2024 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2024 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2023–24 season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The tournament was held from March 13–16, 2024.[1] The tournament winner, Grambling State, received an automatic invitation to the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Pepsi.[2]

2024 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams8
SiteBartow Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsGrambling State (1st title)
Winning coachDonte Jackson (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
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2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grambling State 14 4   .778 21 15   .583
Alcorn State 13 5   .722 14 18   .438
Texas Southern 12 6   .667 16 17   .485
Southern 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Bethune–Cookman 11 7   .611 17 17   .500
Jackson State 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Alabama A&M 9 9   .500 12 23   .343
Alabama State 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Prairie View A&M 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Florida A&M 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Mississippi Valley State 1 17   .056 1 30   .032
2024 SWAC tournament winner

For the first time in program history, Grambling State won the SWAC tournament, doing so in a defeat of the three-time defending champion Texas Southern in the final. In addition, it was the first time since 2019 that the regular season champion won the SWAC tournament.

Seeds

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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[3]
1 Grambling State 14–4
2 Alcorn State 13–5
3 Texas Southern 12–6 Plus 5 point differential in season split with Southern
4 Southern 12–6 Minus 5 point differential in season split with Texas Southern
5 Bethune–Cookman 11–7 Plus 10 point differential in season split with Jackson State
6 Jackson State 11–7 Minus 10 point differential in season split with Bethune–Cookman
7 Alabama A&M 9–9
8 Alabama State 8–10 Plus 5 point differential in season split with Arkansas–Pine Bluff
DNQ (9) Arkansas–Pine Bluff 8–10 Minus 5 point differential in season split with Alabama State
DNQ (10) Prairie View A&M 5–13
DNQ (11) Florida A&M 4–14
DNQ (12) Mississippi Valley State 1–17

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
1 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Alcorn State vs. No. 7 Alabama A&M 63–75 ESPN+
2 8:30 p.m. No. 1 Grambling State vs. No. 8 Alabama State 56–50
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
3 2:00 p.m. No. 3 Texas Southern vs. No. 6 Jackson State 73–62 ESPN+
4 8:30 p.m. No. 4 Southern vs. No. 5 Bethune–Cookman 58–73
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
5 2:00 p.m. No. 1 Grambling State vs. No. 5 Bethune–Cookman 65–53 ESPN+
6 8:30 p.m. No. 7 Alabama A&M vs. No. 3 Texas Southern 65–72
Championship – Saturday, March 16
7 8:30 p.m. No. 1 Grambling State vs. No. 3 Texas Southern 75–66 ESPNU/ESPN+
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[4]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 13–14
Semifinals
March 15
Championship
March 16
         
1 Grambling State 56
8 Alabama State 50
1 Grambling State 65
5 Bethune–Cookman 53
4 Southern 58
5 Bethune–Cookman 73
1 Grambling State 75
3 Texas Southern 66
2 Alcorn State 63
7 Alabama A&M 75
7 Alabama A&M 65
3 Texas Southern 72
3 Texas Southern 73
6 Jackson State 62

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Pepsi SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments". swac.org. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Mosley, Kyle T. (July 25, 2023). "SWAC, PepsiCo Expanded Partnership, Increases HBCU Investment". HBCU Legends. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "SWAC Basketball Tiebreaker Policy". SWAC.org. SWAC.
  4. ^ "2024 SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament Brackets (PDF) - Southwestern Athletic Conference" (PDF). swac.org. Retrieved December 8, 2023.