The Southern States Conference (SSC) was an affiliate of the

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that included member institutions in the U.S. states of

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, and

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. The league existed from 1938 to 1997.

History

The league was established in December 1938 as the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC), comprising schools from just that state. The six charter members were: Jacksonville State Teachers College, Saint Bernard College, Troy State Teachers College, Snead Junior College, Livingston State Teachers College, and Marion Military Institute. The league ceased operations in 1942 because of World War II and because several member schools dropped their intercollegiate athletics programs. The AIC was reformed again in January 1948 after a five year lapse. In 1959 it was renamed the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC), and then in May 1972, the league was rebranded as Southern States Conference. At the conclusion of the 1994–95 school year, two schools left the SSC, causing league membership to dip below the six required to have an NAIA championship in every sport except basketball. The SSC then existed in 1995–96 as a basketball-only conference. It returned to an all-sports conference for 1996–97 before dissolving.

Member schools

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Champions

Football

*1939 – 1939 Troy State Red Wave football team, Troy State *1940 – *1941 – 1941 Troy State Red Wave football team, Troy State *1942–1946 – ''None (World War II, WWII)'' *1947 – 1947 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State *1948 – 1948 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State *1949 – 1949 Livingston State Tigers football team, Livingston State, 1949 Troy State Red Wave football team, Troy State *1950 – *1951 – *1952 – *1953 – *1954 – *1955 – *1956 – *1957 – , 1957 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State *1958 – *1959 – , 1959 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State *1960 – *1961 – *1962 – , 1962 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State *1963 – , 1963 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State *1964 – 1964 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State *1965 – 1965 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State *1966 – 1966 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team, Jacksonville State *1967 – 1967 Troy State Red Wave football team, Troy State *1968 – 1968 Troy State Red Wave football team, Troy State *1969 – 1969 Troy State Red Wave football team, Troy State

References

{{Reflist Southern States Conference, * College sports in Alabama College sports in Florida College sports in Georgia (U.S. state) College sports in Mississippi 1938 establishments in Alabama 1990s disestablishments in Alabama 1990s disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)