2022 SWAC women's basketball tournament

The 2022 SWAC women's basketball tournament (officially known as the Cricket Wireless SWAC Basketball Tournament due to sponsorship reasons) was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2021–22 season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The tournament was held from March 9 to 12, 2022.[1] The tournament winner will receive an automatic invitation to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

2022 SWAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams8
SiteBartow Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
TelevisionESPN+,
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2021–22 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jackson State 18 0   1.000 23 7   .767
Alabama A&M 13 5   .722 15 14   .517
Alabama State 12 6   .667 15 15   .500
Southern 11 7   .611 14 17   .452
Texas Southern 11 7   .611 11 15   .423
Prairie View A&M 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Grambling State 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 9 9   .500 13 16   .448
Bethune–Cookman 5 13   .278 6 21   .222
Florida A&M 4 14   .222 3 25   .107
Mississippi Valley State 3 15   .167 4 22   .154
Alcorn State 2 16   .111 3 22   .120
2022 SWAC tournament winner

Seeds edit

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top eight teams in the conference qualify for the tournament.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3[2]
1 Jackson State 18-0
2 Alabama A&M 13–5
3 Alabama State 12–6
4 Southern 11–7 1-1 vs. Texas Southern 147-147 score vs. Texas Southern 0-1 vs. Jackson State
5 Texas Southern 11-7 1-1 vs. Southern 147-147 score vs. Southern 0-2 vs. Jackson State
6 Prairie View A&M 10-8 2-0 vs. Grambling State
7 Grambling State 10-8 0–2 vs. Prairie View A&M
8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 9-9
DNQ Bethune-Cookman 5-13
DNQ Florida A&M 4-14
DNQ Mississippi Valley State 3-15
DNQ Alcorn State 2–16

Schedule edit

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9, 2022
1 11:00 am No. 2 Alabama A&M vs. No. 7 Grambling State 62–54 ESPN+
2 5:30 pm No. 1 Jackson State vs. No. 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 78–67
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10, 2022
3 11:00 am No. 3 Alabama State vs. No. 6 Prairie View A&M 60-58 ESPN+
4 5:30 pm No. 4 Southern vs. No. 5 Texas Southern 68-67
Semifinals – Friday, March 11, 2022
5 11:00 am No. 7 Grambling State vs. No. 3 Alabama State 59-74 ESPN+
6 5:30 pm No. 1 Jackson State vs. No. 4 Southern 59-46
Championship – Saturday, March 12, 2022
7 1:30 pm No. 1 Jackson State vs. No. 3 Alabama State 101–80 ESPN+
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
March 9–10, 2022
ESPN+
Semifinals
March 11, 2022
ESPN+
Championship
March 12, 2022
ESPN+
         
1 Jackson State 78
8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67
1 Jackson State 59
4 Southern 46
4 Southern 68
5 Texas Southern 67
1 Jackson State 101
3 Alabama State 80
2 Alabama A&M 54
7 Grambling State 62
7 Grambling State 59
3 Alabama State 74
3 Alabama State 60
6 Prairie View A&M 58

References edit

  1. ^ "2022 Cricket Wireless SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments". swac.org. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "SWAC Basketball Tiebreaker Policy". SWAC.org. SWAC.