three schools (also charter members of the gsac) left for the usa south athletic conference beginning with the 2012-13 season: piedmont, lagrange and maryville. pine manor college and trinity washington university joined the conference in the 2012-13 season to replace those schools. due to the lack of men's athletic programs in the gsac, the conference stopped sponsoring men's sports championships at the end of the 2011-12 season.