The Francis Marion Patriots are the athletic teams that represent
Francis Marion University
Francis Marion University is a public university near Florence, South Carolina. It is named in honor of American Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion.
History
The university dates back to 1957, when the University of South Caro ...
, located in
Florence, South Carolina, in
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
intercollegiate sporting competitions.
The Patriots compete as members of the
Division II Conference Carolinas
Conference Carolinas, formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) or the Carolinas Conference, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) primarily at the Divisio ...
(CC) for 14 of 15 varsity sports; the remaining sport, men's golf, competes in
Division I as a single-sport member of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it ...
. Francis Marion joined CC in 2021 after having been a member of the
Peach Belt Conference
The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The 11 member institutions are located in the South Atlantic states of South Carolina ...
since 1990.
Varsity teams
List of teams
Men's sports (7)
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Golf
*Soccer
*Swimming and diving
*Tennis
Women's sports (7)
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Soccer
*Softball
*Tennis
*Track and field
*Volleyball
National championships
References
External links
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