2012 South Atlantic Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | | No. 20 Lenoir–Rhyne $^ | | 6 | – | 1 | | | | | 9 | – | 3 | | No. 13 Carson–Newman ^ | | 5 | – | 2 | | | | | 9 | – | 3 | | Mars Hill | | 5 | – | 2 | | | | | 6 | – | 4 | | Wingate | | 5 | – | 2 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | | Newberry | | 3 | – | 4 | | | | | 5 | – | 6 | | Catawba | | 2 | – | 5 | | | | | 4 | – | 7 | | Brevard | | 1 | – | 6 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | | Tusculum | | 1 | – | 6 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | | | - $ – Conference champion
- ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll | | 2013 South Atlantic Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | | No. 2 Lenoir–Rhyne $^ | | 7 | – | 0 | | | | | 13 | – | 2 | | No. 17 Carson–Newman ^ | | 5 | – | 2 | | | | | 10 | – | 3 | | No. 23 Newberry ^ | | 5 | – | 2 | | | | | 9 | – | 3 | | Catawba | | 3 | – | 4 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | | Wingate | | 3 | – | 4 | | | | | 4 | – | 6 | | Tusculum | | 2 | – | 5 | | | | | 4 | – | 7 | | Brevard | | 2 | – | 5 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | | Mars Hill | | 1 | – | 6 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | | | - $ – Conference champion
- ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll | | |