2008 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament

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2008 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams8
SiteFair Park Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsMississippi Valley State (4th title)
Winning coachJames Green (1st title)
MVPCarl Lucas[1] (Mississippi Valley State)
← 2007
2009 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama State 15 – 3   .833 20 – 11   .645
Mississippi Valley State † 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
Alabama A&M 11 – 7   .611 14 – 15   .483
Jackson State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 20   .412
Southern 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Grambling State 7 – 11   .389 7 – 19   .269
Prairie View A&M 6 – 12   .333 8 – 22   .267
Alcorn State 6 – 12   .333 7 – 24   .226
Texas Southern 6 – 12   .333 7 – 25   .219
† 2008 SWAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[2]


The 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 12–15, 2008 at Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[3]

Format[]

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
March 12 – March 13 		Semifinals
March 14 		Finals
March 16
         
1 Alabama State 67
8 Texas Southern 49
1 Alabama State 72
4 Jackson State 77
4 Jackson State 56
5 Southern 55
4 Jackson State 58
2 Mississippi Valley St. 59
3 Alabama A&M 59
6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72
6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 59
2 Mississippi Valley St. 70
7 Grambling State 73
2 Mississippi Valley St. 79

References[]

  1. ^ "JSU's Trahan and MVSU's Lucas claim tournament awards". Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  2. ^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
  3. ^ ESPN – Conference tournament schedules, results
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