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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2026 Pepsi SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick seedings featuring all 12 teams in the league.
2026 SWAC Regular Season Champion Alabama A&M enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (17-1 SWAC).
Alcorn State claimed the No. 2 seed (14-4 SWAC) while Alabama State claimed the No. 3 seed (12-6 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Southern (12-6 SWAC).
Jackson State is the No. 5 seed (10-8 SWAC) followed by No. 6 seed Grambling State (10-8 SWAC).
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10-8 SWAC) and Florida A&M (7-11 SWAC) will enter the tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.
Mississippi Valley State (6-12 SWAC) and Texas Southern (6-12) will enter the tournament as the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds respectively.
Bethune-Cookman (4-14 SWAC) and Prairie View A&M (0-18 SWAC) enter tournament play at the No. 11 and No. 12 seeds respectively.
In the event of a tie in conference records the league’s tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seedings.
The 2026 Pepsi SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick is scheduled to be played on March 9-14 at Gateway Center Arena located in Atlanta, Ga.
The upcoming tournament schedule of games is listed below, to purchase tickets online please click here.
| DATE | TIME | WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE | WATCH |
| March 9 | 11:00 am | Game One: No. 10 Texas Southern vs. No. 11 Bethune-Cookman | ESPN+ |
| March 9 | 5:30 pm | Game Two: No. 9 Mississippi Valley State vs. No. 12 Prairie View A&M | ESPN+ |
| March 10 | 11:00 am | Game Three: No. 8 Florida A&M vs. Winner Game One | ESPN+ |
| March 10 | 5:30 pm | Game Four: No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Winner Game Two | ESPN+ |
| March 11 | 11:00 am | Game Five: No. 1 Alabama A&M vs. Winner Game Three | ESPN+ |
| March 11 | 5:30 pm | Game Six: No. 2 Alcorn State vs. Winner Game Four | ESPN+ |
| March 12 | 11:00 am | Game Seven: No. 4 Southern vs. No. 5 Jackson State | ESPN+ |
| March 12 | 5:30 pm | Game Eight: No. 3 Alabama State vs. No. 6 Grambling State | ESPN+ |
| March 13 | 11:00 am | Game Nine: Winner Game Five vs. Winner Game Seven | ESPN+ |
| March 13 | 5:30 pm | Game Ten: Winner Game Six vs. Winner Game Eight | ESPN+ |
| March 14 | 1:00 pm | Championship Game | ESPNU |
All times listed Eastern Standard Time (EST)
