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.
^New Orleans was transitioning from NCAA Division I to NCAA Division II and joined the Gulf South Conference (GSC) for some sports (excluding basketball) during the 2011–12, only for the school to announce its intentions to stay at NCAA Division I.[3][4]
^Currently known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette since 1999.
^"Miscellany". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 1999. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015. Presidents of Sun Belt Conference schools Jacksonville, South Alabama, Western Kentucky and Arkansas Little Rock voted to accept a merger with the American South Conference.