Southwestern Athletic Conference

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States composed primarily of historically Black colleges and universities competing in NCAA Division I, particularly known for its football and basketball programs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf HBCU athletic conference
NCAA Division I conference
collegiate athletic conference
abbreviation SWAC
competitionLevel Division I
competitionType intercollegiate athletics
country United States of America
surface form: United States
emphasisSport basketball
football
focusesOn college athletics
footballSubdivision NCAA Division I FCS
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
governs regular season competition among member schools
hasCharacteristic composed primarily of HBCUs
hasCulturalAssociation African American culture
HBCU marching band traditions
hasFeature conference championships
postseason tournaments
rivalry games
hasGenderPolicy sponsors men's sports
sponsors women's sports
hasMediaCoverage online streaming
radio broadcasts
television broadcasts
hasMemberType private universities
public universities
hasSport baseball
cross country
football
men's basketball
softball
track and field
volleyball
women's basketball
isPartOf college sports in the United States
knownFor college basketball
college football
language English
memberInstitutionCharacteristic predominantly HBCUs
memberType historically Black colleges and universities
organizes conference basketball tournaments
conference championship games
regionServed Southern United States
southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States
shortName SWAC
sportLevel NCAA Division I
subdivision NCAA Division I FCS

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subject surface form: Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers
this entity surface form: SWAC East Division
Alabama State University athleticsConference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Bethune–Cookman University athleticsConference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Florida A&M University athleticsConference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas Southern University athleticsConference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas Southern Tigers football conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
SWAC fullName Southwestern Athletic Conference
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference hasRivalConference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division I baseball conferences include Southwestern Athletic Conference
Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers (college athletics) memberOf Southwestern Athletic Conference
subject surface form: Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers
Jackson State University memberOf Southwestern Athletic Conference
Texas Southern Tigers football memberOf Southwestern Athletic Conference
this entity surface form: Southwestern Athletic Conference West Division