SWAC Announces Spring 2021 Football Predicted Order of Finish
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its preseason football poll during the Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Virtual Media Day on Thursday with the Alcorn State Braves and Southern Jaguars tabbed to once again win their respective divisions.
Alcorn State will look to claim its seventh consecutive divisional title during what will mark the Braves’ final season competing in the SWAC East division. Last season Alcorn State won its fourth league championship in six seasons with a 39-24 win over Southern. Alabama A&M was picked to finish second in the division followed by Alabama State, Jackson State, and Mississippi Valley State.
In the SWAC West division the Southern Jaguars will seek their third consecutive divisional title and also look to capture their first league championship since 2013. Grambling State, which claimed league titles in 2016 and 2017 was tabbed to finish second followed by Prairie View A&M, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and Texas Southern.
The upcoming season is slated to kickoff next month and features a six game league slate highlighted by four games against division opponents and two games against non-division opponents. The season will culminate with the Cricket Wireless SWAC Championship Game. The game is scheduled to be played on Saturday, May 1.
Predicted Order of Finish
SWAC East
- Alcorn State 93 (14)
- Alabama A&M 77 (4)
- Alabama State 63 (1)
- Jackson State 60 (1)
- Mississippi Valley State 37
SWAC West
- Southern 90 (14)
- Grambling State 86 (4)
- Prairie View A&M 67 (2)
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff 46
- Texas Southern 31
(1st Place Votes)
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
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2021 Spring SWAC Schedule
| Home | Away | Venue | Match Day | TV/Streaming | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward Waters  |  Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | Jackson, MS | - | - |
Southern  |  Alabama State | ASU Stadium | Montgomery, AL | - | - |
| Jackson State |  Grambling State | Eddie Robinson Stadium | Grambling, LA | - | - |
Alabama A&M  |  South Carolina State | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium | Orangeburg, SC | - | - |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff  | Southern | A.W. Mumford Stadium | Baton Rouge, LA | - | - |
Texas Southern  |  Prairie View A&M | Panther Stadium | Prairie View, TX | - | - |
| Grambling State | Prairie View A&M | Globe Life Park | Arlington, TX | - | - |
Mississippi Valley State  | Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | Jackson, MS | - | - |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Grambling State | Eddie Robinson Stadium | Grambling, LA | - | - |
| Jackson State | Alabama State | ASU Stadium | Montgomery, AL | - | - |
| Southern | Texas Southern | BBVA Stadium | Houston, TX | - | - |
| South Carolina State | Alabama State | Cramton Bowl | Montgomery, AL | - | - |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Mississippi Valley State | Rice-Totten Stadium | Itta Bena, MS | - | - |
| Southern | Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | Jackson, MS | - | - |
| Alabama A&M | Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | Jackson, MS | - | - |
| Mississippi Valley State | Alabama State | ASU Stadium | Montgomery, AL | - | - |
| Grambling State | Southern | Independence Stadium | Shreveport, LA | - | - |
| Prairie View A&M | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Simmons Bank Field | Pine Bluff, AR | - | - |
| Alabama A&M | Alabama State | Legion Field | Birmingham, AL | - | - |
| Alabama A&M | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | Jackson, MS | - | - |
