List of Southwest Conference champions

This is a list of Southwest Conference champions.

* – Denotes shared title Notes: No official champion in 1944 due to World War II.

Tournament Hosts: Additional references: [1] * – Denotes shared title Additional reference: [2] [3] [4] Competition was held every year beginning in 1938 and ending in 1956 except between 1944–1946 and 1953.

[5] * – Denotes shared title Notes:[6] [6] In 1994, Texas A&M would have won the Southwest Conference title with a 6–0–1 record, but they were ruled ineligible for the conference title and postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.

As such, the five teams which finished behind A&M with the same conference record of 4–3 were recognized as co-champions.

Houston's 1976 Southwest Conference football championship trophy