The 2021 SWAC women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament taking place March 10–13, 2021. The tournament was held at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama . Jackson State received the Southwestern Athletic Conference 's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament .
Unlike most NCAA Division I basketball conference tournaments, the SWAC tournament does not include all of the league's teams. The tournament instead features only the top eight teams from regular-season SWAC play.
Seeds
Seed
School
Conference record
Overall record
1
Jackson State
14–1
15–5
2
Alabama State
14–3
14–3
3
Southern
11–4
11–10
4
Grambling State
8–6
9–9
5
Alabama A&M
8–5
10–6
6
Alcorn State
7–8
7–12
7
Texas Southern
4–8
5–9
8
Mississippi Valley State
2–13
4–15
Schedule
All tournament games are streamed on ESPN3 .
Session
Game
Time
Matchup
Television
Attendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 11
March 10
1
Noon
No. 2 Alabama State 85 vs. No. 7 Texas Southern 69
ESPN3
2
6:30 PM
No. 1 Jackson State 70 vs. No. 8 Mississippi Valley State 47
March 11
3
Noon
No. 3 Southern 73 vs. No. 6 Alcorn State 59
4
6:30 PM
No. 4 Grambling State 58 vs. No. 5 Alabama A&M 50
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
3
5
Noon
No. 2 Alabama State 69 vs. No. 3 Southern 60
ESPN3
6
6:30 PM
No. 1 Jackson State 65 vs. No. 4 Grambling State 49
Championship Game – Saturday, March 13
4
7
2:30 PM
No. 2 Alabama State 66 vs. No. 1 Jackson State 67
ESPN3
Game times in EST . Rankings denote tournament seeding.[1] [2] [3]
Bracket
Quarterfinals March 10 & 11 ESPN3
Semifinals Friday, March 12 ESPN3
Championship Saturday, March 13 ESPN3, 2:30 pm
1
Jackson State
70
8
Mississippi Valley State
47
1
Jackson State
65
4
Grambling State
49
4
Grambling State
58
5
Alabama A&M
50
1
Jackson State
67
2
Alabama State
66
3
Southern
73
6
Alcorn State
59
3
Southern
60
2
Alabama State
69
2
Alabama State
85
7
Texas Southern
69
See also
References