Conference USA is building the next generation of great college programs with innovative partnerships, dynamic leadership and diverse membership. A league rich in history and tradition, C-USA prides itself on upholding unwavering standards of success and integrity throughout the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics. The commitment to excellence, leadership and its student-athletes in competition, academics and community remains at the forefront as the league embarks on its 28^th season.
 
Conference USA membership for the 2022-23 season includes Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU. Additionally, Dallas Baptist joins competition in baseball as an associate member.
 
Debuting in 1995, Conference USA teams have combined for 129 bowl appearances in football, 114 NCAA Tournament appearances in basketball, including three Final Fours, 78 NCAA baseball appearances including six College World Series berths, 100 NCAA soccer tournament appearances including five trips to the College Cup, and 41 individual national champions in track and field and cross country. The league celebrated its first team national championship with Marshall winning the 2020 Men’s Soccer College Cup with a thrilling overtime victory.
 
Success is not limited to athletic achievement as more than 265 Conference USA student-athletes have garnered Academic All-America honors, and more than 877 have achieved academic all-district laurels and thousands of student-athletes have earned a college degree. 
 
Conference USA sponsors competition in 18 sports – eight for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball). 
 
The league promotes the scholar-athlete ideal, honoring outstanding academic achievement with numerous conference-sponsored awards, including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal as well as sport-specific All-Academic teams. 

C-USA annually awards 11 Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Awards, Scholar-Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Additionally, Conference USA presents a Spirit of Service Award three times each year, recognizing student-athletes who excel on the field, in the classroom and give back to the community through significant service efforts and participation.

With a commitment to community involvement, the conference developed several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their communities through volunteer service with local and national organizations. Individually, student-athletes are recognized each season through the Spirit of Service award. 

SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD
Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation.

Football

• 129 teams have earned bowl bids
• Eligible for the College Football Playoff
• Conference USA has four guaranteed bowl selections for the 2022 season and associations with 16 different bowls. C-USA will send teams to the Bahamas Bowl, the Hawai'i Bowl, the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, as well as participate in the New Mexico Bowl in 2022. 

Men's Basketball

• 142 postseason teams (58 NCAA, 53 NIT, 15 CBI, 14 CIT, 2 LV16)
• One National Championship title game appearance
• Three Final Four teams
• Seven Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams
• One NIT Champion and six NIT semifinalists
• Two CBI Champions
• One CIT Championship
• Inaugural Las Vegas 16 Champion

Women's Basketball

• 56 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 71 WNIT appearances
• One Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament team
• Three WNIT semifinalists
• Two WBI Champions

Baseball

• 79 NCAA appearances
• Six College World Series appearances (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2001)
• 14 Super Regional appearances
• Has produced at least four teams in 11 of the past 16 NCAA Tournaments 

Men’s Soccer

• 2020 National Champion (Marshall)
• Five College Cup appearances  

In addition to the numerous NCAA Tournament berths, C-USA has sent three softball teams to the Women’s College World Series and four volleyball teams to the NCAA Sweet 16. The league has also had 41 national champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving, and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, and track and field. The Michael L. Slive Athlete of the Year Award, named after the league’s first commissioner, recognizes the most outstanding male and female student-athlete each season.

SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD
C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance of student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,300 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 27 years, more than 52,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. Honor Roll is awarded to student-athletes in Conference sponsored sports that have achieved a 3.0 cumulative GPA or above, while Academic Medal recipients have achieved a 3.75 cumulative GPA or above.

C-USA MULTIMEDIA PARTNERS
C-USA enjoys significant exposure through various multimedia partners. Partnerships include CBS Sports Network, ESPN and Stadium. The multi-tiered selection process that is rooted in partnering with all entities has substantially increased the number of national, regional and digital appearances for football, men’s and women’s basketball and conference Olympic sports. 

CUSA.TV
Conference USA introduced CUSA TV in the fall of 2016. Powered by Sidearm Sports, CUSA TV includes live streaming of non-televised events, video on demand, specialty events, regular-season and championship event highlights, press conferences and feature stories. Available exclusively at CUSA.tv, it is one-stop online access to the league and each school has its own branded channel and URL.

C-USA IN THE COMMUNITY
Conference USA values the performances of its student-athletes on and off the playing field. The league also places an emphasis on cultivating relationships in C-USA member communities through volunteer service and has implemented several initiatives designed to maintain strong ties within our communities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. Individually, student-athletes are recognized each season through the Spirit of Service award.

GOVERNANCE
Conference USA has significant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The presidents of the member institutions serve as the league's Board of Directors.

A PROUD HISTORY
Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation’s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner April 24, 1995, in Chicago. The league’s charter members were Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. 
 
The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and, after nine years, relocated to the current office in Dallas, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league’s first Commissioner. In October 2015, Judy MacLeod became the league’s third Commissioner.
 
C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. The league brought in TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. Marshall, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UCF and UTEP became full-time Conference USA members for all sports in 2005.
 
In 2013, charter member Charlotte returned to C-USA and was joined by new members FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion and UTSA. WKU joined the league on July 1, 2014.

In November 2021, Conference USA added Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State to join the league on July 1, 2023.