Tournament Bracket
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2023 Cricket SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Starry seedings featuring the league’s top eight teams at the conclusion of regular season play.
2023 SWAC Regular Season Champion Jackson State enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (17-1 SWAC).
Alabama A&M claimed the No. 2 seed (12-6 SWAC) while Alabama State claimed the No. 3 seed (12-6 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Southern (12-6 SWAC).
Prairie View A&M is the No. 5 seed (12-6 SWAC) followed by No. 6 seed Bethune-Cookman (10-8 SWAC).
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10-8 SWAC) and Grambling State (9-9 SWAC) claimed the final two tournament bids and will enter the tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.
In the event of a tie in conference records the league’s
tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seedings.
The 2023 Cricket SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Starry is scheduled to be played on March 8-11 at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
The upcoming tournament schedule of games is listed below.
| Date |
Women's Tournament Schedule |
Time |
| March 8 |
Game 1: No. 2 Alabama A&M vs No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
11:00 am |
| March 8 |
Game 2: No. 1 Jackson State vs No. 8 Grambling State |
5:30 pm |
| March 9 |
Game 3: No. 3 Alabama State vs No. 6 Bethune-Cookman |
11:00 am |
| March 9 |
Game 4: No. 4 Southern vs. No. 5 Prairie View A&M |
5:30 pm |
| March 10 |
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 3 |
11:00 am |
| March 10 |
Game 6: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 4 |
5:30 pm |
| March 11 |
Game 7: Women’s Basketball Championship Game |
1:00 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
For complete coverage of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, please follow the SWAC on social media at @TheSWAC (Twitter), @TheSWAC (Facebook), and @TheSWAC (Instagram) or visit the official home of the Southwestern Athletic Conference at
www.swac.org.