Southwestern Athletic Conference

{{Short description|Collegiate athletic conference made up of historically black colleges and universities}} {{Redirect|Southwestern Conference|the former major college conference in Texas and Arkansas|Southwest Conference|}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox sports league | name = Southwestern Athletic Conference | color = #000000; {{box-shadow border|a|#ED192D|2px}} | font_color = #FFFFFF | title = | logo = Southwestern Athletic Conference logo.svg | logo_size = 250 | founded = {{start date and age|1920}} | association = NCAA | division = Division I | subdivision = FCS | teams = 12 | sports = 18 | mens = 8 | womens = 10 | region = Southern | headquarters = Birmingham, Alabama | commissioner = Charles McClelland | TV = ESPN TheGrio SWAC TV | website = {{URL|https://swac.org/}} | map = File:Swac2021.png | map_size = 250 }}

The '''Southwestern Athletic Conference''' ('''SWAC''') is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for most sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA.

The SWAC is considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swac.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27400&ATCLID=208538665 |title=Y-E-A promotes SWAC Championship at Texas Black Expo - SWAC - Southwestern Athletic Conference |publisher=SWAC |access-date=2015-07-20}}</ref> On the gridiron, the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level of the NCAA, leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hbcusports.com/2019/06/15/swac-earns-fcs-game-attendance-title-for-2018/|title=SWAC earns FCS game attendance title for 2018|first=HBCU|last=Sports|date=15 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=HBCU Sports May 19, 2015 Football 2 Comments |url=http://hbcusports.com/2015/05/19/swac-ranks-no-1-conference-in-fcs-football-attendance/ |title=SWAC Ranks No.1 In FCS Football Attendance |publisher=HBCU Sports |date=2015-05-19 |access-date=2015-07-20}}</ref> In 1994, the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of becoming the first non-Football Bowl Subdivision conference to attract one million fans to its home games.

==History== {{OSM Location map | float = right | width = 415 | height = 300 | coord = {{coord|32.5|-89}} | nolabels = 1 | title = Location of SWAC members | mark-coord = {{coord|34.7826|-86.5687}} |mark-size=10 |label=Alabama A&M|label-pos=top |mark=Red pog.svg | mark-coord1 = {{coord|32.364|-86.295}} |mark-size1=10 |label1=Alabama State |label-pos1=right |mark1=Red pog.svg | mark-coord2 = {{coord|29.210256|-81.030609}} |mark-size2=10 |label2=Bethune-Cookman |label-pos2=left |mark2=Red pog.svg | mark-coord3 = {{coord|30.4178|-84.2845}} |mark-size3=10 |label3=Florida A&M |label-pos3=left |mark3=Red pog.svg | mark-coord4 = {{coord|32.29611|-90.207778}} |mark-size4=10 |label4=Jackson |labela4=State |label-pos4=right |mark4=Red pog.svg | mark-coord5 = {{coord|33.51256|-90.342422}} |mark-size5=10 |label5=Mississippi |labela5=Valley State |label-pos5=right |mark5=Red pog.svg | mark-coord6 = {{coord|31.8769|-91.1411}} |mark-size6=10 |label6=Alcorn State |label-pos6=bottom |mark6=Black pog.svg | mark-coord7 = {{coord|34.2423|-92.0203}} |mark-size7=10 |label7=Arkansas–Pine Bluff |label-pos7=top |mark7=Black pog.svg | mark-coord8 = {{coord|32.5252|-92.7153}} |mark-size8=10 |label8=Grambling |labela8=State |label-pos8=left |mark8=Black pog.svg | mark-coord9 = {{coord|30.09194|-95.98944}} |mark-size9=10 |label9=Prairie View A&M |label-pos9=top |mark9=Black pog.svg | mark-coord10 = {{coord|30.524674|-91.190034}} |mark-size10=10 |label10=Southern |label-pos10=bottom |mark10=Black pog.svg | mark-coord11 = {{coord|29.722222|-95.361111}} |mark-size11=10 |label11=Texas Southern |label-pos11=bottom |mark11=Black pog.svg | zoom = 5  | caption = Location of SWAC members: 10px East Division, 10px West Division }}

In 1920, athletic officials from six Texas HBCUs—C. H. Fuller of Bishop College, Red Randolph and C. H. Patterson of Paul Quinn College, E. G. Evans, H. J. Evans and H. J. Starns of Prairie View A&M, D. C. Fuller of Texas College and G. Whitte Jordan of Wiley College, now Wiley University—met in Houston to discuss common interests. At this meeting, they agreed to form a new league, the SWAC.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Paul Quinn became the first of the original members to withdraw from the league in 1929. When Langston University of Oklahoma was admitted into the conference two years later, it began the migration of state-supported institutions into the SWAC. Southern University entered the ranks in 1934, followed by Arkansas AM&N (now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) in 1936 and Texas Southern University in 1954.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Rapid growth in enrollment of the state-supported schools made it difficult for the church-supported schools to finance their athletics programs and one by one they fell victim to the growing prowess of the state-supported colleges. Huston–Tillotson (formerly Samuel Huston) withdrew from the conference in 1954,<ref name="Austin American (p. 23)">{{cite web|title=H–T Plans To Resume Grid Sport|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/386622446/?terms=%22Grid%20Sport%22&match=1|work=Austin American (p. 23)|date=September 21, 1955}}</ref> Bishop in 1956, and Langston in 1957—one year before the admittance of two more state-supported schools: Grambling College and Jackson State College. The enter-exit cycle continued in 1962 when Texas College withdrew,<ref name="Shreveport Times (sec. D, p. 5)">{{cite web|title=Grambling Grid Slate Announced|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/214245669/?terms=%22Grid%20Slate%22&match=1|work=Shreveport Times (sec. D, p. 5)|date=June 24, 1962}}</ref> followed by the admittance of Alcorn A&M (now Alcorn State University) that same year. Wiley left in 1968, the same year Mississippi Valley State College entered. Arkansas AM&N exited in 1970 and Alabama State University entered in 1982. Arkansas–Pine Bluff (formerly Arkansas AM&N) rejoined the SWAC on July 1, 1997, regaining full-member status one year later. Alabama A&M University became the conference's tenth member when it became a full member in September 1999 after a one-year period as an affiliate SWAC member.<ref name="History">[https://www.swac.org/conference/history.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704141751/http://www.swac.org/conference/history.htm|date=July 4, 2007}}</ref> Most of the former SWAC members that have left the conference are currently a part of the HBCU Athletic Conference of the NAIA.

On 3 September 2020, the SWAC had announced that there would be a division realignment with the additions of Florida A&M University and Bethune-Cookman University beginning with the 2021–22 academic year; which both would compete in the SWAC East, while Alcorn State would be moving to the SWAC West.<ref>[https://swac.org/news/2020/9/3/general-swac-announces-new-divisional-realignment-starting-2021-22.aspx SWAC Announces Division Realignment Starting 2021–22 - Southwestern Athletic Conference]</ref>

===Chronological timeline=== * 1920 — The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) was founded. Charter members included Bishop College, Paul Quinn College, Prairie View State Normal & Industrial College (now Prairie View A&M University), Samuel Huston College (now part of Huston–Tillotson University), Texas College and Wiley University, beginning the 1920–21 academic year. * 1929 – Paul Quinn left the SWAC after the 1928–29 academic year. * 1932 – Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University (now Langston University) joined the SWAC in the 1932–33 academic year. * 1935 – Southern University joined the SWAC in the 1935–36 academic year. * 1936 – Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) joined the SWAC in the 1936–37 academic year. * 1954: ** Huston–Tillotson left the SWAC after the 1953–54 academic year. ** Texas Southern University joined the SWAC in the 1954–55 academic year. * 1956 – Bishop left the SWAC after the 1955–56 academic year. * 1957 – Langston left the SWAC after the 1956–57 academic year. * 1958 – Grambling College (now Grambling State University) and Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now Jackson State University) joined the SWAC in the 1958–59 academic year. * 1962 – Texas College left the SWAC after the 1961–62 academic year. * 1962 – Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Alcorn State University) joined the SWAC in the 1962–63 academic year. * 1968 – Wiley left the SWAC after the 1967–68 academic year. * 1968 – Mississippi Valley State College (now Mississippi Valley State University) joined the SWAC in the 1968–69 academic year. * 1970 – Arkansas–Pine Bluff (UAPB) left the SWAC after the 1969–70 academic year. * 1973 – Andrew "Wiggie" Brown [http://www.andrewbrownscholars.com] became the first full-time Commissioner; SWAC headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana at the 1 Shell Square building; in the 1973–74 academic year. * 1982 – Alabama State University joined the SWAC in the 1982–83 academic year. * 1997 – Arkansas–Pine Bluff (UAPB) rejoined the SWAC as an affiliate member in the 1997–98 academic year. * 1998 – Arkansas–Pine Bluff (UAPB) upgrades to be a full member of the SWAC in the 1998–99 academic year. * 1999 – Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Alabama A&M) joined the SWAC in the 1999–2000 academic year. * 2021 – Bethune–Cookman University and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Florida A&M) joined the SWAC in the 2021–22 academic year.

==Competitions== The SWAC is one of two FCS conferences – the others being the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – whose conference champion does not participate in the FCS playoffs, opting instead to play in the Celebration Bowl against the champion of the MEAC. However, SWAC teams can still be invited via an at-large invitation, as was the case in 2021 when SWAC member Florida A&M University was invited over SWAC conference football champion Jackson State, who was obligated via contract to play in the 2021 Celebration Bowl. The SWAC instead splits its schools into two divisions, and plays a conference championship game. Three of the SWAC's teams, Alabama State in the Turkey Day Classic and Grambling and Southern in the Bayou Classic, play their last games of the regular season on Thanksgiving weekend, preventing the SWAC Championship from being decided until the first weekend of December, long after the tournament is underway.

Current championship competition offered by the SWAC includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track, outdoor track & field and tennis. Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, indoor track, outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.<ref name="History"/>

==Member schools==

===Current full members=== The SWAC currently has 12 full members, all but one are public schools:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Institution ! Location ! Founded ! Affiliation ! Enrollment ! Nickname ! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} ! class="unsortable" | Colors |- | '''Alabama A&M University''' | Huntsville, Alabama | 1875 | Public | 6,172 | Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs | 1999 | {{college color boxes|Alabama A&M Bulldogs}} |- | '''Alabama State University''' | Montgomery, Alabama | 1867 | Public | 4,190 | Hornets & Lady Hornets | 1982 | {{college color boxes|Alabama State Hornets}} |- | '''Alcorn State University''' | Lorman, Mississippi{{efn|group=full|Alcorn State has a Lorman mailing address, but is located in an unincorporated area of Claiborne County that is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as Alcorn State, Mississippi.}} | 1871 | Public | 3,523 | Braves & Lady Braves | 1962 | {{college color boxes|Alcorn State Braves}} |- | rowspan="2" | {{sort|Arkansas–Pine Bluff|'''University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff'''}} {{small|(UAPB)}} | rowspan="2" | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | rowspan="2" | 1873 | rowspan="2" | Public | rowspan="2" | 2,498 | rowspan="2" | Golden Lions & Golden Lady Lions | 1936 | rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions}} |- | 1997{{efn|group=full|Arkansas–Pine Bluff (UAPB) left the SWAC after the 1969–70 school year as Arkansas AM&N; before rejoining in 1997–98 as an affiliate, and to gain full member status the following season (1998–99).}} |- | '''Bethune–Cookman University''' | Daytona Beach, Florida | 1904 | United Methodist | 2,901 | Wildcats | 2021 | {{college color boxes|Bethune-Cookman Wildcats}} |- | '''Florida A&M University''' | Tallahassee, Florida | 1887 | Public | 9,626 | Rattlers & Lady Rattlers | 2021 | {{college color boxes|Florida A&M Rattlers}} |- | '''Grambling State University''' | Grambling, Louisiana | 1901 | Public | 5,438 | Tigers & Lady Tigers | 1958 | {{college color boxes|Grambling State Tigers}} |- | '''Jackson State University''' | Jackson, Mississippi | 1877 | Public | 7,080 | Tigers & Lady Tigers | 1958 | {{college color boxes|Jackson State Tigers}} |- | '''Mississippi Valley State University''' | Itta Bena, Mississippi{{efn|group=full|Mississippi Valley State (MVSU) has an Itta Bena mailing address, but is located in unincorporated Leflore County and is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi.}} | 1950 | Public | 2,147 | Delta Devils & Devilettes | 1968 | {{college color boxes|Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils}} |- | '''Prairie View A&M University''' | Prairie View, Texas | 1876 | Public | 9,893 | Panthers & Lady Panthers | 1920 | {{college color boxes|Prairie View A&M Panthers}} |- | '''Southern University''' | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1880 | Public | 7,140 | Jaguars & Lady Jaguars | 1935 | {{college color boxes|Southern Jaguars}} |- | '''Texas Southern University''' | Houston, Texas | 1947 | Public | 7,524 | Tigers & Lady Tigers | 1954 | {{college color boxes|Texas Southern Tigers}} |}

;Notes: {{notelist|group=full}}

===Former members=== The SWAC had six former full members, all but one were private schools:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center" ! Institution ! Location ! Founded ! Affiliation{{efn|group=former|name=HBCU|Note: All core member institutions were Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's).}} ! Enrollment ! Nickname ! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} ! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}} ! Current conference |- | '''Bishop College''' | Marshall, Texas{{efn|group=former|Bishop was originally at Marshall, Texas, during its tenure with the SWAC until 1961, when the college was moved to Dallas, Texas, until the school's closing in 1988}} | 1881 | Baptist HMS | N/A | Tigers | 1920 | 1956 | N/A{{efn|group=former|Bishop was closed in 1988. Upon its closure, Paul Quinn College relocated from Waco to Dallas and re-established itself at the Bishop College campus.}} |- | '''Huston–Tillotson University'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Samuel Huston College until its merger with Tillotson College on October 24, 1952.}} | Austin, Texas | 1881 | Methodist, Church of Christ | 900 | Rams | 1920 | 1954<ref name="Austin American (p. 23)"/> | HBCU (HBCUAC){{efn|group=former|name=NAIA|Currently an NAIA athletic conference.}} |- | '''Langston University''' | Langston, Oklahoma | 1897 | Public | 3,922 | Lions | 1931 | 1957 | Sooner (SAC){{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}} |- | '''Paul Quinn College''' | Dallas, Texas | 1872 | A.M.E. Church | 1,020 | Tigers | 1920 | 1929 | HBCU (HBCUAC){{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}} |- | '''Texas College''' | Tyler, Texas | 1894 | C.M.E. Church | 600 | Steers | 1920 | 1962<ref name="Shreveport Times (sec. D, p. 5)"/> | Red River (RRAC){{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}} |- | '''Wiley University'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Wiley College from 1929 to November 3, 2023.}} | Marshall, Texas | 1873 | United Methodist | 1,200 | Wildcats | 1920 | 1968 | HBCU (HBCUAC){{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}} |}

;Notes: {{notelist|group=former}}

=== Divisional realignment === Alcorn State moved to the West Division with the additions of both Bethune–Cookman and Florida A&M in 2021.

{| class="wikitable" |+ ! style="color:#fff; background:#ed192d;" | East Division ! style="color:#fff; background:#000;" | West Division |- | Alabama A&M | Alcorn State |- | Alabama State | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |- | Bethune–Cookman | Grambling State |- | Florida A&M | Prairie View A&M |- | Jackson State | Southern |- | Mississippi Valley State | Texas Southern |}

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==Sports== The SWAC sponsors championship competitions in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swac.org |title=Southwestern Athletic Conference |publisher=SWAC |access-date=2015-07-20}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style= |+ '''Teams in Southwestern Athletic Conference competition''' !Sport||Men's||Women's |- |Baseball||{{center|12}}||{{center|–}} |- |Basketball||{{center|12}}||{{center|12}} |- |Bowling||{{center|–}}||{{center|9}} |- |Cross Country||{{center|11}}||{{center|12}} |- |Football||{{center|12}}||{{center|–}} |- |Golf||{{center|7}}||{{center|4}} |- |Soccer||{{center|–}}||{{center|10}} |- |Softball||{{center|–}}||{{center|12}} |- ||Tennis||{{center|8}}||{{center|11}} |- ||Track and Field (Indoor)||{{center|12}}||{{center|12}} |- ||Track and Field (Outdoor)||{{center|12}}||{{center|12}} |- |Volleyball||{{center|–}}||{{center|12}} |}

===Men's sponsored sports by school=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! School !! Baseball !! Basketball !! Cross Country !! Football !! Golf !! Tennis !! Track & Field (Indoor) !! Track & Field (Outdoor) !! Total SWAC Sports |- | Alabama A&M || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8 |- | Alabama State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8 |- | Alcorn State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7 |- | Arkansas-Pine Bluff || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8 |- | Bethune-Cookman || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8 |- | Florida A&M || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6 |- | Grambling State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6 |- | Jackson State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7 |- | Mississippi Valley || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7 |- | Prairie View || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7 |- | Southern || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 6 |- | Texas Southern || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7 |- |'''Totals''' || 12 || 12 || 11 || 12 || 7 || 7 || 12 || 12 || 86 |} {{Notelist|group=m}}

===Women's sponsored sports by school=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! School !! Basketball !! Bowling !! Cross Country !! Golf !! Soccer !! Softball !! Tennis !! Track & Field (Indoor) !! Track & Field (Outdoor)!! Volleyball !! Total SWAC Sports |- | Alabama A&M || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}|| 9 |- | Alabama State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 10 |- | Alcorn State || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8 |- | Arkansas-Pine Bluff || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8 |- | Bethune-Cookman || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9 |- | Florida A&M || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 8 |- | Grambling State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9 |- | Jackson State || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9 |- | Mississippi Valley || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 7 |- | Prairie View || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9 |- | Southern || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9 |- | Texas Southern || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 9 |- |'''Totals''' || 12 || 9 || 12 || 4 || 9 || 12 || 10 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 106 |} {{Notelist|group=w}}

==Facilities==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |-bgcolor=black |style="border:2px solid #ED192D"| {{white|'''School'''}} |style="border:2px solid #ED192D"| {{white|'''Football stadium'''}} |style="border:2px solid #ED192D"| {{white|'''Capacity'''}} |style="border:2px solid #ED192D"| {{white|'''Basketball arena'''}} |style="border:2px solid #ED192D"| {{white|'''Capacity'''}} |style="border:2px solid #ED192D"| {{white|'''Baseball stadium'''}} |style="border:2px solid #ED192D"| {{white|'''Capacity'''}} |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama A&M Bulldogs}}"| {{white|'''Alabama A&M'''}} |Louis Crews Stadium |21,000 |Alabama A&M Events Center |6,000 |Bulldog Field |500 |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama State Hornets}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Alabama State Hornets|Alabama State Hornets|'''Alabama State'''}} |Hornet Stadium |26,500 |ASU Acadome |7,400 |Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex |500 |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alcorn State Braves}}"| {{white|'''Alcorn State'''}} |Spinks-Casem Stadium |22,500 |Davey Whitney Complex |7,000 |Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium |{{N/A}} |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions|Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions|'''Arkansas-Pine Bluff'''}} |Golden Lion Stadium |16,000 |K. L. Johnson Complex |4,500 |Torii Hunter Baseball/Softball Complex |1,000 |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bethune-Cookman Wildcats}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|'''Bethune-Cookman'''}} | Daytona Stadium | 10,000 | Moore Gymnasium | 3,000 | Jackie Robinson Ballpark | 4,200<ref>{{cite web|title=Radiology Associates Field|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-8118192|website=Daytona Tortugas|publisher=Minor League Baseball|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031132/http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?sid=t450&ymd=20100223&content_id=8118192&vkey=team1|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida A&M Rattlers}}"| {{white|'''Florida A&M'''}} | Bragg Memorial Stadium | 25,500<ref>{{cite web|title=Bragg Memorial Stadium|url=http://www.famuathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25300&ATCLID=205111949|publisher=Florida A&M University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730071636/http://www.famuathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25300&ATCLID=205111949|archive-date=July 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | Al Lawson Teaching Gym | 9,639<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Lawson Center|url=http://www.famuathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25300&ATCLID=205111952|publisher=Florida A&M University|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109094617/http://www.famuathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205111952&DB_OEM_ID=25300|archive-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | Moore-Kittles Field | 500<ref>{{cite web|title=Moore-Kittles Field|url=http://www.famuathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25300&ATCLID=205111945|work=FAMUAthletics.com|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508194330/http://www.famuathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25300&ATCLID=205111945|archive-date=May 8, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Grambling State Tigers}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Grambling State Tigers|Grambling State Tigers|'''Grambling State'''}} |Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium |19,600 |Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center |7,500 |Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park |1,100 |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Jackson State Tigers}}"| {{white|'''Jackson State'''}} |Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |60,492 |Williams Assembly Center |8,000 |Braddy Field |800 |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils}}"| {{white|'''Mississippi Valley State'''}} |Rice-Totten Stadium |10,000 |Harrison HPER Complex |5,000 |Magnolia Field |120 |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Prairie View A&M Panthers}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Prairie View A&M Panthers|Prairie View A&M Panthers|'''Prairie View A&M'''}} |Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field |15,000 |William Nicks Building |4,000 |John W. Tankersley Field |512<ref>{{cite web|title=Tankersley Field|url=http://pvpanthers.com/sports/2014/7/30/BB_0730145150.aspx|publisher=Prairie View A&M University Athletics|access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Jaguars}}"| {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Southern Jaguars|Southern Jaguars|'''Southern'''}} |Ace W. Mumford Stadium |29,000 |F. G. Clark Center |7,500 |Lee-Hines Field |1,500 |- | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Southern Tigers}}"| {{white|'''Texas Southern'''}} |Shell Energy Stadium | 22,000 |Health and Physical Education Arena |8,100 |MacGregor Park |{{N/A}} |}

==SWAC championships== thumb|right|A medal podium at the 2021 SWAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship

===Football=== Prior to splitting into divisions and using a postseason championship game to decide its overall champion, the SWAC determined its champions by winning-percentage against conference opponents in regular season play.

In 1933 Langston appeared to win the title outright with a 4–0 conference record after the regular season, while Wiley finished 4–1, and Prairie View A&M finished 3–1. Langston was invited to the Prairie View Bowl, which was won by Prairie View. The Panthers subsequently declared themselves SWAC champions even though their claim was based on a postseason game. The SWAC seems to acknowledge both schools' claims to the title in the conference's football media guide,<ref name="issuu.com">{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/swac/docs/covers_swac-2015fbmg |title=2015 SWAC Football Media Day by SWAC |website=Issuu.com |date=July 20, 2015 |access-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref> although some other sources<ref name="gsutigers.com">{{cite web|url=http://gsutigers.com/documents/2010/9/7/2010__GSU_FB_Media_Guide_Final.pdf|title=Grambling State University Tigers|website=Gsutigers.com|access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> including Michael Hurd's ''Black College Football, 1892–1992: One Hundred Years of History, Education, and Pride'' (1993) also list Wiley as an additional co-champion, apparently since all three schools had 4–1 records against conference opponents if the postseason game is incorporated into the regular season conference standings.

Prairie View vacated<ref name="gsutigers.com"/> its 1941 championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1532&dat=19411213&id=R6w7AAAAIBAJ&sjid=6SkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1800,21068718&hl=en|title=The Afro American - Google News Archive Search|website=News.google.com|access-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref> No championship was awarded in 1943 due to World War II.<ref name="gsutigers.com"/> Grambling vacated its 1975 championship due to a violation of SWAC rules for scheduling opponents.

Games from 1999 to 2012 were played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The conference moved the game in 2013 to NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Starting in 2019, the game will officially be played at the first place team's home. Since 2015, the winner of the SWAC plays the winner of the MEAC conference in an overall HBCU championship bowl game called the Celebration Bowl in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The MEAC gave up its automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs for this game.

Texas Southern vacated its 2010 championship due to violations of NCAA rules.<ref name="mobile.businessinsider.com">{{cite web|url=http://mobile.businessinsider.com/texas-southern-faces-2013-and-2014-postseason-ban-2012-10|title=Texas Southern Faces 2013 & 2014 Postseason Ban|author=TheMatadorSports|date=October 9, 2012|work=Business Insider|access-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref>

The 2020–21 football season was played during Spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

{| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Champion !Runner-up !Score |- |1999 |Southern |Jackson State |31–30 |- |2000 |Grambling |Alabama A&M |14–6 |- |2001 |Grambling |Alabama State |38–31 |- |2002 |Grambling |Alabama A&M |31–19 |- |2003 |Southern |Alabama State |20–9 |- |2004 |Alabama State |Southern |40–35 |- |2005 |Grambling |Alabama A&M |45–6 |- |2006 |Alabama A&M |Arkansas–Pine Bluff |22–13 |- |2007 |Jackson State |Grambling |42–31 |- |2008 |Grambling |Jackson State |41–9 |- |2009 |Prairie View A&M |Alabama A&M |30-24 |- |2010 |Texas Southern (vacated) |Alabama State |11–6 |- |2011 |Grambling |Alabama A&M |16–15 |- |2012 |Arkansas–Pine Bluff |Jackson State |24–21 |- |2013 |Southern |Jackson State |34–27 |- |2014 |Alcorn State |Southern |38–24 |- |2015 |Alcorn State |Grambling |49–21<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/gsu/2015/12/05/turnovers-kill-grambling-alcorn-captures-swac-title/76841814/ |title=Turnovers kill Grambling as Alcorn captures SWAC title |website=Thenewsstar.com |date=December 6, 2015 |access-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref> |- |2016 |Grambling |Alcorn State |27–20 |- |2017 |Grambling |Alcorn State |40–32 |- |- |2018 |Alcorn State |Southern |37–28 |- |2019 |Alcorn State |Southern |39–24 |- |2020 |Alabama A&M |Arkansas–Pine Bluff |40–33 |- |2021 |Jackson State |Prairie View A&M |27–10 |- |2022 |Jackson State |Southern |43–24 |- |2023 |Florida A&M |Prairie View A&M |35–14 |- |2024 |Jackson State |Southern |41–13 |- |2025 |Prairie View A&M |Jackson State |23–21 |}

Since splitting into western and eastern divisions and using a postseason championship game to decide its overall champion, the SWAC determines its division champions by winning-percentage against conference opponents in regular season play. For the 1999 season only, inter-divisional conference games did not count in the conference standings. Each division's outright champion or top-seeded co-champion advances to the championship game.<ref name="issuu.com"/>

Texas Southern vacated its 2010 division championship due to violations of NCAA rules.<ref name="mobile.businessinsider.com"/>

{| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Western Division champion(s) !Eastern Division champion(s) |- |1999 |Southern |Jackson State |- |2000 |Grambling |Alabama A&M* Alabama State |- |2001 |Grambling |Alabama State |- |2002 |Grambling |Alabama A&M |- |2003 |Southern* Grambling |Alabama State* Alcorn State |- |2004 |Southern |Alabama State |- |2005 |Grambling |Alabama A&M |- |2006 |Arkansas–Pine Bluff |Alabama A&M |- |2007 |Grambling |Jackson State |- |2008 |Grambling |Jackson State |- |2009 |Prairie View A&M |Alabama A&M |- |2010 |Texas Southern* (vacated) Grambling |Alabama State* Jackson State |- |2011 |Grambling |Alabama A&M* Alabama State Jackson State** |- |2012 |Arkansas–Pine Bluff |Jackson State* Alabama State |- |2013 |Southern |Jackson State |- |2014 |Southern |Alcorn State |- |2015 |Grambling |Alcorn State |- |2016 |Grambling |Alcorn State |- |2017 |Grambling |Alcorn State |- |2018 |Southern |Alcorn State |- |2019 |Southern |Alcorn State |- |2020 |Arkansas–Pine Bluff |Alabama A&M |- |2021 |Prairie View A&M |Jackson State |- |2022 |Southern* Prairie View A&M |Jackson State |- |2023 |Prairie View A&M |Florida A&M |- |2024 |Southern |Jackson State |- |2025 |Prairie View A&M |Jackson State |} Note: an asterisk denotes the division's top-seeded co-champion and representative in the SWAC Championship Game; a double-asterisk denotes that the division's co-champion was ineligible for the SWAC Championship Game due to a violation of SWAC rules that were in effect from 2011 to 2014 concerning Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.<ref name="usatoday.com">{{cite news |title=Ineligible Jackson St predicted to win SWAC East |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2011-07-19-3185056941_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today |date=July 19, 2011 |access-date=April 9, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="pbcommercial.com">{{cite web|first=I.C.|last=Murrell|url=http://pbcommercial.com/sports/uapb/despite-apr-golden-lions-still-eligible-swac-football-title |title=Despite APR, Golden Lions still eligible for SWAC football title | Pine Bluff Commercial |website=Pbcommercial.com |date=May 14, 2014 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425213444/http://pbcommercial.com/sports/uapb/despite-apr-golden-lions-still-eligible-swac-football-title |archive-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref>

Starting with the 2021 season with the additions of both Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M, the football schedule is as follows:

* Each school plays eight conference games (five divisional, three non-divisional) and rotates three teams from the opposite division every two years. * The best team in the SWAC gets to host the SWAC championship game. * The SWAC champion advances to the Celebration Bowl versus the MEAC champion. The loser ends its season.

===Celebration Bowl results=== {| class="wikitable" !Year ! colspan="2" |MEAC team ! colspan="2" |SWAC team !Attendance !Series |- |2015 |'''North Carolina A&T Aggies''' |'''41''' |Alcorn State Braves |34 |35,528 |MEAC 1–0 |- |2016 |North Carolina Central Eagles |9 |'''Grambling Tigers''' |'''10''' |31,096 |Tied 1–1 |- |2017 |'''North Carolina A&T Aggies''' |'''21''' |Grambling Tigers |14 |25,873 |MEAC 2–1 |- |2018 |'''North Carolina A&T Aggies''' |'''24''' |Alcorn State Braves |22 |31,672 |MEAC 3–1 |- |2019 |'''North Carolina A&T Aggies''' |'''64''' |Alcorn State Braves |44 |32,968 |MEAC 4–1 |- |2021 |'''South Carolina State Bulldogs''' |'''31''' |Jackson State Tigers |10 |48,653 |MEAC 5–1 |- |2022 |'''North Carolina Central Eagles''' |'''41''' |Jackson State Tigers |34 {{small|(OT)}} |49,670 |MEAC 6–1 |- |2023 |Howard Bison |26 |'''Florida A&M Rattlers''' |'''30''' |41,108 |MEAC 6–2 |- |2024 |South Carolina State Bulldogs |7 |'''Jackson State Tigers''' |'''28''' |36,823 |MEAC 6–3 |- |2025 |'''South Carolina State Bulldogs''' |'''40''' |Prairie View A&M Panthers |38 {{small|(4OT)}} |26,703 |MEAC 7–3 |}

===Men's basketball=== {{see also|SWAC men's basketball tournament}} The 1977–78 season was the SWAC's first as an NCAA Division I basketball conference.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coachesdatabase.com/swac-regular-season-champions/|title=SWAC Regular Season Champions, by Year}}</ref>

The semi-final and championship SWAC Basketball Tournament games are held at the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swac.org/news/2018/7/11/football-swac-announces-partnership-with-city-of-birmingham.aspx|title=SWAC Announces Partnership with City of Birmingham|date=July 12, 2018}}</ref> As of the 2017 tournaments,<ref>{{cite web|title=SWAC concludes Spring Meetings|url=http://www.swac.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27400&ATCLID=211009194|website=Swac.org|access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> they feature an eight-team three-day layout with the quarterfinal rounds hosted on campus sites. This changes the previous 10-team, five-day tournament format. The higher seeded teams will host a combined eight games leaving two days for travel and practice rounds. The tournament concludes with the semi-finals and championship rounds inside Birmingham's Bill Harris Arena. Winners of the tournaments earn automatic bids to their respective NCAA Division I Tournaments. The championship games are nationally televised live annually on an ESPN network.

====Men's basketball tournament performance by school==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! School ! Championships ! Years |- | Texas Southern | {{center|11}} | 1990, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 |- | Southern | {{center|9}} | 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013, 2016 |- | Alcorn State | {{center|7}} | 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1999, 2002 |- | Jackson State | {{center|5}} | 1978, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2007 |- | Mississippi Valley State | {{center|5}} | 1986, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012 |- | Alabama State | {{center|5}} | 2001, 2004 2009, 2011, 2025 |- | Prairie View A&M | {{center|2}} | 1998, 2019 |- | Alabama A&M | {{center|1}} | 2005 |- | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | {{center|1}} | 2010 |- | Grambling State | {{center|1}} | 2024 |}

===Women's basketball=== {{See also|SWAC women's basketball tournament}} {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Regular season !Coach !Tournament !Coach |- |1981–82 |Jackson State |Sadie Magee |Jackson State |Sadie Magee |- |1982–83 |Jackson State |Sadie Magee |Jackson State |Sadie Magee |- |1983–84 |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |Jackson State |Sadie Magee |- |1984–85 |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |Jackson State |Sadie Magee |- |1985–86 |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |- |1986–87 |Grambling |Patricia Bibbs |Mississippi Valley State |Jessie Harris |- |1987–88 |Mississippi Valley State |Jessie Harris |Grambling |Patricia Bibbs |- |1988–89 |Grambling |Patricia Bibbs |Alabama State |Ron Mitchell |- |1989–90 |Grambling |Patricia Bibbs |Jackson State |Andrew Pennington |- |1990–91 |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |- |1991–92 |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |- |1992–93 |Alcorn State Southern |Shirley Walker Herman Hartman |Mississippi Valley State |Jessie Harris |- |1993–94 |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |Grambling |Patricia Bibbs |- |1994–95 |Alcorn State Grambling Jackson State |Shirley Walker Patricia Bibbs Andrew Pennington |Jackson State |Andrew Pennington |- |1995–96 |Alcorn State Jackson State |Shirley Walker Andrew Pennington |Grambling |Patricia Bibbs |- |1996–97 |Grambling |Patricia Bibbs |Grambling |Patricia Bibbs |- |1997–98 |Grambling |David Ponton |Grambling |David Ponton |- |1998–99 |Grambling |David Ponton |Grambling |David Ponton |- |1999–00 |Grambling |David Ponton |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |- |2000–01 |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |- |2001–02 |Southern |Sandy Pugh |Southern |Sandy Pugh |- |2002–03 |Alabama State Jackson State |Freda Freeman-Jackson Denise Taylor |Alabama State |Freda Freeman-Jackson |- |2003–04 |Alabama State |Freda Freeman-Jackson |Southern |Sandy Pugh |- |2004–05 |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |Alcorn State |Shirley Walker |- |2005–06 |Jackson State Southern |Denise Taylor Sandy Pugh |Southern |Sandy Pugh |- |2006–07 |Prairie View A&M Jackson State |Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Denise Taylor |Prairie View A&M |Cynthia Cooper-Dyke |- |2007–08 |Prairie View A&M |Cynthia Cooper-Dyke |Jackson State |Denise Taylor |- |2008–09 |Prairie View A&M |Cynthia Cooper-Dyke |Prairie View A&M |Cynthia Cooper-Dyke |- |2009–10 |Southern |Sandy Pugh |Southern |Sandy Pugh |- |2010–11 |Southern |Sandy Pugh |Prairie View A&M |Toyelle Wilson |- |2011–12 |Mississippi Valley State |Nate Kilbert |Prairie View A&M |Toyelle Wilson |- |2012–13 |Texas Southern |Cynthia Cooper-Dyke |Prairie View A&M |Toyelle Wilson |- |2013–14 |Southern |Sandy Pugh |Prairie View A&M |Dawn Brown |- |2014–15 |Alabama State |Freda Freeman-Jackson |Alabama State |Freda Freeman-Jackson |- |2015–16 |Alabama State |Freda Freeman-Jackson |Alabama State |Freda Freeman-Jackson |- |2016–17 |Texas Southern |Johnetta Hayes-Perry |Texas Southern |Johnetta Hayes-Perry |- |2017–18 |Southern |Sandy Pugh |Grambling |Freddie Murray |- |2018–19 |Southern |Carlos Funchess |Southern |Carlos Funchess |- |2019–20 |Southern |Carlos Funchess |colspan=2|''Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic'' |- |2020–21 |Jackson State |Tomekia Reed |Jackson State |Tomekia Reed |- |2021–22 |Jackson State |Tomekia Reed |Jackson State |Tomekia Reed |- |2022–23 |Jackson State |Tomekia Reed |Southern |Carlos Funchess |- |2023–24 |Jackson State |Tomekia Reed |Jackson State |Tomekia Reed |- |2024–25 |Southern |Carlos Funchess |Southern |Carlos Funchess |}

==Baseball== This is a list of the last 10 SWAC baseball champions; for the full history, see the list of Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball champions. In recent decades, the conference tournament has determined the overall champions; for specifics concerning the tournament in particular, see the Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Program |- | 2015 || {{cbsb link|year=2015|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}} |- | 2016 || {{cbsb link|year=2016|team=Alabama State Hornets and Lady Hornets|title=Alabama State}} |- | 2017 || {{cbsb link|year=2017|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}} |- | 2018 || {{cbsb link|year=2018|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}} |- | 2019 || Southern |- | 2021 || Southern |- | 2022 || Alabama State |- | 2023 || Florida A&M |- | 2024 || Grambling State |- | 2025 || Bethune Cookman |- |}

==SWAC marching bands==

Marching bands have a tradition of being a centerpiece of school spirit and pride for each institution in the conference. Furthermore,the showmanship of SWAC marching bands adds to the identity of the conference.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! School !! Band !! Dance Auxiliary |- | Alabama A&M || Marching Maroon and White || Dancin' Divas |- | Alabama State || Mighty Marching Hornets || Sensational Stingettes |- | Alcorn State || Sounds of Dynomite || World Renowned Golden Girls |- | Arkansas-Pine Bluff || Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South (M4) ||M4 Golden Girls |- | Bethune-Cookman || Marching Wildcats || 14 Karat Gold Dancers |- | Florida A&M || Marching 100 || ----- |- | Grambling State || World Famed Marching Band || Orchesis Dance Company |- | Jackson State || Sonic Boom of the South || Prancing J-Settes |- | Mississippi Valley State || Mean Green Marching Machine || Satin Dolls |- | Prairie View A&M || Marching Storm || Black Foxes |- | Southern || Human Jukebox || Fabulous Dancing Dolls |- | Texas Southern || Ocean of Soul || Motion of The Ocean |}

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