The Southern States Conference (SSC) was an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics that included member institutions in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida.

[2] The league was established in December 1938 as the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC), comprising schools from just that state.

[1][3] The league ceased operations in 1942 because of World War II and because several member schools dropped their intercollegiate athletics programs.

[4] The AIC was reformed again in January 1948 after a five year lapse.

[6] At the conclusion of the 1994–95 school year, two schools left the SSC, causing league membership to dip below the six required to have an NAIA championship in every sport except basketball.