Big South Conference

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The Big South Conference is an eleven university league for various sports that play in NCAA Division I. In college football , the teams play in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) (formerly Division I-AA ).

The league was founded in 1983. The members are located in the southeastern United States. Its headquarters are in Charlotte , North Carolina .

Members

Location of full members
university place Team name founded Sponsorship students joined
Campbell University Buies Creek , North Carolina Fighting Camels 1887 Private 10,471 1983, 2011
Charleston Southern University North Charleston , South Carolina Buccaneers 1964 Private 3.224 1983
Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs , North Carolina Runnin 'Bulldogs 1905 Private 4,000 2008
Hampton University Hampton , Virginia Pirates 1868 Private 4,500 2018
High Point University High Point , North Carolina Panthers 1924 Private 3,079 1999
Longwood University Farmville , Virginia Lancers 1839 state 4,800 2012
Presbyterian College Clinton , South Carolina Blue pants 1880 Private 1,300 2007
Radford University Radford , Virginia Highlanders 1910 state 9,220 1983
University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville , North Carolina Bulldogs 1927 state 3,635 1984
University of South Carolina Upstate Spartanburg , South Carolina Spartans 1967 state 5,821 2018
Winthrop University Rock Hill , South Carolina Eagles 1886 state 6,292 1983

Future member

university place Team name founded Sponsorship students joined from
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
(North Carolina A&T)
Greensboro , North Carolina Aggies 1891 state 12,142 2021 MEAC

Associate members

university place Team name founded Sponsorship students joined sport Major league
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw , Georgia Owls 1963 state 24,600 2015 American football Atlantic Sun
Monmouth University West Long Branch , New Jersey Hawks 1933 Private 7,440 2014 American football MAAC
University of North Alabama Florence , Alabama Lions 1830 state 7,244 2019 American football Atlantic Sun

Conference venues

Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Alumni Memorial Field
university Football stadium capacity Basketball stadium capacity
Campbell Barker Lane Stadium 5,000 John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center 3,095
Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field 4,000 CSU Field House 790
Gardner-Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium 7,800 Paul Porter Arena 5,000
Hampton Armstrong Stadium 10,000 Hampton Convocation Center 6,000
High point no football team - Millis Center 2,565
Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium 8,300 See: Atlantic Sun Conference
Longwood no football team - Willett Hall 1,807
Monmouth Kessler Field 4,600 See: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
North Alabama Braly Municipal Stadium 14,215 See: Atlantic Sun Conference
Presbyterian Crocker Field at Bailey Memorial Stadium 6,500 Ross E. Templeton Arena 2,500
Radford no football team - Dedmon Center 5,000
UNC Asheville no football team - Kimmel Arena 3,200
USC Upstate no football team - GB Hodge Center 878
Winthrop no football team - Winthrop Coliseum 6,100

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