2017 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament

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2017 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
SiteToyota Center
Houston, Texas
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsTexas Southern (1st title)
Winning coachJohnetta Hayes-Perry (1st title)
MVPJoyce Kennerson (Texas Southern)
TelevisionESPN3
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2018 →
2016–17 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
14 – 4   .778 16 – 13   .552
† 14 – 4   .778 20 – 9   .690
12 – 5   .706 13 – 14   .481
11 – 7   .611 13 – 13   .500
9 – 9   .500 12 – 17   .414
9 – 9   .500 9 – 20   .310
8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
7 – 11   .389 10 – 19   .345
5 – 12   .294 11 – 16   .407
0 – 18   .000 2 – 25   .074
† 2017 SWAC Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament did take place March 7–11, 2017. Tournament first round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 7. The remaining rounds and the semifinals and championship at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Texas Southern won their first SWAC Women's Tournament and will receive the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.

Seeds[]

2017 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1. Grambling State 14-4 1-1 vs. Alabama State
2. Texas Southern 14-4 0-2 vs. Alabama State
3. Alabama State 12-6
4. Southern 11-7
5. Arkansas Pine Bluff 9-9 2-0 vs. TX Southern
6. Alcorn State 9-9 0-2 vs. TX Southern
7. Prairie View A&M 8-10
8. Mississippi Valley State 7-11

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 7 		Semifinals
Friday, March 10 		Championship
Saturday, March 11
ESPN3
         
3 Alabama State 47
6 Alcorn State 43
3 Alabama State 54
2 Texas Southern 68
2 Texas Southern 65
7 Prairie View A&M 45
2 Texas Southern 70
1 Grambling 66
1 Grambling State 71
8 Mississippi Valley State 61
1 Grambling 65
4 Southern 56
4 Southern 73
5 Arkansas Pine Bluff 66

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