2023 SWAC men's basketball tournament
The 2023 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2022–23 season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The tournament was held from March 8–11, 2023.[1] The tournament winner, Texas Southern, received an automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Cricket Wireless.
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern † | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 21 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 SWAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 SWAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Champions | Texas Southern (11th title) |
| Winning coach | Johnny Jones (3rd title) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
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[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcorn State | 15–3 | 1–0 vs Grambling State |
| 2 | Grambling State | 15–3 | 0–1 vs Alcorn State |
| 3 | Jackson State | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Southern | 11–7 | |
| 5 | Alabama A&M | 10–8 | |
| 6 | Prairie View A&M | 9–9 | |
| 7 | Bethune–Cookman | 8–10 | |
| 8 | Texas Southern | 7–11 | |
| DNQ | Alabama State | 6–12 | 2–0 vs AR-Pine Bluff |
| DNQ | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6–12 | 0–2 vs Alabama State |
| DNQ | Florida A&M | 5–13 | |
| DNQ | Mississippi Valley State | 4–14 |
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | |||||
| 1 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Grambling State vs. No. 7 Bethune–Cookman | 87–72 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 1 Alcorn State vs. No. 8 Texas Southern | 62–66 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9, 2023 | |||||
| 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Jackson State vs. No. 6 Prairie View A&M | 62–60OT | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 4 Southern vs. No. 5 Alabama A&M | 63–77 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10, 2023 | |||||
| 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 Alabama A&M vs. No. 8 Texas Southern | 61–74 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 2 Grambling State vs. No. 3 Jackson State | 78–69 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023 | |||||
| 7 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 8 Texas Southern vs. No. 2 Grambling State | 61–58 | ESPNU | |
| *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[3] | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals March 8–9 | Semifinals March 10 | Championship March 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alcorn State | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Texas Southern | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Texas Southern | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alabama A&M | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alabama A&M | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Texas Southern | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Bethune-Cookman | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Jackson State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Jackson State | 62* | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Prairie View A&M | 60 | ||||||||||||
* Denotes overtime period
References
- "2023 Cricket SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments". swac.org. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- "SWAC Basketball Tiebreaker Policy". SWAC.org. SWAC.
- "2023 SWAC Basketball Tournament Brackets Mar. 8-11 (PDF) - Southwestern Athletic Conference" (PDF). swac.org. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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