Sunshine State Conference
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| Established | 1975 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division II |
| Members | 11 |
| Sports fielded | 18 (20 in 2017) (men's: 8 (9 in 2017); women's: 10 (11 in 2017)) |
| Region | Florida |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Florida |
| Commissioner | Ed Pasque (since 2014) |
| Website | sunshinestateconference.com |
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The Sunshine State Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that was originally formed in 1975 as a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II men's basketball conference. It has since expanded to sponsor championships in 18 sports, including men's and women's basketball, baseball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, women's rowing, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball. SSC institutions have won a total of 99 NCAA national team championships, including five in the 2015-16 academic year. The conference has also claimed a total of 79 national runner-up trophies, including one in 2015-16.
The conference was preceded by the Florida Intercollegiate Conference, which was disbanded in the mid-1960s. The Sunshine State Conference was founded in 1975 by Saint Leo University (then Saint Leo College) Basketball Coach & Athletic Director Norm Kaye. Kaye served as Commissioner the first year until Dick Pace was named Commissioner in 1976. Kaye continued as Executive Director of the Conference for an additional 12 years. Pace was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
The six charter Conference members were: Biscayne College (now St. Thomas University), Florida Technological University (now University of Central Florida), Eckerd College, Florida Southern College, Rollins College, and Saint Leo College.
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