2019 SWAC Volleyball Tournament Bracket Revealed
2019 SWAC Volleyball Tournament Bracket
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament bracket is officially set. The tournament will take place November 22-24 in Itta Bena, Miss. on the campus of Mississippi Valley State University.
No. 1 seeded Alabama A&M claimed this year’s regular season title and will square off against No. 8 Grambling State in the first contest of the quarterfinals.
Prairie View A&M earned the No. 2 spot and will play No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff. No. 3 Jackson State and No. 6 Texas Southern will see each other in action on the court and No. 4 Southern is slated to face No. 5 Alabama State in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Seven schools have won the volleyball tournament championship since its inception (Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Jackson State, Prairie View A&M, Grambling State, Texas Southern, and Southern).
The SWAC Digital Network will broadcast the semifinals on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., while ESPNU features Sunday’s Championship match slated for 3:00 p.m.
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball
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