Big South Conference
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| Established | 1983 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division I FCS |
| Members | 12 |
| Sports fielded | 16 (men's: 8; women's: 8) |
| Region | South Atlantic States |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Commissioner | Kyle Kallander (since 1996) |
| Website | bigsouthsports.com |
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The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). The Big South, founded in 1983, is firmly rooted in the southeastern United States, with member institutions located in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.[1]
Charter members included Armstrong State (now Armstrong Atlantic State University), Augusta (now Augusta State University), Campbell University, Charleston Baptist (now Charleston Southern University), Coastal Carolina University, Radford University, and Winthrop University.
The Big South Conference began sponsoring football in 2002, with Charleston Southern University, Gardner–Webb University, and Liberty University fielding teams; Coastal Carolina University and Virginia Military Institute joined the conference as football-playing members in 2003. Presbyterian joined the conference in 2007, moving up from Division II, and became eligible for regular-season championships and conference honors during the 2008 athletic year.[2] Gardner–Webb, which had been a football playing member since 2002, joined the conference for all sports on July 1, 2008.[2] Longwood accepted an invitation to join the Big South on January 23, 2012, with membership to formally begin July 1.[3]
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[edit] Current members
[edit] Full members
Campbell was a founding member of the Big South Conference in 1983. They left in 1994 and rejoined in 2011.Campbell's football program remains in the Pioneer Football League. [1]
[edit] Associate members
Stony Brook University (football)
[edit] Former members
| Institution | Current Conference | Joined | Left |
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| Armstrong Atlantic State | Peach Belt, Division II | 1983 | 1987 |
| Augusta State | Peach Belt, Division II | 1983 | 1990 |
| Birmingham–Southern | SCAC, Division III | 2000 | 2007 |
| Davidson | Southern Conference | 1990 | 1992 |
| Elon | Southern Conference | 1999 | 2003 |
| UMBC | America East | 1992 | 1998 |
| UNC Greensboro | Southern Conference | 1992 | 1997 |
| Towson | CAA | 1992 | 1995 |
[edit] Membership timeline
[edit] Sports
The Big South sponsors intercollegiate competition in men’s baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men's and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. The conference will add women's lacrosse in the 2012-13 academic year.[4]
The Big South is the only collegiate athletic conference to sponsor a quizbowl competition, starting this in 2006, and using questions from National Academic Quiz Tournaments.[citation needed]
[edit] Conference champions
Men's basketball
| Season | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion | Tournament Final Location |
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| 1986 | Charleston Southern (5–1) | Charleston Southern | Savannah Civic Center, Savannah, Georgia |
| 1987 | Charleston Southern (12–2) | Charleston Southern | Savannah Civic Center |
| 1988 | Coastal Carolina (9–3) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 1989 | Coastal Carolina (9–3) | UNC Asheville | Winthrop Coliseum |
| 1990 | Coastal Carolina (11–1) | Coastal Carolina | Winthrop Coliseum |
| 1991 | Coastal Carolina (13–1) | Coastal Carolina | Civic Center of Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina |
| 1992 | Radford (12–2) | Campbell | Civic Center of Anderson |
| 1993 | Towson State (14–2) | Coastal Carolina | North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina |
| 1994 | Towson State (15–3) | Liberty | North Charleston Coliseum |
| 1995 | UNC Greensboro (14–2) | Charleston Southern | Vines Center, Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 1996 | UNC Greensboro (11–3) | UNC Greensboro | Vines Center |
| 1997 | UNC Asheville (11–3) | Charleston Southern | Vines Center |
| 1998 | UNC Asheville (11–1) | Radford | Vines Center |
| 1999 | Winthrop (9–1) | Winthrop | Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2000 | Radford (12–2) | Winthrop | Asheville Civic Center |
| 2001 | Radford (12–2) | Winthrop | Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia |
| 2002 | Winthrop (10–4) (#1 seed) UNC Asheville (10–4) |
Winthrop | Roanoke Civic Center |
| 2003 | Winthrop (11–3) | UNC Asheville | Vines Center (semis & finals only) |
| 2004 | Liberty (12–4) | Liberty | Vines Center (finals only) |
| 2005 | Winthrop (15–1) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum (finals only) |
| 2006 | Winthrop (13–3) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum (semis & finals only) |
| 2007 | Winthrop (14–0) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum (semis & finals only) |
| 2008 | UNC Asheville (10–4)(#1 seed) Winthrop (10–4) |
Winthrop | Justice Center, Asheville (semis & finals only) |
| 2009 | Radford (15-3) | Radford | Dedmon Center, Radford, Virginia (finals only) |
| 2010 | Coastal Carolina (15–3) | Winthrop | Kimbel Arena, Conway, South Carolina (semis & finals only) |
| 2011 | Coastal Carolina (16-2) | UNC Asheville | Kimbel Arena (semis & finals only) |
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Basketball Tournament Championships by School
| School | # of Tournament Championships | Last Tournament Championship |
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| Winthrop | 10 | 2010 |
| Charleston Southern | 4 | 1997 |
| Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1993 |
| UNC Asheville | 3 | 2011 |
| Liberty | 2 | 2004 |
| Radford | 2 | 2009 |
| Campbell | 1 | 1992 |
| UNC Greensboro† | 1 | 1996 |
- †Former member of the Big South
Football
| Season | Champion | Record |
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| 2002 | Gardner–Webb | 3–0 |
| 2003 | Gardner–Webb | 4–0 |
| 2004 | Coastal Carolina | 4–0 (10–1) |
| 2005 | Charleston Southern | 3–1 (7–4) |
| Coastal Carolina | 3–1 (9–2) | |
| 2006 | Coastal Carolina | 4–0 (9–3) |
| 2007 | Liberty | 4–0 (8–3) |
| 2008 | Liberty | 5–0 (10–2) |
| 2009 | Stony Brook | 5–1 (6–5) |
| Liberty | 5–1 (8–3) | |
| 2010 | Coastal Carolina* | 5–1 (6–5)
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| Stony Brook | 5–1 (6–5) | |
| Liberty | 5–1 (8–3) | |
| 2011 | Stony Brook | 5-0 (7-3) |
Quizbowl Tournament
| Year | Champion | Record | Host School |
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| 2006 | Liberty | 8–0 | VMI |
| 2007 | Liberty | 6–1 | Radford |
| 2008 | Liberty | 5–2 | Liberty |
| 2009 | UNC Asheville | 6–0 | Gardner–Webb |
| 2010 | Liberty | 5–1 | Liberty |
| 2011 | Liberty | 5–0 | Coastal Carolina |
| 2012 |
[edit] Broadcasters /Big South Network
In addition to basketball games being broadcasted on regional and national television, member schools of the Big South Conference are required to provide a live stream of all home games for all sports when playing teams both within and outside of the conference. These streams are run by the university hosting the event. All streams are featured on the conference website and are available for a monthly fee. The football games broadcasted on the web are branded as part of a Big South Network.
[edit] Conference facilities
[edit] References
- ^ Big South Conference (2007-08-01). "Big South Conference History". Big South Sports. http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&KEY=&ATCLID=130896.
- ^ a b Big South Conference (2008-07-01). "Gardner-Webb Officially Joins Big South". Big South Sports. http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=1504891.
- ^ Big South Conference (2012-01-23). "Big South Conference Adds Longwood University As Full Member". Big South Sports. http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=205366908.
- ^ "Big South to sponsor women’s lacrosse". NCAA. June 9, 2011. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Latest+News/2011/June/Big+South+to+sponsor+womens+lacrosse. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
[edit] External links
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