2000 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2000 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11, 2000, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.^[2] Jackson State defeated Southern, 76–61 in the championship game. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the West Region.

2000 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1999–00
Teams	8
Site	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Champions	Jackson State
Winning coach	Andy Stoglin
SWAC men's basketball tournaments ← 1999 2001 →

1999–2000 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	15	–	3		.833			19	–	10		.655
Alabama A&M	14	–	4		.778			18	–	10		.643
Southern	14	–	4		.778			18	–	11		.621
Texas Southern	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
Jackson State †	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Alabama State	10	–	8		.556			13	–	15		.464
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	11		.389			6	–	21		.222
Prairie View A&M	5	–	13		.278			7	–	20		.259
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	13		.278			6	–	21		.222
Grambling State	0	–	18		.000			1	–	30		.032
† 2000 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals March 9					Semifinals March 10					Final March 11
	1	Alcorn State	94
	8	Grambling State	82
						1	Alcorn State	60
						5	Jackson State	64
	4	Alabama State	50
	5	Jackson State	56
											5	Jackson State	76
											2	Southern	61
	3	Texas Southern	74
	6	Mississippi Valley State	50
						3	Texas Southern	65
						2	Southern	66
	2	Southern	77
	7	Prairie View A&M	74

References

1. sports-reference.com 1999-00 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1999-00 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2021.