2016 SWAC women's basketball tournament
| 2016 SWAC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2015–16 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Toyota Center Houston, Texas |
| Champions | Alabama State (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Freda Freeman-Jackson (3rd title) |
| MVP | Britney Wright (Alabama State) |
| Television | SWAC Digital Network, ESPN3 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 SWAC tournament winner As of November 27, 2015 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2016 SWAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The tournament will be held from March 8–12, 2016 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas[1] The champion received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Alabama State won the conference tournament championship game over Southern University, 55–51.[2]
Seeds
All 10 SWAC teams participated in the Tournament. Alcorn State was ineligible for NCAA postseason play due to APR violations. Had Alcorn State won the tournament, the SWAC's bid would have been awarded to the highest remaining seed still in the field.[3] The top 6 teams received a bye into the Quarterfinals.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama State | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Texas Southern | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Southern | 14–4 | |
| 4 | Grambling State | 13–5 | |
| 5 | Prairie View A&M | 9–9 | |
| 6 | Jackson State | 8–10 | |
| 7 | Alcorn State | 8–10 | |
| 8 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 6–12 | |
| 9 | Alabama A&M | 3–15 | |
| 10 | Mississippi Valley State | 1–17 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 8 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #7 Alcorn State vs. #10 Mississippi Valley State | 62–43 | SWAC Digital Network |
| 2 | 6:00 pm | #8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. #9 Alabama A&M | 74–82 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #2 Southern vs. #7 Alcorn State | 61–57 | SWAC Digital Network |
| 4 | 6:00 pm | #1 Alabama State vs. #8 Alabama A&M | 87–72 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #3 Texas Southern vs #6 Jackson State | 65–47 | SWAC Digital Network |
| 6 | 6:00 pm | #4 Grambling State vs. #5 Prairie View A&M | 60–56 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #2 Southern vs. #3 Texas Southern | 62–54 | SWAC Digital Network |
| 8 | 6:00 pm | #1 Alabama State vs. #4 Grambling State | 64–50 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 2:00 pm | #1 Alabama State vs. #2 Southern | 55–51 | ESPN3 |
| *Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.[4] | |||||
Bracket
| First round Tuesday March 8 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 9 Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 12 ESPN3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama State | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Alabama A&M | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alabama A&M | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Grambling State | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Grambling State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Prairie View A&M | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama State | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Alcorn State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Alcorn State | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mississippi Valley State | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas Southern | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas Southern | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jackson State | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "SWAC releases basketball tournament brackets". swac.org. March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ "Alabama State Wins 2016 SWAC Tournament Title". HBCU Sports. March 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ Lohmar, Jim (March 12, 2016). "SWAC basketball tournament 2016: Bracket, schedule and scores". SBNation. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "SWAC releases basketball tournament brackets". SWAC.org. March 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ "2016 Toyota Southwestern Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). SWAC.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.