Tournament Bracket

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2023 SWAC Softball Tournament seedings following the conclusion of regular season play.
 
Prairie View A&M (22-2 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Western Division.
 
Grambling State claimed the Western Division No. 2 seed (15-9 SWAC), while Texas Southern claimed the No. 3 seed (12-12 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Alcorn State (11-13 SWAC).
 
Alabama State (17-7 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Eastern Division.
 
Bethune-Cookman claimed the Eastern Division No. 2 seed (15-9 SWAC), while Florida A&M claimed the No. 3 seed (13-11 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Jackson State (13-11 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 double-elimination format with action set to start at 9:00 a.m. CST on Tuesday, May 9^th with games slated to run through May 12^th.
 
If necessary, the final tournament championship game has been scheduled for Saturday, May 13^th tournament at the Gulfport Sportsplex in Gulfport, Miss. All tournament games 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.
 
Tuesday, May 9
Game 1 – (E2) Bethune-Cookman vs. (W3) Texas Southern, 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 – (W2) Grambling State vs. (E3) Florida A&M, 12:00 p.m.
Game 3 – (W1) Prairie View A&M vs. (E4) Jackson State, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 – (E1) Alabama State vs. (W4) Alcorn State, 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 10
Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9:00 a.m.
Game 6 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 12:00 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 3:00 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 11
Game 9 – Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7
Game 10 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

Friday, May 12
Game 13 – Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11
Game 14 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13

Saturday, May 13 (if necessary)
Game 15 – Championship Game 2
 
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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