2025-26 SWAC Preview: Southern Looking to Repeat - The IX Basketball

Southern University women's basketball team predicted to finish first in SWAC

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Southern University Lady Jaguars are expected to lead the SWAC this season. According to the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Southern was named the favorite heading into the season. The Lady Jags led the preseason poll with 14 first-place votes. The Jaguars ended the 2024-2025 season with an overall record of 21-15 and were named the SWAC Regular Season Champions, SWAC Tournament Champions, and reached …

2025-26 SWAC preview: Southern looking to repeat - The IX Basketball

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is looking to build on its recent success and continue garnering national respect. Last year, the SWAC had three programs — Southern, Alabama A&M and Texas Southern — earn postseason bids. Southern made history by becoming the first SWAC team to win an NCAA Tournament game, defeating UC San Diego in the opening round. Texas Southern and Alabama A&M competed in the WNIT, with Texas Southern notching an …