Since 1999, the SWAC has chosen its champion in a conference championship game. Here is everything you should know about the SWAC Football Championship in 2025.
When is the SWAC Championship in 2025?
This Saturday, December 6, 2025, is the date of the 2025 SWAC Championship. It will include the East and West divisional champions. At 3 p.m. ET, ESPN2 will broadcast the championship game.
Who is participating in the SWAC Championship in 2025?
The SWAC title will be decided by the matchup between the SWAC East and West division winners.
Where is SWAC Championship 2025?
Whichever division champion wins the SWAC East or SWAC West gets to host the SWAC Championship. The finals are hosted by the division winner with the best conference record.
According to the SWAC website, these are the steps to follow if a tiebreaker is required:
- Head-to-Head Competition
- Overall conference record versus common divisional and non-divisional opponents
- Record versus divisional opponents
- Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll (FCS) ranking
- NCAA FCS Simple Ratings System
- Best point differential between the tied teams, common head-to-head match ups
- Best point differential between the tied teams common head-to-head match ups, against teams with the best overall (divisional and non-divisional) record and proceeding through other common non-divisional teams based on their order of finish
- Coin flip
What are the SWAC football standings?
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | 6-0 |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 6-0 |
| 3 | Tarleton State | 7-0 |
| 4 | Montana State | 5-2 |
| 5 | Montana | 6-0 |
| 6 | UC Davis | 5-1 |
| 7 | Lehigh | 7-0 |
| 8 | North Dakota | 4-2 |
| 9 | Monmouth | 5-1 |
| 10 | Tennessee Tech | 6-0 |
In the SWAC, which division has the most titles?
In SWAC title games, excepting Texas Southern’s vacated 2010 title, the SWAC West leads the SWAC East 13–12. Seven of the previous seven SWAC football titles have been won by the SWAC East.
Alcorn State was formerly in the East division but joined the West division in 2021.
The history of the SWAC Championship game
The list of SWAC conference winners since the championship game is as follows. Grambling State has won eight SWAC Championships, the most since the title game began. Grambling State has won more football titles than any other SWAC school.
| Wins | Appearances | PCT | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 10 | .800 | Grambling State |
| 4 | 6 | .667 | Alcorn State |
| 4 | 8 | .500 | Jackson State |
| 3 | 9 | .333 | Southern |
| 2 | 7 | .286 | Alabama A&M |
| 1 | 4 | .250 | Alabama State |
| 1 | 3 | .333 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| 1 | 3 | .333 | Prairie View A&M |
| 1 | 1 | 1.000 | Florida A&M |
| 1 | 1 | VACATED | Texas Southern |
| 0 | 0 | .000 | Bethune-Cookman |
| 0 | 0 | .000 | Mississippi Valley State |
| YEAR | CHAMPION | Loser | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jackson State | Southern | 41-13 | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS |
| 2023 | Florida A&M | Prairie View A&M | 35-14 | Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL |
| 2022 | Jackson State | Southern | 43-24 | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS |
| 2021 | Jackson State | Prairie View A&M | 27-10 | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS |
| 2020-21 | Alabama A&M | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 40-33 | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS |
| 2019 | Alcorn State | Southern | 39-24 | Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS |
| 2018 | Alcorn State | Southern | 37-28 | Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS |
| 2017 | Grambling State | Alcorn State | 40-32 | NRG Stadium Houston, TX |
| 2016 | Grambling State | Alcorn State | 27-20 | NRG Stadium Houston, TX |
| 2015 | Alcorn State | Grambling State | 49-21 | NRG Stadium Houston, TX |
| 2014 | Alcorn State | Southern | 38-24 | NRG Stadium Houston, TX |
| 2013 | Southern | Jackson State | 34-27 | NRG Stadium Houston, TX |
| 2012 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Jackson State | 224-21 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2011 | Grambling State | Alabama A&M | 16-15 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2010 | Texas Southern (Vacated) |
Alabama State | 11-6 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2009 | Prairie View A&M | Alabama A&M | 30-24 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2008 | Grambling State | Jackson State | 41-9 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2007 | Jackson State | Grambling State | 42-31 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2006 | Alabama A&M | Arkanasas-Pine Bluff | 22-13 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2005 | Grambling State | Alabama A&M | 45-6 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2004 | Alabama State | Southern | 40-35 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2003 | Southern | Alabama State | 20-9 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2002 | Grambling State | Alabama A&M | 31-19 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2001 | Grambling State | Alabama State | 38-31 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 2000 | Grambling State | Alabama A&M | 14-6 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
| 1999 | Southern | Jackson State | 31-30 | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
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