Women's Volleyball

SWAC Announces Volleyball Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups

Tournament Bracket

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2023 SWAC Volleyball Tournament seedings following the conclusion of regular season play.
 
Alabama State (16-0 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed .
 
Prairie View A&M claimed the No. 2 seed (13-3 SWAC), while Florida A&M claimed the No. 3 seed (12-4 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Alabama A&M (11-5 SWAC).
 
Jackson State (10-6 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 5 seed.
 
Grambling State claimed the No. 6 seed (8-8 SWAC), while Texas Southern claimed the No. 7 seed (8-8 SWAC) followed by No. 8 seed Bethune-Cookman (7-9 SWAC).

In the event of a tie in conference records the league’s tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seedings.
  
The tournament will be played in a single-elimination format with action set to start at 11:00 a.m. CST on Friday, Nov. 17th with matches slated to run through Sunday, Nov. 19th at the William Nicks Building located on the campus of Prairie View A&M University.
 
Quarterfinals and semifinals matches will be available live on the SWAC Digital Network.
 
The complete tournament bracket can be found at the link above. Please click here to purchase tickets for the event.
 
Friday, November 17
Match 1 – No. 1 Alabama State vs. No. 8 Bethune-Cookman- 11:00 am
Match 2 – No. 4 Alabama A&M vs. No. 5 Jackson State- 1:30 pm
Match 3 – No. 2 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 7 Texas Southern- 4:00 pm
Match 4 – No. 3 Florida A&M vs. No. 6 Grambling State- 6:30 pm

Saturday, November 18
Match 5 – Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2 - 2:00 pm  
Match 6 – Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4 - 4:30 pm 
 
Sunday, November 19
Match 7 – Championship- 3:00 pm
 
All times listed Central Standard Time (CST)
 
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.
 
Follow the SWAC
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