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The Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference (TCAC) was a former college athletic conference which was predominantly for smaller, private colleges in Western and Middle Tennessee .
Conference History
The TCAC was created in 1985 from the western division of the old Volunteer State Athletic Conference . The charter members were Belmont University , Bethel College , Blue Mountain College , Christian Brothers University , Cumberland University , David Lipscomb University , Freed-Hardeman University , Lambuth University , Trevecca Nazarene University , and Union University . The TCAC survived in that form until 1995 when both Belmont and Christian Brothers announced their intentions to go to the NCAA. The remaining teams formed a new conference, the TranSouth Athletic Conference which existed until the 2012-2013 school year.
Members' New Affiliations
Institution
Location
Conference Tenure
Left Conference For
Current Classification
Current Conference
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
1985-1995
Independent
NCAA Division I
OVC
Bethel College
McKenzie, Tennessee
1985-1996
TranSouth Athletic Conference
NAIA (no division)
SSAC (2013-2014)
Blue Mountain College
Blue Mountain, Mississippi
1985-1996
TranSouth Athletic Conference
NAIA (no division)
SSAC (2013-2014)
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, Tennessee
1985-1995
Gulf South Conference
NCAA Division II
Gulf South Conference
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee
1985-1996
TranSouth Athletic Conference
NAIA (no division)
Mid-South Conference
David Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee
1985-1996
TranSouth Athletic Conference
NCAA Division I
Atlantic Sun Conference
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee
1985-1996
TranSouth Athletic Conference
NAIA (no division)
AMC (2013-2014)
Lambuth University
Jackson, Tennessee
1985-1996
TranSouth Athletic Conference
None; defunct
Closed in 2011
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, Tennessee
1985-1996
TranSouth Athletic Conference
NCAA Division II
G-MAC
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee
1985-1996
TranSouth Athletic Conference
NCAA Division II
Gulf South Conference
The TCAC sponsored 9 sports for men and women including baseball , basketball , golf , tennis , softball , and volleyball . Bethel, Cumberland, and Lambuth play football in the Mid-South Conference.