BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference Football Championship game picture got clearer after this past weekend’s slate of games.
In the Eastern Division, Jackson State clinched its first divisional title since 2013 with a 21-17 come from behind road win over Southern. The Tigers will look to claim their first league title since the 2007 season when they meet the Western Division Champion (PVAMU/ALCN) at the 2021 Cricket SWAC Football Championship presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar.
In the Western Division, Prairie View A&M can clinch its first championship game appearance since 2009 with a Alcorn State loss at Jackson State (Nov. 20, ESPN+) or a win against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 27, ESPN+) in the Panthers final conference regular season outing of the season.
Alcorn State kept its title game hopes alive on Saturday with a 31-29 home win over Prairie View A&M.
The Braves will need help in order to clinch their seventh appearance in the championship game. Alcorn State will need to win its game at Jackson State and have Prairie View A&M lose its game versus Mississippi Valley State in order for the Braves to clinch a berth in the title game.
The 2021 Cricket SWAC Football Championship presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar is scheduled to be played on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3:00 p.m. CST at the home facility of the highest seeded team at the conclusion of regular season play. The championship game is also slated to be carried live on ESPN2.
SWAC Football Championship Host Tiebreaker Policy
1. Head-to-Head Competition
2. Overall conference record versus common divisional and non-divisional opponents
3. Record versus divisional opponents
4. Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll (FCS) ranking
5. NCAA FCS Simple Ratings System
6. Best point differential between the tied teams, common head-to-head match ups
7. 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
8. Coin flip
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
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www.swac.org.