Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Joined
Albany State University Albany , Georgia 1903 Public 6,371 Golden Rams 1969
Benedict College Columbia , South Carolina 1870 Private ( Baptist 2,500 Tigers 1932
Central State University Wilberforce , Ohio 1887 Public 2,798 Marauders & Lady Marauders 2015
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta , Georgia 1865 Private ( United Methodist ) 4,000 Panthers 1913
Fort Valley State University Fort Valley , Georgia 1895 Public 2,776 Wildcats 1941
Kentucky State University Frankfort , Kentucky 1886 Public 2,341 Thorobreds & Thorobrettes 1997
Lane College Jackson , Tennessee 1882 Private ( C.M.E . Church ) 2,000 Dragons 1929
LeMoyne-Owen College Memphis , Tennessee 1862 Private ( United Church of Christ ) 600 Magicians 1932
Miles College Fairfield , Alabama 1898 Private ( C.M.E . Church ) 1,900 Golden Bears 1927
Morehouse College Atlanta , Georgia 1867 Private ( Nonsectarian ) 3,000 Maroon Tigers 1913
Paine College Augusta , Georgia 1882 Private ( UMC & C.M.E . Church ) 900 Lions 1985
Savannah State University Savannah , Georgia 1890 Public 4,077 Tigers 1969 ; 2019
Spring Hill College Mobile , Alabama 1830 Private ( Catholic ) 1,439 Badgers 2014
Tuskegee University Tuskegee , Alabama 1881 Private ( Nonsectarian ) 3,000 Golden Tigers 1913
Member schools -- Current members
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a collegiate athletic conference consisting mostly of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), with all but one member located in the Southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and competes in Division II. Only three charter members are still part of the conference - Clark Atlanta University (formerly Clark College), Tuskegee University, and Morehouse (which briefly left before returning). Before 2014, all members had been southern HBCUs, but two of the SIAC's three newest members include its only non-HBCU, Spring Hill College (joined in 2014), and its only member outside the South, Central State University of Ohio (joined in 2015). The newest member, Savannah State University, returned to the SIAC in 2019 after a nearly 20-year absence. The U.S. Army's 24th Infantry Division teams competed as members of the SIAC from 1930 until 1935. The SIAC leads all NCAA Division II conferences in football attendance.