Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference

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Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference
Data
Classification	NCAA Division II
Established	1938
Members	12
Sports fielded	15 (7 men’s, 8 women’s)
Region	South Atlantic States
States	2 - North Carolina, South Carolina
Headquarters	Thomasville, North Carolina
Locations

The Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (or CVAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. The CVAC reached its modern incarnation in 1994. Member institutions are located in the southeastern United States in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina. Former member Longwood University, which left the CVAC in 2004 in order to move up to Division I, is located in Farmville, Virginia. As of this writing, the conference has not changed its name to reflect its reduced membership.

[edit] Member schools

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Anderson University	Anderson, South Carolina	1911	Private/Baptist	1,690
Barton College	Wilson, North Carolina	1902	Private/Disciples of Christ	1,189
Belmont Abbey College	Belmont, North Carolina	1876	Private/Catholic	791
Coker College	Hartsville, South Carolina	1908	Private/Non-sectarian	1,088
Erskine College	Due West, South Carolina	1839	Private/Presbyterian	920
Lees-McRae College	Banner Elk, North Carolina	1899	Private/Presbyterian	881
Limestone College	Gaffney, South Carolina	1845	Private/Non-sectarian	3,300
Mount Olive College	Mount Olive, North Carolina	1951	Private/Baptist	2,830
Pfeiffer University	Misenheimer, North Carolina	1885	Private/Methodist	1,100
Queens University of Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina	1857	Private/Presbyterian	2,107
St. Andrews Presbyterian College	Laurinburg, North Carolina	1958	Private/Presbyterian	761

[edit] Sports

The CVAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men’s baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.