1999 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 1999 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5, 1999. The quarterfinal round was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, while the semifinal and championship rounds were held at the F. G. Clark Activity Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[1] Alcorn State defeated Southern, 89–83 in the championship game.^[2] The Braves received the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the West Region.^[3]

1999 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	8
First round site	Campus Sites
Semifinals site	F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Finals site	F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Champions	Alcorn State (5th title)
Winning coach	Davey Whitney (5th title)
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1998–99 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State †	14	–	2		.875			23	–	7		.767
Southern	13	–	3		.813			21	–	7		.750
Jackson State	11	–	5		.688			16	–	12		.571
Mississippi Valley State	10	–	6		.625			14	–	13		.519
Alabama State	8	–	8		.500			11	–	16		.407
Texas Southern	6	–	10		.375			8	–	19		.296
Grambling State	5	–	11		.313			6	–	21		.222
Prairie View A&M	4	–	12		.250			6	–	21		.222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	15		.063			3	–	24		.111
Alabama A&M	0	–	0		–			10	–	17		.370
† 1999 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 5					Final March 7
	1	Alcorn State	114
	8	Prairie View A&M	61
						1	Alcorn State	73
						4	Mississippi Valley State	61
	4	Mississippi Valley State	71
	5	Alabama State	58
											1	Alcorn State	89
											2	Southern	83
	3	Jackson State	73
	6	Texas Southern	49
						3	Jackson State	66
						2	Southern	67
	2	Southern	92
	7	Grambling State	83

References

1. "1998-99 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
2. "Alcorn State Is Dancing Baby". CBS News. March 6, 1999. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
3. "Stanford Gets West No. 2 Seed / Cardinal face Alcorn State in Seattle". San Francisco Chronicle. March 8, 1999. Retrieved January 9, 2022.