Southwestern Athletic Conference

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a college athletic conference made up of historically black universities in the southern United States. The conference was formed in 1920 by six colleges - Bishop College, Paul Quinn, Prairie View A&M, Texas College and Wiley College. Prarie View A&M is the only one remaining. 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 tax-supported colleges.

Between 1959 and 2003, Grambling State University, Jackson State University, Southern University and A&M College won every conference baseball championship.

Sources: Southwestern Athletic Conference & Wikipedia

2024 Schools

East

• Alabama A&M University
• Alabama State University
• Bethune-Cookman University
• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
• Jackson State University
• Mississippi Valley State University

West

• Alcorn State University
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• Grambling State University
• Prairie View A&M University
• Southern University and A&M College
• Texas Southern University

Conference Baseball Champions

• 1959 Southern University and A&M College
• 1960 Southern University and A&M College
• 1961 Grambling State University
• 1962 Grambling State University
• 1963 Grambling State University
• 1964 Grambling State University
• 1965 Southern University and A&M College
• 1966 Southern University and A&M College
• 1967 Grambling State University
• 1968 Jackson State University
• 1969 Southern University and A&M College
• 1970 Southern University and A&M College
• 1971 Jackson State University
• 1972 Southern University and A&M College
• 1973 Jackson State University
• 1974 Southern University and A&M College
• 1975 Southern University and A&M College
• 1976 Southern University and A&M College

Year	East Champion	West Champion	Tournament Champion
1977	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
1978	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
1979	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
1980	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
1981	Alcorn State University	Grambling State University	Southern University and A&M College
1982	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
1983	Mississippi Valley State University	Grambling State University	Grambling State University
1984	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Grambling State University
1985	Alcorn State University	Grambling State University	Grambling State University
1986	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
1987	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
1988	Alcorn State University	Grambling State University	Southern University and A&M College
1989	Jackson State University	Grambling State University	Jackson State University
1990	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
1991	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
1992	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
1993	Jackson State University	Grambling State University	Jackson State University Southern University and A&M College
1994	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
1995	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
1996	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
1997	Alcorn State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
1998	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
1999	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
2000	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
2001	Alcorn State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
2002	Alcorn State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
2003	Mississippi Valley State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
2004	Mississippi Valley State University	Southern University and A&M College	Texas Southern University
2005	Mississippi Valley State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
2006	Mississippi Valley State University	Prairie View A&M University	Prairie View A&M University
2007	Jackson State University	Prairie View A&M University	Prairie View A&M University
2008	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Texas Southern University
2009	Mississippi Valley State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
2010	Jackson State University	Texas Southern University	Grambling State University
2011	Alcorn State University	Southern University and A&M College	Alcorn State University
2012	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Prairie View A&M University
2013	Jackson State University	Southern University and A&M College	Jackson State University
2014	Alabama State University	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Jackson State University
2015	Alabama State University	Texas Southern University	Texas Southern University
2016	Alabama State University	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Alabama State University
2017	Jackson State University	Grambling State University	Texas Southern University
2018	Alabama State University	Texas Southern University	Texas Southern University
2019	Alabama State University	Southern University and A&M College	Southern University and A&M College
2020	Season cancelled in March
2021	Jackson State University	Prairie View A&M University	Southern University and A&M College
2022	Alabama State University	Southern University and A&M College	Alabama State University
2023	Alabama State University	Grambling State University	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
2024	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Texas Southern University	Grambling State University