2013 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 12–16, 2013[1] at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. The tournament champion, Southern University, received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

2013 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201213
Teams7
SiteCurtis Culwell Center
Garland, Texas
ChampionsSouthern (8th title)
TelevisionESPN2
2012–13 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas Southern**162 .889  1714  .548
Southern153 .833  2310  .697
Arkansas–Pine Bluff*153 .833  1614  .533
Jackson State99 .500  1118  .379
Prairie View A&M810 .444  1519  .441
Alabama State810 .444  1022  .313
Alcorn State810 .444  1024  .294
Alabama A&M612 .333  1120  .355
Mississippi Valley State*513 .278  523  .179
Grambling State018 .000  028  .000
2013 SWAC Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
**Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

Seven teams participated in the 2013 tournament. Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State each received one-year postseason bans in men's basketball, and thus were not allowed to participate in the 2013 SWAC Tournament, due to failing to meet the NCAA's APR requirements.[2] Texas Southern was serving a two-year postseason ban, after the NCAA Division I Infractions Committee said it found a lack of institutional control and outlined problems spanning 13 sports over a seven-year period.[3]

Bracket

  Quarterfinals,
March 13/14
Semifinals,
Friday, March 15
Championship,
Saturday, March 16
ESPN2
                           
       
  1 Southern 72  
    6 Alabama A&M 59  
6 Alabama A&M 59
  7 Grambling State 51  
    1 Southern 45
  4 Prairie View A&M 44
  3 Alcorn State 59  
4 Prairie View A&M 67  
4 Prairie View A&M 88
    2 Jackson State 75  
2 Jackson State 66
  5 Alabama State 59  

All times listed are Central

References

  1. "2012-13 SWAC Championships Schedule". SWAC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  2. "Mississippi Valley State banned from basketball postseason due to low APR scores". The Mississippi Press. June 20, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  3. "NCAA hits Texas Southern with postseason bans". USA Today. October 9, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
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