Southwest Conference
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The Southwest Conference was a historic college athletic conference in the south-central United States, best known for featuring major Texas universities in NCAA competition before disbanding in the mid-1990s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college athletic conference
ⓘ
defunct sports organization ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | round-robin scheduling in football for much of its history ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | major college level ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1996 ⓘ |
| fielded |
baseball teams with College World Series appearances
ⓘ
basketball teams with NCAA Tournament success ⓘ football champions with national prominence ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Big 12 Conference
ⓘ
Conference USA ⓘ expanded Western Athletic Conference ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| hadMember |
Baylor University
ⓘ
Rice University ⓘ Southern Methodist University ⓘ Texas A&M University ⓘ Texas Christian University ⓘ Texas Tech University ⓘ University of Arkansas ⓘ University of Houston ⓘ University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dallas, Texas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1914 ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on Texas college sports culture
ⓘ
rivalries among major Texas universities ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Texas ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | regional television contracts ⓘ |
| memberOf | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| nickname | SWC ⓘ |
| notableEvent | departure of University of Arkansas to Southeastern Conference in 1991 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
baseball
ⓘ
major college football ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ track and field ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
conference realignment
ⓘ
television revenue shifts ⓘ |
| region |
South Central United States
ⓘ
surface form:
South-central United States
|
| shortName | SWC ⓘ |
| sport | college athletics ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline |
American football
ⓘ
baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ track and field ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Football Bowl Subdivision
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I-A football
|
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