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Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
FormerlyCollege Athletic Conference (1962–1991)
AssociationNCAA
Founded1962
CommissionerD. Dwayne Hanberry
Sports fielded
  • 19
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 10
DivisionDivision III
No. of teams10 (12 in 2027)
HeadquartersSuwanee, Georgia
Websitewww.scacsports.com
Locations
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The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), founded in 1962, is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, and Texas. Difficulties related to travel distances led seven former members to announce the formation of a new Southeastern US-based conference, the Southern Athletic Association, starting with the 2012–13 academic year.

Prior to 1991, the conference was known as the College Athletic Conference (CAC). The commissioner of the SCAC is Dwayne Hanberry. The chair of the Executive Committee of the SCAC for 2026–27 is Christopher Holoman, Centenary College president.

History

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Location of SCAC members
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– Affiliate member
– Future member

Recent events

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On November 1, 2022, McMurry University will join as a full member in the fall of the 2024–25 academic year.[1]

On March 9, 2023, Trinity University and Southwestern University of Texas announced their departure from the SCAC, joining the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) beginning the 2025–26 academic year.[2]

On May 15, 2023, the SCAC announced that Concordia University of Texas and the University of the Ozarks will join the conference, beginning in the 2024–25 academic year.[3]

On November 24, 2023, Lyon College joined the SCAC as an affiliate member for football, beginning in the 2024 season of 2024–25 academic year.[4]

On April 26, 2024, the SCAC announced that LeTourneau University would join the conference, beginning in the 2025–26 academic year.[5]

On June 11, 2024, Hendrix College announced it would return to the SCAC, beginning in the 2025–26 academic year.[6][7]

On March 17, 2025, various outlets reported that McMurry University and Schreiner University would leave the SCAC for the American Southwest Conference (ASC) at the end of the 2025–26 academic year in exchange for a seven-figure sum.[8][9] On March 18, 2025, these reports were later confirmed by the ASC and SCAC.[10][11]

On April 16, 2026, the SCAC announced they will add Gallaudet University as an affiliate member for football, thus retaining its automatic bid to the NCAA Division III football championship, beginning in the 2026 fall season of the 2026–27 academic year. Gallaudet will not routinely participate in regular-season SCAC play, appearing only in the conference's regular season-ending football tournament.[12] Its 2026 football schedule shows no SCAC opponents until the final week.[13]

Chronological timeline

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Member schools

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Current members

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The SCAC currently has 10 full members, all are private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment U.S. News
Ranking[14]		 Endowment[15] Nickname Joined[a] Colors Football
Austin College Sherman, Texas 1849 Presbyterian 1,228 82
(National: Lib. Arts)		 $134,746,000 Kangaroos 2006     Yes
Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana 1825 United Methodist 563 167
(National: Lib. Arts)
$122,482,000[16]
 Gentlemen &
Ladies		 2012     Yes
Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado 1874 Nonsectarian 2,266 31
(National: Lib. Arts)		 $720,085,000 Tigers 2006     No
Concordia University Texas Austin, Texas 1926 Lutheran LCMS 1,200 not ranked $18,570,000 Tornados 2024     No
University of Dallas Irving, Texas 1956 Catholic 2,538 13
(Regional: West)		 $45,630,000 Crusaders 2011     No
Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas 1876 United Methodist 1,130 $200,700,000 Warriors 1992;
2025[b]		     Yes
LeTourneau University Longview, Texas 1946 Interdenominational 3,758 $10,500,000 Yellowjackets 2025     No
University of the Ozarks Clarksville, Arkansas 1834 Presbyterian 630 6
(Regional College: South)		 $87,540,000 Eagles 2024       No
University of St. Thomas Houston, Texas 1947 Catholic
(Basilian Fathers)		 3,975 26
(Regional University: West)		 $78,360,000 Celts 2019     No
Texas Lutheran University Seguin, Texas 1891 Lutheran ELCA 1,442 3
(Regional College: West)		 $89,986,000 Bulldogs 2013     Yes
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Hendrix left the SCAC after the 2011–12 school year; before rejoining in the 2025–26 school year.

Affiliate members

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The SCAC currently has two affiliate members.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] Colors SCAC
sport(s)		 Primary
conference
Gallaudet University Washington, D.C. 1864 Quasigovernmental 1,740 Bison 2026     Football United East (UEC)
Lyon College Batesville, Arkansas 1872 Presbyterian
(PCUSA)		 496 Scots 2024       Football St. Louis (SLIAC)
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.

Future full members

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Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Endowment Nickname Joining[a] Colors Current
conference
Millsaps College Jackson, Mississippi 1890 United Methodist 584[17] $115,460,000[18] Majors 2027[b]     Southern (SAA)
Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas 1840 United Methodist 1,434[19] $403,500,000 [20] Pirates 2027[c]     Southern (SAA)
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Millsaps was a full member of the SCAC from 1989 to 2012 before rejoining the conference beginning in 2027.
  3. ↑ Southwestern was a full member of the SCAC from 1994 to 2025 before rejoining the conference beginning in 2027.


Former members

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The SCAC had 20 former full members, all were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] Left[b] Current
conference
Birmingham–Southern College Birmingham, Alabama 1856 United Methodist 1,600 Panthers 2007 2012 Defunct[c]
Centre College Danville, Kentucky 1819 Presbyterian 1,215 Colonels 1962 2012 Southern (SAA)
DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana 1837 Methodist 2,400 Tigers 1998 2011 North Coast (NCAC)
Earlham College Richmond, Indiana 1847 Quakers 1,181 Quakers 1984 1989 Heartland (HCAC)
Fisk University Nashville, Tennessee 1866 United Church of Christ[d] 800 Bulldogs 1983 1994 HBCU (HBCUAC)[e]
Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas 1876 United Methodist 1,400 Warriors 1992 2012 Southern (SAA)
Illinois College Jacksonville, Illinois 1829 UCC & PCUSA 1,000 Blueboys &
Lady Blues		 1980 1983 Midwest
Johnson & Wales University–Denver Denver, Colorado 1914 Nonsectarian 1,291 Wildcats 2018 2020 Defunct[f]
McMurry University Abilene, Texas 1923 United Methodist 1,430 War Hawks 2024 2026 American Southwest (ASC)
Millsaps College Jackson, Mississippi 1890 United Methodist 1,146 Majors 1989 2012 Southern (SAA)
Oglethorpe University Atlanta, Georgia 1835 Nondenominational 1,000 Stormy Petrels 1991 2012 Southern (SAA)
Principia College Elsah, Illinois 1910 Scientist 550 Panthers 1974 1984 St. Louis (SLIAC)
Rhodes College Memphis, Tennessee 1848 Presbyterian 1,690 Lynx 1962 2012 Southern (SAA)
Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, Indiana 1874 Nonsectarian 1,970 Fightin'
Engineers		 1974;
1998		 1989;
2006		 Heartland (HCAC)
Sewanee: The University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee 1857 Episcopal 1,383 Tigers 1962 2012 Southern (SAA)
Schreiner University Kerrville, Texas 1923 Presbyterian 1,103 Mountaineers 2013 2026 American Southwest (ASC)
Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas 1840 United Methodist 1,536[22] Pirates 1994 2025 Southern (SAA)
Trinity University San Antonio, Texas 1869 Nonsectarian[g] 2,703 Tigers 1989 2025 Southern (SAA)
Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 1749 Nonsectarian 2,203 Generals 1962 1973 Old Dominion (ODAC)
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 1853 Nonsectarian 14,070 Bears 1962 1972 University (UAA)
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. ↑ Birmingham–Southern closed after the 2023–24 academic year.
  4. ↑ Also a historically black college and university.
  5. ↑ Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
  6. ↑ Johnson & Wales–Denver discontinued its athletic program after the 2019–20 school year. Later the school closed in 2020.[21]
  7. ↑ Partially affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.

Former affiliate members

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The SCAC had three former affiliate members, all but one were private schools.

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined[a] Left[b] SCAC
sport(s)		 Primary
conference
McMurry University[23] Abilene, Texas 1923 United Methodist 1,430 War Hawks 2014 2024 Men's swimming & diving American Southwest (ASC)
2014 2024 Women's swimming & diving
University of the Ozarks[24] Clarksville, Arkansas 1834 Presbyterian 630 Eagles 2016 2024 Men's swimming & diving Southern (SCAC)
2016 2024 Women's swimming & diving
University of California, Santa Cruz
(UCSC, UC Santa Cruz)		 Santa Cruz, California 1965 Public 19,700 Banana Slugs 2013 2014 Men's swimming & diving Coast to Coast (C2C)
2013 2014 Women's swimming & diving
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.

Membership timeline

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Gallaudet UniversityLeTourneau UniversityLyon CollegeConcordia University TexasUniversity of St. Thomas (Texas)Johnson & Wales UniversityUniversity of the OzarksMcMurry UniversityUniversity of California, Santa CruzTexas Lutheran UniversitySchreiner UniversityCentenary College of LouisianaUniversity of DallasBirmingham–Southern CollegeColorado CollegeAustin CollegeDePauw UniversitySouthwestern UniversityHendrix CollegeOglethorpe UniversityTrinity University (Texas)Millsaps CollegeEarlham CollegeFisk UniversityIllinois CollegePrincipia CollegeRose–Hulman Institute of TechnologyWashington University in St. LouisWashington and Lee UniversitySewanee: The University of the SouthRhodes CollegeCentre College

 Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football)   Associate member (football)   Associate member (sport) 

Conference overview

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Prior to the 2012 conference split, the SCAC fielded competition in baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, outdoor track and field and volleyball. With membership greatly reduced and in flux, some of these sports (field hockey, women's lacrosse) no longer have enough participants (zero and two, respectively) to allow the conference to sponsor them. In addition, after struggling with only four football playing schools for several seasons, the conference in November 2015 announced football would be discontinued as a conference sport effective the 2017–18 school year, with football playing institutions affiliating with either the American Southwest Conference[25] or the Southern Athletic Association.[26] On July 21, 2018, the conference announced that men's and women's lacrosse would once again be offered as conference sports, and made a commitment to holding an eSports championship in 2019.[27] With only four schools fielding women's lacrosse teams, and five men's, the conference champions will not qualify for an automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs.

Unlike many Division III conferences, where geography is the primary determining factor for membership, the SCAC is made up of private institutions where the primary focus is on academics; the New England Small College Athletic Conference and University Athletic Association are other athletic associations with similar academic emphasis. Almost all members sport Phi Beta Kappa chapters. Member schools are prominently featured in annual "Best College" rankings; admissions are highly selective. With time and the formation of the SAA from many of the SCAC's formerly selective schools, the emphasis on academics has been reduced in recent years.

In an unusual move for the conference, Colorado College, which offers two Division I (scholarship) sports, was accepted as a member beginning in the 2006–07 season. It is the only SCAC school to offer any sort of scholarship athletics, though the Division I programs—namely men's ice hockey and women's soccer—do not compete in the SCAC. (The conference does not sponsor ice hockey for either men or women.)

The conference had previously announced its desire to expand to a total of twelve members, which would ease scheduling issues and allow the conference to divide into eastern and western divisions spread across the southern US. On May 26, 2006, Birmingham-Southern College, one of the smallest Division I schools in the country, announced its intentions to drop scholarship athletics and join the SCAC. This is a multi-year process subject to final approval by the NCAA. The SCAC approved BSC's application, pending NCAA approval, on June 8, 2006.

Due to the unusual (for Division III) distances between member institutions, travel costs and durations must be factored into any decision to join the conference. Rose–Hulman cited these factors as reasons for leaving the conference when it rejoined the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2006–07. Austin College readily took RHIT's place, moving from the American Southwest Conference before the 2006–07 season.

On June 9, 2010, DePauw University announced that it was departing the SCAC for the North Coast Athletic Conference. Like Rose-Hulman, DePauw cited "a less strenuous and more environmentally friendly travel regimen for our teams." DePauw became a member of the NCAC for the 2011–12 season except for football, which will join for the 2012 season.[28]

On September 22, 2010, the University of Dallas announced that it had accepted an invitation to join the SCAC at the beginning of the 2011–12 academic year.[29]

The May 10, 2011 issue of the DePauw college newspaper, The DePauw, reported that four schools (Centre, Sewanee, Hendrix, and Rhodes) were considering leaving the conference at the end of the 2011–2012 school year, ostensibly due to travel issues and issues relating to the conference splitting into two divisions.[30] As the two reasons were somewhat exclusive (e.g. divisions would reduce overall travel), and other regional conferences would offer similar issues, it remained to be seen at that time what the schools planned in a post-SCAC world.

After the conclusion of the June 7, 2011 SCAC Presidents' meeting, the conference announced that seven of the twelve schools would be leaving to form a new, more compact conference based in the Southeastern US. This transition was effective at the conclusion of the 2011–12 academic year. The schools departing include founding SCAC [CAC] members Centre, Sewanee, and Rhodes, in addition to Birmingham-Southern, Hendrix, Millsaps, and Oglethorpe. Berry College will also join the newly formed Southern Athletic Association.

The SCAC intends to remain a viable entity, enlisting other schools which subscribe to the SCAC charter. Commissioner D. Dwayne Hanberry will remain with the conference to oversee that effort, which will be complicated by the paucity of unaffiliated Division III schools in the SCAC's new region of Texas and Colorado.[31] Reflecting that challenge, the conference has sought new members from the American Southwest Conference, whose geographical footprint is similar to that of the "new" SCAC. On September 28, 2011, Centenary College of Louisiana announced it would join the SCAC beginning in the 2012–13 season.[32] Two more ASC schools joined the SCAC for the 2013–14 season: Schreiner University announced their decision on January 23, 2012,[33] and on February 16, 2012, Texas Lutheran University announced it too would join the SCAC.[34]

Football was no longer be sponsored by the SCAC as of the 2017–18 school year.[35] The conference had four schools playing in 2015 and 2016: Texas Lutheran University, Austin College, Southwestern University and Trinity University. Texas Lutheran University and Southwestern University will play football as affiliates in the ASC, while Austin College and Trinity University will be affiliates of the Southern Athletic Association.

A much-needed travel partner for isolated Colorado College will join the conference in 2018. On February 21, 2017, the conference announced that the Denver campus of Johnson & Wales University would join the conference as it transitions from the NAIA to NCAA Division III, after the school's "exploratory year" in 2017–18. It is expected that the school will not be eligible for conference championships or NCAA playoff bids until the transition to Division III is complete, per typical NCAA practice. The conference has already announced plans to pursue a tenth institution to better balance travel and scheduling requirements.[36]

On February 14, 2018, the University of St. Thomas - Houston announced it would become the SCAC's 10th member after completing an exploratory year in Division III. SCAC competition would begin in the 2019–2020 season.[37]

On June 25, 2020, Johnson & Wales University announced that it would close its Denver campus at the end of the 2020–21 school year due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and would accept no new students at that campus effective immediately. The following day, the Denver athletic program was shut down.[38]

On October 31, 2022, the conference announced that McMurry University, currently an affiliate in Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving, would join the conference as a full member starting with the 2024–25 season, becoming the latest school to leave the American Southwest Conference for the SCAC.[39] As McMurry offers football, there was speculation that the conference might once again sponsor the sport; two days later, the conference announced it would reinstate football in 2024 as long as at least four members agree to participate in SCAC play. Austin, Southwestern, Texas Lutheran, and Trinity all are affiliated with other conferences for football and will have to complete any commitments before returning to the SCAC; in addition to McMurry, Centenary and Schreiner have nascent programs which could be ready to compete by 2024. Finally the SCAC also announced that Lyon College will join as an associate for football only in 2024. The conference expects Lyon, Austin, Centenary, and McMurry at a minimum in 2024 with the other schools having until 2026 to return to SCAC play.[40] The conference's football champion will not earn an automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs until the first year six teams participate in SCAC competition.

On March 9, 2023, the conference's plans to restart football were somewhat complicated by the announcement that Trinity and Southwestern would leave the SCAC in favor of the Southern Athletic Association with the beginning of the 2025-26 school year. While the conference will retain enough football-playing schools to receive an automatic bid (if and only the remaining six teams meet their commitments to play football at that time), it may give the conference reason to join forces with the American Southwest Conference, which by that time will only have four schools participating in the sport and thus lack the minimum number of teams to receive an automatic playoff bid. However, with the startling announcement that Gallaudet would affiliate in football only beginning in '26-'27, and playing only in the season-ending conference festival, there is no immediate need to join forces with the ASC.

Sports

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A divisional format was used for baseball, basketball (M / W), softball, and volleyball (W), until after the 2024–25 school year.
Blue
  • Austin College
  • Centenary (La.)
  • Colorado College
  • Dallas
  • Ozarks (Ark.)
  • St. Thomas (Tex.)
Gold
  • Concordia–Texas
  • McMurry
  • Schreiner
  • Southwestern (Tex.)
  • Texas Lutheran
  • Trinity (Tex.)

The SCAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in the following sports:

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
BaseballYesNo
BasketballYesYes
Cross countryYesYes
EsportsYes (Co-ed)Yes (Co-ed)
FootballYesNo
GolfYesYes
SoccerYesYes
SoftballNoYes
Swimming & DivingYesYes
TennisYesYes
Track and fieldYesYes
VolleyballNoYes

President's Trophy

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Each year, the "President's Trophy," a 300-pound railroad bell, is awarded to the school with the best overall sports record. Teams are awarded points for their final position in each sport; the school with the most points is declared the winner. For the 2026-27 school year, the President's Trophy was awarded to St. Thomas (TX) for the first time. The 7.5-point margin of victory over second-place Texas Lutheran was the smallest in almost two decades. St. Thomas' victory was the first time since the '91-'92 season that the award was earned by a school other than the now departed DePauw or Trinity(TX).[41]

NCAA national championship teams and individuals

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SCAC members have won a total of ten NCAA team championships and 35 individual championships.

Team champions:

  • 1999–00: Men's Tennis (Trinity); Women's Tennis (Trinity)
  • 2002–03: Women's Basketball (Trinity), Men's Soccer (Trinity)
  • 2006–07: Women's Basketball (DePauw)
  • 2008–09: Men's Golf (Oglethorpe)
  • 2011–12: Men's Golf (Oglethorpe)
  • 2013–14: Men's Golf (Schreiner)
  • 2015-16: Men's Baseball (Trinity)
  • 2018-19: Women's Softball (Texas Lutheran)

Individual champions:

  • 1979–80: Men's 400 IM (Chris Fugman, Centre)
  • 1981-82: Men's cross country (Mark Whalley, Principia)
  • 1983–84: Men's javelin, outdoor (Chris Trapp, Rose-Hulman)
  • 1984–85: Men's javelin, outdoor (Chris Trapp, Rose-Hulman)
  • 1985–86: Men's javelin, outdoor (Chris Trapp, Rose-Hulman)
  • 1995–96: Women's tennis, singles (Nao Kinoshita, Rhodes)
  • 1996–97: Women's tennis, singles (Nao Kinoshita, Rhodes); Women's tennis, doubles (Kinoshita, Taylor Tarver, Rhodes)
  • 1997–98: Men's pole vault, indoor (Ryan Loftus, Rose-Hulman)
  • 1999–00: Women's 1500 meters, indoor (Heather Stone, Sewanee); Women's 1500 meters, outdoor (Stone, Sewanee)
  • 2002–03: Men's 100 breaststroke (Matt Smith, Rose-Hulman)
  • 2003–04: Women's high jump, outdoor (Christyn Schumann, Trinity)
  • 2004–05: Women's high jump, indoor (Christyn Schumann, Trinity); Women's high jump, outdoor (Schumann, Trinity)
  • 2005–06: Women's high jump, outdoor (Christyn Schumann, Trinity)
  • 2006–07: Women's tennis, singles (Liz Bondi, DePauw)
  • 2008–09: Men's pentathlon, indoor (Todd Wildman, Trinity); Men's golf, medalist (Olafur Loftsson, Oglethorpe); Men's triple jump, outdoor (Chrys Jones, Centre)
  • 2009–10: Men's pentathlon, indoor (Todd Wildman, Trinity); Men's triple jump, indoor (Chrys Jones, Centre); Men's triple jump, outdoor (Chrys Jones, Centre); Women's 1-meter diving (Lindsay Martin, Trinity); Women's 3-meter diving (Hayley Emerick, Trinity)
  • 2010–11: Men's triple jump, indoor (Chrys Jones, Centre); Men's golf, medalist (Chris Morris, Centre)
  • 2011–12: Women's 60 meter hurdles, indoor (Tiarra Goode, Birmingham-Southern); Men's 200 freestyle (Jordan DeGayner, Colorado College); Women's 3-meter diving (Ruth Hahn, Trinity); Men's golf, medalist (Anthony Maccaglia, Oglethorpe); Women's 100 meter hurdles, outdoor (Tiarra Goode, Birmingham-Southern)
  • 2013–14: Men's 100 freestyle (Stephen Culberson, Trinity)
  • 2016-17: Men's 400 meter run, indoor (Marquis Brown, Texas Lutheran)
  • 2023-24: Women's 400 meter individual medley (Neely Burns, Trinity University)[42]

This list does not include championships won by schools outside of their period of membership in the SCAC.


Overall success on the national level

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While championships come infrequently, overall SCAC athletic programs rate favorably when compared against the diverse Division III membership. The Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup provides one representation of any school's athletic success as compared to its peers. Trinity(TX) ranked in the top five nationally twice during its time in the conference, most recently in 2004–05 when it placed fourth. Colorado College led the conference in '25-'26 when it finished 45th, the only SCAC entry in the top 100.[43]

The SCAC and Division I

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On several occasions the SCAC has been used as a role model for academically high-achieving Division I programs considering a move to non-scholarship athletics. In 2004, Rice considered a move to Division III with Trinity cited as a possible model by the Houston Chronicle.[44] The university eventually remained in Division I. In 2006, Birmingham–Southern College elected to leave Division I for Division III, and stated that they would seek membership in the SCAC. This represented the first time since 1988 that a Division I school had changed affiliation to Division III.[45] In 2012, Centenary College of Louisiana joined the SCAC, after leaving Division I in 2011; however, its initial partner in the transition from Division I was the American Southwest Conference.

References

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  2. ↑ "SAA Welcomes Southwestern University and Trinity University (Texas) as Full-time Members". Southern Athletic Association (Press release). Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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