BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As the regular season for the 2026 season concludes, tournament play is on the horizon with the Southwestern Athletic Conference announcing the 2026 SWAC Tournament Women’s Soccer Seedings hosted at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas.

Jackson State (5-0-3 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed after claiming the Regular Season Title Thursday night following a win over Texas Southern.

Defending Tournament Champions, Grambling State (5-1-2) takes the No. 2 seed following their win over Southern. Alcorn State (4-0-4 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed.

Alabama A&M (5-2-1 SWAC) enters as the No. 4 seed, and Texas Southern (3-3-2 SWAC) enters as the No. 5 seed. Alabama State (2-3-3 SWAC) enters as the No. 6 seed.

Southern (2-4-2 SWAC) takes the pitch at the tournament as the No. 7 seed. Prairie View A&M (1-6-1 SWAC) claims the final seed at No. 8, following their win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

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 the first match taking place at 10:00 A.M. CST on Thursday, November 12th with matches slated to run through Sunday, November 15th at the PVAMU Soccer Complex.
All tournament games will be available live on SWAC TV.
 
The complete tournament bracket can be found here. To purchase tickets for the tournament, click here.

Thursday, Nov. 12
(G1) Match One: No. 1 Jackson State vs. No. 8 Prairie View A&M; 10:00 A.M.
(G2) Match Two: No. 4 Alabama A&M vs. No. 5 Texas Southern; 1:00 P.M.
(G3) Match Three: No. 2 Grambling State vs No. 7 Southern; 4:00 P.M.
(G4) Match Four: No. 3 Alcorn State vs. No. 6 Alabama State; 7:00 P.M.
 
Friday, Nov. 13
(G5) Match One Winner vs. Match Two Winner; 3:00 P.M.
(G6) Match Three Winner vs. Match Four Winner; 6:00 P.M.
 
Sunday, Nov. 15
(G7) Championship Match: Game Five Winner vs. Game Six Winner; 1:00 P.M.
 
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.
 
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