The Southwestern Athletic Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the SWAC Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1]
| Southwestern Athletic Conference softball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference softball championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Gulfport Sportsplex |
| Current location | Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Played | 1997–present |
| Last contest | 2021 |
| Current champion | Alabama State |
| Most championships | Mississippi Valley State (8) |
Tournament
editThe top 8 teams compete in the double-elimination tournament, with the top seed from one division facing the fourth seed from the opposite in the first round and so on.
Champions
editYear-by-year
editBy school
edit| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State | 8 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
| Texas Southern | 4 | 2000, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
| Alabama State | 3 | 2016, 2019, 2021 |
| Alcorn State | 2 | 1997, 2010 |
| Grambling State | 2 | 1997, 2001 |
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | 1998, 2018 |
| Southern | 2 | 1999, 2003 |
| Alabama A&M | 1 | 2002 |
| Jackson State | 1 | 2011 |
References
edit- ^ "Past Softball Champions". Southwestern Athletic Conference. July 28, 2021.