Atlantic Sun Conference

Division-I Conference

The Atlantic Sun Conference was founded on September 18, 1978 as the Trans America Athletic Conference, and changed names in June, 2001.

2024 Members & Year of Entry

A-Sun logo 2001-2015

• Austin Peay St. Governors - 2023
• Bellarmine Knights - 2021
• Central Arkansas Bears - 2022
• Eastern Kentucky Colonels - 2022
• Florida Gulf Coast Eagles - 2008
• Jacksonville Dolphins - 1998
• Kennesaw State Owls - 2006
• Lipscomb Bisons - 2004
• North Alabama Lions - 2019
• North Florida Osprey - 2006
• Queens Royals - 2023
• Stetson Hatters - 1987

Former Members

• Oklahoma City University Stars - 1979-1979 Moved to Sooner Athletic Conference
• UTAP Broncos - 1979 - 1980 became Division-I Independent
• ULM Indians - 1979 - 1982 moved to Sun Belt Conference
• Houston Baptist Huskies - 1979 - 1989 became Division-I Independent
• Hardin-Simmons Cowboys - 1979-1990 moved to American Southwest Conference
• Centenary Gentlemen - 1979 - 1999 moved to Summit League
• Samford Bulldogs - 1979 - 2003 moved to Southern Conference
• Northwestern State Demons - 1981-1984 moved to Southland Conference
• University of Arkansas Little Rock Trojans - 1981-1991 moved to Sun Belt Conference
• Georiga Southern Eagles - 1980-1992 moved to Southern Conference
• Nicholls State Colonels - 1983 - 1984 moved to Southland Conference
• Georgia State Panthers - 1985 - 2005 moved to Colonial Athletic Association
• UTSA Roadrunners - 1987 - 1991 moved to Southland Conference
• Southeastern Louisiana Lions - 1991 - 1997 moved to Southland Conference
• FIU Panthers - 1992 - 1998 moved to Sun Belt Conference
• College of Charleston Cougars - 1993-1997 moved to Southern Conference
• UCF Golden Knights - 1992-2005 moved to Conference USA
• FAU Owls - 1994-2006 moved to Sun Belt Conference
• Troy University Tojans - 1998 - 2005 moved to Sun Belt Conference
• Gardner-Webb Runnin Bulldogs - 2003-2008 moved to Big South Conference
• Campbell Camels - 1995-2011 moved to Big South Conference
• Belmont Bruins - 2002-2012 moved to Ohio Valley Conference
• Mercer Bears - 1979-2014 moved to Southern Conference
• East Tennessee Buccaneers - 2006-2014 moved to Southern Conference
• Northern Kentucky Norse - 2013-2015 moved to Horizon League
• South Carolina Upstate Spartans - 2008-2018 moved to Big South Conference
• New Jersey Institute of Technology - 2016-2020 moved to America East Conference
• Jacksonville State Gamecocks - 1996-2003, 2022-2023 moved to Conference USA
• Liberty Flames - 2019-2023 moved to Conference USA

Champions

Year	Season Champion	Tournament Champion	Notes
1979	No Conference Schedule	Mercer Bears
1980	No Conference Schedule	Georgia Southern Eagles
1981	Georgia Southern Eagles (East) Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (West)	Mercer Bears
1982	Mercer Bears (East) Northeast Louisiana Indians (West)	Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
1983	No Conference Schedule	Mercer Bears
1984	Georgia Southern Eagles (East) Nicholls State Colonels	Nicholls State Colonels
1985	Georgia Southern Eagles (East) Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (West)	Georgia Southern Eagles
1986	Georgia Southern Eagles (East) Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (West)	Georgia Southern Eagles
1987	Georgia Southern Eagles (East) Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (West)	Georgia Southern Eagles
1988	Georgia Southern Eagles (East) Centenary Gentlemen (West)	Stetson Hatters
1989	Stetson Hatters (East) Centenary Gentlemen (West)	Stetson Hatters
1990	Georgia Southern Eagles (East) Centenary Gentlemen (West)	Stetson Hatters
1991	Stetson Hatters (East) Samford Bulldogs (West)	FIU Panthers
1992	Stetson Hatters (East) SLU Lions (West)	SLU Lions
1993	Stetson Hatters (East) SLU Lions (West)	UCF Golden Knights
1994	FIU Panthers (West) SLU Lions & Mercer Bears (East)	SLU Lions
1995	FIU Panthers	UCF Golden Knights
1996	JSU Gamecocks (West) Stetson Hatters (South) Georgia State Panthers (East)	UCF Golden Knights
1997	JSU Gamecocks (West) Stetson Hatters (South) Mercer Bears (East)	UCF Golden Knights
1998	Troy State Tojans (West) FIU Panthers (South) Georgia State Panthers (East)	FIU Panthers
1999	FAU Owls	Jacksonville Dolphins
2000	UCF Golden Knights	Stetson Hatters
2001	UCF Golden Knights	UCF Golden Knights
2002	UCF Golden Knights	UCF Golden Knights
2003	FAU Owls	Jacksonville Dolphins
2004	UCF Golden Knights	FAU Owls
2005	Troy University Trojans	Stetson Hatters
2006	Jacksonville Dolphins	Stetson Hatters
2007	Stetson Hatters	Jacksonville Dolphins
2008	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Lipscomb Bisons
2009	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Jacksonville Dolphins
2010	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Mercer Bears
2011	Stetson Hatters	Belmont Bruins
2012	Belmont Bruins	Belmont Bruins
2013	Mercer Bears	East Tennessee Buccaneers
2014	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Kennesaw St. Owls
2015	North Florida Osprey	Lipscomb Bisons
2016	Kennesaw St. Owls	Stetson Hatters
2017	Jacksonville Dolphins	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
2018	Stetson Hatters	Stetson Hatters
2019	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	Liberty Flames
2020	Season cancelled in March
2021	Liberty Flames	Jacksonville Dolphins
2022	Liberty Flames	Kennesaw St. Owls
2023	Lipscomb Bisons	Lipscomb Bisons
2024	Austin Peay / Florida Gulf Coast / Stetson	Stetson Hatters