SWAC Regular Season Champions
SWAC Regular Season Champions
Full list of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) men’s basketball regular season champions, including head coach, by year. Note that prior to the 1977-78 season, the SWAC was not a Division I program. Bold means team went on to win the NCAA National Championship the same year. See also: SWAC Tournament Champions
| Season | Champion(s) | Head Coach(es) |
| 1956-57 | Texas Southern | Ed Adams |
| 1957-58 | Texas Southern (2) | Ed Adams (2) |
| 1958-59 | Grambling State | Fred Hobby |
| 1959-60 | Grambling State (2) | Fred Hobby (2) |
| 1960-61 | Prairie View A&M | Leroy Moore, Jr. |
| 1961-62 | Prairie View A&M (2) | Leroy Moore, Jr. (2) |
| 1962-63 | Grambling State (3) | Fred Hobby (3) |
| 1963-64 | Grambling State (4) | Fred Hobby (4) |
| Jackson State | Harrison Wilson | |
| 1964-65 | Southern | Richard Mack |
| 1965-66 | Alcorn A&M | E.E. Simmons |
| Grambling State (5) | Fred Hobby (5) | |
| 1966-67 | Alcorn A&M (2) | Robert Hopkins |
| Arkansas AM&N | Hubert Clemmons | |
| Grambling State (6) | Fred Hobby (6) | |
| 1967-68 | Alcorn A&M (3) | Robert Hopkins (2) |
| Jackson State (2) | Paul Covington | |
| 1968-69 | Alcorn A&M (4) | Robert Hopkins (3) |
| 1969-70 | Jackson State (3) | Paul Covington (2) |
| 1970-71 | Grambling State (7) | Fred Hobby (7) |
| 1971-72 | Grambling State (8) | Fred Hobby (8) |
| 1972-73 | Alcorn A&M (5) | Davey Whitney |
| 1973-74 | Jackson State (4) | Paul Covington (3) |
| 1974-75 | Jackson State (5) | Paul Covington (4) |
| 1975-76 | Alcorn State (6) | Davey Whitney (2) |
| 1976-77 | Texas Southern (3) | Robert Moreland |
| 1977-78 | Southern (2) | Carl Stewart |
| 1978-79 | Alcorn State (7) | Davey Whitney (3) |
| 1979-80 | Alcorn State (8) | Davey Whitney (4) |
| 1980-81 | Alcorn State (9) | Davey Whitney (5) |
| Southern (3) | Carl Stewart (2) | |
| 1981-82 | Alcorn State (10) | Davey Whitney (6) |
| Jackson State (6) | Paul Covington (5) | |
| 1982-83 | Texas Southern (4) | Robert Moreland (2) |
| 1983-84 | Alcorn State (11) | Davey Whitney (7) |
| 1984-85 | Alcorn State (12) | Davey Whitney (8) |
| 1985-86 | Alcorn State (13) | Davey Whitney (9) |
| Southern (4) | Robert Hopkins (4) | |
| 1986-87 | Grambling State (9) | Robert Hopkins (5) |
| 1987-88 | Southern (5) | Ben Jobe |
| 1988-89 | Grambling State (10) | Robert Hopkins (6) |
| Southern (6) | Ben Jobe (2) | |
| Texas Southern (5) | Robert Moreland (3) | |
| 1989-90 | Southern (7) | Ben Jobe (3) |
| 1990-91 | Jackson State (7) | Andy Stoglin |
| 1991-92 | Mississippi Valley State | Lafayette Stribling |
| Texas Southern (6) | Robert Moreland (4) | |
| 1992-93 | Jackson State (8) | Andy Stoglin (2) |
| 1993-94 | Texas Southern (7) | Robert Moreland (5) |
| 1994-95 | Texas Southern (8) | Robert Moreland (6) |
| 1995-96 | Jackson State (9) | Andy Stoglin (3) |
| Mississippi Valley State (2) | Lafayette Stribling (2) | |
| 1996-97 | Mississippi Valley State (3) | Lafayette Stribling (3) |
| 1997-98 | Texas Southern (9) | Robert Moreland (7) |
| 1998-99 | Alcorn State (14) | Davey Whitney (10) |
| 1999-00 | Alcorn State (15) | Davey Whitney (11) |
| 2000-01 | Alabama State | Rob Spivery |
| 2001-02 | Alcorn State (16) | Davey Whitney (12) |
| 2002-03 | Prairie View A&M (3) | Jerry Francis |
| 2003-04 | Alabama State (2) | Rob Spivery (2) |
| Mississippi Valley State (4) | Lafayette Stribling (4) | |
| 2004-05 | Alabama A&M | L. Vann Pettaway |
| 2005-06 | Southern (8) | Rob Spivery (3) |
| 2006-07 | Jackson State (10) | Tevester Anderson |
| Mississippi Valley State (5) | James Green | |
| 2007-08 | Alabama State (3) | Lewis Jackson |
| Mississippi Valley State (6) | James Green (2) | |
| 2008-09 | Alabama State (4) | Lewis Jackson (2) |
| 2009-10 | Jackson State (11) | Tevester Anderson (2) |
| 2010-11 | Texas Southern (10) | Tony Harvey |
| 2011-12 | Mississippi Valley State (7) | Sean Woods |
| 2012-13 | Texas Southern (11) | Mike Davis |
| 2013-14 | Southern (9) | Roman Banks |
| 2014-15 | Texas Southern (12) | Mike Davis (2) |
| 2015-16 | Texas Southern (13) | Mike Davis (3) |
| 2016-17 | Texas Southern (14) | Mike Davis (4) |
| 2017-18 | Grambling State (11) | Donte’ Jackson |
| 2018-19 | Prairie View A&M (4) | Byron Smith |
| 2019-20 | Prairie View A&M (5) | Byron Smith (2) |
| 2020-21 | Jackson State (12) | Wayne Brent |
| Prairie View A&M (6) | Byron Smith (3) | |
| 2021-22 | Alcorn State (17) | Landon Bussie |
| 2022-23 | Alcorn State (18) | Landon Bussie (2) |
| Grambling State (12) | Donte’ Jackson (2) | |
| 2023-24 | Grambling State (13) | Donte’ Jackson (3) |
| 2024-25 |
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