Southwestern Athletic Conference - Definition and Overview

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a college athletic conference made up of historically black universities in the southern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports.

Member schools

• Alabama A&M University
• Alabama State University
• Alcorn State University
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• Grambling State University
• Jackson State University
• Mississippi Valley State University
• Prairie View A&M University
• Southern University (Baton Rouge)
• Texas Southern University

Former members (and years of membership): Arkansas AM&N (1936-1970), Bishop College (1920-1956), Langston University (1931-1957), Paul Quinn College (1920-1929), Sam Houston College (1920-1959), Texas College (1920-1968), and Wiley College (1920-1968).

External link

• Official Website of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (http://www.swac.org/index.htm)