BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has announced its 2024 Starry SWAC Men’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick seedings featuring the league’s top eight teams at the conclusion of regular season play.
2024 regular season champion Grambling State enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (14-4 SWAC).
Alcorn State claimed the No. 2 seed (13-5 SWAC) while Texas Southern claimed the No. 3 seed (12-6 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Southern (12-6 SWAC).
Bethune-Cookman is the No. 5 seed (11-7 SWAC) followed by No. 6 seed Jackson State (11-7 SWAC).
Alabama A&M (9-9 SWAC) and Alabama State (8-10 SWAC) claimed the final two tournament bids and will enter the tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.
In the event of a tie in conference records the league’s tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seedings.
The 2024 Men’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick is scheduled to be played on March 13-16 at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
The upcoming tournament schedule of games is listed below.
| Date | Men’s Tournament Schedule | Time | Watch |
| March 13 | Game 1: No. 2 Alcorn State vs No. 7 Alabama A&M | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 13 | Game 2: No. 1 Grambling State vs No. 8 Alabama State | 8:30 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 14 | Game 3: No. 3 Texas Southern vs No. 6 Jackson State | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 14 | Game 4: No. 4 Southern vs. No. 5 Bethune-Cookman | 8:30 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 15 | Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 15 | Game 6: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 3 | 8:30 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 16 | Game 7: Men’s Basketball Championship Game | 8:30 pm | ESPNU |