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Big South Conference Established: 1983 NCAA Division I FCS Members 10 Sports fielded 16 (men's: 8; women's: 8) Region South Atlantic States Headquarters Charlotte, NC Commissioner Kyle Kallander (since 1996) Website http://www.bigsouthsports.com Locations The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). The Big South, founded in 1983, is firmly rooted in the southeastern United States, with member institutions located in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.[1] Charter members included Armstrong State (now Armstrong Atlantic State), Augusta (now Augusta State), Campbell University, Charleston Baptist (now Charleston Southern), Coastal Carolina University, Radford, and Winthrop. The Big South Conference began sponsoring football in 2002, with Charleston Southern University, Gardner-Webb University, and Liberty University fielding teams; Coastal Carolina University and Virginia Military Institute joined the conference as football-playing members in 2003. Presbyterian joined the conference in 2007, moving up from Division II. They will be eligible for regular-season championships and conference honors during the 2008 athletic year.[2] Gardner-Webb, which had been a football playing member since 2002, joined the conference for all sports on July 1, 2008.[2] Contents [hide] 1 Current members 1.1 Full members 1.2 Associate members 2 Former members 3 Sports 4 Conference champions 5 Conference facilities 6 References 7 External links [edit] Current members [edit] Full members Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Joined Team Name Charleston Southern University Charleston, South Carolina 1964 Private/Baptist 3,224 1983 Buccaneers Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina 1954 Public 8,049 1983 Chanticleers Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, North Carolina 1905 Private 4,000 2008 Runnin' Bulldogs High Point University High Point, North Carolina 1924 Private/Methodist 3,079 1999 Panthers Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia 1971 Private/Baptist 10,500 1991 Flames Presbyterian College Clinton, South Carolina 1880 Private 1,300 2007 Blue Hose Radford University Radford, Virginia 1910 Public 9,220 1983 Highlanders University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, North Carolina 1927 Public 3,635 1984 Bulldogs Virginia Military Institute Lexington, Virginia 1839 Public 1,377 2003 Keydets Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina 1886 Public 6,292 1983 Eagles [edit] Associate members Stony Brook University (football) [edit] Former members Institution Current Conference Joined Left Armstrong Atlantic State Peach Belt 1983 1987 Augusta State Peach Belt 1983 1990 Birmingham-Southern SCAC, Division III 2000 2007 Campbell Atlantic Sun 1983 1994 Davidson Southern Conference 1990 1992 Elon Southern Conference 1999 2003 UM-Baltimore County America East 1992 1998 UNC Greensboro Southern Conference 1992 1997 Towson Colonial 1992 1995 [edit] Sports The Big South Conference sponsors intercollegiate competition in men’s baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men's and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. Interestingly, they are the only collegiate athletic conference to sponsor a quizbowl competition, starting this in 2006, and using questions from National Academic Quiz Tournaments. Liberty has won all three years. [edit] Conference champions Men's basketball Season Regular Season Champion Tournament Champion Tournament Final Location 1986 Charleston Southern (5-1) Charleston Southern Savannah Civic Center, Savannah, Georgia 1987 Charleston Southern (12-2) Charleston Southern Savannah Civic Center 1988 Coastal Carolina (9-3) Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, South Carolina 1989 Coastal Carolina (9-3) UNC-Asheville Winthrop Coliseum 1990 Coastal Carolina (11-1) Coastal Carolina Winthrop Coliseum 1991 Coastal Carolina (13-1) Coastal Carolina Civic Center of Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina 1992 Radford (12-2) Campbell Civic Center of Anderson 1993 Towson State (14-2) Coastal Carolina North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina 1994 Towson State (15-3) Liberty North Charleston Coliseum 1995 UNC-Greensboro (14-2) Charleston Southern Vines Center,





Lynchburg, Virginia 1996 UNC-Greensboro (11-3) UNC-Greensboro Vines Center 1997 UNC-Asheville (11-3) Charleston Southern Vines Center 1998 UNC-Asheville (11-1) Radford Vines Center 1999 Winthrop (9-1) Winthrop Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, North Carolina 2000 Radford (12-2) Winthrop Asheville Civic Center 2001 Radford (12-2) Winthrop Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia 2002 Winthrop (10-4) (#1 seed) UNC-Asheville (10-4) Winthrop Roanoke Civic Center 2003 Winthrop (11-3) UNC-Asheville Vines Center (semis & finals only) 2004 Liberty (12-4) Liberty Vines Center (finals only) 2005 Winthrop (15-1) Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum (finals only) 2006 Winthrop (13-3) Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum (semis & finals only) 2007 Winthrop (14-0) Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum (semis & finals only) 2008 UNC-Asheville (10-4)(#1 seed) Winthrop (10-4) Winthrop Justice Center, Asheville (Semis & finals only) Football Season Champion Record 2002 Gardner-Webb 3-0 2003 Gardner-Webb 4-0 2004 Coastal Carolina 4-0 (10-1) 2005 Charleston Southern 3-1 (7-4) Coastal Carolina 3-1 (9-2) 2006 Coastal Carolina 4-0 (9-3) 2007 Liberty 4-0 (8-3) Quizbowl Tournament Year Champion Record Host School 2006 Liberty 8-0 VMI 2007 Liberty 6-1 Radford 2008 Liberty 5-2 Liberty [edit] Conference facilities School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Soccer stadium Capacity Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field 4,000 CSU Field House 790 Buccaneer Field 4,000 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium 6,408 Kimbel Arena 1,039 CCU Soccer Field N/A Gardner-Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium 7,800 Paul Porter Arena 5,000 N/A N/A High Point Non-Football School N/A Millis Center 2,565 Vert Track and Soccer Stadium 1,100 Liberty Williams Stadium 12,000 Vines Center 9,000 Liberty Soccer Field N/A Radford Non-Football School N/A Dedmon Center 5,000 Cupp Stadium 5,000 Stony Brook LaValle Stadium 8,300 See: America East N/A See: America East N/A UNC-Asheville Non-Football School N/A Justice Center 1,100 Greenwood Field N/A VMI Alumni Memorial Field 10,000 Cameron Hall 5,800 Patchin Field 1,000 Winthrop Non-Football School N/A Winthrop Coliseum 6,100 Eagle Field 1,500 [edit] References ^ Big South Conference (2007-08-01). "Big South Conference History", Big South Sports. ^ a b Big South Conference (2008-07-01). "Gardner-Webb Officially Joins Big South", Big South Sports. [edit] External links Online home of the Big South Conference Online Forum for the Big South Conference Online Forum for Presbyterian Blue Hose Sports High Point



University Athletics Online home of UNC Asheville Athletics UNCA Fans -- The UnOfficial home of UNC Asheville Athletics Flame Fans - Serious Fans of Liberty University High Point Message Board Stony Brook Radio (Football) [show]v • d • eBig South Conference Charleston Southern • Coastal Carolina • Gardner-Webb • High Point • Liberty • Presbyterian • Radford • UNC Asheville • Virginia Military Institute • Winthrop Associate Member: Stony Brook (football) [show]v • d • eFootball stadiums of the Big South Conference Alumni Memorial Field (VMI) • Bailey Memorial Stadiun (Presbyterian) • Buccaneer Field (Charleston Southern) • Brooks Stadium (Coastal Carolina) • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium (Gardner-Webb) • Williams Stadium (Liberty) [show]v • d • eBasketball arenas of the Big South Conference Cameron Hall (VMI) • CSU Field House / North Charleston Coliseum (larger crowds) (Charleston Southern) • Dedmon Center (Radford) • Justice Center (UNC-Asheville) • Kimbel Arena (Coastal Carolina) • Millis Center (High Point) • Paul Porter Arena (Gardner-Webb) • Vines Center (Liberty) • Winthrop Coliseum (Winthrop) [show]v • d • eNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Conferences Big Sky Conference • Big South Conference • Colonial Athletic Association • Great West Conference • Ivy League • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference • Missouri Valley Football Conference • Northeast Conference • Ohio Valley Conference • Patriot League • Pioneer Football League • Southern Conference • Southland Conference • Southwestern Athletic Conference • Independents NCAA Division I Football Championship Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_South_Conference" Categories: Big South Conference | College athletics conferences