Appalachian Athletic Conference
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| Association | NAIA |
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| Commissioner | Col. John Sullivan |
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| Division | Division II |
| Region | Southeastern United States Region XII of the NAIA |
| Official 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 Southeastern United States in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, 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]
Bluefield College was a member of the AAC from 2001 until 2012 when it left to join the Mid-South Conference. On March 3, 2014, Bluefield College announced that it would return to the AAC effective Fall 2014.[2]
Member schools
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Current members
The league currently has 12 full members.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
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| Bluefield College | Bluefield, Virginia | 1922 | 793 | Rams | 2001; 2014 |
| Bryan College | Dayton, Tennessee | 1930 | 1,044 | Lions | 2001 |
| Columbia College | Columbia, South Carolina | 1854 | 1,200 | Koalas | 2011 |
| Milligan College | Elizabethton, Tennessee | 1866 | 1,006 | Buffaloes | 2001 |
| Montreat College | Montreat, North Carolina | 1916 | 1,145 | Cavaliers | 2001 |
| Point University | West Point, Georgia | 1937 | 1,000 | Skyhawks | 2011 |
| Reinhardt University | Waleska, Georgia | 1883 | 1,057 | Eagles | 2009 |
| St. Andrews University | Laurinburg, North Carolina | 1958 | 800 | Knights | 2012 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta | Atlanta, Georgia | 2005 | 2,000 | Bees | 2012 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan College | Athens, Tennessee | 1857 | 1,103 | Bulldogs | 2001 |
| Truett-McConnell College | Cleveland, Georgia | 1946 | 1,600 | Bears | 2013 |
| Union College | Barbourville, Kentucky | 1879 | 1,368 | Bulldogs | 2001 |
- Columbia College — women's institution, does not field men's sports.
Affiliate members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Sport | Primary Conference |
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| Asbury University | Wilmore, Kentucky | 1890 | 1,300 | Eagles | 2015 | lacrosse (M); lacrosse (W) |
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| University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg, Kentucky | 1887 | 1,743 | Patriots | 2015 | lacrosse (M); lacrosse (W) |
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Former members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
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| King College | Bristol, Tennessee | 1867 | Tornado | 1990 | 2010 | Carolinas (NCAA D-II) |
| Virginia Intermont College | Bristol, Virginia | 1884 | Cobras | 2001 | 2014 | Closed in 2014 |
Membership timeline
Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
Conference sports
The Appalachian Athletic Conference currently fields 15 sports (7 men's and 8 women's):
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References
- ^ a b c d e "NAIA Conference Profile: Appalachian Athletic Conference" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ "Bluefield College returns to Appalachian Athletic Conference". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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