Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

For the defunct league that was also called the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, see Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference logo
Established	1913
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	13
Sports fielded	13 (men's: 7; women's: 6)
Region	Southeastern United States
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia
Commissioner	Gregory Moore (since 2008)
Website	thesiac.com
Locations
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference locations

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the NCAA and competes in Division II athletics. Only two of the original participating schools have held continuous memberships: Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) and Tuskegee University.

Conference sports

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Football	13pxY
Volleyball		13pxY
Cross Country	13pxY	13pxY
Basketball	13pxY	13pxY
Track & Field (Indoor)
Baseball	13pxY
Softball		13pxY
Tennis	13pxY	13pxY
Track & Field (Outdoor)	13pxY	13pxY
Golf	13pxY

Member schools

File:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference old logo.jpg

Old SIAC logo

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined
East Division
Albany State University	Albany, Georgia	1903	Public	4,176	Golden Rams	1969
Benedict College	Columbia, South Carolina	1870	Private	2,500	Tigers	1932
Claflin University*	Orangeburg, South Carolina	1869	Private	1,800	Panthers	2008
Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	1865	Private	4,000	Panthers	1913
Fort Valley State University	Fort Valley, Georgia	1895	Public	4,250	Wildcats	1941
Morehouse College†	Atlanta, Georgia	1867	Private	3,000	Maroon Tigers	1913
Paine College**	Augusta, Georgia	1882	Private	900	Lions	1985
West Division
Kentucky State University	Frankfort, Kentucky	1886	Public	2,341	Thorobreds (men's) Thorobrettes (women's)	1997
Lane College	Jackson, Tennessee	1882	Private	2,000	Dragons	1929
LeMoyne–Owen College*	Memphis, Tennessee	1862	Private	600	Magicians	1932
Miles College	Fairfield, Alabama	1905	Private	1,900	Golden Bears	1927
Stillman College	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1874	Private	1,500	Tigers	1978
Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, Alabama	1881	Private	3,000	Golden Tigers	1913

Notes

* Denotes a non-football member

** Begins football in 2014

† Men's college, therefore not competing in women's sports

Future member (Football-only)

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Joining	Primary Conference
Central State University	Wilberforce, Ohio	1887	Public	2,798	Marauders	2013	G-MAC

Former members

Institution	Location	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Alabama A&M University	Normal, Alabama	Bulldogs (men's) Lady Bulldogs (women's)	1947	1998	SWAC
Alabama State University	Montgomery, Alabama	Hornets	1913	1976	SWAC
Allen University	Columbia, South Carolina	Yellow Jackets	1947	1969	NAIA D-I Independent
Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	Panthers	1913	1929	merged with Clark College to form Clark-Atlanta
Bethune–Cookman College	Daytona Beach, Florida	Wildcats	1950	1979	MEAC
Edward Waters College	Jacksonville, Florida	Tigers	1930	1935	GCAC
Fisk University	Nashville, Tennessee	Bulldogs	1913	1983	GCAC
Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, Florida	Rattlers	1920	1979	MEAC
Jackson State University	Jackson, Mississippi	Tigers	1913	1914	SWAC
Knoxville College	Knoxville, Tennessee	Bulldogs	1920	1990	Independent
Morris Brown College	Atlanta, Georgia	Wolverines	1913	2000	dropped athletics after moving to NCAA I as an NCAA D-I Independent
Rust College	Holly Springs, Mississippi	Bearcats	1978	1988	NCAA D-III Independent
Savannah State University	Savannah, Georgia	Tigers	1969	2000	MEAC
South Carolina State University	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Bulldogs	1935	1971	MEAC
Talladega College	Talladega, Alabama	Tornadoes	1913	1941	GCAC
Tennessee State University	Nashville, Tennessee	Tigers	1920	1930	OVC
Xavier University	New Orleans, Louisiana	Gold Rush (men's) Gold Nuggets (women's)	1935	1960	GCAC

Membership timeline

Conference stadia

School	Football		Basketball
	Stadium	Capacity	Arena	Capacity
Albany State	Albany Municipal Coliseum	11,000	HPER Gym Complex	4,000
Benedict	Charlie W. Johnson Stadium	11,000	Benjamin E. Mays Arena	3,500
Claflin	non-football member	N/A	Edward Tullis Arena	3,000
Clark Atlanta	Panther Stadium	6,000	L.S. Epps Gym	1,800
Fort Valley State	Wildcat Stadium	10,000	Health and Physical Education Complex	5,100
Kentucky State	Alumni Field	5,000	William Exum HPER Center	2,750
Lane	Rothrock Stadium	3,500	J.F. Lane Center	2,500
LeMoyne-Owen	non-football member	N/A	Bruce Hall	1,000
Miles	Alumni Stadium	8,500	Knox-Windham Gym	2,000
Morehouse	B. T. Harvey Stadium	9,850	Forbes Arena	6,000
Paine	Begins football in 2014	TBD	Randall Carter Gymnasium	1,200
Stillman	Stillman Stadium	9,000	Birthright Arena	1,000
Tuskegee	Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium	10,000	James Center Arena	5,000

Championships

By institution

School	Football	M. Basketball (season)	M. Basketball (tournament)	W. Basketball (season)	W. Basketball (tournament)	Baseball	Softball	M. Tennis	W. Tennis	M. Track (Indoor)	W. Track (Indoor)	M. Track (Outdoor)	W. Track (Outdoor)	W. Volleyball	M. Golf
Alabama A&M	12
Alabama State	4
Albany State	10
Allen
Atlanta
Benedict
Bethune-Cookman	4
Clark Atlanta	4
Edward Waters
Fisk	4
Florida A&M	29
Fort Valley State	3
Kentucky State
Knoxville
Lane
LeMoyne-Owen
Miles
Morehouse	7
Morris Brown	4
Paine
Savannah State	0
South Carolina State	0
Stillman
Talladega	1
Tennessee State	0
Tuskegee	28
Xavier	1

Commissioner's All-Sports

Year	School
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973	Tuskegee (M)
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980	Tuskegee (M)
1981	Tuskegee (M)
1982	Tuskegee (M)
1983	Tuskegee (M)
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998	Morehouse (M) Albany State (W)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004	Albany State (M&W)
2005	Albany State (M&W)
2006	Albany State (W) Morehouse (M)
2007	Albany State (W)
2008	Albany State (W) Morehouse (M)

Men's sports

Year	Football	Cross Country	Basketball (Season)	Basketball (Tournament)	Track & Field (Indoor)	Baseball	Tennis	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Golf
1965-66	Alabama State	Morehouse
1966-67	Alabama State	Tuskegee
1967-68	Tuskegee	Morehouse		Bethune-Cookman		South Carolina State
1968-69	Tuskegee	Tuskegee		Fort Valley State		Tuskegee	Tuskegee
1969-70	Tuskegee	Fisk		Savannah State		Alabama A&M
1970-71	Fort Valley State	Fisk		Alabama State		South Carolina State
1971-72	Fort Valley State	Fisk		Alabama State		Alabama State		Albany State
1972-73	Fort Valley State	Tuskegee		Albany State		Tuskegee		Albany State
1973-74	Fisk	Tuskegee		Fisk		Bethune-Cookman		Albany State
1974-75	Clark Atlanta	Tuskegee		Alabama A&M		Fisk		Albany State
1975-76	Fisk	Tuskegee		Alabama A&M		Bethune-Cookman		Albany State
1976-77	Fort Valley State	Albany State		Florida A&M		Bethune-Cookman		Albany State
1977-78	Knoxville	Albany State		Florida A&M		Florida A&M		Albany State
1978-79	Florida A&M			Tuskegee		Tuskegee
1979-80	Alabama A&M	Albany State		Bethune-Cookman		Tuskegee		Albany State
1980-81	Morris Brown	Albany State		Morehouse		Tuskegee		Albany State
1981-82	Alabama A&M Fort Valley State	Albany State		Morris Brown		Tuskegee		Albany State
1982-83	Fort Valley State	Albany State		Albany State		Tuskegee		Albany State
1983-84	Fort Valley State	Albany State		Albany State		Tuskegee		Albany State
1984-85	Albany State	Albany State		Albany State		Tuskegee		Albany State
1985-86	Albany State Fort Valley State	Albany State		Alabama A&M		Tuskegee		Albany State
1986-87	Albany State	Albany State		Alabama A&M		Tuskegee		Albany State
1987-88	Alabama A&M Tuskegee	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M		Benedict
1988-89	Alabama A&M Albany State	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M		Tuskegee
1989-90	Alabama A&M	Alabama A&M		Morehouse		Paine
1990-91	Alabama A&M	Alabama A&M		Morehouse		Albany State
1991-92	Alabama A&M Clark Atlanta Fort Valley State Morehouse Tuskegee	Morehouse		Albany State		Savannah State
1992-93	Fort Valley State	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M
1993-94	Albany State	Alabama A&M		Paine		Albany State
1994-95	Albany State	Alabama A&M		Alabama A&M		Savannah State
1995-96	Albany State	Morehouse		Alabama A&M		Savannah State		Morehouse
1996-97	Albany State	Morehouse		Albany State		Savannah State			Morehouse
1997-98	Albany State	Morehouse	Fort Valley State	Fort Valley State		Savannah State		Morehouse
1998-99	Tuskegee	Morehouse		Paine		Savannah State		Morehouse
1999-00	Fort Valley State Tuskegee	Morehouse		LeMoyne-Owen		Paine			Morehouse
2000-01	Tuskegee	Morehouse		Kentucky State		Albany State		Morehouse
2001-02	Fort Valley State Morehouse Tuskegee	Morehouse		Paine		Albany State	Morehouse	Morehouse
2002-03	Tuskegee	Morehouse		Morehouse		Albany State		Albany State
2003-04	Albany State	Morehouse	Benedict	Benedict		Albany State	Tuskegee	Albany State
2004-05	Albany State	Morehouse		Lane		Paine	Albany State	Albany State
2005-06	Albany State	Morehouse	Benedict	Stillman		Albany State	Morehouse	Morehouse
2006-07	Albany State Tuskegee	Morehouse	Benedict	Albany State		Stillman	Morehouse	Morehouse
2007-08	Tuskegee	Morehouse	Benedict	Benedict		Stillman	Tuskegee	Morehouse
2008-09	Tuskegee	Benedict	Claflin	LeMoyne-Owen		Stillman	Morehouse	Morehouse	Morehouse
2009-10	Tuskegee	Morehouse	Clark Atlanta	Tuskegee		Albany State	Morehouse	Morehouse	Morehouse
2010-11	Albany State	Morehouse	Benedict	Clark Atlanta		Stillman	Morehouse	Morehouse	Morehouse
2011-12	Miles	Morehouse	Tuskegee	Benedict		Stillman	Fort Valley State	Morehouse	Paine
2012-13

Women's sports

Year	Volleyball	Cross Country	Basketball (Season)	Basketball (Tournament)	Track & Field (Indoor)	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field (Outdoor)
1965-66				No Tournament
1966-67				No Tournament
1967-68				No Tournament
1968-69				No Tournament
1969-70				No Tournament
1970-71				No Tournament
1971-72				No Tournament
1972-73				No Tournament				Tuskegee
1973-74				No Tournament
1974-75				No Tournament
1975-76				No Tournament
1976-77				No Tournament			Tuskegee
1977-78				No Tournament			Tuskegee	Tuskegee
1978-79			Tuskegee	Tuskegee		Tuskegee
1979-80				Albany State
1980-81				Albany State
1981-82				Clark Atlanta			Tuskegee
1982-83				Tuskegee			Tuskegee
1983-84			Alabama A&M	Alabama A&M			Tuskegee
1984-85				Clark Atlanta			Tuskegee
1985-86				Clark Atlanta			Tuskegee
1986-87				Albany State
1987-88				Fort Valley State
1988-89				Albany State
1989-90				Albany State
1990-91				Alabama A&M
1991-92				Fort Valley State
1992-93				Fort Valley State
1993-94				LeMoyne-Owen
1994-95				Fort Valley State
1995-96				Albany State
1996-97				Kentucky State
1997-98				Albany State				Albany State
1998-99				Clark Atlanta				Albany State
1999-00				Fort Valley State				Albany State
2000-01				Fort Valley State			Tuskegee
2001-02	Albany State			Fort Valley State
2002-03	Albany State			Fort Valley State			Clark Atlanta	Albany State
2003-04	Albany State			Benedict			Clark Atlanta	Albany State
2004-05	Albany State			Paine			Tuskegee	Albany State
2005-06	Albany State			Paine				Albany State
2006-07	Albany State			Benedict		Albany State	Clark Atlanta	Albany State
2007-08	Albany State		Tuskegee	Tuskegee		Albany State		Albany State
2008-09	Albany State		Fort Valley State	Fort Valley State		Miles	Tuskegee
2009-10	Albany State	Clark Atlanta	Fort Valley State	Benedict		Albany State	Albany State	Fort Valley State
2010-11	Kentucky State	Albany State	Fort Valley State	Fort Valley State		Fort Valley State	Clark Atlanta	Albany State
2011-12	Kentucky State	Clark Atlanta	Fort Valley State	Fort Valley State		Miles	Tuskegee	Albany State
2012-13

See also

• Pioneer Bowl

Notes

A.^{^} The U.S. Army's 24th Infantry Division teams competed as members of the SIAC from 1930 until 1935.

B.^{^} Golf returned as a conference sport in 2008. The first SIAC Intercollegiate Golf Championship was held at Tuskegee in 1938. The SIAC stopped Golf as a sport due to World War II but restarted in 1947 as an official conference sport until 1980 when golf was discontinued.

External links

• Official website