2012 SWAC men's basketball tournament

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2012 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams8
SiteGarland Special Events Center
Garland, Texas
ChampionsMississippi Valley State (5th title)
TelevisionESPNU
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2011–12 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mississippi Valley State 17 1   .944 21 13   .618
*Southern 13 5   .722 17 14   .548
Texas Southern 12 6   .667 15 18   .455
Prairie View A&M 10 8   .556 14 18   .438
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 9 9   .500 11 22   .333
Alabama State 9 9   .500 12 19   .387
Alcorn State 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Alabama A&M 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
Jackson State 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
*Grambling State 4 14   .222 4 24   .143
2012 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

The 2012 SWAC men's basketball tournament took place March 7–10[1] at the Garland Special Events Center in Garland, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

Format[edit]

Eight teams qualified for the tournament. Southern and Grambling each received one-year postseason bans in men’s basketball, thus not allowed to participate in the 2012 SWAC Tournament, due to failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements.[2] The rest of the seeds were determined after the final games were played[3]

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals
March 7–8
Semifinals
March 9
Championship Game
March 10
         
1 Mississippi Valley State 63
8 Jackson State 60
1 Mississippi Valley State 71
5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 64
4 Alabama State 56OT
5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 60
1 Mississippi Valley State 71
2 Texas Southern 69
2 Texas Southern 75
7 Alabama A&M 62
2 Texas Southern 60
6 Alcorn State 55
3 Prairie View A&M 79
6 Alcorn State 103

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2012 Farmers Insurance SWAC Men's Basketball Bracket". Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Vangilder, Lenny. "ULM, Southern, Grambling Get APR-Related Postseason Bans". SportsNOLA.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Dellinger, Ross (March 2, 2012). "Scenario Time:SWAC Tournament". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved March 2, 2012.