Tournament Bracket
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2025 Starry SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick seedings featuring the league’s top ten teams at the conclusion of regular season play.
2025 SWAC Regular Season Champion Southern enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (15-3 SWAC).
Texas Southern claimed the No. 2 seed (14-4 SWAC) while Alabama A&M claimed the No. 3 seed (14-4 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Jackson State (13-5 SWAC).
Grambling State is the No. 5 seed (12-6 SWAC) followed by No. 6 seed Alcorn State (10-8 SWAC).
Bethune-Cookman (7-11 SWAC) and Florida A&M (6-12 SWAC) will enter the tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.
Mississippi Valley State (6-12 SWAC) and Prairie View A&M (6-12) claimed the final two tournament bids and will enter the tournament as the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds respectively.
In the event of a tie in conference records the league’s
tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seedings.
The 2025 Starry SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick is scheduled to be played on March 11-15 at Gateway Center Arena located in Atlanta, Ga.
The upcoming tournament schedule of games is listed below.
| DATE |
TIME |
WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE |
NETWORK |
| March 11 |
11:00 am |
Game One: No. 7 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 10 Prairie View A&M |
ESPN+ |
| March 11 |
5:30 pm |
Game Two: No. 8 Florida A&M vs. No. 9 Mississippi Valley State |
ESPN+ |
| March 12 |
11:00 am |
Game Three: No. 2 Texas Southern vs. Winner Game One |
ESPN+ |
| March 12 |
5:30 pm |
Game Four: No. 1 Southern vs. Winner Game Two |
ESPN+ |
| March 13 |
11:00 am |
Game Five: No. 3 Alabama A&M vs. No. 6 Alcorn State |
ESPN+ |
| March 13 |
5:30 pm |
Game Six: No. 4 Jackson State vs. No. 5 Grambling State |
ESPN+ |
| March 14 |
11:00 am |
Game Seven: Winner Game Three vs. Winner Game Five |
ESPN+ |
| March 14 |
5:30 pm |
Game Eight: Winner Game Four vs. Winner Game Six |
ESPN+ |
| March 15 |
5:30 pm |
Championship: Winner Game Eight vs. Winner Game Seven |
ESPN+ |
All times listed Eastern Standard Time (EST)
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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www.swac.org.