Editing Southwestern Athletic Conference (section)

===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 State Tigers|Grambling]]
|Patricia Bibbs
|[[Mississippi Valley State University|Mississippi Valley State]]
|Jessie Harris
|-
|1987–88
|[[Mississippi Valley State University|Mississippi Valley State]]
|Jessie Harris
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|Patricia Bibbs
|-
|1988–89
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|Patricia Bibbs
|[[Alabama State University|Alabama State]]
|[[Ron Mitchell (coach)|Ron Mitchell]]
|-
|1989–90
|[[Grambling State Tigers|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]]<br />[[Southern Jaguars|Southern]]
|Shirley Walker<br />Herman Hartman
|[[Mississippi Valley State University|Mississippi Valley State]]
|Jessie Harris
|-
|1993–94
|[[Alcorn State]]
|Shirley Walker
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|Patricia Bibbs
|-
|1994–95
|[[Alcorn State]]<br />[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]<br />[[Jackson State]]
|Shirley Walker<br />Patricia Bibbs<br />Andrew Pennington
|[[Jackson State]]
|Andrew Pennington
|-
|1995–96
|[[Alcorn State]]<br />[[Jackson State]]
|Shirley Walker<br />Andrew Pennington
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|Patricia Bibbs
|-
|1996–97
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|Patricia Bibbs
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|Patricia Bibbs
|-
|1997–98
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|David Ponton
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|David Ponton
|-
|1998–99
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|David Ponton
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|David Ponton
|-
|1999–00
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling]]
|David Ponton
|[[Alcorn State]]
|Shirley Walker
|-
|2000–01
|[[Alcorn State]]
|Shirley Walker
|[[Alcorn State]]
|Shirley Walker
|-
|2001–02
|[[Southern Jaguars|Southern]]
|Sandy Pugh
|[[Southern Jaguars|Southern]]
|Sandy Pugh
|-
|2002–03
|[[Alabama State University|Alabama State]]<br />[[Jackson State]]
|Freda Freeman-Jackson<br />Denise Taylor
|[[Alabama State University|Alabama State]]
|Freda Freeman-Jackson
|-
|2003–04
|[[Alabama State University|Alabama State]]
|Freda Freeman-Jackson
|[[Southern Jaguars|Southern]]
|Sandy Pugh
|-
|2004–05
|[[Alcorn State]]
|Shirley Walker
|[[Alcorn State]]
|Shirley Walker
|-
|2005–06
|[[Jackson State]]<br />[[Southern Jaguars|Southern]]
|Denise Taylor<br />Sandy Pugh
|[[Southern University|Southern]]
|Sandy Pugh
|-
|2006–07
|[[Prairie View A&M]]<br />[[Jackson State]]
|[[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke]]<br />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 Jaguars|Southern]]
|Sandy Pugh
|[[Southern Jaguars|Southern]]
|Sandy Pugh
|-
|2010–11
|[[Southern Jaguars|Southern]]
|Sandy Pugh
|[[Prairie View A&M University|Prairie View A&M]]
|[[Toyelle Wilson]]
|-
|2011–12
|[[Mississippi Valley State University|Mississippi Valley State]]
|Nate Kilbert
|[[Prairie View A&M University|Prairie View A&M]]
|[[Toyelle Wilson]]
|-
|2012–13
|[[Texas Southern Tigers|Texas Southern]]
|[[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke]]
|[[Prairie View A&M University|Prairie View A&M]]
|[[Toyelle Wilson]]
|-
|2013–14
|[[Southern Jaguars|Southern]]
|Sandy Pugh
|[[Prairie View A&M University|Prairie View A&M]]
|Dawn Brown
|-
|2014–15
|[[Alabama State University|Alabama State]]
|Freda Freeman-Jackson 
|[[Alabama State University|Alabama State]]
|Freda Freeman-Jackson
|-
|2015–16
|[[Alabama State University|Alabama State]]
|Freda Freeman-Jackson 
|[[Alabama State University|Alabama State]]
|Freda Freeman-Jackson
|-
|2016–17
|[[Texas Southern University|Texas Southern]]
|Johnetta Hayes-Perry 
|[[Texas Southern University|Texas Southern]]
|Johnetta Hayes-Perry 
|-
|2017–18
|[[Southern University|Southern]]
|Sandy Pugh
|[[Grambling State University|Grambling]]
|Freddie Murray 
|-
|2018–19
|[[Southern University|Southern]]
|Carlos Funchess
|[[Southern University|Southern]]
|Carlos Funchess
|-
|2019–20
|[[Southern University|Southern]]
|Carlos Funchess
|colspan=2|''Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic''
|-
|2020–21
|[[Jackson State University|Jackson State]]
|Tomekia Reed
|[[Jackson State University|Jackson State]]
|Tomekia Reed
|-
|2021–22
|[[Jackson State University|Jackson State]]
|Tomekia Reed
|[[Jackson State University|Jackson State]]
|Tomekia Reed
|-
|2022–23
|[[Jackson State University|Jackson State]]
|Tomekia Reed
|[[Southern University|Southern]]
|Carlos Funchess
|-
|2023–24
|[[Jackson State University|Jackson State]]
|Tomekia Reed
|Jackson State
|Tomekia Reed
|}