Conference Carolinas

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Conference Carolinas

Conference Carolinas


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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
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Conference Carolinas, formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (or CVAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Conference Carolinas 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.

Conference Carolinas officially changed its name on June 1, 2007. Membership in the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas will move to 12 schools with the full inclusion of previous affiliate member Converse College.

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Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment
Anderson University Anderson, South Carolina 1911 Private/Baptist 1,800
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
Converse College Spartanburg, South Carolina 1889 Private/Non-sectarian 752
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

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Conference Carolinas sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's and women's swimming, 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 lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.

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