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| Established | 2001 |
| Association | NAIA |
| Division | Division II |
| Members | 10 |
| Sports fielded | 15 (men's: 7; women's: 8) |
| Region | Southeastern United States Region XII of the NAIA |
| Headquarters | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Commissioner | Col. John Sullivan |
| Website | aacsports.com |
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The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) is a college athletic conference that competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II competition.[1] Members of the conference are located in the Southeast United States in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. [1] The conference is the successor to the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC), which began in the 1940s;[1] and later the Tennessee-Virginia Athletic Conference (TVAC) that operated during the 1980s and 1990s.[1] The Appalachian Athletic Conference was formed in 2001 with the additions of members from Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina.[1]
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[edit] Conference sports
The Appalachian Athletic Conference currently fields 15 sports, 7 men's and 8 women's) which includes:
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| Volleyball |
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[edit] Members
The league currently has 10 full members:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Year Joined |
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| Bluefield College | Bluefield, Virginia | 1822 | Private (Baptist) | 793 | 2001 | Rams |
| Bryan College | Dayton, Tennessee | 1930 | Private (non-denominational) | 1,044 | 2001 | Lions |
| Columbia College† | Columbia, South Carolina | 1854 | Private (Methodist) | 1,200 | 2011 | Fighting Koalas |
| Milligan College | Elizabethton, Tennessee | 1866 | Private (Disciples of Christ) | 1,006 | 2001 | Buffaloes |
| Montreat College | Montreat, North Carolina | 1916 | Private (Presbyterian) | 1,145 | 2001 | Cavaliers |
| Point University | East Point, Georgia | 1937 | Private (Christian churches and churches of Christ) | 1,000 | 2011 | Chargers |
| Reinhardt University | Waleska, Georgia | 1883 | Private (Methodist) | 1,057 | 2009 | Eagles |
| Tennessee Wesleyan College | Athens, Tennessee | 1857 | Private (Methodist) | 1,103 | 2001 | Bulldogs |
| Union College | Barbourville, Kentucky | 1879 | Private/Christian (Methodist) | 1,368 | 2001 | Bulldogs |
| Virginia Intermont College | Bristol, Virginia | 1884 | Private/Christian (Baptist) | 916 | 2001 | Cobras |
† Columbia College participates in women's sports only.
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