List of college athletic programs in South Carolina

This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

NCAA

Division I
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		BasketballBase-
ball		Soft-
ball		Soccer
MWMW
Charleston Southern Buccaneers and Lady BucsCharleston Southern UniversityCharlestonBig SouthFCS
The Citadel BulldogsThe CitadelCharlestonSouthernFCS
Clemson TigersClemson UniversityClemsonACCFBS
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Lady ChantsCoastal Carolina UniversityConwaySun BeltFBS
College of Charleston CougarsCollege of CharlestonCharlestonColonial
Furman Paladins and Lady PaladinsFurman UniversityGreenvilleSouthernFCS
Presbyterian Blue HosePresbyterian CollegeClintonBig SouthFCS [lower-alpha 1]
South Carolina GamecocksUniversity of South CarolinaColumbiaSECFBS [lower-alpha 2]
South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady BulldogsSouth Carolina State UniversityOrangeburgMEACFCS [lower-alpha 3]
USC Upstate SpartansUniversity of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburgBig South
Winthrop Eagles and Lady EaglesWinthrop UniversityRock HillBig South
Wofford TerriersWofford CollegeSpartanburgSouthernFCS
  1. Presbyterian's football team will compete as an independent in 2020–21 and join the Pioneer Football League in 2021–22.
  2. South Carolina's men's soccer team competes in Conference USA.
  3. South Carolina State's women's soccer team competes as an independent.

Division II
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		BasketballBase-
ball		Soft-
ball		Soccer
MWMW
Anderson TrojansAnderson UniversityAndersonSouth Atlantic [lower-alpha 1]
Benedict TigersBenedict CollegeColumbiaSIAC
Claflin PanthersClaflin UniversityOrangeburgCIAA [lower-alpha 2]
Coker CobrasCoker UniversityHartsvilleSouth Atlantic
Converse ValkyriesConverse CollegeSpartanburgCarolinas [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 3]
Erskine Flying FleetErskine CollegeDue WestCarolinas [lower-alpha 4]
Francis Marion PatriotsFrancis Marion UniversityFlorencePeach Belt [lower-alpha 5]
Lander BearcatsLander UniversityGreenwoodPeach Belt
Limestone SaintsLimestone CollegeGaffneyCarolinas [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7]
Newberry WolvesNewberry CollegeNewberrySouth Atlantic
North Greenville CrusadersNorth Greenville UniversityTigervilleCarolinas [lower-alpha 8]
Southern Wesleyan WarriorsSouthern Wesleyan UniversityCentralCarolinas
USC Aiken PacersUniversity of South Carolina AikenAikenPeach Belt
  1. Anderson announced the addition of a football team, with plans to begin play in 2024–25. No conference affiliation has been announced.
  2. Claflin's baseball team competes in the Peach Belt Conference.
  3. Converse's men's basketball and soccer teams will begin play in 2021–22.
  4. Erskine's football team will begin play in 2020–21. No conference affiliation has been announced.
  5. Francis Marion will move to Conference Carolinas beginning in the 2021-22 season.
  6. Limestone will move to the South Atlantic Conference in 2020–21.
  7. Limestone's football team competes in the South Atlantic Conference.
  8. North Greenville's football team competes in the Gulf South Conference.

Division III
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		BasketballBase-
ball		Soft-
ball		Soccer
MWMW
Bob Jones BruinsBob Jones UniversityGreenvilleTBA [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 2]
  1. In the 2020–21 academic year, Bob Jones will be in the first year of a four-year transition to Division III and will become an active Division III member in 2024–25, barring a waiver.
  2. Bob Jones's baseball and softball teams will begin play in 2021–22.

NAIA
TeamSchoolCityConferenceSport sponsorship
Foot-
ball		BasketballBase-
ball		Soft-
ball		Soccer
MWMW
Allen Yellow JacketsAllen UniversityColumbiaAppalachian [lower-alpha 1]
CIU RamsColumbia International University
Columbia College KoalasColumbia College
Morris HornetsMorris CollegeSumterIndependent
USC Beaufort Sand SharksUniversity of South Carolina BeaufortBlufftonThe Sun
Voorhees TigersVoorhees CollegeDenmarkIndependent
  1. Allen's football team competes as an independent.

NJCAA
TeamSchoolCityConference
Denmark Tech PanthersDenmark Technical CollegeDenmarkCarolinas JC
Florence-Darlington Tech StingersFlorence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorenceCarolinas JC
Spartanburg Methodist PioneersSpartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburgCarolinas JC
USC-Lancaster LancersUniversity of South Carolina LancasterLancasterCarolinas JC
USC-Salkehatchie IndiansUniversity of South Carolina SalkehatchieAllendaleCarolinas JC
USC-Sumter Fire AntsUniversity of South Carolina SumterSumterCarolinas JC

NCCAA
TeamSchoolCityConference
Columbia International RamsColumbia International UniversityColumbiaDivision I-South
Bob Jones Bruins [lower-alpha 1]Bob Jones UniversityGreenvilleDivision II-South
  1. Bob Jones is transitioning to NCAA Division III.

USCAA
TeamSchoolCityConference
Clinton Golden BearsClinton CollegeRock HillEastern Metro

See also
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