SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

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2025-2026 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 9 - 14, 2026
Champions:#8 Prairie View A&M
Runner-Up:#3 Southern
MVP/MOP:Dontae Horne (Prairie View A&M, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team:Dontae Horne (Prairie View A&M, Sr.), Lance Williams (Prairie View A&M, Sr.), Michael Jacobs (Southern, Sr.), Tyler Shirley (Florida A&M, Sr.), Koron Davis (Alabama A&M, Jr.)
Championship Venue:Gateway Center (College Park, GA)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:N/A

2025-2026 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
10 Alabama State 65
11 Alcorn State 77
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9 Grambling State 77
12 Mississippi Valley State 52
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarterfinals
 
8 Prairie View A&M 65
11 Alcorn State 56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 Jackson State 68
9 Grambling State 65
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Bethune-Cookman 67
8 Prairie View A&M 71
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Florida A&M 70
7 Jackson State 60
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2025-2026 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Bethune-Cookman 17  15  53.13% 14  4  77.78%
2 Florida A&M 16  16  50.00% 11  7  61.11%
3 Southern 17  16  51.52% 11  7  61.11%
4 Texas Southern 12  18  40.00% 10  8  55.56%
5 Alabama A&M 18  15  54.55% 10  8  55.56%
6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13  19  40.63% 10  8  55.56%
7 Jackson State 12  21  36.36% 10  8  55.56%
8 Prairie View A&M 17  17  50.00% 9  9  50.00%
9 Grambling State 14  19  42.42% 7  11  38.89%
10 Alabama State 10  22  31.25% 7  11  38.89%
11 Alcorn State 9  23  28.13% 7  11  38.89%
12 Mississippi Valley State 3  30  9.09% 2  16  11.11%

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2025-2026 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 9, 2026 #11 Alcorn State (W) #10 Alabama State (L) 77-65 Gateway Center PTS: 16. Jerquarius Stanback
REB: 12. Jerquarius Stanback
AST: 5. Micah Simpson 		PTS: 22. Tycen McDaniels
REB: 9. Tycen McDaniels
AST: 5. Shane Lancaster
Mar 9, 2026 #12 Mississippi Valley State (L) #9 Grambling State (W) 52-77 Gateway Center PTS: 22. Jamil Muttilib
REB: 6. Devyn Franklin
AST: 7. Derrius Ward 		PTS: 23. Michael James
REB: 7. Michael James
AST: 4. Michael James
Mar 10, 2026 #11 Alcorn State (L) #8 Prairie View A&M (W) 56-65 Gateway Center PTS: 26. Dontae Horne
REB: 9. Dontae Horne
AST: 4. Cory Wells 		PTS: 24. Jameel Morris
REB: 11. Tycen McDaniels
AST: 2. Jameel Morris
Mar 10, 2026 #9 Grambling State (L) #7 Jackson State (W) 65-68 Gateway Center PTS: 18. Jalen Tatum
REB: 9. Tamarion Hoover
AST: 4. Jalen Tatum 		PTS: 14. Antonio Munoz
REB: 7. Devyn Franklin
AST: 6. Derrius Ward
Mar 11, 2026 #8 Prairie View A&M (W) #1 Bethune-Cookman (L) 71-67 Gateway Center PTS: 21. Jakobi Heady
REB: 7. Ariel Bland
AST: 5. Arterio Morris 		PTS: 30. Dontae Horne
REB: 10. Cory Wells
AST: 6. Lance Williams
Mar 11, 2026 #7 Jackson State (L) #2 Florida A&M (W) 60-70 Gateway Center PTS: 14. Antonio Baker, Jr.
REB: 10. Micah Octave
AST: 4. Kaleb Washington 		PTS: 19. Jayme Mitchell, Jr.
REB: 8. Delyle Williams
AST: 5. Delyle Williams
Mar 12, 2026 #5 Alabama A&M (W) #4 Texas Southern (L) 85-74 Gateway Center PTS: 16. Jaylen Wysinger
REB: 11. Alex Anderson
AST: 3. Jaylen Wysinger 		PTS: 24. Koron Davis
REB: 9. P.J. Eason
AST: 8. Sami Pissis
Mar 12, 2026 #6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (L) #3 Southern (W) 81-84 Gateway Center PTS: 18. Fazl Oshodi
REB: 11. A.J. Barnes
AST: 5. Cam Amboree 		PTS: 21. Quion Williams
REB: 10. Quion Williams
AST: 5. Quion Williams
Mar 13, 2026 #8 Prairie View A&M (W) #5 Alabama A&M (L) 74-55 Gateway Center PTS: 18. James Graham III
REB: 6. Kintavious Dozier
AST: 6. Sami Pissis 		PTS: 25. Dontae Horne
REB: 10. Corey Dunning
AST: 6. Dontae Horne
Mar 13, 2026 #3 Southern (W) #2 Florida A&M (L) 73-70 Gateway Center PTS: 16. Tyler Shirley
REB: 9. Micah Octave
AST: 6. Antonio Baker, Jr. 		PTS: 19. Michael Jacobs
REB: 9. Terrance Dixon, Jr.
AST: 7. Cam Amboree
Mar 14, 2026 #8 Prairie View A&M (W) #3 Southern (L) 72-66 Gateway Center PTS: 19. Michael Jacobs
REB: 10. A.J. Barnes
AST: 9. Michael Jacobs 		PTS: 18. Lance Williams
REB: 9. Corey Dunning
AST: 5. Lance Williams