Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2025 SWAC Volleyball Tournament seedings following the conclusion of regular season play.
Prairie View A&M (15-1 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed after claiming the SWAC Volleyball Regular Season title.
Jackson State claimed the No. 2 seed (12-4 SWAC), while Alabama State claimed the No. 3 seed (12-4 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Bethune-Cookman (11-5 SWAC).
Alabama A&M (9-7 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 5 seed.
Texas Southern claimed the No. 6 seed (9-7 SWAC), while Southern claimed the No. 7 seed (9-7 SWAC) followed by No. 8 seed Florida A&M (9-7 SWAC).
In the event of a tie in conference records the league’s tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seedings.
The tournament will be played in a single-elimination format with action set to start at 11:00 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 21st with matches slated to run through Sunday, Nov. 23rd at the Al Lawson Center located on the campus of Florida A&M University.
Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals matches will be available live on SWAC TV.
The complete tournament bracket can be found at the link above.
Friday, November 21
Match 1 – No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 8 Florida A&M- 11:00 am
Match 2 – No. 4 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 5 Alabama A&M- 1:30 pm
Match 3 – No. 2 Jackson State vs. No. 7 Southern- 4:00 pm
Match 4 – No. 3 Alabama State vs. No. 6 Texas Southern- 6:30 pm
Saturday, November 22
Match 5 – Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2 – 2:00 pm
Match 6 – Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4 – 4:30 pm
Sunday, November 23
Match 7 – Championship- 2:30 pm
All times listed Central Standard Time (CST)
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
