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31:
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2013 – The TSAC would cease operations as an athletic conference after the 2012–13 academic year; as many schools left to join their respective new home primary conferences beginning the 2013–14 academic year: Freed–Hardeman and Mid-Continent to the
American Midwest, Bethel (Tenn.), Blue Mountain and
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as charter members of the
Association of Independent Institutions (AII; now the Continental Athletic Conference) after the 2007–08 academic year. At the same time, Lambuth began transition to the
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Martin
Methodist (now UT Southern) to the SSAC, and Life returning as an NAIA Independent (before joining the Mid-South during the 2014–15 academic year).
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2001 – Three institutions left the TSAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: Birmingham–Southern and
Lipscomb to the
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This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (Blue
Mountain since 2007–08).
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280:(SSAC), and Athens State to discontinue athletics due to lack of sponsored sports, all effective after the 2003–04 academic year.
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165:, starting with the 2013-14 season. Later, Bethel, Blue Mountain, and Martin Methodist were announced to be moving to the
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2012 – Four institutions left the TSAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: Trevecca
Nazarene to the
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2004 – Three institutions left the TSAC to join their respective new home primary conferences: Berry and Lee to the
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Bethel (Tenn.) left the TSAC after the 1997–98 season; before re-joining in the 2006–07 school year.
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during the 2008–09 school year (before discontinuing athletics); and as an
Independent within the
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1996 – The TranSouth
Athletic Conference (TSAC) was founded from mostly former members of the
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755:. Before that it was a private institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
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On its final season, the TSAC had six member schools, which most were private schools:
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Victory (formerly
Crichton) had joined the following subsequent conferences: as an
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1677:"SSAC Announces Bethel, Blue Mountain, and Martin Methodist as Newest Members"
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The TSAC had 12 former full member schools, which most were private schools:
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The former Martin
Methodist is now competing as the UT Southern FireHawks.
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Currently known as Blue Mountain Christian University since November 2022.
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Cumberland (Tenn.) changed its nickname from Bulldogs to Phoenix in 2016.
287:(later Victory University) joined the TSAC in the 2005–06 academic year.
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2008 – Lambuth and Victory (formerly Crichton) left the TSAC to become
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joined the TSAC (with Bethel re-joining) in the 2006–07 academic year.
226:(now Williams Baptist University) beginning the 1996–97 academic year.
328:
ranks), Lyon to the American Midwest, and Cumberland (Tenn.) to the
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1655:"Mid-Continent Accepts Invitation to American Midwest Conference"
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1679:. Southern States Athletic Conference. November 15, 2012
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Formerly known as Williams Baptist College until 2018.
149:(NAIA) and competes in that organization's Region XI.
1490:National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association
147:National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
1696:
236:1999 – Bethel (Tenn.) left the TSAC to join the
1475:Formerly known as Crichton College until 2010.
1494:United States Collegiate Athletic Association
339:joined the TSAC in the 2012–13 academic year.
266:joined the TSAC in the 2002–03 academic year.
233:joined the TSAC in the 1997–98 academic year.
273:joined the TSAC in the 2003–04 academic year
238:Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
198:(now the University of Tennessee Southern),
1657:. Mid-Continent University. August 9, 2012
218:(now Blue Mountain Christian University),
172:
249:National Collegiate Athletic Association
180:Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference
157:On August 9, 2012 it was announced that
240:(KIAC) after the 1998–99 academic year.
161:had accepted an invitation to join the
1697:
1576: Full member (non-football)
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332:, all after the 2011–12 academic year.
259:, all after the 2000–01 academic year.
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1710:Sports in the Southern United States
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278:Southern States Athletic Conference
167:Southern States Athletic Conference
13:
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264:Cumberland University of Tennessee
169:starting with the 2013-14 season.
14:
1721:
1609:. Women's sports sponsored were
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771:
347:
320:(G-MAC) and Union (Tenn.) to the
318:Great Midwest Athletic Conference
182:(TCAC). Charter members included
1496:(USCAA) from 2010–11 to 2013–14.
753:University of Tennessee Southern
352:
111:
29:
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758:
749:University of Tennessee system
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732:
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255:, and Williams Baptist to the
190:(a.k.a. Lipscomb University),
145:. It was affiliated with the
1:
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123:TranSouth Athletic Conference
24:TranSouth Athletic Conference
1585:Men's sponsored sports were
1220:Trevecca Nazarene University
747:Martin Methodist joined the
200:Trevecca Nazarene University
7:
1348:Williams Baptist University
913:Birmingham–Southern College
751:in July 2021 to become the
257:American Midwest Conference
212:Birmingham–Southern College
163:American Midwest Conference
131:college athletic conference
10:
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461:Blue Mountain, Mississippi
222:(now Lee University), and
152:
96:Southeastern United States
15:
1294:
1251:
998:
849:
498:Freed–Hardeman University
486:
192:Freed–Hardeman University
188:David Lipscomb University
186:(now Bethel University),
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105:
91:
83:
63:
55:
47:
37:
28:
1705:Defunct NAIA conferences
660:Mid-Continent University
604:Martin Methodist College
296:Mid-Continent University
224:Williams Baptist College
196:Martin Methodist College
159:Mid-Continent University
16:Not to be confused with
850:Discontinued athletics
820:Athens State University
271:Athens State University
1354:Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
1149:Southern States (SSAC)
890:Southern States (SSAC)
650:Southern States (SSAC)
637:Southern States (SSAC)
594:Southern States (SSAC)
488:Southern States (SSAC)
438:Southern States (SSAC)
253:NCAA D-II Independents
173:Chronological timeline
143:Southern United States
1253:Great Midwest (G-MAC)
969:Cumberland University
455:Blue Mountain College
324:(GSC) (both into the
322:Gulf South Conference
311:NCAA D-II Independent
216:Blue Mountain College
100:Region XI of the NAIA
18:Gulf Coast Conference
1466:athletic conference.
1439:athletic conference.
1423:athletic conference.
1226:Nashville, Tennessee
1172:Batesville, Arkansas
1120:Cleveland, Tennessee
1068:Nashville, Tennessee
863:Mount Berry, Georgia
504:Henderson, Tennessee
330:Mid-South Conference
1513:Membership timeline
1104:Atlantic Sun (ASUN)
1062:Lipscomb University
919:Birmingham, Alabama
407:McKenzie, Tennessee
25:
1312:Memphis, Tennessee
1306:Victory University
1269:Jackson, Tennessee
1016:Jackson, Tennessee
1010:Lambuth University
975:Lebanon, Tennessee
666:Mayfield, Kentucky
610:Pulaski, Tennessee
292:Lambuth University
23:
1421:NCAA Division III
1395:
1394:
1320:Nondenominational
1210:St. Louis (SLIAC)
896:D-III Independent
871:Nondenominational
703:
702:
556:Marietta, Georgia
401:Bethel University
303:NAIA Independents
119:
118:
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1581:Sponsored sports
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1492:(NCCAA) and the
1486:NAIA Independent
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1464:NCAA Division II
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1388:American Midwest
1381:NAIA Independent
1296:Gulf South (GSC)
1263:Union University
1203:American Midwest
1185:
1156:Gulf South (GSC)
1049:D-II Independent
1043:NAIA Independent
779:
778:
765:
762:
756:
745:
739:
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730:
727:
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693:American Midwest
618:United Methodist
581:NAIA Independent
533:American Midwest
360:
359:
326:NCAA Division II
307:NCAA Division II
285:Crichton College
204:Union University
115:
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1437:NCAA Division I
1434:
1427:
1418:
1407:
1391:(2001–present)
1390:
1383:
1341:Closed in 2014
1299:(2012–present)
1298:
1256:(2012–present)
1255:
1213:(2023–present)
1212:
1205:
1183:
1182:
1159:(2013–present)
1158:
1151:
1129:
1107:(2003–present)
1106:
1099:
1097:D-I Independent
1077:
1055:Closed in 2011
1051:
1047:
1045:
1024:
1003:(2012–present)
1002:
1000:Mid-South (MSC)
962:(2013–present)
961:
954:
952:Southern (SCAC)
950:
948:
927:
906:(2013–present)
905:
898:
894:
892:
826:Athens, Alabama
812:
807:
774:
769:
768:
763:
759:
746:
742:
737:
733:
728:
724:
719:
715:
699:Closed in 2014
695:
653:(2023–present)
652:
645:
643:Mid-South (MSC)
641:
639:
597:(2022–present)
596:
589:
587:Mid-South (MSC)
585:
583:
550:Life University
543:(2020–present)
542:
540:Mid-South (MSC)
535:
513:
491:(2013–present)
490:
448:(2020–present)
447:
445:Mid-South (MSC)
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430:
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393:
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355:
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337:Life University
175:
155:
141:located in the
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1161:
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1135:
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1122:
1117:
1114:Lee University
1109:
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1088:
1083:
1080:
1073:
1070:
1065:
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1029:
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1018:
1013:
1005:
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997:
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986:
983:
980:
977:
972:
964:
963:
959:Southern (SAA)
956:
943:
940:
937:
932:
929:
924:
921:
916:
908:
907:
903:Southern (SAA)
900:
887:
884:
881:
876:
873:
868:
865:
860:
852:
851:
848:
845:
842:
837:
834:
831:
828:
823:
815:
814:
809:
808:conference(s)
804:
801:
798:
795:
792:
789:
786:
783:
773:
772:Former members
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757:
740:
731:
722:
712:
711:
710:
709:
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701:
700:
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634:
631:
628:
623:
620:
615:
612:
607:
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598:
591:
578:
575:
572:
570:Running Eagles
567:
564:
561:
558:
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545:
544:
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519:
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404:
396:
395:
390:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
354:
351:
349:
348:Member schools
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345:
344:
340:
333:
314:
299:
288:
281:
274:
267:
260:
241:
234:
227:
184:Bethel College
174:
171:
154:
151:
117:
116:
108:
107:
103:
102:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
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78:
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73:
65:
64:Sports fielded
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60:
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52:
49:
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44:
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35:
34:
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6:
4:
3:
2:
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1700:
1678:
1672:
1656:
1650:
1646:
1638:
1636:
1632:
1628:
1624:
1620:
1616:
1615:cross country
1612:
1608:
1604:
1600:
1596:
1595:cross country
1592:
1588:
1578:
1502:
1495:
1491:
1487:
1481:
1472:
1465:
1462:Currently an
1459:
1457:
1455:
1445:
1438:
1435:Currently an
1432:
1430:
1422:
1419:Currently an
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1414:
1412:
1410:
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1397:
1396:
1389:
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1382:
1379:
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1365:
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1303:
1302:
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1286:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1260:
1259:
1254:
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1245:
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1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1217:
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1211:
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1204:
1201:
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1190:
1187:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
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1163:
1162:
1157:
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1136:
1133:
1131:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1105:
1102:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1011:
1007:
1006:
1001:
995:
992:
990:
987:
984:
982:Nonsectarian
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
970:
966:
965:
960:
957:
953:
947:
944:
941:
938:
936:
933:
930:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
914:
910:
909:
904:
901:
897:
891:
888:
885:
882:
880:
877:
874:
872:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
858:
857:Berry College
854:
853:
846:
843:
841:
838:
835:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
821:
817:
816:
810:
805:
802:
799:
796:
793:
790:
787:
784:
781:
780:
777:
761:
754:
750:
744:
735:
726:
717:
713:
708:
705:
704:
698:
694:
691:
688:
685:
683:
680:
677:
675:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
661:
657:
656:
651:
648:
644:
638:
635:
632:
629:
627:
624:
621:
619:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
605:
601:
600:
595:
592:
588:
582:
579:
576:
573:
571:
568:
565:
563:Nonsectarian
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
551:
547:
546:
541:
538:
534:
531:
528:
525:
523:
520:
517:
515:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
499:
495:
494:
489:
483:
480:
478:
475:
472:
470:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
456:
452:
451:
446:
443:
439:
436:
433:
428:
426:
423:
420:
418:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
402:
398:
397:
391:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
361:
358:
353:Final members
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338:
334:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
312:
308:
304:
300:
297:
293:
289:
286:
282:
279:
275:
272:
268:
265:
261:
258:
254:
250:
247:ranks of the
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242:
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235:
232:
228:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
208:Berry College
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
176:
170:
168:
164:
160:
150:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
114:
109:
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
86:
82:
74:
71:
70:
68:
67:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
43:
40:
36:
32:
27:
19:
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1681:. Retrieved
1671:
1659:. Retrieved
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1166:Lyon College
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782:Institution
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206:, alongside
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133:for smaller
126:
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84:No. of teams
813:conference
794:Enrollment
394:conference
389:conference
375:Enrollment
220:Lee College
38:Association
1699:Categories
1661:August 26,
1641:References
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1611:basketball
1591:basketball
1384:(2000–01)
1152:(2004–13)
1100:(2001–03)
1052:(2009–11)
1025:Methodist
955:(2007–13)
928:Methodist
899:(2010–13)
806:Subsequent
696:(2013–14)
646:(2020–23)
590:(2014–22)
536:(2013–20)
441:(2013–20)
415:Cumberland
387:Subsequent
251:(NCAA) as
245:Division I
75:women's: 7
1078:of Christ
1046:(2008–09)
949:(2001–07)
946:Big South
893:(2004–10)
797:Nickname
785:Location
640:(2013–20)
584:(2013–14)
514:of Christ
378:Nickname
366:Location
106:Locations
1627:softball
1587:baseball
1338:various
1285:Bulldogs
1234:Nazarene
1076:Churches
989:Bulldogs
935:Panthers
788:Founded
626:RedHawks
512:Churches
425:Wildcats
369:Founded
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72:men's: 6
1362:Baptist
1277:Baptist
1242:Trojans
1184:(PCUSA)
879:Vikings
833:Public
811:Current
800:Joined
682:Cougars
674:Baptist
477:Toppers
469:Baptist
392:Current
381:Joined
335:2012 –
290:2006 –
283:2005 –
269:2003 –
262:2002 –
229:1997 –
153:History
48:Founded
1633:, and
1631:tennis
1623:soccer
1607:tennis
1605:, and
1603:soccer
1370:Eagles
1328:Eagles
1324:1,970
1281:4,259
1238:2,345
1138:Flames
1134:4,954
1130:of God
1128:Church
1086:Bisons
1082:4,278
1032:Eagles
1023:United
985:1,500
931:1,400
926:United
875:1,937
836:3,200
678:1,823
622:1,001
566:3,100
518:2,027
421:2,975
92:Region
56:Ceased
1398:Notes
1377:2000
1374:1996
1358:1941
1335:2008
1332:2005
1316:1941
1292:2012
1289:1996
1273:1823
1249:2012
1246:1996
1230:1901
1199:2012
1196:1997
1192:Scots
1176:1872
1145:2004
1142:1996
1124:1918
1093:2001
1090:1996
1072:1891
1039:2008
1036:2006
1020:1843
996:2012
993:2002
979:1842
942:2001
939:1996
923:1856
886:2004
883:1996
867:1902
847:2004
844:2003
840:Bears
830:1822
803:Left
706:Notes
689:2013
686:2006
670:1949
633:2013
630:1996
614:1870
577:2013
574:2012
560:1974
529:2013
526:1996
522:Lions
508:1869
484:2013
481:1996
465:1873
434:2013
431:2006
429:1996;
411:1842
384:Left
1685:2012
1663:2012
1619:golf
1599:golf
1366:700
1188:600
1028:800
473:505
294:and
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137:and
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121:The
59:2013
51:1996
42:NAIA
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