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
Classification	Division I
Season	2012–13
Teams	7
Site	Curtis Culwell Center Garland, Texas
Champions	Southern (8th title)
Television	ESPN2 (final)
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2012–13 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

	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