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2023 SWAC men's basketball tournament

2023 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteBartow Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsTexas Southern (11th title)
Winning coachJohnny Jones (3rd title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
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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, for the third straight season, received an automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, the latter becoming just the third 20-loss team to make the tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Cricket Wireless.

2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

  1. ^ "2023 Cricket SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments". swac.org. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "SWAC Basketball Tiebreaker Policy". SWAC.org. SWAC.
  3. ^ "2023 SWAC Basketball Tournament Brackets Mar. 8-11 (PDF) - Southwestern Athletic Conference" (PDF). swac.org. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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