Appalachian Athletic Conference

Appalachian Athletic Conference
AAC
Established 2001
Association NAIA
Division Division II/ Division I
Members 14
Sports fielded
  • 17
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 9
Region Southeastern United States
Region XII of the NAIA
Headquarters Asheville, North Carolina
Commissioner Col. John Sullivan
Website aacsports.com
Locations

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

Current members

The league currently has 14 full members.

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Joined
Allen University Columbia, South Carolina 1870 600 Yellow Jackets 2016
Bluefield College Bluefield, Virginia 1922 793 Rams 2001;
2014
Brenau University Gainesville, Georgia 1878 3,500 Golden Tigers 2017
Bryan College Dayton, Tennessee 1930 1,044 Lions 2001
Columbia College Columbia, South Carolina 1854 1,200 Koalas 2011
Milligan College Jonhson City, 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 campus) Atlanta, Georgia 2005 2,000 Bees 2012
Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, Tennessee 1857 1,103 Bulldogs 2001
Truett McConnell University Cleveland, Georgia 1946 1,600 Bears 2013
Union College Barbourville, Kentucky 1879 1,368 Bulldogs 2001
  • Brenau University and Columbia College — women's institutions which do not field men's sports.

Affiliate members

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Joined Sport Primary
Conference
Asbury University Wilmore, Kentucky 1890 1,300 Eagles 2015 lacrosse (M);
lacrosse (W)		 River States
University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, Kentucky 1887 1,743 Patriots 2015 lacrosse (M);
lacrosse (W)		 Mid-South
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, West Virginia 1895 2,252 Golden Bears 2016 swimming (M);
swimming (W)		 River States

Former members

Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, Kentucky 1925 Eagles 2001 2005 River States
NAIA D2
King College Bristol, Tennessee 1867 Tornado 1990 2010 Carolinas
(NCAA D-II)
Virginia Intermont College Bristol, Virginia 1884 Cobras 2001 2014 Closed in 2014
Brevard College Brevard, North Carolina 1853 Tornados 2001 2006 USA South Athletic Conference
(NCAA D-III)

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):

Conference sports
SportMen'sWomen's
BaseballGreen tick
BasketballGreen tickGreen tick
Cross CountryGreen tickGreen tick
GolfGreen tickGreen tick
LacrosseGreen tickGreen tick
SoccerGreen tickGreen tick
SoftballGreen tick
TennisGreen tickGreen tick
Track & Field OutdoorGreen tickGreen tick
VolleyballGreen tick

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NAIA Conference Profile: Appalachian Athletic Conference" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Bluefield College returns to Appalachian Athletic Conference". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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