2021 SWAC men's basketball tournament

2021 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams8
SiteBartow Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsTexas Southern (9th title)
Winning coachJohnny Jones (1st title)
MVPMichael Weathers (Texas Southern)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M 13 – 0   1.000 16 – 5   .762
Jackson State 11 – 0   1.000 12 – 6   .667
Texas Southern † 10 – 3   .769 17 – 9   .654
Grambling State 9 – 6   .600 12 – 12   .500
Southern 8 – 6   .571 8 – 11   .421
Alcorn State 6 – 7   .462 6 – 13   .316
Alabama A&M* 4 – 9   .308 6 – 9   .400
Alabama State* 4 – 14   .222 4 – 14   .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 – 12   .200 4 – 21   .160
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 13   .133 2 – 22   .083
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2021 SWAC tournament winner

The 2021 SWAC men's basketball tournament (officially known as the Cricket Wireless SWAC Basketball Tournament due to sponsorship reasons) was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The tournament was held from March 10–13, 2021.[1] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Both Alabama State and Alabama A&M are currently ineligible for postseason play per SWAC regulations.[2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1
1 Prairie View A&M 13–0 More conference wins than JSU (even though both teams 1.000)
2 Jackson State 11–0
3 Texas Southern 10–3
4 Grambling State 9–6
5 Southern 8–6
6 Alcorn State 6–7
7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3–12
8 Mississippi Valley State 2–13

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10, 2021
1 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Jackson State vs. No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 74–62 ESPN3
2 8:30 p.m. No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 8 Mississippi Valley State 91–64
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11, 2021
3 2:00 p.m. No. 3 Texas Southern vs. No. 6 Alcorn State 78–55 ESPN3
4 8:30 p.m. No. 4 Grambling State vs. No. 5 Southern 72–67 OT
Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021
5 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Jackson State vs. No. 3 Texas Southern 81–84OT ESPN3
6 8:30 p.m. No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 4 Grambling State 74–63
Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021
7 5:00 p.m. No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 3 Texas Southern 61–80 ESPNU
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[1]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 10–11
ESPN3 		Semifinals
March 12
ESPN3 		Championship
March 13
ESPNU
         
1 Prairie View A&M 91
8 Mississippi Valley State 64
1 Prairie View A&M 74
4 Grambling State 63
4 Grambling State 72*
5 Southern 67
1 Prairie View A&M 61
3 Texas Southern 80
2 Jackson State 74
7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62
2 Jackson State 81
3 Texas Southern 84*
3 Texas Southern 78
6 Alcorn State 55

* denotes overtime period

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 SWAC MBB Tournament Bracket (PDF) - Southwestern Athletic Conference" (PDF). swac.org. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Riley Knocks Down 5-of-6 Threes, Nets 17 Points as Alabama A&M Falls 80-72 at Grambling".