2015 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2015 SWAC men's basketball tournament took place March 10–14 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.[1]

2015 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201415
Teams9
SiteToyota Center
Houston, Texas
ChampionsTexas Southern (6th title)
Winning coachMike Davis (2nd title)
MVPMadarious Gibbs (Texas Southern)
2014–15 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas Southern162 .8892213  .629
Alabama State*144 .7781910  .655
Southern*135 .7221817  .514
Prairie View A&M126 .6671518  .455
Arkansas–Pine Bluff*99 .5001220  .375
Jackson State99 .5001121  .344
Alabama A&M810 .444920  .310
Mississippi Valley State513 .278626  .188
Alcorn State414 .222626  .188
Grambling State018 .000227  .069
*ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations
2015 SWAC tournament winner

Format

Nine teams participated in the 2015 tournament. Alabama State[2] was banned from postseason play due to failing to meet the NCAA's APR requirements. Southern[3] was ineligible for the postseason due to failure to supply usable academic data to the NCAA. However, Southern and Alabama State did participate in the SWAC Tournament but could not qualify for the NCAA Tournament if they were to win the SWAC Tournament.

Arkansas–Pine Bluff did not participate in the tournament due to a postseason ban issued by the NCAA.[4]

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round – Tuesday, March 10
1 1 8:30 pm #8 Alcorn State vs. #9 Grambling State 66–52
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
2 2 2:30 pm #2 Alabama State vs. #7 Mississippi Valley State 93–81
3 8:30 pm #1 Texas Southern vs. #8 Alcorn State 95–74
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 4 2:30 pm #3 Southern vs. #6 Alabama A&M 64–60
5 8:30 pm #4 Prairie View A&M vs. #5 Jackson State 62–56
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
4 6 2:30 pm #2 Alabama State vs. #3 Southern 68–66
7^ 8:30 pm #1 Texas Southern vs. #4 Prairie View A&M 90–77
Championship – Saturday, March 14
5 8 #3 Southern vs. #1 Texas Southern 62-58

*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 10
 
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 11
Thursday, March 12
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
 
Championship
Saturday, March 14
 
            
1 Texas Southern 95
8 Alcorn State 74
8 Alcorn State 66
9 Grambling State 52
1 Texas Southern 90
4 Prairie View A&M 77
4 Prairie View A&M 62
5 Jackson State 56
1 Texas Southern 62
3 Southern* 58
2 Alabama State* 93
7 Mississippi Valley State 81
2 Alabama State* 66
3 Southern* 68
3 Southern* 64
6 Alabama A&M 60

* Ineligible for NCAA tournament play due to penalties.

References

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