2020 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the 2019–20 season. Tournament first-round games were played at the campus of the higher seeded team on March 10. The remainder of the tournament was to be held on March 13 and 14, 2020 at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] The tournament champion would have received the SWAC's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament. On March 12, the remainder of the SWAC Tournament, along with all other NCAA postseason tournaments, was cancelled[2] amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams8
SiteBartow Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
First round siteCampus sites
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU
2019–20 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Prairie View A&M144 .778  1913  .594
Southern135 .722  1715  .531
Texas Southern126 .667  1616  .500
Grambling State117 .611  1715  .531
Jackson State117 .611  1517  .469
Alcorn State117 .611  1515  .500
Alabama State711 .389  824  .250
Alabama A&M513 .278  822  .267
Arkansas–Pine Bluff315 .167  426  .133
Mississippi Valley State315 .167  327  .100
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 SWAC Tournament was canceled prior to the semifinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seeds

The top eight teams qualified for the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used for teams with identical conference records. The top 4 seeds hosted their quarterfinal round games.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Prairie View A&M 14–4
2 Southern 13–5
3 Texas Southern 12–6
4 Jackson State 11–7 3–1 vs. Grambling State/Alcorn State
5 Alcorn State 11–7 Better point differential in season split with Grambling State
6 Grambling State 11–7 Worse point differential in season split with Alcorn State
7 Alabama State 7–11
8 Alabama A&M 5–13

Schedule and results

Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 10 – campus sites
1 5:30 pm No. 8 Alabama A&M at No. 1 Prairie View A&M 60–82 ESPN3
2 7:30 pm No. 5 Alcorn State at No. 4 Jackson State 52–69
3 7:30 pm No. 7 Alabama State at No. 2 Southern 53–67
4 8:00 pm No. 6 Grambling State at No. 3 Texas Southern 62–75
Semifinals – Friday, March 13 – Bartow Arena, Birmingham, AL
5 cancelled No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 4 Jackson State N/A ESPN3
6 No. 2 Southern vs. No. 3 Texas Southern
Final – Saturday, March 14 – Bartow Arena, Birmingham, AL
7 cancelled Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner N/A ESPNU
Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 10
ESPN3
Semifinals
March 13
ESPN3
Championship
March 14
ESPNU
         
1 Prairie View A&M 82
8 Alabama A&M 60
1 Prairie View A&M
4 Jackson State
4 Jackson State 69
5 Alcorn State 52
 
 
2 Southern 67
7 Alabama State 53
2 Southern
3 Texas Southern
3 Texas Southern 75
6 Grambling State 62

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds

References

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