2012 SWAC men's basketball tournament

2012 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams8
SiteGarland Special Events Center
Garland, Texas
ChampionsMississippi Valley State (5th title)
TelevisionESPNU
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2011–12 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mississippi Valley State † 17 – 1   .944 21 – 13   .618
*Southern 13 – 5   .722 17 – 14   .548
Texas Southern 12 – 6   .667 15 – 18   .455
Prairie View A&M 10 – 8   .556 14 – 18   .438
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 9 – 9   .500 11 – 22   .333
Alabama State 9 – 9   .500 12 – 19   .387
Alcorn State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Alabama A&M 5 – 13   .278 7 – 21   .250
Jackson State 5 – 13   .278 7 – 24   .226
*Grambling State 4 – 14   .222 4 – 24   .143
† 2012 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

The 2012 SWAC men's basketball tournament took place March 7–10[1] at the Garland Special Events Center in Garland, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

Format

Eight teams qualified for the tournament. Southern and Grambling each received one-year postseason bans in men’s basketball, thus not allowed to participate in the 2012 SWAC Tournament, due to failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements.[2] The rest of the seeds were determined after the final games were played[3]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 7–8 		Semifinals
March 9 		Championship Game
March 10
         
1 Mississippi Valley State 63
8 Jackson State 60
1 Mississippi Valley State 71
5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 64
4 Alabama State 56OT
5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 60
1 Mississippi Valley State 71
2 Texas Southern 69
2 Texas Southern 75
7 Alabama A&M 62
2 Texas Southern 60
6 Alcorn State 55
3 Prairie View A&M 79
6 Alcorn State 103

References

  1. ^ "2012 Farmers Insurance SWAC Men's Basketball Bracket". Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Vangilder, Lenny. "ULM, Southern, Grambling Get APR-Related Postseason Bans". SportsNOLA.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Dellinger, Ross (March 2, 2012). "Scenario Time:SWAC Tournament". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved March 2, 2012.