2015 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament

2015 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament

Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 201415
Teams 8
Site Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
Television ESPN3
2014–15 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 16 2   .889     19 10   .655
Southern* 15 3   .833     19 12   .613
Alabama State† 10 8   .556     17 14   .548
Jackson State 10 8   .556     14 17   .452
Prairie View A&M 10 8   .556     14 18   .438
Alcorn State 9 9   .500     10 18   .357
Grambling State 7 11   .389     10 20   .333
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ 5 13   .278     7 22   .241
Alabama A&M 5 13   .278     6 24   .200
Mississippi Valley State 2 16   .111     4 26   .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 2013-06-03.
  2. "SWAC suspends 15 over fight". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
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