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

References

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.