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Jackson State won the regular season and is the top seed in the 2024 SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament.

The Tigers finished 18-0 in the SWAC and have the 16th-most Quadrant 4 victories in the nation.

The tournament features the league’s top eight teams at the conclusion of regular season play.

Grambling State claimed the No. 2 seed while Southern claimed the No. 3 seed in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Alabama A&M is the No. 5 seed followed by No. 6 seed Alcorn State.
  
Florida A&M and Prairie View A&M claimed the final two tournament bids and will enter the tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.

SWAC women's tournament bracket 2024

The full seeding, bracket and team records for the 2024 SWAC tournament are below.

Seed Team Record (SWAC)
1 Jackson State 23-6 (18-0)
2 Grambling 21-8 (15-3)
3 Southern 15-14 (13-5)
4 Ark.-Pine Bluff 15-15 (11-7)
5 Alabama A&M 15-15 (10-8)
6 Alcorn State 10-19 (8-10)
7 Florida A&M 9-20 (8-10)
8 Prairie View 11-17 (7-11)

SWAC women's basketball tournament schedule 2024

  • Dates: March 13-16
  • Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.

The SWAC women's basketball tournament will be played from Wednesday, March 13 through Sunday, March 16. The tournament will be held at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.

Wednesday, March 13: Quarterfinals

Game
Game 1: No. 2 Grambling State 66, No. 7 Florida A&M 60
Game 2: No. 1 Jackson State 67, No. 8 Prairie View 58

Thursday, March 14: Quarterfinals

Game
Game 3: No. 6 Alcorn State 59, No. 3 Southern 52
Game 4: No. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 82, No. 5 Alabama A&M 74

Friday, March 15: Semifinals

Scores
Game 5: No. 6 Alcorn State 61, No. 2 Grambling State 59
Game 6: No. 1 Jackson State 70, No. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 48

Saturday, March 16: Championship

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
No. 1 Jackson State 68, No. 6 Alcorn State 44 5:30 p.m. ESPNU, Sling

How to watch the SWAC women's tournament live

The SWAC women's basketball tournament games will air on ESPN+. The championship game can be seen on ESPNU. The games can also be streamed on Sling.

SWAC women's tournament tickets 2024

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Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to The Sporting News. He is also a frequent contributor to the Associated Press, the Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, Boston Herald, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author of “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box”; “Skipper Supreme: Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles”; “Manchester United (Europe's Best Soccer Clubs),” “Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees,” and “Michigan State Spartans (Inside College Football).”