2015 SWAC women's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201415
Teams8
SiteToyota Center
Houston, Texas
TelevisionESPN3
2014–15 SWAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas Southern162 .8891910  .655
Southern*153 .8331912  .613
Alabama State†108 .5561714  .548
Jackson State108 .5561417  .452
Prairie View A&M108 .5561418  .438
Alcorn State99 .5001018  .357
Grambling State711 .3891020  .333
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @513 .278722  .241
Alabama A&M513 .278624  .200
Mississippi Valley State216 .111426  .133
2015 SWAC tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll
*ineligible for postseason play for failure to supply usable academic data to the NCAA
@-ineligible for postseason play due to low APR

The 2015 SWAC women's basketball tournament will take place March 11–14, 2015, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.[1] The tournament champion will receive the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.

Format

8 teams competed in the 2015 WBB Tournament. Texas Southern, who was the regular season champions, withdrew from the tournament after 8 players were suspended due to a season-ending brawl with Southern.[2] Arkansas–Pine Bluff was ineligible to participate due to a low APR.

Seeds

2015 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Record Overall Record
(End of Regular season)
Tiebreaker
1. Texas Southern 16-2 19-10 Withdrew from tourney due to 8 suspensions.
2. Southern 15-3 17-11
3. Jackson State 10-8 13-16 2–0 vs. Alabama State, 1–1 vs. Prairie View A&M
4. Prairie View A&M 10-8 13-17 1–1 vs. Jackson State, 1–1 vs. Alabama State
5. Alabama State 10-8 14-14 1–1 vs. Prairie View A&M, 0–2 vs. Jackson State
6. Alcorn State 9-9 10-17
7. Grambling State 7-11 10-19
8. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5-13 7-22 Ineligible for SWAC Tournament.
9. Alabama A&M 5-13 6-23
10. Mississippi Valley State 2-16 4-25

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 11
Thursday, March 12
SWAC Digital- Wed only
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPN3
         
1 Southern 62
8 Mississippi Valley State 57
1 Southern 60
4 Prairie View A&M 42
4 Prairie View A&M 66
5 Alcorn State 59
1 Southern 55
3 Alabama State 73
2 Jackson State 89
7 Alabama A&M 82OT
2 Jackson State 60
3 Alabama State 62
3 Alabama State 65
6 Grambling State 62

All times listed are Central

References

  1. "SWAC relocates football, basketball championships to Houston". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  2. "SWAC suspends 15 over fight". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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