Big South Conference deals with the college athletic events. It is recognized by the NCAA. Introduced in 1983, the Big South Conference works primarily in the field of football. However, other games and sports also play significant roles in this conference. The Big South Conference has its origin in the southeastern part of the US. The Big South Conference has its members in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
The other members of the Big South Conference are:
- Armstrong State
- Augusta
- Charleston Baptist
- Coastal Carolina University
- Radford and Winthrop
- Campbell University
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Big South Conference has been supporting football since 2002. The associate universities that have joined the Big South Conference as football teams in 2003 are:
- Charleston Southern University
- Gardner-Webb University
- Virginia Military Institute
- Coastal Carolina University
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Big South Conference mainly promotes inter collegiate athletic events. The Big South Conference hosts a number of athletic events like:
- Men’s baseball
- Men’s and women’s basketball
- Men’s football
- Men’s and women’s soccer
- Men’s and women’s tennis
- Women’s volleyball
- Women’s softball
- Men’s and women’s golf
- Men’s and women’s cross country
The academic session 2006 to 2007 will include the following teams as the participants of the Big South Conference athletic meet:
- High Point Panthers
- Charleston Southern Buccaneers
- Radford Highlanders
- Liberty Flames
- Presbyterian Blue Hose
- Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
- Winthrop Eagles
- UNC-Asheville Bulldogs
- VMI Keydets
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
