Collegiate Conference of the South

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Collegiate Conference of the South
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Association NCAA
Founded2022
CommissionerBeth Vansant
Sports fielded
  • 14
    • men's: 7
    • women's: 7
Division Division III
No. of teams9 (8 in 2026)
Region South
Official website collegiateconferenceofthesouth.com
Locations
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Collegiate Conference of the South
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Agnes Scott
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Wesleyan
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Piedmont
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Maryville
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LaGrange
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Huntingdon
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Covenant
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Belhaven
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Asbury
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The Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Member schools are located in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky. [1]

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While competitive CCS play began immediately during the 2022–23 school year, the CCS will not be eligible for automatic NCAA Division III tournament bids until 2024. [2] The conference sponsors 14 championship sports. Football, women's golf, and men's and women's lacrosse teams sponsored by CCS members continue to compete in the USA South as associate members. [3]

History

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Founding members

The CCS began with nine full members, all private and faith-based schools. The only members not tied to one or more specific Christian denominations are current member Asbury and former member Berea, although Asbury is historically associated with the Methodist movement.

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [lower-alpha 1] Football?
Agnes Scott College [lower-alpha 2] Decatur, Georgia 1889 Presbyterian
(PCUSA)
914 Scotties 2022No
Asbury University Wilmore, Kentucky 1890Christian
(unaffiliated)
1,054 Eagles 2024 [7] No
Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi 1883 Presbyterian
(PCUSA)
3,245 Blazers 2022Yes
Covenant College Lookout Mountain, Georgia 1955 Presbyterian
(PCA)
1,282 Scots &
Lady Scots
2022No
Huntingdon College Montgomery, Alabama 1854 United
Methodist
900 Hawks 2022Yes
LaGrange College LaGrange, Georgia 1831United
Methodist
1,137 Panthers 2022Yes
Maryville College Maryville, Tennessee 1819 Presbyterian
(PCUSA)
1,103 Scots 2022Yes
Piedmont University Demorest, Georgia 1897 United Church of Christ &
Congregationalist
2,640 Lions 2022No
Wesleyan College [lower-alpha 2] Macon, Georgia 1836United
Methodist
550 Wolves 2022No
Notes
  1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. 1 2 This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.

Former members

The CCS has one former full member, which was also a private school:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined [lower-alpha 1] Left [lower-alpha 2] Current
conference
Berea College Berea, Kentucky 1855Christian
(unaffiliated)
1,613 Mountaineers 20222024 Heartland (HCAC)
Notes
  1. Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.

Membership timeline

Asbury EaglesNCAA Division III independent schoolsRiver States ConferenceWesleyan WolvesUSA South Athletic ConferencePiedmont LionsUSA South Athletic ConferenceSouthern Athletic AssociationMaryville ScotsUSA South Athletic ConferenceLaGrange PanthersUSA South Athletic ConferenceHuntingdon HawksUSA South Athletic ConferenceCovenant Scots and Lady ScotsUSA South Athletic ConferenceHeartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceBerea MountaineersUSA South Athletic ConferenceBelhaven BlazersAmerican Southwest ConferenceAgnes Scott ScottiesUSA South Athletic ConferenceCollegiate Conference of the South

Sports

The CCS sponsors championships in the following sports:

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
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Conference facilities

All CCS members with football teams play that sport in the USA South.

SchoolFootballBasketball
StadiumCapacityArenaCapacity
Agnes ScottNon-football schoolWoodruff Athletic Complex
AsburyNon-football schoolLuce Center Gym1,500
BelhavenBelhaven Bowl1,200Charles R. Rugg Arena500
CovenantNon-football schoolBarnes Physical Education Center650
HuntingdonCharles Lee Field at Samford Stadium2,500Catherine Dixon Roland Arena976
LaGrangeCallaway Stadium5,000Mariotti Gymnasium500
Maryville Lloyd L. Thornton Stadium 3,000Boydson-Baird Gymnasium2,000
PiedmontNon-football schoolJohnny Mize Athletic Center and Cave Arena [8] 1,500
WesleyanNon-football schoolPorter Gymnasium586

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