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| 2024 SWAC women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Champions | Jackson State (10th title) |
| Winning coach | Tomekia Reed (3rd title) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 3 | – | 26 | .103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 SWAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament will be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2023–24 season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The tournament will be held from March 13–16, 2024. The tournament winner will receive an automatic invitation to the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The tournament will be sponsored by Pepsi.
Seeds
Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top eight teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson State | 18–0 | |
| 2 | Grambling State | 15–3 | |
| 3 | Southern | 13–5 | |
| 4 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 11–7 | |
| 5 | Alabama A&M | 10–8 | |
| 6 | Florida A&M | 8–10 | 1–1 vs. Southern |
| 7 | Alcorn State | 8–10 | 0–1 vs. Southern |
| 8 | Prairie View A&M | 7–11 | |
| DNQ | Texas Southern | 6–12 | 1–0 vs. Bethune–Cookman |
| DNQ | Bethune–Cookman | 6–12 | 0–1 vs. Texas Southern |
| DNQ | Mississippi Valley State | 3–15 | 1–0 vs. Alabama State |
| DNQ | Alabama State | 3–15 | 0–1 vs. Mississippi Valley State |
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13 | |||||
| 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 2 Grambling State vs. No. 7 Florida A&M | 66–60 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 1 Jackson State vs. No. 8 Prairie View A&M | 67–58 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 | |||||
| 3 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 3 Southern vs. No. 6 Alcorn State | 52–59 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 4 Arkansas–Pine Bluff vs. No. 5 Alabama A&M | 82–74 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | |||||
| 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Jackson State vs. No. 4 Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 70–48 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 2 Grambling State vs. No. 6 Alcorn State | 59–61 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 | |||||
| 7 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 1 Jackson State vs. No. 6 Alcorn State | 68–44 | ESPNU/ESPN+ | |
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 13 Thursday, March 14 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Prairie View A&M | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alabama A&M | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alcorn State | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Florida A&M | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alcorn State | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alcorn State | 59 | ||||||||||||
References
- "2024 Pepsi SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments". swac.org. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- Mosley, Kyle T. (July 25, 2023). "SWAC, PepsiCo Expanded Partnership, Increases HBCU Investment". HBCU Legends. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- "SWAC Basketball Tiebreaker Policy". SWAC.org. SWAC.
- "2024 SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament Brackets (PDF) - Southwestern Athletic Conference" (PDF). swac.org. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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