2019 SWAC men's basketball tournament

2019 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteBill Harris Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsPrairie View A&M (2nd title)
Winning coachByron Smith (1st title)
MVPGary Blackston (Prairie View A&M)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU
← 2018
2020 →
2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M † 17 – 1   .944 22 – 13   .629
Texas Southern 14 – 4   .778 24 – 14   .632
Jackson State 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406
Grambling State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406
Alabama State 9 – 9   .500 12 – 19   .387
Southern 6 – 12   .333 7 – 25   .219
Alcorn State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323
Mississippi Valley State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 26   .188
Alabama A&M* 4 – 14   .222 5 – 27   .156
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2019 SWAC tournament winner

The 2019 SWAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the 2018–19 season. Tournament first round games were played at the campus of the higher seeded team on March 12. The remainder of the tournament was held on March 15 and 16, 2019 at the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] Prairie View A&M defeated Texas Southern 92–86 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the SWAC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. It was the second SWAC title for Prairie View A&M, and the first since the 1997–98 season.

Seeds

The top eight teams qualified for the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used for teams with identical conference records. The top 4 seeds host their quarterfinal round games. Alabama A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Prairie View A&M 17–1
2 Texas Southern 14–4
3 Jackson State 10–8 4–0 vs. UAPB/GSU
4 Grambling State 10–8 1–3 vs. JSU/UAPB, Better point differential in season split with UAPB
5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10–8 1–3 vs. JSU/GSU, Worse point differential in season split with Grambling State
6 Alabama State 9–9
7 Southern 6–12 Better point differential in season split with Alcorn State
8 Alcorn State 6–12 Worse point differential in season split with Southern

Schedule and results

Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 12 – campus sites
1 7:30 pm No. 8 Alcorn State at No. 1 Prairie View A&M 66–86 ESPN3
2 7:30 pm No. 5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff at No. 4 Grambling State 52–59
3 7:30 pm No. 7 Southern at No. 2 Texas Southern 70–80
4 8:00 pm No. 6 Alabama State at No. 3 Jackson State 58–49
Semifinals – Friday, March 15 – Bill Harris Arena, Birmingham, AL
5 2:30 pm No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 4 Grambling State 81–71 ESPN3
6 8:30 pm No. 2 Texas Southern vs. No. 6 Alabama State 80–66
Final – Saturday, March 16 – Bill Harris Arena, Birmingham, AL
7 5:00 pm No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 2 Texas Southern 92–86 ESPNU
Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 12
ESPN3 		Semifinals
March 15
ESPN3 		Championship
March 16
ESPNU
         
1 Prairie View A&M 86
8 Alcorn State 66
1 Prairie View A&M 81
4 Grambling State 71
4 Grambling State 59
5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 52
1 Prairie View A&M 92
2 Texas Southern 86
2 Texas Southern 80
7 Southern 70
2 Texas Southern 80
6 Alabama State 66
3 Jackson State 49
6 Alabama State 58

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds

References

  1. ^ "SWAC football, basketball championships returning to Birmingham". al.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.