1984 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 1984 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9, 1984. The quarterfinal round was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, while the semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi. Alcorn State defeated Texas Southern, 78–69 in the championship game. The Braves received the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as one of two No. 12 seeds in the Midwest Region.

1984 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1983–84
Teams	6
First round site	Campus Sites
Semifinals site	Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi
Finals site	Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi
Champions	Alcorn State (5th title)
Winning coach	Davey Whitney (5th title)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments

1983–84 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State †	11	–	3		.786			21	–	10		.677
Alabama State	11	–	3		.786			22	–	6		.786
Southern	10	–	4		.714			16	–	12		.571
Grambling State	7	–	7		.500			17	–	12		.586
Mississippi Valley State	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
Texas Southern	6	–	8		.429			12	–	17		.414
Jackson State	5	–	9		.357			10	–	18		.357
Prairie View A&M	0	–	14		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 1984 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals March 7					Semifinals March 8					Final March 9
						1	Alcorn State	76
						3	Grambling State	51
	3	Grambling State	59
	6	Prairie View A&M	46
											1	Alcorn State	78
											4	Texas Southern	69
	4	Texas Southern	67
	5	Jackson State	65
						4	Texas Southern	73
						2	Southern	69