1998 SWAC men's basketball tournament


1998 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsPrairie View A&M (1st title)
Winning coachElwood Plummer (1st title)
← 1997
1999 →
1997–98 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 12 – 4   .750 15 – 16   .484
Jackson State 11 – 5   .688 14 – 13   .519
Grambling 10 – 6   .625 16 – 12   .571
Southern 10 – 6   .625 14 – 13   .519
Alcorn State 8 – 8   .500 12 – 15   .444
Prairie View A&M † 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433
Alabama State 6 – 10   .375 11 – 17   .393
Mississippi Valley State 6 – 10   .375 6 – 21   .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 – 13   .188 4 – 23   .148
† 1998 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1998, at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1] Prairie View A&M defeated Texas Southern, 59–57 in the championship game to win the school's first SWAC Tournament title. The Panthers received the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region.

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals
March 5 		Semifinals
March 6 		Final
March 7
         
1 Texas Southern 72
8 Mississippi Valley State 57
1 Texas Southern 48
4 Grambling State 45
4 Grambling State 74
5 Alcorn State 73
1 Texas Southern 57
7 Prairie View A&M 59
3 Southern 59
6 Alabama State 82
6 Alabama State 61
7 Prairie View A&M 65
2 Jackson State 58
7 Prairie View A&M 60

References

  1. ^ "1997-98 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.