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Conference Carolinas 
Established 1930 Association NCAA Division Division II Members 13 Sports fielded 18 (men's: 9; women's: 9) Region The Carolinas Former names Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (1930–2007) Headquarters High Point, North Carolina Commissioner Alan Patterson Website conferencecarolinas.com Locations 
Conference Carolinas, formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Conference Carolinas reached its modern incarnation in 1994. Member institutions are located in the southeastern United States in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Conference Carolinas officially changed its name on June 1, 2007. The conference currently has 13 members..
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Member schools
Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Barton College Wilson, North Carolina 1902 Private 1,200 Bulldogs Belmont Abbey College Belmont, North Carolina 1876 Private 1,320 Crusaders Coker College Hartsville, South Carolina 1908 Private 1,000 Cobras Converse College* Spartanburg, South Carolina 1889 Private 750 Valkyries Erskine College Due West, South Carolina 1839 Private 920 Flying Fleet King College Bristol, Tennessee 1867 Private 1,800 Tornado Lees–McRae College Banner Elk, North Carolina 1899 Private 800 Bobcats Limestone College Gaffney, South Carolina 1845 Private 3,300 Saints Mount Olive College Mount Olive, North Carolina 1951 Private 2,500 Trojans North Greenville University Tigerville, South Carolina 1891 Private 2,100 Crusaders Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, North Carolina 1885 Private 1,100 Falcons Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina 1857 Private 2,100 Royals St. Andrews University Laurinburg, North Carolina 1958 Private 800 Knights * = Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports
Sports
Conference Carolinas sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men’s baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men's and women’s volleyball.
Beginning with the 2011–12 academic year, when Barton becomes the sixth member to sponsor men's volleyball, Conference Carolinas will become the fourth official scholarship-granting conference in NCAA men's volleyball, and the first to consist solely of Division II members.
See also
- North State Conference, predecessor to the current Conference Carolinas
- NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship
External links
Conference Carolinas Barton • Belmont Abbey • Coker • Converse • Erskine • King • Lees–McRae • Limestone • Mount Olive • North Greenville • Pfeiffer • Queens • St. Andrews
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