2013 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2013 SWAC men's basketball tournament took place March 12–16, 2013[1] at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. The tournament champion, Southern University, received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

2013 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams7
SiteCurtis Culwell Center
Garland, Texas
ChampionsSouthern (8th title)
TelevisionESPN2 (final)
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2012–13 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Southern** 16 2   .889 17 14   .548
Southern 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
Arkansas–Pine Bluff* 15 3   .833 16 14   .533
Jackson State 9 9   .500 11 18   .379
Prairie View A&M 8 10   .444 15 19   .441
Alabama State 8 10   .444 10 22   .313
Alcorn State 8 10   .444 10 24   .294
Alabama A&M 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Mississippi Valley State* 5 13   .278 5 23   .179
Grambling State 0 18   .000 0 28   .000
2013 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 21, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
**Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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Seven teams participated in the 2013 tournament. Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State each received one-year postseason bans in men's basketball, and thus were not allowed to participate in the 2013 SWAC Tournament, due to failing to meet the NCAA's APR requirements.[2] Texas Southern was serving a two-year postseason ban, after the NCAA Division I Infractions Committee said it found a lack of institutional control and outlined problems spanning 13 sports over a seven-year period.[3]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals,
March 13/14
Semifinals,
Friday, March 15
Championship,
Saturday, March 16
ESPN2
         
1 Southern 72
6 Alabama A&M 59
6 Alabama A&M 59
7 Grambling State 51
1 Southern 45
4 Prairie View A&M 44
3 Alcorn State 59
4 Prairie View A&M 67
4 Prairie View A&M 88
2 Jackson State 75
2 Jackson State 66
5 Alabama State 59

All times listed are Central

References

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  1. ^ "2012-13 SWAC Championships Schedule". SWAC. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Mississippi Valley State banned from basketball postseason due to low APR scores". The Mississippi Press. June 20, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "NCAA hits Texas Southern with postseason bans". USA Today. October 9, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
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