member of the NCAA, primarily competing in the Peach Belt Conference (provisional status of the NCAA starting fall 2025) since the 2025–26 academic year. The Knights previously competed in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) of the NAIA since fall 2014, and the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) during the 2013–14 academic year (the only season after becoming the Knights, before competing in such leagues as the Middle Georgia College Warriors).
== Nickname and mascot ==
In the fall of 2012, students at the two colleges selected a new mascot to replace the Blue Storm (of Macon State) and the Warriors (of Middle Georgia). More than 1,000 students on the campuses of the two legacy institutions voted to select Knights as the new mascot. Students also selected new school colors of purple, black and silver, and they voted among several choices on the design of the new mascot. The new mascot and color selections were at least partially …
