| institution | location | founded | type | enrollment | nickname | joined | left | current conference |
| anderson university | anderson , south carolina | 1911 | private | 2907 | trojans | 1998 | 2010 | sac |
| appalachian state university | boone , north carolina | 1899 | public | 17589 | mountaineers | 1930 | 1967 | socon ( sun belt in 2014) (ncaa division i) |
| catawba college | salisbury , north carolina | 1851 | private | 1300 | indians | 1930 | 1989 | sac |
| coker college | hartsville , south carolina | 1908 | private | 1200 | cobras | 1991 | 2013 | sac |
| east carolina university | greenville , north carolina | 1907 | public | 27386 | pirates | 1947 | 1962 | c - usa ( the american in 2014) (ncaa division i) |
| elon university | elon , north carolina | 1889 | private | 6720 | phoenix | 1930 | 1989 | socon ( caa in 2014) (ncaa division i) |
| guilford college | greensboro , north carolina | 1837 | private | 2706 | quakers | 1930 | 1988 | odac (ncaa division iii) |
| high point university | high point , north carolina | 1924 | private | 4519 | panthers | 1930 | 1997 | big south (ncaa division i) |
| lenoirrhyne university | hickory , north carolina | 1891 | private | 1983 | bears | 1930 , 1985 | 1974 , 1989 | sac |
| longwood university | farmville , virginia | 1839 | public | 4800 | lancers | 1995 | 2003 | big south (ncaa division i) |
| mars hill college | mars hill , north carolina | 1856 | private | 1370 | lions | 1973 | 1975 | sac |
| newberry college | newberry , south carolina | 1856 | private | 949 | wolves | 1961 | 1972 | sac |
| university of north carolina at pembroke | pembroke , north carolina | 1887 | public | 6433 | braves | 1976 | 1992 | peach belt (pbc) |
| presbyterian college | clinton , south carolina | 1880 | private | 1300 | blue hose | 1965 | 1972 | big south (ncaa division i) |
| queens university of charlotte | charlotte , north carolina | 1857 | private | 2386 | royals | 1995 | 2013 | sac |
| st andrews university | laurinburg , north carolina | 1958 | private | 600 | knights | 1988 | 2012 | aac (naia) |
| western carolina university | cullowhee , north carolina | 1889 | public | 9608 | catamounts | 1933 | 1976 | socon (ncaa division i) |