The Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that existed from 1929 to 1965. It was known as the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association between 1929 and 1942. The conference's members were located in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. [1]
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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Claflin University | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 1869 | United Methodist | 1,978 | Panthers | 1929 | 1965 | CIAA [lower-alpha 1] |
Edward Waters University | Jacksonville, Florida | 1866 | AME Church | 1,181 | Tigers | 1936 | 1965 | Southern (SIAC) [lower-alpha 1] |
Morris College | Sumter, South Carolina | 1908 | Baptist | 384 | Hornets | 1929 | 1965 | Continental [lower-alpha 2] |
Paine College | Augusta, Georgia | 1882 | United Methodist | 241 | Lions | 1929 | 1965 | NCCAA South |
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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Albany State University | Albany, Georgia | 1903 | Public | 6,371 | Golden Rams | 1947 | 1961 | Southern (SIAC) [lower-alpha 1] |
Allen University | Columbia, South Carolina | 1870 | AME Church | 657 | Yellow Jackets | 1929 | 1947 | Southern (SIAC) [lower-alpha 1] |
Benedict College | Columbia, South Carolina | 1870 | Baptist | 2,500 | Tigers | 1938 | 1938 | Southern (SIAC) [lower-alpha 1] |
Bethune–Cookman University | Daytona Beach, Florida | 1904 | United Methodist | 2,901 | Wildcats | 1946 | 1949 | Southwestern (SWAC) [lower-alpha 2] |
Florida Memorial University | Miami Gardens, Florida | 1879 | American Baptist | 1,784 | Lions | 1946 | 1958 | The Sun [lower-alpha 3] |
Savannah State University | Savannah, Georgia | 1890 | Public | 2,945 | Tigers | 1929 | 1961 | Southern (SIAC) [lower-alpha 1] |
South Carolina State University | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 1896 | Public | 2,649 | Bulldogs | 1929 | 1934 | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) [lower-alpha 2] |
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