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{{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|the Ohio high school conference|Southwestern Conference (Ohio)}}{{Infobox Athletic Conference
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|association = NCAA
|division = Division I
|subdivision = FCS
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|womens = 10
|region = Southern
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|hq_city = Birmingham
|hq_state = Alabama
|commissioner = Charles McClelland
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|website = {{url|www.swac.org}}
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|map = Southwestern Athletic Conference Map.svg
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}}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 all sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA. The SWAC is widely 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.[1] 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 for 37 of the 38 years the FCS has been in existence.[2] 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. HistoryIn 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 — met in Houston, Texas, to discuss common interests. At this meeting, they agreed to form a new league, the SWAC. 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. 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. Bishop withdrew from the conference in 1956, Langston in 1957 and Huston-Tillotson (formerly Samuel Huston) in 1959, one year after the admittance of two more state-supported schools: Grambling College and Jackson State College. The enter-exit cycle continued in 1961 when Texas College withdrew, followed by the admittance of Alcorn A&M (now Alcorn State University) in 1962. 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.[3] Most of the former SWAC members that have left the conference are currently a part of the Red River Athletic Conference of the NAIA. CompetitionsThe SWAC is one of three conferences – the others being the Ivy League and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – that does not participate in the FCS football playoffs. 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. The SWAC has occasionally been a participant in bowl games, the most recent being the Celebration Bowl, which features the SWAC as one of its tie-ins. 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.[3] Member schoolsCurrent full membersThe SWAC comprises ten schools. | Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Mascot | Colors |
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| East Division |
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| Alabama A&M | Normal, Alabama | 1875 | Public | 5,000 | 1999 | Bulldogs (men's)
Lady Bulldogs (women's) | Alabama A&M Bulldogs}} | | Alabama State University | Montgomery, Alabama | 1867 | Public | 5,000 | 1982 | Hornets (men's)
Lady Hornets (women's) | Alabama State Hornets}} | | Alcorn State University | Lorman, Mississippi | 1871 | Public | 3,400 | 1962 | Braves (men's)
Lady Braves (women's) | Alcorn State Braves}} | | Jackson State University | Jackson, Mississippi | 1877 | Public | 8,400 | 1958 | Tigers (men's)
Lady Tigers (women's) | Jackson State Tigers}} | | Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena, Mississippi | 1950 | Public | 2,500 | 1968 | Delta Devils (men's)
Devilettes (women's) | Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils}} | | West Division |
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| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | 1873 | Public | 2,500 | 1936,
1997UAPB | Golden Lions (men's)
Golden Lady Lions (women's) | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions}} | | Grambling State University | Grambling, Louisiana | 1901 | Public | 4,500 | 1958 | Tigers (men's)
Lady Tigers (women's) | Grambling State Tigers}} | | Prairie View A&M University | Prairie View, Texas | 1876 | Public | 9,500 | 1920 | Panthers (men's)
Lady Panthers (women's) | Prairie View A&M Panthers}} | | Southern University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1880 | Public | 7,000 | 1935 | Jaguars (men's)
Lady Jaguars (women's) | Southern Jaguars}} | | Texas Southern University | Houston, Texas | 1947 | Public | 10,000 | 1954 | Tigers (men's)
Lady Tigers (women's) | Texas Southern Tigers}} |
- Note
UAPB – Arkansas–Pine Bluff was a member of the SWAC from 1936 to 1970 as Arkansas AM&N before re-joining in the 1997–98 academic season, and to gain full member status a year later. Associate members| Institution | Location (Population) | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Mascot | Colors | Sport | Primary
conference |
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| Howard University | Washington, DC (672,228) | 1867 | Private | 10,300 | 2014 | Bison | #003A63}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#E51937}} | soccer (W) | MEAC |
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Former members| Institution | Location (Population) | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Nickname | Current Conference |
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| Bishop College | Marshall, Texas
(23,523)
Dallas, Texas
(1,197,816) | 1881 | Private | n/a | 1920 | 1956 | Tigers | Closed in 19881 | | Langston University | Langston, Oklahoma
(1,724) | 1897 | Public | 3,922 | 1931 | 1957 | Lions | Sooner (NAIA) | | Paul Quinn College | Dallas, Texas
(1,197,816) | 1872 | Private | 1,020 | 1920 | 1929 | Tigers | RRAC/Red River (NAIA) | | Huston–Tillotson University2 | Austin, Texas
(820,611) | 1881 | Private | 900 | 1920 | 1959 | Rams | RRAC/Red River (NAIA) | | Texas College | Tyler, Texas
(96,900) | 1894 | Private | 600 | 1920 | 1961 | Steers | RRAC/Red River (NAIA)
Sooner (football) | | Wiley College | Marshall, Texas
(23,523) | 1873 | Private | 1,200 | 1920 | 1968 | Wildcats | RRAC/Red River (NAIA) |
Note- - Upon the closure of Bishop College, Paul Quinn College relocated from Waco to Dallas and re-established itself at the Bishop College campus.
- - Huston–Tillotson University was formerly known as Samuel Huston College.
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SportsThe SWAC sponsors championship competitions in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[4] Teams in Southwestern Athletic Conference competition| Sport | Men's | Women's | | Baseball | 10 | - | | Basketball | 10 | 10 | | Bowling | - | 7 | | Cross Country | 9 | 10 | | Football | 10 | - | | Golf | 8 | 5 | | Soccer | - | 10 | | Softball | - | 10 | | Tennis | 6 | 8 | | Track and Field (Indoor) | 9 | 9 | | Track and Field (Outdoor) | 9 | 10 | | Volleyball | - | 10 | Facilities| School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity | Baseball stadium | Capacity |
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| Alabama A&M | Louis Crews Stadium | 21,000 | Elmore Gymnasium | 6,000 | Bulldog Field | {{N/A}} | | Alabama State | Hornet Stadium | 26,500 | ASU Acadome | 7,400 | Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex | 500 | | Alcorn State | Jack Spinks Stadium | 22,500 | Davey Whitney Complex | 7,000 | Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium | {{N/A}} | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Golden Lion Stadium | 12,500 | K. L. Johnson Complex | 4,500 | Torii Hunter Baseball/Softball Complex | {{N/A}} | | Grambling State | Eddie Robinson Stadium | 19,600 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center | 7,500 | Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field | {{N/A}} | | Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | 62,000 | Williams Assembly Center | 8,000 | Braddy Field | 800 | | Mississippi Valley | Rice–Totten Stadium | 10,000 | Harrison HPER Complex | 5,000 | Magnolia Field | {{N/A}} | | Prairie View A&M | Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field | 15,000 | William Nicks Building | 5,520 | Tankersley Field[5] | 512 | | Southern | Ace W. Mumford Stadium | 29,000 | F. G. Clark Center | 7,500 | Lee–Hines Field | {{N/A}} | | Texas Southern | BBVA Compass Stadium | 22,000 | Health and Physical Education Arena | 8,100 | MacGregor Park | {{N/A}} |
SWAC ChampionshipsFootballPrior 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,[6] although some other sources[7] 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[7] its 1941 championship.[8] No championship was awarded in 1943 due to World War II.[7] Grambling State vacated its 1975 championship[9] due to a violation of SWAC rules for scheduling opponents.[10] {{main|SWAC Championship Game}}Games from 1999–2012 were played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The conference moved the game in 2013 to NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Starting in 2015, the winner of the SWAC will play 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.[11] | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| 1999 | year=1999|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}} | year=1999|team=Jackson State Tigers|title=Jackson State}} | 31-30 | | 2000 | Grambling State | year=2000|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} | 14-6 | | 2001 | year=2001|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2001|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | 38-31 | | 2002 | year=2002|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2002|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} | 31-19 | | 2003 | year=2003|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}} | year=2003|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | 20-9 | | 2004 | year=2004|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | year=2004|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}} | 40-35 | | 2005 | year=2005|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2005|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} | 45-6 | | 2006 | year=2006|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} | year=2006|team=Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions|title=Arkansas-Pine Bluff}} | 22–13 | | 2007 | year=2007|team=Jackson State Tigers|title=Jackson State}} | year=2007|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | 42–31 | | 2008 | year=2008|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2008|team=Jackson State Tigers|title=Jackson State}} | 41-9 | | 2009 | year=2009|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers|title=Prairie View A&M}} | year=2009|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} | 30-24 | | 2010 | year=2010|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}} (vacated) | year=2010|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | 11-6 | | 2011 | Grambling State | 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 State | 49-21[12] | | 2016 | Grambling State | Alcorn State | 27-20 | | 2017 | Grambling State | Alcorn State | 40-32 | |
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.[6] Texas Southern vacated its 2010 division championship due to violations of NCAA rules.[11] | Year | Western Division Champion(s) | Eastern Division Champion(s) |
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| 1999 | year=1999|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}} | year=1999|team=Jackson State Tigers|title=Jackson State}} | | 2000 | Grambling State | year=2000|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}}*
{{cfb link|year=2000|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | | 2001 | year=2001|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2001|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | | 2002 | year=2002|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2002|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} | | 2003 | year=2003|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}}*
{{cfb link|year=2003|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2003|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}}*
{{cfb link|year=2003|team=Alcorn State Braves|title=Alcorn State}} | | 2004 | year=2004|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}} | year=2004|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | | 2005 | year=2005|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2005|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} | | 2006 | year=2006|team=Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions|title=Arkansas-Pine Bluff}} | year=2006|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} | | 2007 | year=2007|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2007|team=Jackson State Tigers|title=Jackson State}} | | 2008 | year=2008|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2008|team=Jackson State Tigers|title=Jackson State}} | | 2009 | year=2009|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers|title=Prairie View A&M}} | year=2009|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} | | 2010 | year=2010|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}}* (vacated)
{{cfb link|year=2010|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | year=2010|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}}*
Jackson State | | 2011 | Grambling State | 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 State | Alcorn State | | 2016 | Grambling State | Alcorn State | | 2017 | Grambling State | Alcorn 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[13] to 2014[14] concerning APR scores Men's basketball{{main|SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament}}{{see also|List of Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Finals broadcasters}}The semi-final and championship SWAC Basketball Tournament games are held at the $35 million Delmar Fieldhouse (opened in 2017) near Uptown Houston.[15][16] As of the 2017 tournaments,[17] 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 Houston’s Delmar Fieldhouse. 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. | Year | Regular Season | Coach | Tournament | Coach |
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| 1956–1957 | Texas Southern | Ed Adams | not held | | 1957–1958 | Texas Southern | Ed Adams | not held | | 1958–1959 | Grambling State | Fred Hobdy | not held | | 1959–1960 | Grambling State | Fred Hobdy | not held | | 1960–1961 | Prairie View A&M | Leroy Moore, Jr. | not held | | 1961–1962 | Prairie View A&M | Leroy Moore, Jr. | not held | | 1962–1963 | Grambling State | Fred Hobdy | not held | | 1963–1964 | Grambling State
Jackson State | Fred Hobdy
Harrison Wilson | not held | | 1964–1965 | Southern | Richard Mack | not held | | 1965–1966 | Alcorn State
Grambling State | E.E. Simmons
Fred Hobby | not held | | 1966–1967 | Alcorn State
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Grambling State | E.E. Simmons
Hubert Clemens
Fred Hobby | not held | | 1967–1968 | Alcorn State
Jackson State | Bob Hopkins
Paul Covington | not held | | 1968–1969 | Alcorn State | Bob Hopkins | not held | | 1969–1970 | Jackson State | Paul Covington | not held | | 1970–1971 | Grambling State | Fred Hobdy | not held | | 1971–1972 | Grambling State | Fred Hobdy | not held | | 1972–1973 | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | not held | | 1973–1974 | Jackson State | Paul Covington | not held | | 1974–1975 | Jackson State | Paul Covington | not held | | 1975–1976 | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | not held | | 1976–1977 | Texas Southern | Robert Moreland | not held | | 1977–1978 | Southern | Carl Stewart | Jackson State | Paul Covington | | 1978–1979 | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | | 1979–1980 | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | | 1980–1981 | Alcorn State
Southern | Davey L. Whitney
Carl Stewart | Southern | Carl Stewart | | 1981–1982 | Alcorn State
Jackson State | Davey L. Whitney
Paul Covington | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | | 1982–1983 | Texas Southern | Robert Moreland | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | | 1983–1984 | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | | 1984–1985 | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | Southern | Bob Hopkins | | 1985–1986 | Alcorn State
Southern | Davey L. Whitney
Bob Hopkins | Mississippi Valley State | Lafayette Stribling | | 1986–1987 | Grambling State | Bob Hopkins | Southern | Ben Jobe | | 1987–1988 | Southern | Ben Jobe | Southern | Ben Jobe | | 1988–1989 | Grambling State
Southern
Texas Southern | Bob Hopkins
Ben Jobe
Robert Moreland | Southern | Ben Jobe | | 1989–1990 | Southern | Ben Jobe | Texas Southern | Robert Moreland | | 1990–1991 | Jackson State | Andy Stoglin | Jackson State | Andy Stoglin | | 1991–1992 | Texas Southern
Mississippi Valley State | Robert Moreland
Lafayette Stribling | Mississippi Valley State | Lafayette Stribling | | 1992–1993 | Jackson State | Andy Stoglin | Southern | Ben Jobe | | 1993–1994 | Texas Southern | Robert Moreland | Texas Southern | Robert Moreland | | 1994–1995 | Texas Southern | Robert Moreland | Texas Southern | Robert Moreland | | 1995–1996 | Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State | Andy Stoglin
Lafayette Stribling | Mississippi Valley State | Lafayette Stribling | | 1996–1997 | Mississippi Valley State | Lafayette Stribling | Jackson State | Andy Stoglin | | 1997–1998 | Texas Southern | Robert Moreland | Prairie View A&M | Elwood Plummer | | 1998–1999 | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | | 1999–2000 | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | Jackson State | Andy Stoglin | | 2000–2001 | Alabama State | Rob Spivery | Alabama State | Rob Spivery | | 2001–2002 | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | Alcorn State | Davey L. Whitney | | 2002–2003 | Prairie View A&M | Jerome Francis | Texas Southern | Ronnie Courtney | | 2003–2004 | Alabama State | Rob Spivery | Alabama State | Rob Spivery | | 2004–2005 | Alabama A&M | L. Vann Pettaway | Alabama A&M | L. Vann Pettaway | | 2005–2006 | Southern | Rob Spivery | Southern | Rob Spivery | | 2006–2007 | Mississippi Valley State | James Green | Jackson State | Tevester Anderson | | 2007–2008 | Alabama State | Lewis Jackson | Mississippi Valley State | James Green | | 2008–2009 | Alabama State | Lewis Jackson | Alabama State | Lewis Jackson | | 2009–2010 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | George Ivory | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | George Ivory | | 2010–2011 | Texas Southern | Tony Harvey | Alabama State | Lewis Jackson | | 2011–2012 | Mississippi Valley State | Sean Woods | Mississippi Valley State | Sean Woods | | 2012–2013 | Southern | Roman Banks | Southern | Roman Banks | | 2013–2014 | Southern | Roman Banks | Texas Southern | Mike Davis | | 2014–2015 | Texas Southern | Mike Davis | Texas Southern | Mike Davis | | 2015–2016 | Texas Southern | Mike Davis | Southern | Roman Banks | | 2016–2017 | Texas Southern | Mike Davis | Texas Southern | Mike Davis | | 2017–2018 | Grambling State | Donte Jackson | Texas Southern | Mike Davis | | 2018–2019 | Prairie View A&M | Byron Rimm II | Prairie View A&M | Byron Rimm II |
Men's basketball tournament performance by school| School | Championships | Championship Years |
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| Southern | 9| 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2013, 2016 | | | Texas Southern | 8| 1990, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 | | | Alcorn State | 7| 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1999, 2002 | | | Mississippi Valley State | 6| 1986, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012 | | | Jackson State | 5| 1978, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2007 | | | Alabama State | 3| 2001, 2004 2009, 2011 | | | Prairie View A&M | 2| 1998, 2019 | | | Alabama A&M | 1| 2005 | | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1| 2010 | |
Women's basketball{{see also|SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament}}| Year | Regular season | Coach | Tournament | Coach |
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| 1981–1982 | Jackson State | Sadie Magee | Jackson State | Sadie Magee | | 1982–1983 | Jackson State | Sadie Magee | Jackson State | Sadie Magee | | 1983–1984 | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | Jackson State | Sadie Magee | | 1984–1985 | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | Jackson State | Sadie Magee | | 1985–1986 | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | | 1986–1987 | Grambling State | Patricia Bibbs | Mississippi Valley State | Jessie Harris | | 1987–1988 | Mississippi Valley State | Jessie Harris | Grambling State | Patricia Bibbs | | 1988–1989 | Grambling State | Patricia Bibbs | Alabama State | Ron Mitchell | | 1989–1990 | Grambling State | Patricia Bibbs | Jackson State | Andrew Pennington | | 1990–1991 | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | | 1991–1992 | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | | 1992–1993 | Alcorn State
Southern | Shirley Walker
Herman Hartman | Mississippi Valley State | Jessie Harris | | 1993–1994 | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | Grambling State | Patricia Bibbs | | 1994–1995 | Alcorn State
Grambling State
Jackson State | Shirley Walker
Patricia Bibbs
Andrew Pennington | Jackson State | Andrew Pennington | | 1995–1996 | Alcorn State
Jackson State | Shirley Walker
Andrew Pennington | Grambling State | Patricia Bibbs | | 1996–1997 | Grambling State | Patricia Bibbs | Grambling State | Patricia Bibbs | | 1997–1998 | Grambling State | David Ponton | Grambling State | David Ponton | | 1998–1999 | Grambling State | David Ponton | Grambling State | David Ponton | | 1999–2000 | Grambling State | David Ponton | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | | 2000–2001 | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | | 2001–2002 | Southern | Sandy Pugh | Southern | Sandy Pugh | | 2002–2003 | Alabama State
Jackson State | Freda Freeman-Jackson
Denise Taylor | Alabama State | Freda Freeman-Jackson | | 2003–2004 | Alabama State | Freda Freeman-Jackson | Southern | Sandy Pugh | | 2004–2005 | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | Alcorn State | Shirley Walker | | 2005–2006 | Jackson State
Southern | Denise Taylor
Sandy Pugh | Southern | Sandy Pugh | | 2006–2007 | Prairie View A&M
Jackson State | Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
Denise Taylor | Prairie View A&M | Cynthia Cooper-Dyke | | 2007–2008 | Prairie View A&M | Cynthia Cooper-Dyke | Jackson State | Denise Taylor | | 2008–2009 | Prairie View A&M | Cynthia Cooper-Dyke | Prairie View A&M | Cynthia Cooper-Dyke | | 2009–2010 | Southern | Sandy Pugh | Southern | Sandy Pugh | | 2010–2011 | Southern | Sandy Pugh | Prairie View A&M | Toyelle Wilson | | 2011-2012 | Mississippi Valley State | Nate Kilbert | Prairie View A&M | Toyelle Wilson | | 2012-2013 | Texas Southern | Cynthia Cooper-Dyke | Prairie View A&M | Toyelle Wilson | | 2013-2014 | Southern | Sandy Pugh | Prairie View A&M | Dawn Brown | | 2014-2015 | Alabama State | Freda Freeman-Jackson | Alabama State | Freda Freeman-Jackson | | 2015-2016 | Alabama State | Freda Freeman-Jackson | Alabama State | Freda Freeman-Jackson | | 2016-2017 | Texas Southern | Johnetta Hayes-Perry | Texas Southern | Johnetta Hayes-Perry |
BaseballThis is a list of the last 10 SWAC Baseball Tournament champions. For the full history, see Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament.| Year | Program |
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| 2007 | year=2007|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers|title=Prairie View}} | | 2008 | year=2008|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}} | | 2009 | year=2009|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}} | | 2010 | year=2010|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}} | | 2011 | year=2011|team=Alcorn State Braves|title=Alcorn State}} | | 2012 | year=2012|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers|title=Prairie View}} | | 2013 | year=2013|team=Jackson State Tigers|title=Jackson State}} | | 2014 | year=2014|team=Jackson State Tigers|title=Jackson State}} | | 2015 | year=2015|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}} | | 2016 | year=2016|team=Alabama State Hornets and Lady Hornets|title=Alabama State}} | | 2017 | year=2017|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}} |
SWAC marching bandsMarching bands have a rich tradition being a centerpiece of pride and school spirit for each institution in the conference. Furthermore, the competitiveness, prestige, pageantry, and showmanship of SWAC marching bands significantly add to the unique identity and culture of the conference. | School | Band | Dance Auxiliary |
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| Texas Southern | Ocean of Soul | Motion of the Ocean | | Southern | Human Jukebox | Fabulous Dancing Dolls | | Jackson State | Sonic Boom of the South | Prancing J-Settes | | Alabama State | Mighty Marching Hornets | Sensational Stingettes | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South (M4) | Golden Girls | | Alcorn State | Sounds of Dyn-O-mites | Golden Girls | | Grambling State | "World Famed" Tiger Marching Band | Orchesis Dance Company | | Prairie View A&M | Marching Storm | Black Foxes | | Alabama A&M | Marching Maroon and White | Dancin' Divas | | Mississippi Valley State | Mean Green Marching Machine | Satin Dolls |
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