Alcorn State will become the newest member of the SWAC’s West Division, according to a WJTV’s Samaria Terry.
The SWAC plans to move Alcorn State to the West Division, per sources.
FAMU and Bethune-Cookman, of course, will be in the East.
— Samaria Terry (@samariaterry) September 2, 2020
“The SWAC plans to move Alcorn State to the West Division, per sources. FAMU and Bethune-Cookman, of course, will be in the East,” Terry reported on Twitter late Wednesday.
The move was necessary to accommodate the arrival of Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman, two athletic programs that will become the conference’s newest members beginning in 2021.
With the conference’s new alignment as a 12-team league, the East and West divisions will be set as follows:
| 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 | Texas Southern |
| Mississippi Valley State | Southern |
Alcorn State has been affiliated with the SWAC’s East Division since 1999 when the conference created the football championship game which was first played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
