2009 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament

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2009 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams8
SiteFair Park Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsAlabama State (3rd title)
Winning coachLewis Jackson (1st title)
MVPAndrew Hayles (Alabama State)
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2010 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama State † 16 – 2   .889 22 – 10   .688
Jackson State 15 – 3   .833 18 – 15   .545
Prairie View A&M 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11 – 7   .611 13 – 18   .419
Southern 8 – 10   .444 8 – 23   .258
Mississippi Valley State 7 – 11   .389 7 – 25   .219
Texas Southern 7 – 11   .389 7 – 25   .219
Alabama A&M 6 – 12   .333 8 – 19   .296
Grambling State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
Alcorn State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 25   .194
† 2009 SWAC Tournament winner
As of March 12, 2009; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 11–14, 2009 at Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

Format[]

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

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
March 11 – March 12 		Semifinals
March 13 		Finals
March 14
         
1 Alabama State 70
8 Alabama A&M 58
1 Alabama State 63
4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 55
4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 65
5 Southern 58
1 Alabama State 65
2 Jackson State 58
3 Prairie View A&M 65
6 Mississippi Valley State 60
3 Prairie View A&M 53
2 Jackson State 66
7 Texas Southern 65
2 Jackson State 72

References[]

  1. ^ "SWAC Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
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