| 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 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system that seeded teams with identical conference records. Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified 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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