999;<br />2022<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/Texas_State_University_System" title="Texas State University System">TSUS</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004178980000000000♠">17,898</span><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$161 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Cardinals_and_Lady_Cardinals" title="Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals">Cardinals/Lady Cardinals</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#E31937"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/McNeese_State_University" title="McNeese State University">McNeese State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana" title="Lake Charles, Louisiana">Lake Charles, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1939 </td> <td>1972 </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_System" title="University of Louisiana System">UL System</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003764800000000000♠">7,648</span><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$118 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McNeese_Cowboys_and_Cowgirls" title="McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls">Cowboys/Cowgirls</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#00529B"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFD204"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="New Orleans !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Orleans" title="University of New Orleans">University of New Orleans</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1958 </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_System" title="University of Louisiana System">UL System</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003815100000000000♠">8,151</span><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$25.8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Privateers" title="New Orleans Privateers">Privateers</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#005CA6"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#A3A9AD"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#002F56"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nicholls_State_University" title="Nicholls State University">Nicholls State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thibodaux,_Louisiana" title="Thibodaux, Louisiana">Thibodaux, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1948 </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_System" title="University of Louisiana System">UL System</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003636600000000000♠">6,366</span><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholls_Colonels" title="Nicholls Colonels">Colonels</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C41230"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#B2B2B2"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_State_University" title="Northwestern State University">Northwestern State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Natchitoches,_Louisiana" title="Natchitoches, Louisiana">Natchitoches, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1884 </td> <td>1987 </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_System" title="University of Louisiana System">UL System</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003884700000000000♠">8,847</span><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$20.8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_State_Demons_and_Lady_Demons" title="Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons">Demons</a>/<a href="/wiki/Northwestern_State_Demons_and_Lady_Demons" title="Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons">Lady Demons</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#492F92"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#F78426"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Louisiana_University" title="Southeastern Louisiana University">Southeastern Louisiana University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hammond,_Louisiana" title="Hammond, Louisiana">Hammond, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1925 </td> <td>1997 </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_System" title="University of Louisiana System">UL System</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004134920000000000♠">13,492</span><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$22.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Louisiana_Lions_and_Lady_Lions" title="Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions">Lions</a>/<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Louisiana_Lions_and_Lady_Lions" title="Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions">Lady Lions</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#215732"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFC72C"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin_State_University" title="Stephen F. Austin State University">Stephen F. Austin State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nacogdoches,_Texas" title="Nacogdoches, Texas">Nacogdoches, Texas</a> </td> <td>1923 </td> <td>1987; 2024<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_System" title="University of Texas System">UT System</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004119460000000000♠">11,946</span><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$128.0<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin_Lumberjacks_and_Ladyjacks" title="Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks">Lumberjacks & Ladyjacks</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#5F259F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University%E2%80%93Corpus_Christi" title="Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi">Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi, Texas</a> </td> <td>1947 </td> <td>2006 </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University_System" title="Texas A&M University System">TAMUS</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004121740000000000♠">12,174</span><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$21.3<sup id="cite_ref-TAMUS_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAMUS-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M%E2%80%93Corpus_Christi_Islanders" title="Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders">Islanders</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0067C5"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#007F3E"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_Rio_Grande_Valley" title="University of Texas Rio Grande Valley">University of Texas Rio Grande Valley</a></b><br />(UTRGV) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburg,_Texas" title="Edinburg, Texas">Edinburg, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2015<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2024<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public<br />(<a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_System" title="University of Texas System">UT System</a>) </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004324190000000000♠">32,419</span><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$103.7<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UT_Rio_Grande_Valley_Vaqueros" title="UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros">Vaqueros</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#F05023"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#646469"> </span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Formerly known as <b>Texas A&M University–Commerce</b> prior to November 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TAMUS-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TAMUS_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TAMUS_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">This refers to the endowment under direct institutional control, and does not include any funds the school receives from the state's Permanent University Fund as part of the Texas A&M University System.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lamar departed in 1987, rejoined in 1999, left again in 2021, returned in 2022.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stephen F. Austin was previously a member of the Southland from 1987 until 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The referenced report was issued before SFA joined the University of Texas System. The legislation that added SFA to the UT System also gave it rights to receive funding from the state's <a href="/wiki/Permanent_University_Fund" title="Permanent University Fund">Permanent University Fund</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UTRGV has multiple campuses within <a href="/wiki/Lower_Rio_Grande_Valley" title="Lower Rio Grande Valley">its service area</a>, but its academic and athletic administrations are at the Edinburg campus it inherited from its athletic predecessor of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas%E2%80%93Pan_American" title="University of Texas–Pan American">University of Texas–Pan American</a> (UTPA).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UTRGV was formally founded in 2013, but did not start instruction until 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">While UTRGV formally joined the Southland in 2024, the athletic program traces its history through UTPA, which was a Southland affiliate in men's tennis from 2000 until 2013. The UTRGV athletic program inherited UTPA's memberships in Division I and the Western Athletic Conference.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This refers to the endowment under direct UTRGV control, and does not include any funds it receives from the Permanent University Fund as a member of the UT System.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Associate_members">Associate members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Associate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Southland added four associate members in golf effective with the 2021–22 school year. One school joined in men's golf only, two in women's golf only, and one in both.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fifth school joined at the same time for both men's and women's tennis,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and two more schools joined in July 2022, one for men's and women's golf and tennis and the other for beach volleyball.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, as noted previously, two of these schools left a year later when their full-time home of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference entered into a women's golf partnership with the Northeast Conference. The Southland Conference announced <a href="/wiki/UIC_Flames" title="UIC Flames">UIC</a> joining the conference as an affiliate in men's tennis for the 2022–23 season on July 14.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans" title="San Jose State Spartans">San Jose State</a> was added as a multi-year beach volleyball affiliate beginning with the 2023 season (2022–23 school year).<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UIC would only spend one season in SLC men's tennis, moving that sport to the <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> in July 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution</th> <th>Nickname</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Enrollment</th> <th>Joined</th> <th>Current<br />primary<br />conference</th> <th>Southland<br />sport(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Augusta_University" title="Augusta University">Augusta University</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Augusta_Jaguars" title="Augusta Jaguars">Jaguars</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia" title="Augusta, Georgia">Augusta, Georgia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1828 </td> <td rowspan="2">Public </td> <td rowspan="2">9,274 </td> <td rowspan="2">2021–22 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Peach_Belt_Conference" title="Peach Belt Conference">Peach Belt</a><sup id="cite_ref-D2_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="golf, Men's"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Men's golf</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="golf, Women's"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Women's golf</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_University" title="Boise State University">Boise State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos" title="Boise State Broncos">Broncos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise, Idaho</a> </td> <td>1932 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>22,064 </td> <td>2022–23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a> in 2026)</span> </td> <td>Beach volleyball </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><b><a href="/wiki/Bryant_University" title="Bryant University">Bryant University</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Bulldogs" title="Bryant Bulldogs">Bulldogs</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="Smithfield, Rhode Island">Smithfield, Rhode Island</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">1863 </td> <td rowspan="4">Private </td> <td rowspan="4">3,751 </td> <td rowspan="4">2022–23 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/America_East_Conference" title="America East Conference">America East</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="golf, Men's"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Men's golf</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="golf, Women's"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Women's golf</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="tennis, Men's"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Men's tennis</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="tennis, Women's"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Women's tennis</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Francis_Marion_University" title="Francis Marion University">Francis Marion University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Marion_Patriots" title="Francis Marion Patriots">Patriots</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florence,_South_Carolina" title="Florence, South Carolina">Florence, South Carolina</a> </td> <td>1970 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>4,187 </td> <td>2021–22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_Carolinas" title="Conference Carolinas">Carolinas</a><sup id="cite_ref-D2_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Men's golf </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Institute_of_Technology" title="New Jersey Institute of Technology">New Jersey Institute of Technology</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NJIT_Highlanders" title="NJIT Highlanders">Highlanders</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1881 </td> <td rowspan="2">Public </td> <td rowspan="2">12,332 </td> <td rowspan="2">2021–22 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/America_East_Conference" title="America East Conference">America East</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="tennis, Men's"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Men's tennis</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="tennis, Women's"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Women's tennis</span></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_University" title="San Jose State University">San Jose State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans" title="San Jose State Spartans">Spartans</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose, California</a> </td> <td>1857 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>33,848 </td> <td>2022–23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West</a> </td> <td>Beach volleyball </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-D2-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-D2_56-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-D2_56-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Currently an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">NCAA Division II</a> athletic conference.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_full_members">Former full members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Former full members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>School names and nicknames listed here reflect those in use in each institution's final school year of Southland Conference membership. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Joined</th> <th>Left</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Nickname</th> <th>Colors</th> <th>Current<br />conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Abilene_Christian_University" title="Abilene Christian University">Abilene Christian University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abilene,_Texas" title="Abilene, Texas">Abilene, Texas</a> </td> <td>1906 </td> <td>1963;<br />2013 </td> <td>1973;<br />2021 </td> <td>Private </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abilene_Christian_Wildcats" title="Abilene Christian Wildcats">Wildcats</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#4F2170"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a><sup id="cite_ref-UAC_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UAC-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_State_University" title="Arkansas State University">Arkansas State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonesboro,_Arkansas" title="Jonesboro, Arkansas">Jonesboro, Arkansas</a> </td> <td>1909 </td> <td>1963 </td> <td>1987 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves" title="Arkansas State Red Wolves">Indians</a><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CC092F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Central Arkansas !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Arkansas" title="University of Central Arkansas">University of Central Arkansas</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conway,_Arkansas" title="Conway, Arkansas">Conway, Arkansas</a> </td> <td>1907 </td> <td>2006 </td> <td>2021 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Arkansas_Bears_and_Sugar_Bears" title="Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears">Bears</a>/<a href="/wiki/Central_Arkansas_Bears_and_Sugar_Bears" title="Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears">Sugar Bears</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#582C83"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#7C878E"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">ASUN</a><sup id="cite_ref-UAC_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UAC-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Tech_University" title="Louisiana Tech University">Louisiana Tech University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruston,_Louisiana" title="Ruston, Louisiana">Ruston, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1894 </td> <td>1971 </td> <td>1987 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_and_Lady_Techsters" title="Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters">Bulldogs</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_and_Lady_Techsters" title="Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters">Lady Techsters</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#003087"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CB333B"> </span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#69B3E7"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CB333B"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="University of Louisiana at Monroe !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_at_Monroe" title="University of Louisiana at Monroe">University of Louisiana at Monroe</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_Louisiana" title="Monroe, Louisiana">Monroe, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1931 </td> <td>1982 </td> <td>2006 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%E2%80%93Monroe_Warhawks" title="Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks">Indians</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#840029"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FDB913"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="North Texas !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Texas" title="University of North Texas">University of North Texas</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denton,_Texas" title="Denton, Texas">Denton, Texas</a> </td> <td>1890 </td> <td>1982 </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Texas_Mean_Green" title="North Texas Mean Green">Mean Green</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#00853E"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Oral_Roberts_University" title="Oral Roberts University">Oral Roberts University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma" title="Tulsa, Oklahoma">Tulsa, Oklahoma</a> </td> <td>1963 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>2014 </td> <td>Private </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oral_Roberts_Golden_Eagles" title="Oral Roberts Golden Eagles">Golden Eagles</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#002462"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#DAC792"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summit_League" title="Summit League">Summit League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Louisiana–Lafayette !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_at_Lafayette" title="University of Louisiana at Lafayette">University of Southwestern Louisiana</a></b></span><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1898 </td> <td>1971 </td> <td>1982 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns" title="Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns">Ragin' Cajuns</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CE181E"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston_State_University" title="Sam Houston State University">Sam Houston State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Texas" title="Huntsville, Texas">Huntsville, Texas</a> </td> <td>1879 </td> <td>1987 </td> <td>2021 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston_Bearkats" title="Sam Houston Bearkats">Bearkats</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#F56423"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_State_University" title="Texas State University">Texas State University</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Marcos,_Texas" title="San Marcos, Texas">San Marcos, Texas</a> </td> <td>1899 </td> <td>1987 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_State_Bobcats" title="Texas State Bobcats">Bobcats</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#501214"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#6A5638"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="UT Arlington !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Arlington" title="University of Texas at Arlington">University of Texas at Arlington</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a> </td> <td>1895 </td> <td>1963 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UT_Arlington_Mavericks" title="UT Arlington Mavericks">Mavericks</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0064B1"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#F58025"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="UT San Antonio !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_San_Antonio" title="University of Texas at San Antonio">University of Texas at San Antonio</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, Texas</a> </td> <td>1969 </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>Public </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UTSA_Roadrunners" title="UTSA Roadrunners">Roadrunners</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0B2240"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#E14504"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Trinity_University_(Texas)" title="Trinity University (Texas)">Trinity University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, Texas</a> </td> <td>1869 </td> <td>1963 </td> <td>1972 </td> <td>Private </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Tigers" title="Trinity Tigers">Tigers</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#723130"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference">SCAC</a><sup id="cite_ref-D3_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D3-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-UAC-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-UAC_57-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UAC_57-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Abilene Christian and Central Arkansas play football in the <a href="/wiki/United_Athletic_Conference" title="United Athletic Conference">United Athletic Conference</a>, a football-only partnership between the ASUN and WAC.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Arkansas State changed its nickname to Red Wolves after leaving the Southland Conference.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Louisiana–Monroe changed its nickname to Warhawks after leaving the Southland Conference.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Southwestern Louisiana changed its institutional name to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1999, after leaving the Southland Conference. Still later, the school changed its athletic branding to "Louisiana", with no city identifier.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Texas State dropped its city of San Marcos from its institutional name in 2013, a year after leaving the Southland Conference.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-D3-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-D3_62-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Currently an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">NCAA Division III</a> athletic conference.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_associate_members">Former associate members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Former associate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution</th> <th>Nickname</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Enrollment</th> <th>Joined</th> <th>Left</th> <th>Current<br />primary<br />conference</th> <th>Current conference<br />in former<br />SLC sport(s)</th> <th>SLC<br />sport(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Centenary_College_of_Louisiana" title="Centenary College of Louisiana">Centenary College of Louisiana</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centenary_Gentlemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Centenary Gentlemen">Gentlemen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1825 </td> <td>Private/United Methodist </td> <td>500 </td> <td>2000–01 </td> <td>2002–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference">SCAC</a><sup id="cite_ref-D3_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D3-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>men's tennis </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Delaware_State_University" title="Delaware State University">Delaware State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_State_Hornets" title="Delaware State Hornets">Hornets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover, Delaware</a> </td> <td>1891 </td> <td>Public<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />(<a href="/wiki/Historically_black_colleges_and_universities" title="Historically black colleges and universities">HBCU</a>) </td> <td>5,054 </td> <td>2021–22 </td> <td>2021–22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-Eastern_Athletic_Conference" title="Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference">MEAC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Conference" title="Northeast Conference">NEC</a> </td> <td>Women's golf </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_State_University" title="Jacksonville State University">Jacksonville State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football" title="Jacksonville State Gamecocks football">Gamecocks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Alabama" title="Jacksonville, Alabama">Jacksonville, Alabama</a> </td> <td>1883 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>9,490 </td> <td>1997–98 </td> <td>2002–03 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a> </td> <td>football </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Illinois-Chicago !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_Chicago" title="University of Illinois Chicago">University of Illinois Chicago</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UIC_Flames" title="UIC Flames">Flames</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>1859 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>34,199 </td> <td>2022–23 </td> <td>2023–24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td> <td>Men's tennis </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Louisiana !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_at_Lafayette" title="University of Louisiana at Lafayette">University of Southwestern Louisiana</a></b></span><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns" title="Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns">Ragin' Cajuns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1898 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>16,885 </td> <td>1982–83 </td> <td>1986–87 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td>women's sports </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span data-sort-value="Maryland–Eastern Shore !"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Maryland_Eastern_Shore" title="University of Maryland Eastern Shore">University of Maryland Eastern Shore</a></span></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Eastern_Shore_Hawks" title="Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks">Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princess_Anne,_Maryland" title="Princess Anne, Maryland">Princess Anne, Maryland</a> </td> <td>1886 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>2,888 </td> <td>2021–22 </td> <td>2021–22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-Eastern_Athletic_Conference" title="Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference">MEAC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Conference" title="Northeast Conference">NEC</a> </td> <td>Women's golf </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="New Orleans !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Orleans" title="University of New Orleans">University of New Orleans</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Privateers" title="New Orleans Privateers">Privateers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>1958 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>9,825 </td> <td>2012–13 </td> <td>2012–13 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center">Southland </td> <td>men's tennis </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University%E2%80%93Corpus_Christi" title="Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi">Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M%E2%80%93Corpus_Christi_Islanders" title="Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders">Islanders</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi, Texas</a> </td> <td>1947 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>9,600 </td> <td>2003–04 </td> <td>2005–06 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center">Southland </td> <td>men's tennis </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Texas–Pan American !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas%E2%80%93Pan_American" title="University of Texas–Pan American">University of Texas–Pan American</a></b></span><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas%E2%80%93Pan_American_Broncs" title="Texas–Pan American Broncs">Broncs</a><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburg,_Texas" title="Edinburg, Texas">Edinburg, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1927 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>17,048 </td> <td>2000–01 </td> <td>2012–13 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center">Southland (as UTRGV) </td> <td>men's tennis </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Troy_University" title="Troy University">Troy State University</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Trojans_football" title="Troy Trojans football">Trojans</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy,_Alabama" title="Troy, Alabama">Troy, Alabama</a> </td> <td>1887 </td> <td>Public </td> <td>29,689 </td> <td>1996–97 </td> <td>2000–01 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td>football </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Centenary no longer sponsors men's tennis.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-D3-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-D3_64-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Currently an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">NCAA Division III</a> athletic conference.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Delaware State is officially chartered as a "privately-governed, state-assisted" institution. This status is broadly similar to that of New York State's <a href="/wiki/Statutory_colleges" class="mw-redirect" title="Statutory colleges">statutory colleges</a>, most of which are housed at <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a>, or institutions in Pennsylvania's <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_System_of_Higher_Education" title="Commonwealth System of Higher Education">Commonwealth System of Higher Education</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Currently known as the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_at_Lafayette" title="University of Louisiana at Lafayette">University of Louisiana at Lafayette</a>, and branded athletically as Louisiana.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Texas–Pan American (UTPA) ceased to exist at the start of 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new nickname of <a href="/wiki/UTRGV_Vaqueros" class="mw-redirect" title="UTRGV Vaqueros">Vaqueros</a> was announced in November 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UTRGV athletic program thus claims all of UTPA's athletic history and records.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The UTRGV athletic program continues to be based at the former UTPA main campus in Edinburg.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Currently known as <a href="/wiki/Troy_University" title="Troy University">Troy University</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 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shape="rect" href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_independent_schools" coords="121,8,213,29" title="NCAA Division III independent schools" alt="NCAA Division III independent schools" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Trinity_University_(Texas)" coords="-10,8,65,29" title="Trinity University (Texas)" alt="Trinity University (Texas)" /></map><img usemap="#timeline_h53ce2hz4apdr5pwul79bw6bue9qh8n" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/h53ce2hz4apdr5pwul79bw6bue9qh8n.png" /></div><p><span style="background-color:rgb(190,186,218); color:;">Full members</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(141,211,199); color:;">Full members (non-football)</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(251,128,114); color:;">Associate members (football only)</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(127,153,210); color:;">Affiliate member (other sport)</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,179); color:;">Other Conference</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(253,180,98); color:;">Other Conference</span> </p><p>1. - <small>Southwestern Louisiana became the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Louisiana–Lafayette, now athletically branded as simply Louisiana) in 1999.</small><br /> 2. - <small>Northeast Louisiana became the University of Louisiana at Monroe (Louisiana–Monroe) in 1999.</small><br /> 3. - <small>UTPA merged with the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Brownsville" title="University of Texas at Brownsville">University of Texas at Brownsville</a> to become the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in 2015.</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Southland Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most recently added sport is beach volleyball, with SLC competition starting in 2019–20.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <caption><b>Teams in Southland Conference competition</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Sport</th> <th>Men's</th> <th>Women's </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beach_volleyball" title="Beach volleyball">Beach Volleyball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">7</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cross_country_running" title="Cross country running">Cross Country</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">Football</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">9</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">13</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/College_soccer_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="College soccer in the United States">Soccer</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">Softball</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">10</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">Tennis</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">8</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Indoor" title="Track and field">Track and Field (Indoor)</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Outdoor" title="Track and field">Track and Field (Outdoor)</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">11</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball (Indoor)</a></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">–</div></td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">12</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men's_sponsored_sports_by_school"><span id="Men.27s_sponsored_sports_by_school"></span>Men's sponsored sports by school</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Men's sponsored sports by school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Baseball</th> <th>Basketball</th> <th>Cross Country</th> <th>Football</th> <th>Golf</th> <th>Tennis</th> <th>Track & Field<br />(Indoor)</th> <th>Track & Field<br />(Outdoor)</th> <th>Total Southland Sports </th></tr> <tr> <td>East Texas A&M</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Houston Christian</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Incarnate Word</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lamar</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>McNeese</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Orleans</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nicholls</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Northwestern State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southeastern Louisiana</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stephen F. Austin</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Texas A&M–Corpus Christi</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>UTRGV</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" align="center">Affiliate members </th></tr> <tr> <td>Augusta</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bryant</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Francis Marion</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>NJIT</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Totals</th> <th>11</th> <th>12</th> <th>12</th> <th>9</th> <th>13</th> <th>8</th> <th>11</th> <th>11</th> <th>88 </th></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southland Conference which are played by SLC schools:</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Soccer</th> <th>Swimming &<br />Diving</th> <th>Fencing </th></tr> <tr> <td>Houston Christian</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">OVC</a></td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr> <td>Incarnate Word</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">OVC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Pacific_Sports_Federation" title="Mountain Pacific Sports Federation">MPSF</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Pacific_Sports_Federation" title="Mountain Pacific Sports Federation">MPSF</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>UTRGV</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UTRGV is playing an exhibition football schedule in 2024 and will start full varsity play in the Southland in 2025.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's_sponsored_sports_by_school"><span id="Women.27s_sponsored_sports_by_school"></span>Women's sponsored sports by school</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Women's sponsored sports by school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Basketball</th> <th>Beach Volleyball</th> <th>Cross Country</th> <th>Golf</th> <th>Soccer</th> <th>Softball</th> <th>Tennis</th> <th>Track & Field<br />(Indoor)</th> <th>Track & Field<br />(Outdoor)</th> <th>Volleyball</th> <th>Total Southland Sports </th></tr> <tr> <td>East Texas A&M</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Houston Christian</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Incarnate Word</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lamar</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>McNeese</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Orleans</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nicholls</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Northwestern State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southeastern Louisiana</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stephen F. Austin</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Texas A&M–Corpus Christi</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>UTRGV</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="12" align="center">Affiliate members </th></tr> <tr> <td>Augusta</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Boise State</td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bryant</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>NJIT</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>San Jose State</td> <td></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Totals</th> <th>12</th> <th>8</th> <th>12</th> <th>10</th> <th>11</th> <th>10</th> <th>10</th> <th>12</th> <th>12</th> <th>12</th> <th>109 </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Southland Conference which are played by SLC schools:</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Bowling</th> <th>Swimming &<br />Diving</th> <th>Fencing </th></tr> <tr> <td>Incarnate Word</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Pacific_Sports_Federation" title="Mountain Pacific Sports Federation">MPSF</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Pacific_Sports_Federation" title="Mountain Pacific Sports Federation">MPSF</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stephen F. Austin</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a></td> <td>No</td> <td>No </td></tr> <tr> <td>UTRGV</td> <td>No</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td>No </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football">Football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Former and current players from the Southland that would go on to star in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> include <a href="/wiki/Gary_Barbaro" title="Gary Barbaro">Gary Barbaro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Barber_(tight_end)" title="Mike Barber (tight end)">Mike Barber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Barnett" title="Fred Barnett">Fred Barnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bergey" title="Bill Bergey">Bill Bergey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Blaylock" title="Derrick Blaylock">Derrick Blaylock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bubby_Brister" title="Bubby Brister">Bubby Brister</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ray_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Ray Brown (offensive lineman)">Ray Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Carr" title="Roger Carr">Roger Carr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Carrier_(wide_receiver)" title="Mark Carrier (wide receiver)">Mark Carrier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Centers" title="Larry Centers">Larry Centers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Collie" title="Bruce Collie">Bruce Collie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Davis_(safety)" title="Keith Davis (safety)">Keith Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Fred Dean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Harris" title="Jackie Harris">Jackie Harris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Humphries" title="Stan Humphries">Stan Humphries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buford_Jordan" title="Buford Jordan">Buford Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wade_Key" title="Wade Key">Wade Key</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_McCown" title="Josh McCown">Josh McCown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_McKyer" title="Tim McKyer">Tim McKyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Novak" title="Jeff Novak">Jeff Novak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kavika_Pittman" title="Kavika Pittman">Kavika Pittman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Quinn" title="Mike Quinn">Mike Quinn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ryckman" title="Billy Ryckman">Billy Ryckman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Sanders" title="Ricky Sanders">Ricky Sanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Seale" title="Eugene Seale">Eugene Seale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Septi%C3%A9n" title="Rafael Septién">Rafael Septién</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terrance_Shaw" title="Terrance Shaw">Terrance Shaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Spears_(offensive_tackle)" title="Marcus Spears (offensive tackle)">Marcus Spears</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chad_Stanley" title="Chad Stanley">Chad Stanley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pat_Tilley" title="Pat Tilley">Pat Tilley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Trotter" title="Jeremiah Trotter">Jeremiah Trotter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Upshaw" title="Marvin Upshaw">Marvin Upshaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lardarius_Webb" title="Lardarius Webb">Lardarius Webb</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spergon_Wynn" title="Spergon Wynn">Spergon Wynn</a>. The Southland was instrumental in founding the <a href="/wiki/Independence_Bowl" title="Independence Bowl">Independence Bowl</a>, and the Southland champion served as the automatic home team for that bowl from 1976–1980.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 21, 2014, the Southland Conference approved the use of instant replay at all its home games becoming the first FCS league to fully commit to having all games utilize instant replay.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Men's_basketball"><span id="Men.27s_basketball"></span>Men's basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Men's basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Among notable NBA stars attending Southland Conference schools include <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (Louisiana Tech), <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dumars" title="Joe Dumars">Joe Dumars</a> (McNeese), <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Foster_(basketball)" title="Jeff Foster (basketball)">Jeff Foster</a> (Southwest Texas State, now known as Texas State), and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Toney" title="Andrew Toney">Andrew Toney</a> (Southwestern Louisiana, now known as Louisiana). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's_basketball"><span id="Women.27s_basketball"></span>Women's basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Women's basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Former member Louisiana–Monroe (then Northeast Louisiana) advanced to the 1985 NCAA Women's Final Four. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships">Championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southland_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Southland Conference men's basketball tournament">Southland Conference men's basketball tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southland_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Southland Conference women's basketball tournament">Southland Conference women's basketball tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southland_Conference_baseball_tournament" title="Southland Conference baseball tournament">Southland Conference baseball tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southland_Conference_women%27s_soccer_tournament" title="Southland Conference women's soccer tournament">Southland Conference women's soccer tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southland_Conference_softball_tournament" title="Southland Conference softball tournament">Southland Conference softball tournament</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spending_and_revenue">Spending and revenue</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Spending and revenue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights/licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, food and novelties. Total expenses includes coaching/staff, scholarships, buildings/ground, maintenance, utilities and rental fees and all other costs including recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues and insurance costs. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:100px;">Conference Rank (2022–23) </th> <th style="width:100px;">National Rank (2022–23) </th> <th style="width:190px;">Institution </th> <th style="width:130px;">2022-23 Total Revenue from Athletics<sup id="cite_ref-NCAA_FINANCES_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCAA_FINANCES-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:130px;">2022-23 Total Expenses on Athletics<sup id="cite_ref-NCAA_FINANCES_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCAA_FINANCES-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="yellow"> <td>1 </td> <td>201 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stephen F. Austin !"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin_State_University" title="Stephen F. Austin State University">Stephen F. Austin</a></span> </td> <td>$24,962,955 </td> <td>$24,962,955 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>205 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Incarnate Word !"><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Incarnate_Word" title="University of the Incarnate Word">Incarnate Word</a></span> </td> <td>$24,544,713 </td> <td>$24,544,713 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>237 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lamar !"><a href="/wiki/Lamar_University" title="Lamar University">Lamar</a></span> </td> <td>$21,287,614 </td> <td>$21,287,614 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>245 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Houston Christian !"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_University" title="Houston Christian University">Houston Christian</a></span> </td> <td>$20,167,919 </td> <td>$20,167,919 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="yellow"> <td>5 </td> <td>285 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="UTRGV !"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_Rio_Grande_Valley" title="University of Texas Rio Grande Valley">UTRGV</a></span> </td> <td>$15,997,018 </td> <td>$15,997,018 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>291 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Southeastern Louisiana !"><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Louisiana_University" title="Southeastern Louisiana University">Southeastern Louisiana</a></span> </td> <td>$15,750,278 </td> <td>$15,750,278 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>293 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Texas A&M Corpus Commerce !"><a href="/wiki/East_Texas_A%26M_University" title="East Texas A&M University">Texas A&M Commerce</a></span> </td> <td>$15,344,594 </td> <td>$15,568,324 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="orange"> <td>8 </td> <td>301 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Texas A&M Corpus Christi !"><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University-Corpus_Christi" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi">Texas A&M Corpus Christi</a></span> </td> <td>$15,046,826 </td> <td>$15,046,826 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>303 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McNeese State !"><a href="/wiki/McNeese_State_University" title="McNeese State University">McNeese</a></span> </td> <td>$14,926,562 </td> <td>$14,991,656 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>326 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Northwestern State !"><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_State_University" title="Northwestern State University">Northwestern State</a></span> </td> <td>$13,074,407 </td> <td>$13,074,407 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>334 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nicholls !"><a href="/wiki/Nicholls_State_University" title="Nicholls State University">Nicholls</a></span> </td> <td>$11,658,725 </td> <td>$11,658,725 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="orange"> <td>10 </td> <td>345 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="New Orleans !"><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Orleans" title="University of New Orleans">New Orleans</a></span> </td> <td>$8,497,274 </td> <td>$8,497,274 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:775px;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>Note 1 - Data from U.S. Department of Education Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool Database. Ranking based on revenue position in selection of records using NCAA Division I-FBS, NCAA Division I-FCS, and NCAA Division I without football criteria. (354 records were retrieved.) OPE Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool used in order to provide ranking for private institutions in the conference. </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="orange"> <td>Note 2 - Current non-football programs. Note: UTRGV joined the SLC as a non-football member for the 2024-25 school year. </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="yellow"> <td>Note 3 - Joined SLC effective July 1, 2024. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Note 3 - Reporting period is from midyear 2022 to midyear 2023. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">School </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Football stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Soccer stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Basketball arena </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Baseball stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Softball stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C2A553, inset -2px -2px 0 #C2A553;">Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#0A2846;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EDAC09, inset -2px -2px 0 #EDAC09;"><a href="/wiki/East_Texas_A%26M_Lions" title="East Texas A&M Lions"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-000000F8-QINU`"'</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>East Texas A&M</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Hawkins_Field_at_Memorial_Stadium" title="Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium">Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004115820000000000♠">11,582</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lion_Soccer_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Lion Soccer Field">Lion Soccer Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M%E2%80%93Commerce_Field_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas A&M–Commerce Field House">Texas A&M–Commerce Field House</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003305500000000000♠">3,055</span> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cain_Family_Softball_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="John Cain Family Softball Complex">John Cain Family Softball Complex</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002800000000000000♠">800</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#062F87;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4D09, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4D09;"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_Huskies" title="Houston Christian Huskies"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Houston Christian</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Husky_Stadium_(Houston_Christian_University)" title="Husky Stadium (Houston Christian University)">Husky Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003500000000000000♠">5,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sorrels_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Sorrels Field">Sorrels Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharp_Gymnasium" title="Sharp Gymnasium">Sharp Gymnasium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Husky_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Husky Field">Husky Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Husky_Field_(softball)" title="Husky Field (softball)">Husky Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002300000000000000♠">300</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#CB333B;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><a href="/wiki/Incarnate_Word_Cardinals" title="Incarnate Word Cardinals"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Incarnate Word</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gayle_and_Tom_Benson_Stadium" title="Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium">Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003600000000000000♠">6,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gayle_and_Tom_Benson_Stadium" title="Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium">Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003600000000000000♠">6,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McDermott_Convocation_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="McDermott Convocation Center">McDermott Convocation Center</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003200000000000000♠">2,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Field_(University_of_Incarnate_Word)" title="Sullivan Field (University of Incarnate Word)">Sullivan Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H-E-B_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="H-E-B Field">H-E-B Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002250000000000000♠">250</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#E31937;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Cardinals_and_Lady_Cardinals" title="Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Lamar</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Provost_Umphrey_Stadium" title="Provost Umphrey Stadium">Provost Umphrey Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004160000000000000♠">16,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Soccer_Complex" title="Lamar Soccer Complex">Lamar Soccer Complex</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montagne_Center" title="Montagne Center">Montagne Center</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004100800000000000♠">10,080</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vincent%E2%80%93Beck_Stadium" title="Vincent–Beck Stadium">Vincent–Beck Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003350000000000000♠">3,500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Softball_Complex" title="Lamar Softball Complex">Lamar Softball Complex</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#00529B;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFD204, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFD204;"><a href="/wiki/McNeese_Cowboys_and_Cowgirls" title="McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>McNeese</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cowboy_Stadium" title="Cowboy Stadium">Cowboy Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004176100000000000♠">17,610</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cowgirl_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Cowgirl Field">Cowgirl Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002300000000000000♠">300</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Legacy_Center" title="The Legacy Center">The Legacy Center</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003424200000000000♠">4,242</span><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Miller_Ballpark" title="Joe Miller Ballpark">Joe Miller Ballpark</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003200000000000000♠">2,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Miller_Field_at_Cowgirl_Diamond" title="Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond">Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003120000000000000♠">1,200</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#005CA6;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A3A9AD, inset -2px -2px 0 #A3A9AD;"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Privateers" title="New Orleans Privateers"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>New Orleans</b></span></a> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-soccer school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakefront_Arena" title="Lakefront Arena">Lakefront Arena</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003893300000000000♠">8,933</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maestri_Field_at_Privateer_Park" title="Maestri Field at Privateer Park">Maestri Field at Privateer Park</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003290000000000000♠">2,900</span><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-softball school</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#C41230;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B2B2B2, inset -2px -2px 0 #B2B2B2;"><a href="/wiki/Nicholls_Colonels" title="Nicholls Colonels"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Nicholls</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manning_Field_at_John_L._Guidry_Stadium" title="Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium">Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004105000000000000♠">10,500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thibodaux_Regional_Sports_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex">Thibodaux Regional Sports Complex</a><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stopher_Gymnasium" title="Stopher Gymnasium">Stopher Gymnasium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003380000000000000♠">3,800</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Meyer_Diamond_at_Ray_E._Didier_Field" title="Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field">Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003210000000000000♠">2,100</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swanner_Field_at_Geo_Surfaces_Park" title="Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park">Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#492F92;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F78426, inset -2px -2px 0 #F78426;"><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_State_Demons_and_Lady_Demons" title="Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Northwestern State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Turpin_Stadium" title="Harry Turpin Stadium">Harry Turpin Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004159710000000000♠">15,971</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Demon_Soccer_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Demon Soccer Complex">Lady Demon Soccer Complex</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prather_Coliseum" title="Prather Coliseum">Prather Coliseum</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003390000000000000♠">3,900</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H._Alvin_Brown%E2%80%93C._C._Stroud_Field" title="H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field">H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003120000000000000♠">1,200</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Demon_Diamond" title="Lady Demon Diamond">Lady Demon Diamond</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#215732;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFC72C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFC72C;"><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Louisiana_Lions_and_Lady_Lions" title="Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Southeastern Louisiana</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strawberry_Stadium" title="Strawberry Stadium">Strawberry Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003740800000000000♠">7,408</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Soccer_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern Soccer Complex">Southeastern Soccer Complex</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_Center_(Southeastern_Louisiana)" class="mw-redirect" title="University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)">University Center</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003750000000000000♠">7,500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Kenelly_Diamond_at_Alumni_Field" title="Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field">Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003250000000000000♠">2,500</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Oak_Park" title="North Oak Park">North Oak Park</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002500000000000000♠">500</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#5F259F;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B1B3B3, inset -2px -2px 0 #B1B3B3;"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin_Lumberjacks_and_Ladyjacks" title="Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Stephen F. Austin</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Homer_Bryce_Stadium" title="Homer Bryce Stadium">Homer Bryce Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004145750000000000♠">14,575</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=SFA_Soccer_Field&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SFA Soccer Field (page does not exist)">SFA Soccer Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002400000000000000♠">400</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_R._Johnson_Coliseum" title="William R. Johnson Coliseum">William R. Johnson Coliseum</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003720300000000000♠">7,203</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaycees_Field" title="Jaycees Field">Jaycees Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SFA_Softball_Field" title="SFA Softball Field">SFA Softball Field</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002750000000000000♠">750</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#0067C5;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #007F3E, inset -2px -2px 0 #007F3E;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M%E2%80%93Corpus_Christi_Islanders" title="Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Texas A&M–Corpus Christi</b></span></a> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dr._Jack_Dugan_Soccer_%26_Track_Stadium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium (page does not exist)">Dr. Jack Dugan Soccer & Track Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003100000000000000♠">1,000</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Bank_Center" title="American Bank Center">American Bank Center</a><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003938500000000000♠">9,385</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chapman_Field_(baseball)" title="Chapman Field (baseball)">Chapman Field</a><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002750000000000000♠">750</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chapman_Field_(baseball)" title="Chapman Field (baseball)">Chapman Field</a> </td> <td>200 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:#F05023;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #646469, inset -2px -2px 0 #646469;"><a href="/wiki/UT_Rio_Grande_Valley_Vaqueros" title="UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>UTRGV</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_and_Janet_Vackar_Stadium" title="Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium">Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004120000000000000♠">12,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003155500000000000♠">1,555</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UTRGV_Fieldhouse" title="UTRGV Fieldhouse">UTRGV Fieldhouse</a><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003250000000000000♠">2,500</span><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UTRGV_Baseball_Stadium" title="UTRGV Baseball Stadium">UTRGV Baseball Stadium</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003500000000000000♠">5,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-softball school</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Texas A&M–Corpus Christi also schedules some home basketball games at the <a href="/wiki/Dugan_Wellness_Center" title="Dugan Wellness Center">Dugan Wellness Center</a> (capacity 1,200).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Texas A&M–Corpus Christi uses off-campus <a href="/wiki/Whataburger_Field" title="Whataburger Field">Whataburger Field</a> as their home field for some high-profile games and some tournaments.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UTRGV also plans to play one home game a year at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sams_Memorial_Stadium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sams Memorial Stadium (page does not exist)">Sams Memorial Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brownsville,_Texas" title="Brownsville, Texas">Brownsville</a> (Capacity 10,300).<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-94"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-94">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Capacity for UTRGV's first season of varsity football in 2025.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-97"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-97">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UTRGV also schedules home basketball games at <a href="/wiki/Bert_Ogden_Arena" title="Bert Ogden Arena">Bert Ogden Arena</a> (capacity 9,334).<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southland_Conference_Television_Network">Southland Conference Television Network</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Southland Conference Television Network"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Conference began its own syndicated broadcast entity in 2008, the Southland Conference Television Network. It aired in over 25 markets in the league's four-state region, plus on national networks such as <a href="/wiki/Fox_College_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox College Sports">Fox College Sports</a>, <a href="/wiki/ESPN_GamePlan" title="ESPN GamePlan">ESPN GamePlan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/ESPN3" title="ESPN3">ESPN3</a>. In 2008-09, the network featured 35 broadcasts, and over 30 in each of the next four seasons. </p><p>For 2013 and 2014, the syndicated network was restricted to only regular season football games. The remainder of the schedule was available on ESPN3 or regional sports networks, including regular season and tournament basketball as well as championships in soccer, volleyball, softball and baseball. ESPN3 also carried an exclusive package of football games beyond the syndicated network's schedule. </p><p>SLCTV dissolved on July 1, 2015. Beginning with the 2015–16 school year, the Southland Conference entered into an agreement with the <a href="/wiki/American_Sports_Network" title="American Sports Network">American Sports Network</a> to syndicate and televise selected games,<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while also continuing its association with ESPN3.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A separate deal allowed Louisiana-based <a href="/wiki/Cox_Sports_Television" title="Cox Sports Television">Cox Sports Television</a> to air select games.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After ASN folded following the 2016–17 academic year, the Southland announced a television agreement with <a href="/wiki/Eleven_Sports_Network_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleven Sports Network (United States)">Eleven Sports</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During 2017-18, conference-controlled games aired on ESPN3, <a href="/wiki/Eleven_Sports" title="Eleven Sports">Eleven Sports</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Southwest" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports Southwest">Fox Sports Southwest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cox_Sports_Television" title="Cox Sports Television">Cox Sports Television</a>. For 2018-19, ESPN productions began to be split between ESPN3 and ESPN+ platforms. On October 8, 2020, the Southland Conference announced a multi-year extension through the 2024–25 academic year as well as an expansion of its media rights agreement with ESPN.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto; font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>University System </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a><sup id="cite_ref-US_News_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_News-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NACUBO_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NACUBO-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>U.S. News<br />rank<sup id="cite_ref-US_News_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_News-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education" title="Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education">Carnegie<br />Foundation<br />Classification</a><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>East Texas A&M University </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University_System" title="Texas A&M University System">Texas A&M University System</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7007302000000000000♠">$30,200,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>RNP<br />(National) </td> <td>Doctoral<br />(Professional Universities) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Houston Christian University </td> <td>Not Applicable </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7008111000000000000♠">$111,000,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>61<br />(Regional: West) </td> <td>Masters<br />(Larger Programs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>University of the Incarnate Word </td> <td>Not Applicable </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7008143800000000000♠">$143,800,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>263<br />(National) </td> <td>Doctoral<br />(Professional Universities) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lamar University </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_State_University_System" title="Texas State University System">Texas State University System</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7008131000000000000♠">$131,000,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>RNP<br />(National) </td> <td>Doctoral<br />(Professional Universities) </td></tr> <tr> <td>McNeese State University </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_System" title="University of Louisiana System">University of Louisiana System</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7008118000000000000♠">$118,000,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>98<br />(Regional: South) </td> <td>Masters<br />(Larger Programs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>University of New Orleans </td> <td>University of Louisiana System </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7007221000000000000♠">$22,100,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>202<br />(National) </td> <td>Doctoral<br />(High Research) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nicholls State University </td> <td>University of Louisiana System </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7006819000000000000♠">$8,190,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>88<br />(Regional: South) </td> <td>Masters<br />(Medium Programs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Northwestern State University </td> <td>University of Louisiana System </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7007164000000000000♠">$16,400,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>88<br />Regional: South) </td> <td>Masters<br />(Larger Programs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southeastern Louisiana University </td> <td>University of Louisiana System </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7007181000000000000♠">$18,100,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>93<br />(Regional: South) </td> <td>Masters<br />(Larger Programs) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi </td> <td>Texas A&M University System </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7007201000000000000♠">$20,100,000</span><sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>RNP<br />(National) </td> <td>Doctoral<br />(High Research) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southland_Conference&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output 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