| Mid-South Conferencee (MSC) |
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| Established | 1995 |
| Association | NAIA |
| Members | 17 (including affiliates) |
| Sports fielded | 16 (men's: 8; women's: 8) |
| Region | Southern United States, Midwestern United States Region XI of the NAIA |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Commissioner | Steve Baker |
| Website | mid-southconference.org |
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The Mid-South Conference (MSC) is an athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
The MSC has four types of member institutions. Belhaven, Cumberland, Faulkner, Kentucky Christian and Union play football in the MSC and compete in other conferences in all other sports. Bethel and Shorter compete in MSC football and track and field, but are members of other conferences for all other sports. All sports' teams (including football) from Campbellsville, Georgetown College (KY), Lindsey Wilson, Pikeville, University of the Cumberlands, UV-Wise and West Virginia Tech play in the MSC. The same is true of Rio Grande, Shawnee State, and St. Catharine, but these three schools do not have football teams.
The league is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky and is led by commissioner Steve Baker.
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| Institution | Location (Population) |
Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname (Colors) |
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| Campbellsville University | Campbellsville, Kentucky (10,498) |
1906 | Private / SBC | 2,181 | Tigers (Maroon) |
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| Georgetown College | Georgetown, Kentucky (18,080) |
1787 | Private / SBC | 1,400 | Tigers (Orange & Black) |
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| Kentucky Christian University* | Grayson, Kentucky (3,877) |
1919 | Private / Christian churches and churches of Christ | 550 | Knights (Black & Red) |
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| Lindsey Wilson College | Columbia, Kentucky (4,014) |
1903 | Private / Methodist | 1,790 | Blue Raiders (Blue & White) |
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| University of Pikeville | Pikeville, Kentucky (6,295) |
1889 | Private / Presbyterian | 1,156 | Bears (Orange) |
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| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Wise, Virginia (3,255) |
1954 | Public | 1,911 | Highland Cavaliers (Red & Gray) |
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| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Montgomery, West Virginia (1,942) |
1895 | Public | 2,252 | Golden Bears (Royal Blue & New Gold) |
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| Belhaven College* | Jackson, Mississippi (184,256) |
1894 | Private / Presbyterian | 2,400 | Blazers (Green & Gold) |
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| Bethel University* | McKenzie, Tennessee (5,295) |
1842 | Private / Cumberland Presbyterian | 1,300 | Wildcats (Purple & Gold) |
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| Cumberland University* | Lebanon, Tennessee (20,235) |
1842 | Private / Cumberland Presbyterian | 1,345 | Bulldogs (Maroon & White) |
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| University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg, Kentucky (5,143) |
1887 | Private / SBC | 1,743 | Patriots (Maroon & White) |
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| Faulkner University* | Montgomery, Alabama (201,998) |
1942 | Private / Churches of Christ | 2,212 | Eagles (Blue & White) |
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| Shorter University* | Rome, Georgia (31,980) |
1873 | Private / SBC | 2,500 | Hawks (Royal Blue & White) |
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| Union College* | Barbourville, Kentucky (3,589) |
1879 | Private / Methodist | 1,350 | Bulldogs (Orange & Black) |
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| University of Rio Grande | Rio Grande, Ohio (915) |
1876 | Private / No affiliation | 1,893 | Red Storm (Red & Black) |
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| Shawnee State University | Portsmouth, Ohio (20,909) |
1986 | Public | 4,300 | Bears (Royal Blue & Gray) |
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| St. Catharine College | St. Catharine, Kentucky (1,000) |
1873 | Private / Catholic | 700 | Patriots (Purple & Gold) |
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* denotes associate member in football
MSC schools compete in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, cheerleading, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's golf, men's football, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball, and men's wrestling.
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