School Profile

Grambling · School Profile

School facts, program titles and available AP poll analysis

Current Programs & Conferences

2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.

The Bigger Picture · Men’s Basketball

Grambling Program Titles

Men’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

4 Southwestern Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championships

  • 1986–87
  • 1988–89*
  • 2017–18
  • 2023–24

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Men’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

1 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship

  • 2023–24
Sources & References

Partial list of conference and national titles compiled from the cited Wikipedia conference and team pages, checked 2026-10-05. Conference tournament, regular-season and division titles are separate entries; seasons use the starting year. Earlier titles in conferences outside Division I, unlabeled or ambiguous years, and any title not found on a cited page are omitted, so absence is not zero. Regular-season entries from team infobox lists do not distinguish outright from shared titles unless marked shared.

Sources & References

The Bigger Picture · Women’s Basketball

Grambling Program Titles

Women’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

7 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championships

  • 1987–88
  • 1993–94
  • 1995–96
  • 1996–97
  • 1997–98
  • 1998–99
  • 2017–18
Sources & References

Women’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

9 Southwestern Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championships

  • 1986–87
  • 1988–89
  • 1989–90
  • 1994–95*
  • 1996–97
  • 1997–98
  • 1998–99
  • 1999–00
  • 2016–17*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Partial list of conference and national titles compiled from the cited Wikipedia conference and team pages, checked 2026-10-05. Conference tournament, regular-season and division titles are separate entries; seasons use the starting year. Earlier titles in conferences outside Division I, unlabeled or ambiguous years, and any title not found on a cited page are omitted, so absence is not zero. Regular-season entries from team infobox lists do not distinguish outright from shared titles unless marked shared.

Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet Grambling State University

Grambling State University is a public university in Grambling, Louisiana. Founded in 1901, its athletic teams compete as the Tigers.

Location
Grambling, Louisiana
University Type
Public university
Founded
1901
Undergraduate Enrollment
4,313Fall 2024 · Undergraduate students only
Nickname
Tigers
Men’s Basketball Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conf.Reviewed affiliation · 2026
Women’s Basketball Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conf.Reviewed affiliation · 2026
Recorded Men’s Basketball Southwestern Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championships
41986–87 · 1988–89 · 2017–18 · 2023–24
Recorded Men’s Basketball Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championships
12023–24
Recorded Women’s Basketball Southwestern Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championships
91986–87 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1994–95 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2016–17
Recorded Women’s Basketball Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championships
71987–88 · 1993–94 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 2017–18
Sources & References
The white exterior panels and tall windows of Charles P. Adams Hall at Grambling State University, with its name above the entrance and parked cars below.
Charles P. Adams Hall at Grambling State University · Photograph taken 2010 · Resized WebP versions for displayPhoto: Billy Hathorn / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported

Available AP Poll Analysis

These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.