---
"title": "Report: New SWAC realignment will feature Alcorn State in West Division"
"description": "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 […]"
"date": "2020-09-03"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Kenn Rashad"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2020/09/03/report-alcorn-state-to-become-member-of-swacs-west-division/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
  - "News"
"tags":
  - "Alcorn State"
  - "Bethune-Cookman"
  - "Florida A&M"
  - "SWAC"
---

# Report: New SWAC realignment will feature Alcorn State in West Division

*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](https://twitter.com/samariaterry/status/1301305920467730433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

“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.