Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2026 Pepsi SWAC Men’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick seedings featuring all 12 teams in the league.
2026 SWAC Regular Season Champion Bethune-Cookman enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (14-4 SWAC).
Florida A&M claimed the No. 2 seed (11-7 SWAC) while Southern claimed the No. 3 seed (11-7 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Texas Southern (10-8 SWAC).
Alabama A&M is the No. 5 seed (10-8 SWAC) followed by No. 6 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10-8 SWAC).
Jackson State (10-8 SWAC) and Prairie View A&M (9-9 SWAC) will enter the tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.
Grambling State (7-11 SWAC) and Alabama State (7-11) will enter the tournament as the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds respectively.
Alcorn State (7-11 SWAC) and Mississippi Valley State (2-16 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 Men’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 | MEN’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE | WATCH |
| March 9 | 2:00 pm | Game One: No. 10 Alabama State vs. No. 11 Alcorn State | ESPN+ |
| March 9 | 8:30 pm | Game Two: No. 9 Grambling State vs. No. 12 Mississippi Valley State | ESPN+ |
| March 10 | 2:00 pm | Game Three: No. 8 Prairie View A&M vs. Winner Game One | ESPN+ |
| March 10 | 8:30 pm | Game Four: No. 7 Jackson State vs. Winner Game Two | ESPN+ |
| March 11 | 2:00 pm | Game Five: No. 1 Bethune-Cookman vs. Winner Game Three | ESPN+ |
| March 11 | 8:30 pm | Game Six: No. 2 Florida A&M vs. Winner Game Four | ESPN+ |
| March 12 | 2:00 pm | Game Seven: No. 4 Texas Southern vs. No. 5 Alabama A&M | ESPN+ |
| March 12 | 8:30 pm | Game Eight: No. 3 Southern vs. No. 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ESPN+ |
| March 13 | 2:00 pm | Game Nine: Winner Game Five vs. Winner Game Seven | ESPN+ |
| March 13 | 8:30 pm | Game Ten: Winner Game Six vs. Winner Game Eight | ESPN+ |
| March 14 | 7:30 pm | Championship Game | ESPNU |
All times listed Eastern Standard Time (EST)
