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Southern

latest conference era: SWAC

Loaded Seasons12
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2022 | +12.2
Best Finish#127 in 2018
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Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +12.2 PWR -0.1 2016: 8-3, margin +127, power +0.6, resume 58 / 100, final rank #1412017: 7-4, margin -4, power -0.1, resume 39 / 100, final rank #1482018: 7-4, margin +34, power +1.2, resume 48 / 100, final rank #1272019: 8-5, margin +89, power +0.6, resume 38 / 100, final rank #1402021: 4-7, margin -49, power +2.2, resume 34 / 100, final rank #2092022: 7-5, margin +119, power +12.2, resume 60 / 100, final rank #1552023: 6-5, margin +32, power +11.2, resume 53 / 100, final rank #1852024: 8-5, margin -31, power +11.5, resume 75 / 100, final rank #1692025: 2-10, margin -210, power +6.8, resume 11 / 100, final rank #2572026: 1-2, margin -65, power +9.6, resume 57 / 100, final rank #227 2016: 8-3, margin +127, power +0.6, resume 58 / 100, final rank #141+0.62017: 7-4, margin -4, power -0.1, resume 39 / 100, final rank #148-0.12018: 7-4, margin +34, power +1.2, resume 48 / 100, final rank #127+1.22019: 8-5, margin +89, power +0.6, resume 38 / 100, final rank #140+0.62021: 4-7, margin -49, power +2.2, resume 34 / 100, final rank #209+2.22022: 7-5, margin +119, power +12.2, resume 60 / 100, final rank #155+12.22023: 6-5, margin +32, power +11.2, resume 53 / 100, final rank #185+11.22024: 8-5, margin -31, power +11.5, resume 75 / 100, final rank #169+11.52025: 2-10, margin -210, power +6.8, resume 11 / 100, final rank #257+6.82026: 1-2, margin -65, power +9.6, resume 57 / 100, final rank #227+9.6 20168-320177-420187-420198-520214-720227-520236-520248-520252-1020261-2

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 12

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +9.8

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline -0.2

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 2.7

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2022 | +12.2

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2024

This is the program's best power season since 2024.

Best Resume Since Since 2024

This is the program's best resume season since 2024.

Best Finish 2018 | #127

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2024 | 75 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #4 | Power #4

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 75th | Power 75th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2016 | 8-3

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #202 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 1-2
Program baseline +9.8 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 2.7 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +12.2, record 7-5, and final loaded-board rank #155.

Best Loaded Resume

2024 Season

Resume 75 / 100 with 8 wins and a 62% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

+2.8 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +6.8 to +9.6.

Best Record

8-3

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2016, with a margin of +127.

Best Resume Season

2024 | 75 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest Vs. Standard

-0.2

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

12 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 SWACFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 1-2 #227 +9.6 57 -65 Open season page
2025 SWACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-10 #257 +6.8 11 -210 Program view
2024 SWACFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 8-5 #169 +11.5 75 -31 Program view
2023 SWACFCS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 6-5 #185 +11.2 53 +32 Program view
2022 SWACFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 7-5 #155 +12.2 60 +119 Program view
2021 SWACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-7 #209 +2.2 34 -49 Program view
2019 SWACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #140 +0.6 38 +89 Program view
2018 SWACFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 7-4 #127 +1.2 48 +34 Program view
2017 SWACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 7-4 #148 -0.1 39 -4 Program view
2016 SWACFCS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 8-3 #141 +0.6 58 +127 Program view
2015 SWACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-4 #145 +0.2 53 +17 Program view
2014 SWACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 9-4 #173 -0.3 38 +20 Program view