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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2026 Pepsi SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick seedings featuring all 12 teams in the league.
 
2026 SWAC Regular Season Champion Alabama A&M enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (17-1 SWAC).
 
Alcorn State claimed the No. 2 seed (14-4 SWAC) while Alabama State claimed the No. 3 seed (12-6 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Southern (12-6 SWAC).

Jackson State is the No. 5 seed (10-8 SWAC) followed by No. 6 seed Grambling State (10-8 SWAC).
  
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10-8 SWAC) and Florida A&M (7-11 SWAC) will enter the tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.

Mississippi Valley State (6-12 SWAC) and Texas Southern (6-12) will enter the tournament as the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds respectively.

Bethune-Cookman (4-14 SWAC) and Prairie View A&M (0-18 SWAC) enter tournament play at the No. 11 and No. 12 seeds respectively.

In the event of a tie in conference records the league’s tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seedings.
 
The 2026 Pepsi SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick is scheduled to be played on March 9-14 at Gateway Center Arena located in Atlanta, Ga.

The upcoming tournament schedule of games is listed below, to purchase tickets online please click here. 
 

DATE	TIME	WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE	WATCH
March 9	11:00 am	Game One: No. 10 Texas Southern vs. No. 11 Bethune-Cookman	ESPN+
March 9	5:30 pm	Game Two: No. 9 Mississippi Valley State vs. No. 12 Prairie View A&M	ESPN+
March 10	11:00 am	Game Three: No. 8 Florida A&M vs. Winner Game One	ESPN+
March 10	5:30 pm	Game Four: No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Winner Game Two	ESPN+
March 11	11:00 am	Game Five: No. 1 Alabama A&M vs. Winner Game Three	ESPN+
March 11	5:30 pm	Game Six: No. 2 Alcorn State vs. Winner Game Four	ESPN+
March 12	11:00 am	Game Seven: No. 4 Southern vs. No. 5 Jackson State	ESPN+
March 12	5:30 pm	Game Eight:  No. 3 Alabama State vs. No. 6 Grambling State	ESPN+
March 13	11:00 am	Game Nine: Winner Game Five vs. Winner Game Seven	ESPN+
March 13	5:30 pm	Game Ten: Winner Game Six vs. Winner Game Eight	ESPN+
March 14	1:00 pm	Championship Game	ESPNU

 
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.

Follow the SWAC
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