North State Conference

The North State Conference was a collegiate athletic conference in the United States and is the predecessor of Conference Carolinas. Founded on December 6, 1930 at the Washington Duke Hotel in Durham, North Carolina, the conference was formed “for the greater advantage of the small colleges in North Carolina.”[1] Conference members participated in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and later National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II.

There were seven charter members of the North State Conference: Appalachian State Teachers College (now Appalachian State University), Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College), Catawba College, Guilford College, Elon College (now Elon University), High Point College (now High Point University), and Lenoir–Rhyne College (now Lenoir–Rhyne University).[2]

Conference changes

On May 20, 1961, with the addition of Newberry College, the conference changed its name to the Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC), but was known less formally as the Carolinas Conference.[2] The conference had dual NAIA and NCAA Division II membership during the 1993–94 academic year. In 1995 the Carolinas Conference dropped its NAIA affiliation to participate as a full member in Division II. Longwood University was also admitted and the conference name was changed to the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC).[2] The conference adopted its current name of Conference Carolinas in 2007.

Former conference members [3]

For the current members, see Conference Carolinas

Institution Location Founded Nickname Joined Left Current
Conference
Anderson University Anderson, South Carolina 1911 Trojans 1998-99 2009-10 South Atlantic
Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina 1899 Mountaineers 1930-31 1967-68 Sun Belt
(NCAA D-I)
Catawba College Salisbury, North Carolina 1851 Indians 1930-31 1988-89 South Atlantic
Coker College Hartsville, South Carolina 1908 Cobras 1991-92 2012-13 South Atlantic
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina 1907 Pirates 1947-48 1961-62 The American
(NCAA D-I)
Elon University Elon, North Carolina 1889 Phoenix 1930-31 1988-89 Colonial Athletic
(NCAA D-I)
Guilford College Greensboro, North Carolina 1837 Quakers 1930-31 1987-88 Old Dominion
(NCAA D-III)
High Point University High Point, North Carolina 1924 Panthers 1930-31 1996-97 Big South
(NCAA D-I)
Lenoir–Rhyne University Hickory, North Carolina 1891 Bears 1930-31,
1984-85		 1974-75,
1988-89		 South Atlantic
Longwood University Farmville, Virginia 1839 Lancers 1995-96 2002-03 Big South
(NCAA D-I)
Mars Hill University Mars Hill, North Carolina 1856 Lions 1972-73,
1987-88		 1975-76,
1988-89		 South Atlantic
Newberry College Newberry, South Carolina 1856 Wolves 1961-62 1971-72 South Atlantic
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina 1887 Braves 1976-77 1991-92 Peach Belt
Presbyterian College Clinton, South Carolina 1880 Blue Hose 1965-66 1971-72 Big South
(NCAA D-I)
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina 1857 Royals 1995-96 2012-13 South Atlantic
St. Andrews University Laurinburg, North Carolina 1958 Knights 1988-89 2011-12 Appalachian Athletic
(NAIA D-II)
Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina 1889 Catamounts 1932-33 1968-69 Southern
(NCAA D-I)
Wingate University Wingate, North Carolina 1896 Bulldogs 1979-80 1988-89 South Atlantic

Membership timeline

 Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football)   Associate member (football-only)   Associate member (sport) 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Coker College (2007-01-30). "CVAC to change name to Conference Carolinas". CokerCobras.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Conference Carolinas (2007-06-01). "CVAC has changed name to Conference Carolinas". Conferencecarolinas.com.
  3. ↑ http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/archives/northstate/members

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