2003 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2003 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 11–15, 2003, at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] Texas Southern defeated Alcorn State, 77–68 in the championship game. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as one of two No. 16 seeds in the South Region. In the play-in game, Alcorn State was beaten by UNC Asheville.

2003 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200203
Teams8
Quarterfinals siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteBill Harris Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
Finals siteBill Harris Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsTexas Southern
Winning coachRonnie Courtney (1st title)
2002–03 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Prairie View A&M144 .7781712  .586
Mississippi Valley State135 .7221514  .517
Texas Southern117 .6111813  .581
Alabama State117 .6111415  .483
Alcorn State108 .5561419  .424
Grambling99 .5001218  .400
Jackson State99 .5001018  .357
Southern513 .278920  .310
Alabama A&M414 .222819  .296
Arkansas–Pine Bluff414 .222424  .143
2003 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals
March 11
Semifinals
March 14
Final
March 15
         
1 Prairie View A&M 56
8 Southern 55
1 Prairie View A&M 64
5 Alcorn State 71
4 Alabama State 55
5 Alcorn State 58
5 Alcorn State 68
3 Texas Southern 77
3 Texas Southern 68
6 Jackson State 66
3 Texas Southern 73
2 Mississippi Valley State 72
2 Mississippi Valley State 90
7 Grambling State 78

References

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