1998 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsPrairie View A&M (1st title)
Winning coachElwood Plummer (1st title)
1997–98 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas Southern124 .7501516  .484
Jackson State115 .6881413  .519
Grambling106 .6251612  .571
Southern106 .6251413  .519
Alcorn State88 .5001215  .444
Prairie View A&M610 .3751317  .433
Alabama State610 .3751117  .393
Mississippi Valley State610 .375621  .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff313 .188423  .148
1998 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1998, at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1] Prairie View A&M defeated Texas Southern, 59–57 in the championship game to win the school's first SWAC Tournament title. The Panthers received the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region.

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Final
March 7
         
1 Texas Southern 72
8 Mississippi Valley State 57
1 Texas Southern 48
4 Grambling State 45
4 Grambling State 74
5 Alcorn State 73
1 Texas Southern 57
7 Prairie View A&M 59
3 Southern 59
6 Alabama State 82
6 Alabama State 61
7 Prairie View A&M 65
2 Jackson State 58
7 Prairie View A&M 60

References

  1. "1997-98 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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