Houston Baptist University University of the Incarnate Word McNeese State University University of New Orleans Nicholls State University Northwestern State University Southeastern Louisiana University Texas A&M University
The Southland lost one of its newest programs when Incarnate Word announced it would join the WAC in 2022-23. The conference preempted that move by extending an invitation to Division II Texas A&M-Commerce, which is scheduled to join the league and begin its four-year transition to Division I in 2022. On April 7, the Lake Charles American Press reported that Lamar was headed back to the Southland after just one season in the WAC in which the Cardinals did not win a conference game in men's basketball. Lamar, which was previously a member of the Southland from 1963-1987 and 1999-2021, is scheduled to return for the 2023-24 season. Future look: Houston Baptist, Lamar, McNeese State, New Orleans, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
