2026 SWAC women's basketball tournament
| 2026 SWAC women's basketball tournament | |
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Conference logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Gateway Center Arena College Park, Georgia |
| Champions | Southern (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Carlos Funchess (3rd title) |
| Television | ESPN+ and ESPNU |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 26 | .212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 2 | – | 28 | .067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 SWAC tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament will be the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2025–26 season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The tournament will be held from March 9–14, 2026 at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.[1] The tournament winner will receive an automatic invitation to the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. The tournament will be sponsored by Pepsi.[2]
Seeds
Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. All 12 schools will participate in the tournament, raising the number from 10 and eight in previous seasons.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama A&M | 17–1 | |
| 2 | Alcorn State | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Alabama State | 12–6 | 1–0 vs. Southern |
| 4 | Southern | 12–6 | |
| 5 | Jackson State | 10–8 | 1–0 vs. Grambling State, 1–1 vs. UAPB |
| 6 | Grambling State | 10–8 | 1–0 vs. UAPB |
| 7 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 10–8 | 0–1 vs Grambling State |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 7–11 | |
| 9 | Mississippi Valley State | 6–12 | 1–1 +4 scoring margin vs. Texas Southern |
| 10 | Texas Southern | 6–12 | |
| 11 | Bethune–Cookman | 4–14 | |
| 12 | Prairie View A&M | 0–18 |
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Monday, March 9 | |||||
| 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 10 Texas Southern vs. No. 11 Bethune–Cookman | 62–66 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 9 Mississippi Valley State vs. No. 12 Prairie View A&M | 63–49 | ||
| Second round – Tuesday, March 10 | |||||
| 3 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 8 Florida A&M vs. No. 11 Bethune–Cookman | 55–52 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 7 Arkansas–Pine Bluff vs. No. 9 Mississippi Valley State | 81–74 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Alabama A&M vs. No. 8 Florida A&M | 72–68 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 2 Alcorn State vs. No. 7 Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 60–64 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | |||||
| 7 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 Southern vs. No. 5 Jackson State | 64–51 | ESPN+ | |
| 8 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 3 Alabama State vs. No. 6 Grambling State | 56–50 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| 9 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Alabama A&M vs. No. 4 Southern | 49–51 | ESPN+ | |
| 10 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 3 Alabama State vs. No. 7 Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 72–59 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| 11 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 Alabama State vs. No. 4 Southern | 56–73 | ESPNU | |
Bracket
| First round March 9, 2026 ESPN+ | Second round March 10, 2026 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 11–12, 2026 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 13, 2026 ESPN+ | Championship March 14, 2026 ESPNU | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama A&M | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Florida A&M | 55 | 8 | Florida A&M | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Texas Southern | 62 | 11 | Bethune–Cookman | 52 | 1 | Alabama A&M | 49 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Bethune–Cookman | 66 | 4 | Southern | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jackson State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alcorn State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 81 | 7 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mississippi Valley State | 63 | 9 | Mississippi Valley State | 74 | 7 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 59 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Prairie View A&M | 49 | 3 | Alabama State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Grambling State | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Tournament Seedings and Matchups". swac.org. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ^ Mosley, Kyle T. (July 25, 2023). "SWAC, PepsiCo Expanded Partnership, Increases HBCU Investment". HBCU Legends. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "SWAC Basketball Tiebreaker Policy". SWAC.org. SWAC.