List of Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

This is a list of yearly Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings.

SWAC standings

1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Jackson State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Alcorn State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Southern 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Alabama State $ 6 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1 Alcorn State 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Southern 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 Jackson State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Grambling State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1992 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 18 Alcorn State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Grambling State 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Alabama State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1993 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 15 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 No. 23 Alcorn State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Grambling State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Alabama State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2 Texas Southern 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Grambling State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 15 Alcorn State +^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 1 Southern 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Alabama State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1995 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 14 Jackson State $^   7 – 0     9 – 3   No. 11 Southern   6 – 1     11 – 1   Alabama State   5 – 2     8 – 3   Grambling State   4 – 3     5 – 6   Alcorn State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   2 – 5     2 – 9   Texas Southern   1 – 6     2 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. T–8 Jackson State $^   6 – 1     10 – 2   Southern   5 – 2     7 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Texas Southern   5 – 2     7 – 4   Alcorn State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Grambling State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Alabama State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 12 Southern $   8 – 0     11 – 1   No. 14 Jackson State ^   7 – 1     9 – 3   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 – 2     8 – 3   Texas Southern   4 – 4     5 – 6   Alcorn State   4 – 4     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   3 – 5     4 – 6   Alabama State   2 – 6     3 – 8   Grambling State   2 – 6     3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 8     0 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 14 Southern $   8 – 0     9 – 3   Jackson State   7 – 1     7 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 – 2     8 – 3   Texas Southern   4 – 4     6 – 5   Grambling State   4 – 4     5 – 6   Alabama State   3 – 5     5 – 6   Alcorn State   3 – 5     5 – 6   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 7     1 – 10   Prairie View A&M   0 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 19 Jackson State xy   4 – 0     9 – 3   Alabama A&M   3 – 1     6 – 5   Alcorn State   1 – 3     3 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 3     3 – 8   Alabama State   1 – 3     2 – 9   West Division No. 17 Southern xy$   4 – 0     11 – 2   Texas Southern   3 – 1     6 – 5   Grambling State   2 – 2     7 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 3     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   0 – 4     2 – 8   Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy   5 – 2     7 – 5   Alabama State x   5 – 2     6 – 5   Jackson State   4 – 3     7 – 4   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9   Alcorn State   0 – 7     0 – 11   West Division No. 13 Grambling State xy$   6 – 1     10 – 2   Texas Southern   5 – 2     8 – 3   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 3     6 – 5   Southern   4 – 3     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   1 – 6     1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama State xy   6 – 1     8 – 4   Jackson State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Alcorn State   5 – 2     6 – 5   Alabama A&M   3 – 4     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   0 – 7     0 – 11   West Division No. 8 Grambling State xy$   6 – 1     10 – 1   Southern   5 – 2     7 – 4   Prairie View A&M   2 – 5     3 – 7   Texas Southern   2 – 5     3 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     4 – 7   Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy   6 – 1     8 – 4   Jackson State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Alcorn State   3 – 4     6 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   3 – 4     5 – 6   Alabama State   2 – 5     6 – 6   West Division No. 8 Grambling State xy$   6 – 1     11 – 2   Southern   5 – 2     6 – 6   Texas Southern   3 – 4     4 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 5     3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama State xy   5 – 2     8 – 5   Alcorn State x   5 – 2     7 – 5   Alabama A&M   4 – 3     8 – 4   Jackson State   2 – 5     2 – 10   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     2 – 9   West Division No. 13 Southern xy$   6 – 1     12 – 1   No. 17 Grambling State x   6 – 1     9 – 3   Texas Southern   3 – 4     5 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 4     4 – 7   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     1 – 10   Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East No. 20 Alabama State xy$   6 – 1     10 – 2   Alabama A&M   5 – 2     7 – 4   Alcorn State   4 – 3     7 – 4   Jackson State   3 – 4     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     3 – 8   West Southern xy   6 – 1     8 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   5 – 2     6 – 3   Grambling State   3 – 4     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   1 – 6     3 – 8   Texas Southern   0 – 7     0 – 11   Championship: Alabama State 40, Southern 35 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy   7 – 2     9 – 3   Alabama State   6 – 3     6 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Alcorn State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Jackson State   2 – 7     2 – 9   West Division No. 11 Grambling State xy$   9 – 0     11 – 1   Southern   4 – 5     4 – 5   Prairie View A&M   3 – 6     5 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 6     3 – 8   Texas Southern   1 – 8     1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy$   6 – 3     9 – 3   Jackson State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Alcorn State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 4     6 – 5   Alabama State   5 – 4     5 – 6   West Division Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy   7 – 2     8 – 4   Southern   4 – 5     5 – 6   Grambling State   3 – 6     3 – 8   Texas Southern   3 – 6     3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   2 – 7     3 – 7   Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Jackson State xy$   7 – 2     8 – 4   Alabama A&M   6 – 3     3 – 3   Alabama State   4 – 5     5 – 6   Mississippi Valley State   2 – 7     3 – 8   Alcorn State   2 – 7     2 – 8   West Division No. 25 Grambling State xy   8 – 1     8 – 4   Southern   6 – 3     8 – 3   Prairie View A&M   6 – 3     7 – 3   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 5     4 – 7   Texas Southern   0 – 9     0 – 11   Championship: Jackson State 42, Grambling State 31 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Jackson State xy   6 – 1     7 – 5   Alabama A&M   4 – 3     5 – 7   Alabama State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     3 – 8   Alcorn State   1 – 6     2 – 10   West Division Grambling State xy$   7 – 0     11 – 2   Prairie View A&M   6 – 1     9 – 1   Southern   5 – 2     6 – 5   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 5     3 – 9   Texas Southern   1 – 6     4 – 8   Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama A&M xy   4 – 3     7 – 5   Alcorn State   3 – 4     3 – 6   Jackson State   3 – 4     3 – 7   Alabama State   1 – 6     4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     3 – 8   West Division No. 15 Prairie View A&M xy$   7 – 0     9 – 1   Grambling State   5 – 2     7 – 4   Texas Southern   5 – 2     6 – 5   Southern   3 – 4     6 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 4     5 – 5   Championship: Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alabama State xy   6 – 3     7 – 5   Jackson State x   6 – 3     8 – 3   Alcorn State   4 – 5     5 – 6   Alabama A&M   2 – 7     3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   0 – 9     0 – 10   West Division Texas Southern xy$   8 – 1     9 – 3   No. 23 Grambling State x   8 – 1     9 – 2   Prairie View A&M   6 – 3     7 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 5     5 – 6   Southern   1 – 8     2 – 9   Championship: Texas Southern 11, Alabama State 6 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 21 Jackson State x   7 – 2     9 – 2   Alabama State x   7 – 2     8 – 3   Alabama A&M xy   7 – 2     8 – 4   Alcorn State   1 – 8     2 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10   West Division Grambling State xy$   6 – 3     8 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   5 – 4     6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   5 – 4     5 – 6   Southern   4 – 5     4 – 7   Texas Southern   2 – 7     4 – 7   Championship: Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Jackson State and Southern were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Jackson State xy   7 – 2     7 – 5   Alabama State   7 – 2     7 – 4   Alabama A&M   6 – 3     7 – 4   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 4     5 – 6   Alcorn State   4 – 5     4 – 7   West Division Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$   8 – 1     10 – 2   Prairie View A&M   3 – 6     3 – 8   Southern   3 – 6     4 – 7   Texas Southern *   2 – 7     2 – 9   Grambling State   0 – 9     1 – 10   Championship: Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 OT $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason	2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Jackson State xy   8 – 1     8 – 4   Alcorn State   7 – 2     9 – 3   Alabama State *   7 – 2     8 – 4   Alabama A&M   4 – 5     4 – 8   Mississippi Valley State *   2 – 7     2 – 9   West Division Southern xy$   7 – 2     9 – 4   Prairie View A&M   5 – 4     6 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 7     2 – 9   Texas Southern *   2 – 7     2 – 9   Grambling State   1 – 8     1 – 11   Championship: Southern 34, Jackson State 27 2OT $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason
2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alcorn State x$   7 – 2     10 – 3   Alabama State *   5 – 4     7 – 5   Jackson State   3 – 6     5 – 7   Alabama A&M   3 – 6     4 – 8   Mississippi Valley State *   1 – 8     2 – 9   West Division Southern xy   8 – 1     9 – 4   Grambling State   7 – 2     7 – 5   Prairie View A&M *   5 – 4     5 – 5   Texas Southern   3 – 6     5 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff *   3 – 6     4 – 7   Championship: Alcorn State 38, Southern 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations	2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alcorn State xy$   7 – 2     9 – 4   Alabama State *   5 – 4     6 – 5   Alabama A&M   3 – 6     3 – 8   Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10   West Division No. 24 Grambling State xy   9 – 0     9 – 3   Prairie View A&M   8 – 1     8 – 2   Southern   6 – 3     6 – 5   Texas Southern   2 – 7     3 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     2 – 9   Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll	2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Alcorn State xy   5 – 4     5 – 6   Alabama A&M   4 – 5     4 – 7   Alabama State   3 – 6     4 – 7   Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10   West Division No. 16 Grambling State xy$   9 – 0     12 – 1   Southern *   8 – 1     8 – 3   Prairie View A&M   7 – 2     7 – 4   Texas Southern   4 – 5     4 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll