South Atlantic Conference

South Atlantic Conference (SAC)
Established	1975
Association	NCAA
Division	Division II
Members	10
Sports fielded	14 (men's: 7; women's: 7)
Region	Southeastern United States
Headquarters	Rock Hill, South Carolina
Commissioner	Patrick Britz (since 2008)
Website	thesac.com
Locations

The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II. The SAC was founded in 1975 as a football-only conference and became an all-sports conference beginning with the 1989–90 season.

The league currently sponsors seven sports for men (football, cross country, soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis and golf) and seven sports for women (volleyball, cross country, soccer, basketball, softball, tennis and golf).

Member schools

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Year Joined	Nickname
Anderson University	Anderson, South Carolina	1911	Private	2,279	2010	Trojans
Brevard College	Brevard, North Carolina	1934	Private	700	2008	Tornados
Carson–Newman College	Jefferson City, Tennessee	1851	Private	2,115	1975	Eagles
Catawba College	Salisbury, North Carolina	1851	Private	1,300	1975	Indians
Lenoir–Rhyne University	Hickory, North Carolina	1891	Private	1,800	1975	Bears
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate, Tennessee	1897	Private	2,579	2006	Railsplitters
Mars Hill College	Mars Hill, North Carolina	1856	Private	1,300	1975	Lions
Newberry College	Newberry, South Carolina	1856	Private	930	1975/1996	Wolves
Tusculum College	Tusculum, Tennessee	1794	Private	2,053	1998	Pioneers
Wingate University	Wingate, North Carolina	1896	Private	2,300	1988	Bulldogs

Conference stadia and arenas

School	Football		Basketball
	Stadium	Capacity	Arena	Capacity
Anderson Trojans	non-football member	n/a	Abney Athletic Center	1,500
Brevard Tornados	Asheville (N.C.) HS Stadium	7,000	Boshamer Gymnasium	1,000
Carson–Newman Eagles	Roy Harmon Field at Burke–Tarr Stadium	5,500	Holt Fieldhouse	2,000
Catawba Indians	Shuford Stadium	4,500	Goodman Gym	3,500
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears	Moretz Stadium	8,500	Shuford Memorial Gymnasium	2,770
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters	non-football member	n/a	Tex Turner Arena	5,000
Mars Hill Lions	Meares Stadium	5,000	Stanford Arena	2,800
Newberry Wolves	Setzler Field	4,000	Eleazer Arena	1,600
Tusculum Pioneers	Pioneer Field	3,500	Pioneer Arena	2,500
Wingate Bulldogs	Irwin Belk Stadium	3,000	Cuddy Arena	2,300

External links

• Official website