Southwestern Athletic Conference
Collegiate athletic conference made up of historically black colleges and universities / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for most sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA.
Association | NCAA |
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Founded | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) |
Commissioner | Charles McClelland |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division I |
Subdivision | FCS |
No. of teams | 12 |
Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama |
Region | Southern |
Official website | www |
Locations | |
The SWAC is considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football.[1] On the gridiron, the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level of the NCAA, leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence.[2][3] In 1994, the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of becoming the first non-Football Bowl Subdivision conference to attract one million fans to its home games.