2021 SWAC women's basketball tournament
| 2021 SWAC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Champions | Jackson State (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Tomekia Reed (1st title) |
| MVP | Dayzsha Rogan (Jackson State) |
| Television | ESPN3 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State† | 14 | – | 1 | .933 | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 3 | – | 18 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 SWAC tournament winner As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 SWAC women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament taking place March 10–13, 2021. The tournament was held at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Jackson State received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Unlike most NCAA Division I basketball conference tournaments, the SWAC tournament does not include all of the league's teams. The tournament instead features only the top eight teams from regular-season SWAC play.
Seeds
[edit]| Seed | School | Conference record |
Overall record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson State | 14–1 | 15–5 |
| 2 | Alabama State | 14–3 | 14–3 |
| 3 | Southern | 11–4 | 11–10 |
| 4 | Grambling State | 8–6 | 9–9 |
| 5 | Alabama A&M | 8–5 | 10–6 |
| 6 | Alcorn State | 7–8 | 7–12 |
| 7 | Texas Southern | 4–8 | 5–9 |
| 8 | Mississippi Valley State | 2–13 | 4–15 |
Schedule
[edit]All tournament games are streamed on ESPN3.
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 11 | ||||||
| March 10 | 1 | Noon | No. 2 Alabama State 85 vs. No. 7 Texas Southern 69 | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 | 6:30 PM | No. 1 Jackson State 70 vs. No. 8 Mississippi Valley State 47 | ||||
| March 11 | 3 | Noon | No. 3 Southern 73 vs. No. 6 Alcorn State 59 | |||
| 4 | 6:30 PM | No. 4 Grambling State 58 vs. No. 5 Alabama A&M 50 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | Noon | No. 2 Alabama State 69 vs. No. 3 Southern 60 | ESPN3 | ||
| 6 | 6:30 PM | No. 1 Jackson State 65 vs. No. 4 Grambling State 49 | ||||
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 13 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 2:30 PM | No. 2 Alabama State 66 vs. No. 1 Jackson State 67 | ESPN3 | ||
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.[1][2][3] | ||||||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals March 10 & 11 ESPN3 | Semifinals Friday, March 12 ESPN3 | Championship Saturday, March 13 ESPN3, 2:30 pm | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Mississippi Valley State | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grambling State | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grambling State | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alabama A&M | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama State | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alcorn State | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama State | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama State | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas Southern | 69 | ||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SWAC Announces Women's Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Deion Sanders on JSU WBB and MBB SWAC championships: 'That challenges all of us to go get it'". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Southern women seeded third, men fifth for SWAC basketball tournaments; see bracket, times". The Advocate (Louisiana). Retrieved March 9, 2021.
