Conference Carolinas

Conference Carolinas
Established 1930
Association NCAA
Division Division II
Members 13
Sports fielded 18 (men's: 9; women's: 9)
Region The Carolinas
Former names Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (1930–2007)
Headquarters High Point, North Carolina
Commissioner Alan Patterson
Website conferencecarolinas.com
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Conference Carolinas, formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (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, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Conference Carolinas officially changed its name on June 1, 2007. The conference currently has 13 members..

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Member schools

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname
Barton College Wilson, North Carolina 1902 Private 1,200 Bulldogs
Belmont Abbey College Belmont, North Carolina 1876 Private 1,320 Crusaders
Coker College Hartsville, South Carolina 1908 Private 1,000 Cobras
Converse College* Spartanburg, South Carolina 1889 Private 750 Valkyries
Erskine College Due West, South Carolina 1839 Private 920 Flying Fleet
King College Bristol, Tennessee 1867 Private 1,800 Tornado
Lees–McRae College Banner Elk, North Carolina 1899 Private 800 Bobcats
Limestone College Gaffney, South Carolina 1845 Private 3,300 Saints
Mount Olive College Mount Olive, North Carolina 1951 Private 2,500 Trojans
North Greenville University Tigerville, South Carolina 1891 Private 2,100 Crusaders
Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, North Carolina 1885 Private 1,100 Falcons
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina 1857 Private 2,100 Royals
St. Andrews University Laurinburg, North Carolina 1958 Private 800 Knights

* = Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports

Sports

Conference Carolinas 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 lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men's and women’s volleyball.

When Barton became the sixth member to sponsor men's volleyball in 2011–12, Conference Carolinas became the fourth official scholarship-granting conference in NCAA men's volleyball, and the first to consist solely of Division II members.

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