Mid-South Conference

For the Michigan high school athletics conference, see Mid South Conference (MHSAA).

Mid-South Conferencee (MSC)
Mid-South Conferencee logo
Established	1995
Association	NAIA
Members	16 (9 full, 7 associate)
Sports fielded	22 (men's: 11; women's: 10)
Region	Southern United States, Midwestern United States Region XI of the NAIA
Headquarters	Louisville, Kentucky
Commissioner	Eric Ward (since Nov. 15, 2013)
Website	mid-southconference.org
Locations
Mid-South Conferencee locations

The Mid-South Conference (MSC) is an athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.

The Mid-South Conference has 9 full members: Campbellsville, Cumberland (TN), Cumberlands (KY), Georgetown College (KY), Lindsey Wilson, Life, Pikeville, Shawnee State and St. Catharine. Six of these members sponsor football; Life, Shawnee State, and St. Catharine do not.

The Mid-South Conference also has 6 associate members that compete primarily in other conferences. Faulkner, Kentucky Christian, Union and recently former member Bluefield are associate members of the MSC for football, Bethel is an associate member of the MSC for football and track and field, and Reinhardt us an associate member of the MSC for football. This gives the MSC 13 members for football.

The league is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and the commissioner is Eric Ward.

Member schools

Full members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
Campbellsville University	Campbellsville, Kentucky	1906	3,318	Tigers	1995
Cumberland University	Lebanon, Tennessee	1842	1,345	Bulldogs	1995, 2012
University of the Cumberlands	Williamsburg, Kentucky	1887	1,743	Patriots	1995
Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	1829	1,400	Tigers	1995
Life University	Marietta, Georgia	1974	2,800	Running Eagles	2014
Lindsey Wilson College	Columbia, Kentucky	1903	2,677	Blue Raiders	2000
University of Pikeville	Pikeville, Kentucky	1889	1,156	Bears	2000
St. Catharine College	St. Catharine, Kentucky	1873	700	Patriots	2008
Shawnee State University	Portsmouth, Ohio	1986	4,300	Bears	2010

• Cumberland (TN), Georgetown College — will possibly join the NCAA D-II Great Midwest Athletic Conference in unknown year, pending acceptance into NCAA Division II..
• Cumberland (TN) — left the Mid-South in 2002, and re-joined in 2012.

Affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Mid-South Sport	Primary Conference
Bethel University	McKenzie, Tennessee	1842	1,300	Wildcats	1995-96, 2003-04	football	Southern States
Bluefield College	Bluefield, Virginia	1922	793	Rams	2014-15	football	Appalachian
Cincinnati Christian University	Cincinnati, Ohio	1924	800	Eagles	2015-16	football	Kentucky Intercollegiate
Faulkner University	Montgomery, Alabama	1942	2,212	Eagles	2008-09	football	Southern States
Kentucky Christian University	Grayson, Kentucky	1919	550	Knights	2009	football	Independent
Reinhardt University	Waleska, Georgia	1883	1,057	Eagles	2013-14	football	Appalachian
Union College	Barbourville, Kentucky	1879	1,350	Bulldogs	2002-03	football	Appalachian

• Bethel (TN) — left the Mid-South after the 1996 fall season (1996-97 season); later re-joined in the 2003 fall season (2003-04 season).
• Cincinnati Christian University (OH) - will begin conference play in fall of 2016 (2016-17 season), signed to conference August 2015

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Bluefield College	Bluefield, Virginia	1922	Rams	2012	2014	Appalachian
Lambuth University	Jackson, Tennessee	1843	Eagles	1995	2006	Closed in 2011
North Greenville University	Tigerville, South Carolina	1891	Crusaders	1995	2001	Carolinas (NCAA D-II)
University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande, Ohio	1876	RedStorm	2009	2014	Kentucky
Union College	Barbourville, Kentucky	1879	Bulldogs	1995	2002	Appalachian
University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, Virginia	1954	Highland Cavaliers	2010	2013	Mountain East (NCAA D-II)
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Montgomery, West Virginia	1895	Golden Bears	2006	2012	Independent

Former affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Mid-South Sport	Primary Conference
Belhaven University	Jackson, Mississippi	1894	Blazers	1998-99	2014-15	football	Southern States
Cumberland University	Lebanon, Tennessee	1842	Bulldogs	2002-03	2011-12	football	Mid-South
Bethel University	McKenzie, Tennessee	1842	Wildcats	2007-08	2012-13	track & field	SSAC
Kentucky Wesleyan College	Owensboro, Kentucky	1858	Panthers	2004-05	2005-06	football	G-MAC (NCAA Division II)
Lambuth University	Jackson, Tennessee	1843	Eagles	2006-07	2009-10	football	Closed in 2011
Shorter University	Rome, Georgia	1873	Hawks	2005-06fb. 2007-08t.f.	2011-12fb. 2011-12t.f.	football track & field	Gulf South (NCAA Division II)
University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, Virginia	1954	Highland Cavaliers	2002-03	2009-10	football	Mountain East (NCAA D-II)

Sports

Member teams compete in 22 sports: 11 men's, 10 women's and 1 mixed.

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's	Mixed
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Bowling	Y	Y
Cheerleading			Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y
Wrestling	Y

Football divisions

West Division Bethel Campbellsville Cumberland (TN) Faulkner Lindsey Wilson Reinhardt

East Division Bluefield Cumberlands (KY) Georgetown Kentucky Christian Pikeville Union

External links

• Official website