list of former southern conference members 

Statements about this table:
11 former member of the southern conference now be member of the sec
the average enrollment at a former southern conference member be 21318
the gamecock leave the southern conference earlier than the hokies
the average year that a school leave the southern conference be 1954
there be 6 more former southern conference member in the acc than be in the caa
the average enrollment for former southern conference member be below 21000
the year that school leave the southern conference be on average 1950
the caa have 6 more former southern conference member than the acc
location
founded
type
enrollment
joined
left
nickname
present conference
tuscaloosa , alabama
1831
public
33602
1921
1932
crimson tide
sec
auburn , alabama
1856
public
25469
1921
1932
tigers
sec
clemson , south carolina
1889
public
20768
1921
1953
tigers
acc
charleston , south carolina
1770
private
11320
1998
2013
cougars
caa
durham , north carolina
1838
private
14591
1928
1953
blue devils
acc
greenville , north carolina
1907
public
27386
1964
1976
pirates
c - usa ( american in 2014)
johnson city , tennessee
1911
public
15536
1978
2005
buccaneers
atlantic sun (a - sun) (re - joining socon in 2014)
gainesville , florida
1853
public
49913
1922
1932
gators
sec
washington , dc
1821
private
24531
1936
1970
colonials
atlantic 10 (a - 10)
athens , georgia
1785
public
34475
1921
1932
bulldogs
sec
atlanta , georgia
1885
public
21557
1921
1932
yellow jackets
acc
location
founded
type
enrollment
joined
left
nickname
present conference
lexington , kentucky
1865
public
28094
1921
1932
wildcats
sec
baton rouge , louisiana
1860
public
30000
1922
1932
tigers
sec
huntington , west virginia
1837
public
13450
1976
1997
thundering herd
c - usa
college park , maryland
1856
public
37631
1923
1953
terrapins
acc ( big ten in 2014)
oxford , mississippi
1848
public
17142
1922
1932
rebels
sec
starkville , mississippi
1878
public
20424
1921
1932
bulldogs
sec
chapel hill , north carolina
1789
public
29390
1921
1953
tar heels
acc
raleigh , north carolina
1887
public
34767
1921
1953
wolfpack
acc
richmond , virginia
1830
private
4361
1936
1976
spiders
atlantic 10 (a - 10)
sewanee , tennessee
1857
private
1560
1923
1932
tigers
saa ( ncaa division iii )
columbia , south carolina
1801
public
31288
1922
1953
gamecocks
sec
location
founded
type
enrollment
joined
left
nickname
present conference
knoxville , tennessee
1794
public
27523
1921
1932
volunteers
sec
new orleans , louisiana
1834
private
13359
1922
1932
green wave
c - usa (american in 2014)
nashville , tennessee
1873
private
12745
1922
1932
commodores
sec
charlottesville , virginia
1819
public
21095
1921
1937
cavaliers
acc
lexington , virginia
1839
public
1500
1924
2003
keydets
big south (re - joining socon in 2014)
blacksburg , virginia
1872
public
31087
1921
1965
hokies
acc
winston - salem , north carolina
1834
private
7432
1936
1953
demon deacons
acc
lexington , virginia
1749
private
2203
1921
1958
generals
odac ( ncaa division iii )
morgantown , west virginia
1867
public
29707
1950
1968
mountaineers
big 12
williamsburg , virginia
1693
public
8258
1936
1977
tribe
caa