Conference Carolinas is:

 Challenging NCAA competition

Scholarships for athletic abilities and academic talent

Student-athletes that admire academic achievement

Twelve member colleges that offer students individual attention

 College and university degrees that mean something

A lot of fun but with opportunities to overcome adversity

Tomorrow’s business, community and family leaders

Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletic conference made up of 12 teams from North Carolina and South Carolina.. These teams consist of: Anderson University, Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Coker College, Converse College, Erskine College, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, Mount Olive College, Pfeiffer University, Queens University of Charlotte, and St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

Each of the fifeteen  sports has a season-ending tournament that leads to automatic NCAA qualification in Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Women's Tennis, Men's Tennis, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, and Volleyball and NCAA regional selection opportunities in Men's Soccer, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse,  and Women's Golf.

Conference Commissioner, Dr. Alan Patterson about the conference says, "The Conference Carolinas is recognized regionally and nationally as a premier NCAA Division II conference which champions scholarship athletics working in concert with student athlete's committed to academic success."

History

The Conference Carolinas has roots in the Old North State Conference formed in 1938. The name changed to the Carolinas Conference with the first inclusion of South Carolina members, and in the 1995-96 season became the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC) as Virginia membership was included and championship play was shifted to NCAA Division II.  In 2003, Longwood University left the Conference to explore possibilities in NCAA Division I.  The CVAC then added Converse College as an affliate member starting in the 2005-06 season.  On June 1st of 2007 the conference name was changed to Conference Carolinas and Converse College became a full member into the league.