2017 SWAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams8
SiteToyota Center
Houston, Texas
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsTexas Southern (1st title)
Winning coachJohnetta Hayes-Perry (1st title)
MVPJoyce Kennerson (Texas Southern)
TelevisionESPN3
2016–17 SWAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grambling State144 .7781613  .552
Texas Southern†144 .778209  .690
Alabama State125 .7061314  .481
Southern117 .6111313  .500
Arkansas-Pine Bluff99 .5001217  .414
Alcorn State99 .500920  .310
Prairie View A&M810 .4441317  .433
Mississippi Valley State711 .3891019  .345
Jackson State512 .2941116  .407
Alabama A&M018 .000225  .074
2017 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 SWAC women's basketball tournament did take place March 7–11, 2017. Tournament first round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 7. The remaining rounds and the semifinals and championship at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Texas Southern won their first SWAC Women's Tournament and will receive the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.

Seeds

2017 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1. Grambling State 14-4 1-1 vs. Alabama State
2. Texas Southern 14-4 0-2 vs. Alabama State
3. Alabama State 12-6
4. Southern 11-7
5. Arkansas Pine Bluff 9-9 2-0 vs. TX Southern
6. Alcorn State 9-9 0-2 vs. TX Southern
7. Prairie View A&M 8-10
8. Mississippi Valley State 7-11

Bracket

Source:[1]

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Championship
Saturday, March 11
ESPN3
         
3 Alabama State 47
6 Alcorn State 43
3 Alabama State 54
2 Texas Southern 68
2 Texas Southern 65
7 Prairie View A&M 45
2 Texas Southern 70
1 Grambling 66
1 Grambling State 71
8 Mississippi Valley State 61
1 Grambling 65
4 Southern 56
4 Southern 73
5 Arkansas Pine Bluff 66

See also

References

  1. SWAC.org. "2017 Toyota SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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