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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. 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
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 62–60 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.

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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