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McNeese · 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.

ProgramCurrent AffiliationSources & References
Men’s Basketball · Division ISouthland Conference
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Women’s Basketball · Division ISouthland Conference
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The Bigger Picture · Men’s Basketball

McNeese Program Titles

Men’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

5 Southland Conference Tournament Championships

  • 1988–89
  • 2001–02
  • 2023–24
  • 2024–25
  • 2025–26
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Men’s Basketball · Recorded Conference Titles

8 Southland Conference Regular-Season Championships

  • 1974–75
  • 1977–78
  • 1996–97
  • 2000–01
  • 2001–02
  • 2010–11
  • 2023–24
  • 2024–25
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.

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Beyond the Ballot

Meet McNeese State University

McNeese State University is a public institution in Lake Charles, LA. Founded in 1939, its athletic teams compete as the Cowboys and Cowgirls.

Location
Lake Charles, LA
University Type
Public
Founded
1939
Undergraduate Enrollment
6,055Fall 2025 · Undergraduate students only · as listed on Wikipedia
Nickname
Cowboys and Cowgirls
Men’s Basketball Conference
Southland ConferenceReviewed affiliation · 2026
Women’s Basketball Conference
Southland ConferenceReviewed affiliation · 2026
Recorded Men’s Basketball Southland Conference Regular-Season Championships
81974–75 · 1977–78 · 1996–97 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2010–11 · 2023–24 · 2024–25
Recorded Men’s Basketball Southland Conference Tournament Championships
51988–89 · 2001–02 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 · 2025–26
Sources & References
McNeese State University campus: Shearman Fine Arts Center, McNeese State University
Shearman Fine Arts Center, McNeese State University · Photograph taken 2010 · Resized WebP versions for displayPhoto: Gkarg pppppp / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Women’s Basketball Titles

Championship history has not been added for this program. No title total is inferred from the current membership record.

Available AP Poll Analysis

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