Southland Conference

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The Southland Conference was formed by 5 schools in 1963, including current school Lamar. The Southland competed in the NAIA until joining the NCAA Division-II in 1968. The conference moved to Division-I in 1975.

Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston State, and Stephen F. Austin were scheduled to join the Western Athletic Conference after the 2021-2022 school year, but the timetable was moved up a year when the conference expelled the schools. Central Arkansas also left in July 2021, joining the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2024 Schools[edit]

Conference Logo 2002-2023

Conference Baseball Champions[edit]

Year Season Champion Tournament Champion
1964 Trinity University Trinity University
1965 Trinity University Trinity University
1966 Trinity University Trinity University
1967 Arkansas State University Arkansas State University
1968 Arkansas State University Arkansas State University
1969 Trinity University --
1970 Arkansas State University --
1971 Lamar University --
1972 University of Southwestern Louisiana --
1973 University of Southwestern Louisiana --
1974 Louisiana Tech University --
1975 Lamar University / Louisiana Tech University --
1976 Lamar University --
1977 Lamar University --
1978 Louisiana Tech University --
1979 Lamar University --
1980 Louisiana Tech University --
1981 Lamar University --
1982 Lamar University (vacated) --
1983 Northeast Louisiana University --
1984 Lamar University --
1985 Lamar University --
1986 Louisiana Tech University --
1987 Louisiana Tech University --
1988 McNeese State University --
1989 Sam Houston State University --
1990 University of Texas at Arlington --
1991 Northwestern State University of Louisiana --
1992 University of Texas at Arlington --
1993 Northwestern State University of Louisiana McNeese State University
1994 Northwestern State University of Louisiana University of Texas at San Antonio
1995 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Northeast Louisiana University
1996 University of Louisiana at Monroe (La. division)
Southwest Texas State University (Tex. division)
Sam Houston State University
1997 Northwestern State University of Louisiana (La.)
Southwest Texas State University (Tex.)
McNeese State University
1998 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Nicholls State University
1999 University of Louisiana at Monroe Southwest Texas State University
2000 University of Louisiana at Monroe
McNeese State University
Southwest Texas State University
2001 Northwestern State University of Louisiana University of Texas at Arlington
2002 Northwestern State University of Louisiana
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Lamar University
2003 Lamar University McNeese State University
2004 Lamar University Lamar University
2005 Northwestern State University of Louisiana University of Texas at San Antonio
2006 McNeese State University University of Texas at Arlington
2007 University of Texas at San Antonio Sam Houston State University
2008 University of Texas at San Antonio Sam Houston State University
2009 Texas State University - San Marcos Sam Houston State University
2010 Texas State University - San Marcos Lamar University
2011 Texas State University - San Marcos Texas State University - San Marcos
2012 Sam Houston State University University of Texas at Arlington
2013 Sam Houston State University University of Central Arkansas
2014 Sam Houston State University Southeastern Louisiana University
2015 Southeastern Louisiana University Houston Baptist University
2016 Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University
2017 McNeese State University Sam Houston State University
2018 Sam Houston State University Northwestern State University of Louisiana
2019 Sam Houston State University McNeese State University
2020 Season cancelled in March
2021 Abilene Christian University McNeese State University
2022 McNeese State University Southeastern Louisiana University
2023 Nicholls State University Nicholls State University

Source: Southland Conference