American Southwest
Five current members, six former. Our membership records under this name start in 2014.
2026 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Simmons | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1294 | WWWWW | at Nelson (TX) Oct 24 | ||
| Mary Hardin Baylor | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1266 | WWLWW | at McMurry Oct 24 | ||
| Howard Payne | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1141 | WWWLW | vs. Hardin Simmons Oct 31 | ||
| East Texas Baptist | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1044 | LWLWL | vs. McMurry Oct 31 | ||
| McMurry | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1058 | WLWLL | vs. Mary Hardin Baylor Oct 24 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, week 7. Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 2026
American Southwest teams are 15–5 outside the conference so far.
- Others4–0
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference2–1
- American Rivers Conference1–1
- Northwest Conference2–0
- Southern Athletic Conference1–1
- USA South1–1
- Commonwealth Coast Conference0–1
- Independent DIII1–0
- New Jersey Conference1–0
- So. Cal.1–0
- Wisconsin Conference1–0
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
Members
Every school and its years (11)
Members now
- East Texas Baptist 2014 on
- Hardin Simmons 2014 on
- Howard Payne 2014 on
- Mary Hardin Baylor 2014 on
- McMurry 2015–2023, 2026 on
Former members
- Austin 2020–2023
- Sul Ross State 2014–2023
- Texas Lutheran 2017–2023
- Southwestern U 2017–2022
- Belhaven 2014–2021
- Louisiana Christian 2014–2019
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 2014; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 103 team-seasons from 2014. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.