Editing Southwestern Athletic Conference (section)

===Chronological timeline===
* 1920 — The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) was founded. Charter members included [[Bishop College]], [[Paul Quinn College]], [[Prairie View A&M University|Prairie View State Normal & Industrial College]] (now Prairie View A&M University), [[Huston–Tillotson University|Samuel Huston College]] (Huston–Tillotson University), [[Texas College]] and [[Wiley University]], effective beginning the 1920–21 academic year.
* 1929 – Paul Quinn left the SWAC, effective after the 1928–29 academic year.
* 1932 – [[Langston University|Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University]] (now Langston University) joined the SWAC, effective in the 1932–33 academic year.
* 1935 – [[Southern University]] joined the SWAC, effective in the 1935–36 academic year.
* 1936 – [[University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff|Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College]] joined the SWAC, effective in the 1936–37 academic year.
* 1954 – Huston–Tillotson left the SWAC, effective after the 1953–54 academic year.
* 1954 – [[Texas Southern University]] joined the SWAC, effective in the 1954–55 academic year.
* 1956 – Bishop left the SWAC, effective after the 1955–56 academic year.
* 1957 – Langston left the SWAC, effective after the 1956–57 academic year.
* 1958 – [[Grambling State University|Grambling College]] (now Grambling State University) and [[Jackson State University|Jackson College for Negro Teachers]] (now Jackson State University) joined the SWAC, effective in the 1958–59 academic year.
* 1962 – Texas College left the SWAC, effective after the 1961–62 academic year.
* 1962 – [[Alcorn State University|Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College]] (now Alcorn State University) joined the SWAC, effective in the 1962–63 academic year.
* 1968 – Wiley left the SWAC, effective after the 1967–68 academic year.
* 1968 – [[Mississippi Valley State University|Mississippi Valley State College]] (now Mississippi Valley State University) joined the SWAC, effective in the 1968–69 academic year.
* 1970 – Arkansas–Pine Bluff (UAPB) left the SWAC, effective 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.
* 1982 – [[Alabama State University]] joined the SWAC, effective in the 1982–83 academic year.
* 1997 – Arkansas–Pine Bluff (UAPB) re-joined back to the SWAC as an affiliate member, effective in the 1997–98 academic year.
* 1999 – [[Alabama A&M University|Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University]] joined the SWAC, effective in the 1999–2000 academic year.
* 2021 – [[Bethune–Cookman University]] and [[Florida A&M University|Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University]] (Florida A&M) joined the SWAC, effective in the 2021–22 academic year.