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| founded = {{start date and age|1983}}
| association = [[
| division = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| subdivision = [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]]
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| region = [[
| headquarters = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| commissioner = Sherika A. Montgomery
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The '''Big South Conference''' is a collegiate [[List of NCAA conferences|athletic conference]] affiliated with the [[
==History==
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Charter members included Armstrong State (later [[Armstrong Atlantic State University]] and now merged into [[Georgia Southern University]] as its [[Georgia Southern University–Armstrong Campus|Armstrong Campus]]) (1983–1987), Augusta (later [[Augusta State University]] and now merged into [[Augusta University]]) (1983–1990), [[Campbell University]] (1983–1994;
The expansion of membership occurred during the 1980s and
The Big South Conference began sponsoring football in 2002, with Charleston Southern, Elon (at the time) and Liberty ([[Gardner–Webb University]] also joined as a football-only member) fielding teams; Coastal Carolina and [[Virginia Military Institute]] (VMI) joined the conference as football-only members in 2003. In that same athletic year, VMI also joined the conference for all sports, but left to re-join the [[Southern Conference]] in 2014. [[Presbyterian College]] joined the conference in 2007, moving up from [[NCAA Division II|Division II]], and became eligible for regular-season championships and conference honors during the 2008–09 athletic year.<ref name="GWebb">{{cite news|title=Gardner–Webb Officially Joins Big South |publisher=Big South Sports|date=2008-07-01|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=1504891 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208103046/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/gardner-webb-officially-joins-big-south-1504891 |archive-date=Dec 8, 2014 }}</ref> Gardner–Webb, which had been a football-only member since 2002, joined the conference for all sports on July 1, 2008.<ref name="GWebb"/> Campbell rejoined the Big South for all sports except football in the 2011–12 athletic year. [[Longwood University]] accepted an invitation to join the Big South on January 23, 2012, and membership formally began July 1 of that year; Longwood had been independent since 2004, during their transition to Division I.<ref name="Longwood">{{cite news|title=Big South Conference Adds Longwood University As Full Member |publisher=Big South Sports|date=2012-01-23|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=205366908 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225224/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/big-south-conference-adds-longwood-university-as-full-member-205366908 |archive-date=Mar 3, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, following the departure of VMI, the conference returned to a single-division structure.<ref name="onedivision">{{cite news |url=https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/2014/10/27/strelow-title-race-in-balanced/22201595007/ |title=Title race in balanced Big South again tough to predict |first=Bret |last=Stretlow |publisher=[[The Fayetteville Observer]] |date=28 October 2014 |access-date=5 December 2014}}</ref> On September 1, 2015, Coastal Carolina announced they would leave the conference following the 2015–16 school year to transition to [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS-level football]] and the [[Sun Belt Conference]].<ref name="coastal_sunbelt">{{cite press release |url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/statement-from-big-south-commissioner-kyle-b-kallander-on-coastal-carolina |title=Statement from Big South Commissioner Kyle B. Kallander on Coastal Carolina |publisher=Big South Conference |date=September 1, 2015 |access-date=September 1, 2015 |archive-date=September 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903235638/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/statement-from-big-south-commissioner-kyle-b-kallander-on-coastal-carolina |url-status=dead }}</ref> On June 30, 2016, the day before the school joined the Sun Belt, Coastal Carolina won the 2016 College World Series in baseball. This was the first time in conference history that a team won an NCAA championship in any sport.
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Three months later, Liberty announced that it would begin a transition to FBS football in July 2017 and leave the Big South football league in 2018.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=17950&TeamID= |title=NCAA Approves Liberty's Waiver Request for FBS Reclassification Process |publisher=Liberty University Athletics |date=February 16, 2017 |access-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220141459/http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10869&NewsID=17950&TeamID= |archive-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Liberty and the Big South agreed later in 2017 that the school would continue to house all of its non-football sports (except for field hockey and women's swimming, neither of which is sponsored by the Big South) in that conference for the immediate future. Once Liberty became a full FBS member at the start of the 2019–20 school year, it would have technically become a Big South associate member (barring the school joining an FBS conference).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=36963&newsID=19015 |title=Big South Conference Announces Decision on Liberty's Membership Status |publisher=Liberty University Athletics |date=September 22, 2017 |access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> However, Liberty's plans would change several months later, as it instead announced in May 2018 that it would move its non-football sports to the ASUN effective that July (except for the aforementioned field hockey and women's swimming, also not sponsored by the ASUN).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://asunsports.org/general/2017-18/releases/20180516hf2r4k |title=ASUN Conference Announces Liberty University as League Member for 2018-19 |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=May 17, 2018 |access-date=May 31, 2018}}</ref>
In November 2017, the [[University of South Carolina Upstate]] and [[Hampton University]] announced that they would be leaving the ASUN and [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]], respectively, to join the Big South, starting in the fall of 2018.<ref name="upstate">{{cite news |url=http://www.goupstate.com/news/20171115/usc-upstate-moving-to-big-south-conference |title=USC Upstate moving to Big South Conference |website=GoUpstate.com |first=Todd |last=Shanesy |date=November 15, 2017 |access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref><ref name="hampton">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailypress.com/sports/hampton-university/dp-spt-hu-big-south-1117-story.html#nt=oft12aH-2la1 |title= Hampton to leave MEAC for Big South |newspaper=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |location=[[
On November 19, 2017, [[Presbyterian College]] announced it would be moving its football program to the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/ncf/id/21493565|title=Presbyterian to join Pioneer Football League in 2021|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref> Presbyterian's last Big South football season was in 2019; the Blue Hose planned to play the 2020 season as an independent before joining the Pioneer League for 2021 and beyond.<ref name="PC to Pioneer">{{cite press release|url=http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2017/1345/presbyterian-college-to-join-pioneer-football-league-in-2021/ |title=Presbyterian College to join Pioneer Football League in 2021 |publisher=Pioneer Football League |date=November 20, 2017 |access-date=November 21, 2017}}</ref> The Blue Hose remain a member of the Big South in all other sports.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/presbyterian-to-join-pioneer-football-league-in-2021-112017|title=Presbyterian to join Pioneer Football League in 2021|date=2017-11-20|work=FOX Sports|access-date=2018-02-16|language=en-US}}</ref>
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More recently, the Big South added three new single-sport members in women's lacrosse effective with the 2022 season (2021–22 school year): [[Furman University]], [[Mercer University]], and [[Wofford College]]. All three are full members of the [[Southern Conference]] (SoCon), which disbanded its women's lacrosse league after the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2021/6/7/big-south-adds-three-associate-members-in-womens-lacrosse.aspx |title=Big South Adds Three Associate Members in Women's Lacrosse |publisher=Big South Conference |date=June 7, 2021 |accessdate=October 1, 2021}}</ref>
On January 25, 2022, the Colonial Athletic Association (now the [[Coastal Athletic Association]]) announced that [[Hampton University]] would join that conference, as well as [[
Also on February 22, the conference announced its intent to combine its football membership with the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] beginning in 2023 and operate as the [[Big South–OVC Football Association]].<ref>[http://ovcsports.com/news/2022/2/22/big-south-conference-and-ovc-announce-football-agreement.aspx "Big South Conference and OVC Announce Football Agreement"] ''OVCSports.com''. Retrieved 2022-02-22.</ref> The following month saw [[Bryant University]] announced as a new football-only member effective with the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2022/3/29/big-south-adds-bryant-university-as-associate-football-member.aspx |title=Big South Adds Bryant University as Associate Football Member |publisher=Big South Conference |date=March 29, 2022 |accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref> Campbell announced on August 3 that it would join both sides of the CAA in 2023 as well.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://caasports.com/news/2022/8/2/football-campbell-university-accepts-invitation-to-join-the-caa-in-2023.aspx |title=Campbell University Accepts Invitation To Join The CAA In 2023 |publisher=Colonial Athletic Association |date=August 3, 2022 |access-date=August 4, 2022}}</ref> This was followed by Bryant announcing that it would join CAA Football in 2024.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://caasports.com/news/2023/8/9/caa-football-welcomes-bryant-university-as-its-newest-member-in-2024.aspx |title=CAA Football Welcomes Bryant University As Its Newest Member In 2024|publisher=CAA Football |date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref> On November 28, it was announced that Robert Morris would also leave the association and return football to its previous home, the [[Northeast Conference]] effective after the 2023 football season.
==Member schools==
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| 1964
| 1983
| Private<br />{{small|([[
| 3,414
| $
| [[Charleston Southern Buccaneers|Buccaneers]]
| {{college color boxes|Charleston Southern Buccaneers}}
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| 1905
| 2008
| Private<br />{{small|([[
| 3,594
| $70.5
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| 1924
| 1999
| Private <br />{{small|([[
| 4,545
| $138.5
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| 2007
| Private <br />{{small|([[
| 1,330
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!Big South<br>sport
!Primary<br>conference
| '''[[Bryant University]]'''▼
| [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]]▼
| 1863▼
| 2022<ref name="bryantfb">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=Big South Adds Bryant University as Associate Football Member |url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2022/3/29/big-south-adds-bryant-university-as-associate-football-member.aspx |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=BigSouthSports.com}}</ref>▼
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}▼
| [[Bryant Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]▼
| {{college color boxes|Bryant Bulldogs}}▼
| Football▼
| [[America East Conference|America East]]▼
|-
| '''[[Furman University]]'''
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| [[Furman Paladins|Paladins]]
| {{college color boxes|Furman Paladins}}
| rowspan=3 | Women's lacrosse
|
|-
| '''[[Mercer University]]'''
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| [[Mercer Bears|Bears]]
| {{college color boxes|Mercer Bears}}
| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]▼
|-▼
| '''[[Robert Morris University]]'''▼
| [[Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Moon Township, Pennsylvania]]▼
| 1921▼
| 2020{{efn|group=ass|Robert Morris was originally intended to join Big South football in the 2021 football season (part of the 2021–22 academic year). With the 2020 Big South football season▼
moved to spring 2021, RMU was brought into the football league early.}}▼
| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}▼
| [[Robert Morris Colonials football|Colonials]]▼
| {{college color boxes|Robert Morris Colonials}}▼
| Football▼
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]▼
|-
| '''[[Wofford College]]'''
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| 1854
| 2021
| Private<br/>{{small|([[
| 1,773
| [[Wofford Terriers|Terriers]]
| {{college color boxes|Wofford Terriers}}
|}
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| [[Augusta Jaguars|Jaguars]]
| {{college color boxes|Augusta Jaguars}}
| [[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]]
|-
| '''[[Birmingham–Southern College]]'''
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| [[Birmingham–Southern Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Birmingham–Southern Panthers}}
| Closed in 2024
|-
| '''[[Campbell University]]'''
| [[Buies Creek, North Carolina]]
| 1887
| 1983{{efn|group=full|Campbell was a founding member of the Big South in 1983. The Fighting Camels left the Big South after the 1993–94 school year to join the [[ASUN Conference|Trans Atlantic Athletic Conference]] (TAAC; later the Atlantic Sun Conference, now the ASUN Conference); before rejoining effective the 2011–12 school year for all sports, except for their football program, which remained in the [[Pioneer Football League]] until joining Big South football in the 2018 fall season (2018–19 school year). Campbell then left the Big South again in 2023 to the Colonial Athletic Association as its primary athletic conference.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gocamels.com/news/2022/8/3/news-campbell-university-to-join-colonial-athletic-association-in-2023.aspx | title=Campbell University to join Colonial Athletic Association in 2023 | access-date=August 4, 2022 | work=Campbell University Fighting Camels | date=August 3, 2022}}</ref>}};<br>2011
| 1994;<br>2023
| Private <br />{{small|([[
| [[Campbell Fighting Camels and Lady Camels|Fighting Camels]]
| {{college color boxes|Campbell Fighting Camels}}
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| 1990
| 1992
| Private<br />{{small|([[
| [[Davidson Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
| [[
|-
| '''[[Elon University]]'''
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| 2018
| 2022
| Private<br />{{small|(Nonsectarian, [[
| [[Hampton Pirates|Pirates]]
| {{college color boxes|Hampton Pirates}}
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| [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]
| 1971
| 1991
| 2018
| Private<br />{{small|([[Nondenominational Christianity|Nondenominational]])}}<!--Historically Baptist, but now officially nondenominational.-->
| [[Liberty Flames and Lady Flames|Flames and Lady Flames]]
| {{college color boxes|Liberty Flames}}
| [[Conference USA|
|-
| {{sort|Maryland–Baltimore County|'''[[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]]'''}}
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| [[UMBC Retrievers|Retrievers]]
| {{college color boxes|UMBC Retrievers}}
| [[
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''
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| 2021
| 2022
| Public<br />{{small|([[University of North Carolina|UNC]], [[
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
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| [[UNC Greensboro Spartans|Spartans]]
| {{college color boxes|UNC Greensboro Spartans}}
| [[
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| '''[[Towson University]]'''
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| [[VMI Keydets|Keydets]]
| {{college color boxes|VMI Keydets}}
| [[
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!Primary<br>conference
!Conference<br>in former<br>Big South sport
▲|-
▲| '''[[Bryant University]]'''
▲| [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]]
▲| 1863
| 2022<ref name="bryantfb">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=Big South Adds Bryant University as Associate Football Member
▲
| 2024
▲| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
▲| [[Bryant Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
▲| {{college color boxes|Bryant Bulldogs}}
▲| Football
| [[CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB|CAA Football is technically a separate entity from the all-sports CAA.}}
|-▼
▲| '''[[Robert Morris University]]'''
▲| 1921
▲| 2020{{efn|group=ass|Robert Morris was originally intended to join Big South football in the 2021 football season (part of the 2021–22 academic year). With the 2020 Big South football season
▲moved to spring 2021, RMU was brought into the football league early.}}
| 2024
▲| Private<br/>{{small|(Nonsectarian)}}
▲| [[Robert Morris Colonials football|Colonials]]
▲| {{college color boxes|Robert Morris Colonials}}
▲| Football
▲| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| '''[[North Carolina A&T State University]]'''
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| 2022{{efn|group=faff|Measured from North Carolina A&T's departure as a full Big South member.}}
| 2023
| Public<br />{{small|([[University of North Carolina|UNC]], [[
| [[North Carolina A&T Aggies football|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}
| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[
|-
| '''[[Kennesaw State University]]'''
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| {{college color boxes|Kennesaw State Owls}}
| Football
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| '''[[Monmouth University]]'''
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| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[
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| '''[[University of North Alabama]]'''
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| {{college color boxes|North Alabama Lions}}
| Football
| [[
| [[United Athletic Conference|UAC]]
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| 2012
| 2014
| Private<br />{{small|([[
| [[Davidson Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Davidson Wildcats}}
| Lacrosse (w)
| colspan=2|[[
|-
| '''[[Stony Brook University]]'''
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| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[
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| {{sort|North Carolina Wilmington|'''[[University of North Carolina Wilmington]]'''}}
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===Membership timeline===
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bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]▼
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bar:5 color:Full from:2003 till:2016
bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:2016 till:end text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
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bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1988 text:[[
bar:9 shift:(-10) color:OtherC2 from:1988 till:1990 text:[[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|Independent]]
bar:9 color:FullxF from:1990 till:1992 text:[[Davidson College|Davidson]] (1990–1992)
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bar:9 shift:(-60) color:AssocOS from:2012 till:2014 text: (lacrosse, 2012–14)
bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]]
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bar:10 color:FullxF from:1991 till:2002 text:[[Liberty University|Liberty]] (1991–2018)
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bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[
bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1992 text:[[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]]
bar:11 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1995 text:[[Towson
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bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:2001 till:end text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]
bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1988 text:[[USA South Athletic Conference|DIAC]]
bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:1988 till:1992 text:Independent
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bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1990 text:Independent
bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1992 text:[[East Coast Conference (Division I)|ECC]]
bar:13 color:FullxF from:1992 till:1998 text:[[
bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1998 till:2003 text:[[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:2003 till:end text:[[
bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1989 text:[[Conference Carolinas|CIAC]]
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bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:2014 till:end text:[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]
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bar:16 color:FullxF from:2001 till:2006 text:[[Birmingham–Southern College|Birmingham–Southern]] (2001–2006)
bar:16 shift:(70) color:OtherC1 from:2006 till:2012 text:[[Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference|SCAC]]
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bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1989 text:[[NAIA independent schools|Independent]]
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bar:18 color:Full from:2003 till:2014 text:[[Virginia Military Institute|VMI]] (2003–2014)
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bar:19 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1989 text:[[NAIA independent schools|Independent]]
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bar:23 color:AssocF from:2014 till:2022 text:[[Monmouth University|Monmouth]] (football, 2014–2022)
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bar:25 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1990 text:[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Independent]]
bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:2000 text:[[Peach Belt Conference|PBAC]]
bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2007 text:[[Peach Belt Conference|PBC]]
bar:25 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2018 text:[[
bar:25 color:FullxF from:2018 till:end text:[[USC Upstate Spartans|USC Upstate]] (2018–present)
bar:26 color:OtherC1 from:1983 till:1995 text:[[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]
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bar:26 color:FullxF from:2018 till:2019 text:[[Hampton University|Hampton]] (2018–2022)
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bar:27 color:AssocF from:2019 till:2022 text:[[University of North Alabama|North Alabama]] (football, 2019–2022)
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bar:29 shift:(-20) color:Full from:2021 till:2022 text:[[North Carolina A&T State University|North Carolina A&T]] (2021–2022)
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|align="left"| [[College football|Football]] ||
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|align="left"| [[Golf]] || 8||9
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|align="left"| [[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || 8 || 9
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|align="left"| [[Softball]] || - || 7
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| <big>Gardner–Webb</big> || No || [[
|-
| <big>High Point</big> || [[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]] || No || No
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! School !! Acrobatics &<br />Tumbling{{efn|group=wns|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program; national championship competition is governed by the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association.}} !! Field Hockey !! Rowing !! Swimming !! Wrestling{{efn|group=wns|Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports program; national championship competition is governed by the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association.}}
|-
| <big>Gardner–Webb</big> || No || No || No || [[
|-
| <big>
|-
| <big>
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| <big>
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| <big>UNC Asheville</big> || No || No || No || [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]] || No
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===Football – players drafted to the NFL===
The Big South has had a number of players to get drafted and play football professionally in the [[
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| '''[[Rashad Jennings]]''' || RB || [[Liberty Flames football|Liberty]] || 2009 || Round 7, Pick 250 || [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jaguars]]
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| '''[[
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| '''[[Justin Bethel]]''' || S || Presbyterian || 2012 || Round 6, Pick 177 || [[Arizona Cardinals|Cardinals]]
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|Charleston Southern (5–1)
|Charleston Southern
|[[Savannah Civic Center]], [[
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|[[1987 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1987]]
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|Coastal Carolina (9–3)
|Winthrop
|[[Winthrop Coliseum]], [[
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|[[1989 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1989]]
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|Coastal Carolina (13–1)
|Coastal Carolina
|[[Civic Center of Anderson]], [[
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|[[1992 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1992]]
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|Towson State (14–2)
|Coastal Carolina
|[[North Charleston Coliseum]], [[
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|[[1994 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1994]]
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|UNC Greensboro (14–2)
|Charleston Southern
|[[Vines Center]], [[
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|[[1996 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|1996]]
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|Winthrop (9–1)
|Winthrop
|[[
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|[[2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2000]]
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|Radford (12–2)
|Winthrop
|[[Roanoke Civic Center]], [[
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|[[2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2002]]
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|Radford (15–3)
|Radford
|[[Dedmon Center]], [[
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|[[2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2010]]
|[[2009–10 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team|Coastal Carolina]] (15–3)
|[[2009–10 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team|Winthrop]]
|[[Kimbel Arena]], [[
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|[[2011 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2011]]
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| [[2015–16 High Point Panthers men's basketball team|High Point]], [[2015–16 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team|Winthrop]] (13–5)
| [[2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]]
| [[Gore Arena]], [[
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|[[2017 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2017]]
| [[2016–17 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team|Winthrop]], [[2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]] (15–3)
| Winthrop
| [[Winthrop Coliseum]], [[
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|[[2018 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|2018]]
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| 2018
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| [[
| 2024
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| [[Campbell Fighting Camels basketball|Campbell]]<sup>†</sup>
| 1
| 1992
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| 1
| 2019
▲| 1
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| [[UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball|UNC Greensboro]]<sup>†</sup>
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|-
|rowspan=3|2010
|Coastal Carolina{{efn|group=autobid|name=autobid|Won the Big South Conference's automatic bid to the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship]] playoffs.}}
|5–1 (6–5)
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|Stony Brook
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|rowspan=3|2012
|Coastal Carolina
|5–1 (7–4)
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|Stony Brook
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|rowspan=2|2014
|Liberty{{efn|group=autobid|name=autobid}}
|4–1 (8–4)
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|Coastal Carolina
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|rowspan=2|2016
|Charleston Southern
|4–1 (7–4)
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|Liberty
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=== Women's basketball ===
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In addition to basketball games being broadcast on regional and national television, member schools of the Big South Conference are required to provide a live stream of all home games for all sports when playing teams both within and outside the conference. These streams are run by the university hosting the event. All streams are featured on the conference website and are available for free. The football games broadcast on the web are branded as part of a Big South Network.
==National
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!School
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!Opponent's Conference
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| '''[[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball|Coastal Carolina]]''' || Baseball || {{sortname|Gary |Gilmore|dab=baseball}} || [[2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team|2016]] || [[Arizona Wildcats baseball|Arizona]] || [[
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Big South Conference | School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball stadium | Capacity | Soccer stadium | Capacity }}
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| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Charleston Southern Buccaneers |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Charleston Southern Buccaneers|{{color|white|'''Charleston Southern'''}}]]
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|[[Patrick D. Cupp Stadium]]
|5,000
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| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UNC Asheville Bulldogs |color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs|{{color|white|'''UNC Asheville'''}}]]
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