Editing Southwestern Athletic Conference (section)

==Member schools==

===Current full members===
The SWAC currently has 12 full members, all but one are [[Public university|public]] schools:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! class="unsortable" | Colors
|-
! colspan="10" style="color:#fff; background:#ED192D;"| East Division
|-
| '''[[Alabama A&M University]]'''
| [[Huntsville, Alabama]]
| 1875
| Public
| 6,172
| [[Alabama A&M Bulldogs|Bulldogs (men's)<br />Lady Bulldogs (women's)]]
| 1999
| {{college color boxes|Alabama A&M Bulldogs}}
|-
| '''[[Alabama State University]]'''
| [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
| 1867
| Public
| 4,190
| [[Alabama State Hornets|Hornets (men's)<br />Lady Hornets (women's)]]
| 1982
| {{college color boxes|Alabama State Hornets}}
|-
| '''[[Bethune-Cookman University]]'''
| [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
| 1904
| [[United Methodist Church|United<br>Methodist]]
| 2,901
| [[Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 2021
| {{college color boxes|Bethune-Cookman Wildcats}}
|-
| '''[[Florida A&M University]]'''
| [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
| 1887
| Public
| 9,626
| [[Florida A&M Rattlers|Rattlers]]
| 2021
| {{college color boxes|Florida A&M Rattlers}}
|-
| '''[[Jackson State University]]'''
| [[Jackson, Mississippi]]
| 1877
| Public
| 7,080
| [[Jackson State Tigers|Tigers (men's)<br />Lady Tigers (women's)]]
| 1958
| {{college color boxes|Jackson State Tigers}}
|-
| '''[[Mississippi Valley State University]]'''
| [[Itta Bena, Mississippi]]{{efn|group=full|MVSU has an Itta Bena mailing address, but is located in unincorporated [[Leflore County, Mississippi|Leflore County]] and is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as [[Mississippi Valley State (CDP), Mississippi|Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi]].}}
| 1950
| Public
| 2,147
| [[Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils|Delta Devils (men's)<br />Devilettes (women's)]]
| 1968
| {{college color boxes|Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils}}
|-
! colspan="10" style="color:#fff; background:#000;"| West Division
|-
| '''[[Alcorn State University]]'''
| [[Lorman, Mississippi]]{{efn|group=full|Alcorn State has a Lorman mailing address, but is located in an unincorporated area of [[Claiborne County, Mississippi|Claiborne County]] that is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as [[Alcorn State University#Demographics|Alcorn State, Mississippi]].}}
| 1871
| Public
| 3,523
| [[Alcorn State Braves|Braves (men's)<br />Lady Braves (women's)]]
| 1962
| {{college color boxes|Alcorn State Braves}}
|-
| {{sort|Arkansas–Pine Bluff|'''[[University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff]]'''}}
| [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]]
| 1873
| Public
| 2,498
| [[Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions|Golden Lions (men's)<br />Golden Lady Lions (women's)]]
| 1936;<br />1997{{efn|group=full|Arkansas–Pine Bluff left the SWAC after the 1969–70 school year as Arkansas AM&N; before re-joining in the 1997–98 school year as an affiliate, and to gain full member status the following season (1998–99).}}
| {{college color boxes|Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions}}
|-
| '''[[Grambling State University]]'''
| [[Grambling, Louisiana]]
| 1901
| Public
| 5,438
| [[Grambling State Tigers|Tigers (men's)<br />Lady Tigers (women's)]]
| 1958
| {{college color boxes|Grambling State Tigers}}
|-
| '''[[Prairie View A&M University]]'''
| [[Prairie View, Texas]]
| 1876
| Public
| 9,893
| [[Prairie View A&M Panthers|Panthers (men's)<br />Lady Panthers (women's)]]
| 1920
| {{college color boxes|Prairie View A&M Panthers}}
|-
| '''[[Southern University]]'''
| [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
| 1880
| Public
| 7,140
| [[Southern Jaguars|Jaguars (men's)<br />Lady Jaguars (women's)]]
| 1935
| {{college color boxes|Southern Jaguars}}
|-
| '''[[Texas Southern University]]'''
| [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| 1947
| Public
| 7,524
| [[Texas Southern Tigers|Tigers (men's)<br />Lady Tigers (women's)]]
| 1954
| {{college color boxes|Texas Southern Tigers}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Former members===
The SWAC had six former full members, all but one were [[Private university|private]] schools:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Bishop College]]'''
| [[Marshall, Texas]]{{efn|group=former|Bishop was originally at [[Marshall, Texas]], during its tenure with the SWAC until 1961, when the college was moved to [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], until the school's closing in 1988}}
| 1881
| [[American Baptist Home Mission Society|Baptist HMS]]
| N/A
| [[Bishop Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1920–21
| 1955–56
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Bishop was closed in 1988. Upon its closure, Paul Quinn College relocated from Waco to Dallas and re-established itself at the Bishop College campus.}}
|-
| '''[[Huston–Tillotson University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Samuel Huston College until its merger with Tillotson College on October 24, 1952.}}
| [[Austin, Texas]]
| 1881
| [[United Methodist Church|Methodist]],<br>[[United Church of Christ|Church of Christ]]
| 900
| [[Huston–Tillotson Rams|Rams]]
| 1920–21
| 1953–54<ref name="Austin American (p. 23)"/>
| [[Red River Athletic Conference|Red River (RRAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA|Currently an [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Langston University]]'''
| [[Langston, Oklahoma]]
| 1897
| Public
| 3,922
| [[Langston Lions|Lions]]
| 1931–32
| 1956–57
| [[Sooner Athletic Conference|Sooner (SAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}}
|-
| '''[[Paul Quinn College]]'''
| [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]
| 1872
| [[African Methodist Episcopal Church|A.M.E. Church]]
| 1,020
| [[Paul Quinn Tigers|Tigers]]
| 1920–21
| 1928–29
| [[Red River Athletic Conference|Red River (RRAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}}
|-
| '''[[Texas College]]'''
| [[Tyler, Texas]]
| 1894
| [[Christian Methodist Episcopal Church|C.M.E. Church]]
| 600
| [[Texas College Steers and Lady Steers|Steers]]
| 1920–21
| 1961–62<ref name="Shreveport Times (sec. D, p. 5)"/>
| [[Red River Athletic Conference|Red River (RRAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}}
|-
| '''[[Wiley University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Formerly known as Wiley College from 1929 to November 3, 2023.}}
| [[Marshall, Texas]]
| 1873
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 1,200
| [[Wiley Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| 1920–21
| 1967–68
| [[HBCU Athletic Conference|HBCU (HBCUAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=NAIA}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

=== Divisional realignment ===
Alcorn State moved to the West Division with the additions of both Bethune–Cookman and Florida A&M in 2021.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!East Division
!West Division
|-
|Alabama A&M
|Alcorn State
|-
|Alabama State
|Arkansas-Pine Bluff
|-
|Bethune-Cookman
|Grambling State
|-
|Florida A&M
|Prairie View A&M
|-
|Jackson State
|Southern
|-
|Mississippi Valley State
|Texas Southern
|}

===Membership timeline===
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