With the July 1 addition of Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman making the Southwestern Athletic Conference a 12-team league and Alcorn State making the switch to the league’s West division, a heightened sense of anticipation is expectedly understandable.
Back in May, after the SWAC’s spring football championship game, HBCU Sports’ Kenn Rashad and Kendrick Marshall published their 2021 SWAC fall football predicted order of finish.
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Below is how they see the season playing out.
| KENN RASHAD | KENDRICK MARSHALL |
| EAST DIVISION | EAST DIVISION |
| Alabama A&M | Florida A&M |
| Florida A&M | Jackson State |
| Jackson State | Alabama A&M |
| Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman |
| Alabama State | Alabama State |
| Mississippi Valley State | Mississippi Valley State |
| WEST DIVISION | WEST DIVISION |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Alcorn State |
| Alcorn State | Southern |
| Southern | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| Grambling | Grambling |
| Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M |
| Texas Southern | Texas Southern |
The SWAC’s football media day is slated to begin Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. (CST) at the Sheraton-Birmingham in Alabama.
