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Southwestern Conference History

Southwestern Conference logoCollinsville is a founding member of the Southwestern Conference. The Kahoks have been members of the conference since its inception, with the exception of the two years the conference was disbanded (1953-54, 1954-55) and the 1979-80 season.

Roots of the current conference can be traced back to 1923-24 when the Southwest Conference was formed. The confernece was dissolved and reformed in 1934-35 as the Madison-St. Clair Conference, which was renamed the Southwestern Conference in 1937-38.

Other current conference members include: Alton, Belleville East, Belleville West, East St. Louis, Edwardsville and O'Fallon.

1923-24
6 teams. Southwest Conference formed: Alton, Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Granite City, and Wood River.
1924-25
7 teams. Mascoutah added.
1925-26
10 teams. Jerseyville, O'Fallon, and Madison added.
1926-27
8 teams. Madison, O'Fallon, and Macoutah dropped. East St. Louis added.
1928-29
7 teams. Jerseyville dropped.
1930-31
8 teams. Madison rejoined.
1934-35
7 teams. Edwardsville lost membership. Conference dissolved and reformed as Madison-St. Clair Conference.
1937-38
8 teams. Edwardsville reinstated. Renamed to Southwestern Conference.
1948-49
7 teams. Madison dropped.
1953-54
Conference dissolved.
1955-56
7 teams. Southwestern Conference formed again: Alton, Belleville, Collinsville, East St. Louis, Edwardsville, Granite City and Wood River.
1966-67
7 teams. Belleville split into two schools, East and West. Belleville West remained in the conference.
1971-72
6 teams. Wood River dropped.
1972-73
8 teams. Belleville East and Cahokia added.
1973-74
8 teams. Granite City split into two schools, North and South. Granite City South remained in the conference.
1975-76
7 teams. Granite City South dropped.
1979-80
4 teams. Cahokia and Edwardsville dropped. Collinsville dropped for basketball only.
1980-81
5 teams. Collinsville reinstated for basketball.
1984-85
6 teams. Granite City reinstated.
1996-97
8 teams. Edwardsville reinstated. Lincoln - East St. Louis added.
1997-98
7 teams. Lincoln-East St. Louis dropped.
2000-01
8 teams. O'Fallon reinstated.
2018-19
7 teams. Granite City dropped.
2026-27
8 teams. Mascoutah will join SWC.