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The American South Conference was an
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athletic conference that existed from 1987–88 to 1990–91. The charter members were
Arkansas State University Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osa ...
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Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, th ...
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Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activ ...
, the
University of New Orleans The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a member of the University of Louisiana System and the Urban 13 association. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High rese ...
, the
University of Southwestern Louisiana The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, ULL, or UL) is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and the s ...
(now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and the
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(now merged into the
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). The
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(UCF) became the only expansion school during the conference's final academic season before merging with the
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. The Sun Belt, which was losing all but three members, merged with the American South conference. The combined conference retained the name of the older Sun Belt Conference. Craig Thompson, the American South's first and only commissioner, became commissioner of the merged Sun Belt. After serving as Sun Belt commissioner for eight years, he became commissioner of the newly formed
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in 1998. In its brief existence, the American South was home to the 1988 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Champion in Louisiana Tech, and also had two men's basketball teams earn NCAA at-large berths, Louisiana Tech in 1989 (defeated LaSalle in NCAA 1st Round) and New Orleans in 1991. Lamar's women's basketball team advanced to the NCAA round of eight in 1991 defeating Texas, LSU, and Arkansas before losing to tournament finalist Virginia.


Member schools


Final members

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Membership timeline

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Arkansas State Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage l ...
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Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activi ...
(1987–1991) bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:end text: Sun Belt bar:4 color:FullxF from:1987 till:1991 text:
New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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(1987–1991) bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:end text: Sun Belt bar:5 color:FullxF from:1987 till:1991 text: Southwestern Louisiana (1987–1991) bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:end text: Sun Belt bar:6 color:FullxF from:1987 till:1991 text: Texas–Pan American (1987–1991) bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:end text: Sun Belt bar:7 color:FullxF from:1990 till:1991 text:
Central Florida Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida. Different sources give different definitions for the region, but as its name implies it is usually said to comprise the central part of the state, including the Tampa Bay area and the Gr ...
(1990–1991) bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:1991 till:end text: Sun Belt ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:1 start:1987


Champions


Men's basketball


Regular season

*1988 Louisiana Tech, New Orleans *1989 New Orleans *1990 Louisiana Tech, New Orleans *1991 Arkansas State, New Orleans


Conference tournament

*1988 Louisiana Tech * 1989 Louisiana Tech *1990 New Orleans *1991 Louisiana Tech


Women's basketball


Regular season

*1988 Louisiana Tech *1989 Louisiana Tech *1990 Louisiana Tech *1991 Lamar


Conference tournament

*1988 Louisiana Tech *1989 Louisiana Tech *1990 Louisiana Tech *1991 Louisiana Tech


Baseball


Regular season

*1988 New Orleans *1989 Southwestern Louisiana *1990 Southwestern Louisiana *1991 Southwestern Louisiana


Conference tournament

*1988 Southwestern Louisiana *1989 New Orleans *1990 Southwestern Louisiana *1991 Southwestern Louisiana


See also

*
American South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year The American South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the American South Conference's most outstanding player. Both the conference and the award were short-lived and only handed out from 1988 to 1991. Four ...


References

*http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/BK07.pdf *https://web.archive.org/web/20110107153755/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/AMSO/


Notes

{{reflist Sports in the Southern United States Defunct NCAA Division I conferences Sports leagues established in 1987 Sports leagues disestablished in 1991 1987 establishments in the United States 1991 disestablishments in the United States