Courtesy: SWAC
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2024 Starry SWAC Women’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 Jackson State enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (18-0 SWAC).
Grambling State claimed the No. 2 seed (15-3 SWAC) while Southern claimed the No. 3 seed (13-5 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-7 SWAC).
Alabama A&M is the No. 5 seed (10-8 SWAC) followed by No. 6 seed Alcorn State (8-10 SWAC).
Florida A&M (8-10 SWAC) and Prairie View A&M (7-11 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 tournament 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 | Women’s Tournament Schedule | Time | Watch |
March 13 | Game 1: No. 2 Grambling State vs No. 7 Florida A&M | 11:00 am | ESPN+ |
March 13 | Game 2: No. 1 Jackson State vs No. 8 Prairie View A&M | 5:30 pm | ESPN+ |
March 14 | Game 3: No. 3 Southern vs No. 6 Alcorn State | 11:00 am | ESPN+ |
March 14 | Game 4: No. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. No. 5 Alabama A&M | 5:30 pm | ESPN+ |
March 15 | Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 3 | 11:00 am | ESPN+ |
March 15 | Game 6: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 5:30 pm | ESPN+ |
March 16 | Game 7: Women’s Basketball Championship Game | 4:30 pm | ESPNU |
All times listed Central Standard Time (CST)