Between 2002 and 2006, Nova Southeastern (2002), Palm Beach Atlantic (2003) and Flagler (2006) moved to NCAA Division II.
In 2014, Point University and former member Edward Waters College joined the conference for football only.
[8] On April 14, 2021, USCB Beaufort reported its invitation to join the Division II Peach Belt Conference in 2022 after applying for membership in, and pending acceptance into, the NCAA.
[11] By July 15, 2022, USCB was already accepted into the Continental Athletic Conference, formerly the Association of Independent Institutions, only for the first of its three-year NCAA provisional membership but with a Peach Belt schedule as part of the Sand Sharks' dual NAIA-NCAA membership.
[16] They remain in the Sun Conference as an affiliate member for football, and men's and women's swimming from that day forward.
On October 2, 2023, the New College of Florida became the newest member to join the conference, starting in the 2024–25 academic year.