Gulf South Conference

Originally known as the Mid-South Conference, the Gulf South Conference is a NCAA Division II conference that was formed by six universities in the summer of 1970: Delta State, Florence State (now North Alabama), Jacksonville State, Livingston (now West Alabama), Tennessee-Martin and Troy State. Scheduling problems for the 1970-71 academic year limited the league to football, won by Jacksonville State. In 1971, the league changed its name to the Gulf South Conference and added Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State University from the defunct Gulf States Conference (increasing the membership to eight).

For the 2011-12 academic year, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Arkansas Tech University, Harding University, Henderson State University, Ouachita Baptist University and Southern Arkansas University left to form the new Great American Conference.

Source: Gulf South Conference

2026 Schools

map of 2025 schools

• University of Alabama in Huntsville
• Auburn University at Montgomery
• Christian Brothers University
• Delta State University
• Lee University
• Mississippi College
• Trevecca Nazarene University
• University of Montevallo
• Union University
• Valdosta State University
• University of West Alabama
• University of West Florida

Conference Baseball Champions

Year	Regular Season East	Regular Season West	Tournament	Notes
1972	no conference games	no conference games	Nicholls State University
1973	Jacksonville State University	Nicholls State University	Jacksonville State University
1974	Jacksonville State University	Nicholls State University	Nicholls State University
1975	Jacksonville State University	Nicholls State University	Jacksonville State University
1976	Jacksonville State University	Nicholls State University	Nicholls State University
1977	Jacksonville State University	Nicholls State University	Jacksonville State University
1978	Livingston University	Delta State University	Delta State University / Southeastern Louisiana University
1979	Livingston University	Delta State University	Delta State University
1980	Troy State University	no divisions	Troy State University
1981	Troy State University	no divisions	Troy State University
1982	Delta State University	no divisions	Troy State University
1983	Jacksonville State University (White)	Valdosta State University (Blue)	Jacksonville State University
1984	Jacksonville State University (White)	Troy State University (Blue)	University of North Alabama
1985	Delta State University (North)	Troy State University (South)	Delta State University
1986	Jacksonville State University (North)	Troy State University (South)	Troy State University	Troy St. wins CWS
1987	Troy State University	University of North Alabama	Troy State University	Troy St. wins CWS
1988	Jacksonville State University	Delta State University	Delta State University
1989	Jacksonville State University	Delta State University	University of North Alabama
1990	Troy State University	University of North Alabama	Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville St. wins CWS
1991	Troy State University	Delta State University	Delta State University	Jacksonville St. wins CWS
1992	University of North Alabama	no divisions	Livingston University
1993	University of North Alabama	no divisions	University of North Alabama
1994	University of North Alabama	Livingston University	Delta State University
1995	University of North Alabama	Delta State University	Valdosta State University
1996	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Delta State University	Delta State University
1997	University of North Alabama	Delta State University	University of North Alabama
1998	State University of West Georgia	Delta State University	State University of West Georgia
1999	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Delta State University	University of North Alabama
2000	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Delta State University	Delta State University
2001	Valdosta State University	Delta State University	University of Alabama in Huntsville
2002	University of North Alabama	Delta State University	Valdosta State University
2003	University of West Florida	Delta State University	Delta State University
2004	University of West Florida	Delta State University	Delta State University	Delta St. wins CWS
2005	University of North Alabama	Delta State University	University of West Alabama
2006	University of Montevallo	Delta State University	Southern Arkansas University
2007	University of West Alabama	Ouachita Baptist University	University of West Florida
2008	Valdosta State University	Delta State University	Delta State University
2009	University of West Alabama	Delta State University	Southern Arkansas University
2010	University of West Florida	Southern Arkansas University	Valdosta State University
2011	University of West Florida	Harding University	Southern Arkansas University	West Florida wins CWS
2012	Delta State University	no divisions	Delta State University
2013	Delta State University	no divisions	Valdosta State University
2014	Delta State University	no divisions	University of Alabama in Huntsville
2015	University of West Alabama	no divisions	University of West Alabama
2016	University of West Florida	no divisions	Delta State University
2017	Delta State University	no divisions	Delta State University
2018	Delta State University	no divisions	Mississippi College
2019	University of West Florida	no divisions	Delta State University
2020	Season cancelled in March
2021	Lee University	no divisions	University of West Florida
2022	Delta State University	no divisions	Lee University
2023	University of West Florida	no divisions	University of West Florida
2024	Lee University	no divisions	University of West Florida
2025	Delta State University	no divisions	University of West Alabama
2026	University of West Alabama	no divisions	University of West Florida