Template:1996 South Atlantic Conference football standings

1996 South Atlantic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Carson–Newman +^		6	–	1					12	–	2
No. 18 Catawba +		6	–	1					9	–	2
Presbyterian		4	–	3					5	–	6
Elon		4	–	3					4	–	7
Mars Hill		3	–	4					5	–	5
Wingate		2	–	5					4	–	6
Gardner–Webb		2	–	5					2	–	9
Lenoir–Rhyne		1	–	6					1	–	9
Newberry		0	–	0					7	–	4
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll