Updated Sept. 3 at 11:21 AM (CT)
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.
Is Mississippi Valley State and Texas Southern no longer in the SWAC?
Indeed they are. We have made the correction. Thanks for holding us accountable for our reporting.
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