Southwestern Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
| Southwestern Athletic Conference Softball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Softball Championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | |
| Current location | Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Played | 1997–present |
| Last contest | 2021 |
| Current champion | Alabama State |
| Most championships | Mississippi Valley State (8) |
The Southwestern Athletic Conference Softball Tournament (sometimes known simply as the SWAC Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[1]
Tournament[]
The top 8 teams compete in the double-elimination tournament, with the top seed from one division facing the fourth seed from the opposite in the first round and so on.
Champions[]
Year-by-year[]
| Year | School | Venue | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State/Grambling State | |||
| Prairie View A&M | |||
| Southern | |||
| Texas Southern | |||
| Grambling State | |||
| Alabama A&M | |||
| Southern | |||
| Mississippi Valley State | |||
| Mississippi Valley State | |||
| Mississippi Valley State | |||
| Mississippi Valley State | |||
| Mississippi Valley State | |||
| Mississippi Valley State | • Hattiesburg, Mississippi | ||
| Alcorn State | • Decatur, Alabama | ||
| Jackson State | Wilson Morgan Park • Decatur, Alabama | ||
| Mississippi Valley State | Wilson Morgan Park • Decatur, Alabama | ||
| Mississippi Valley State | Wilson Morgan Park • Decatur, Alabama | ||
| Texas Southern | Wilson Morgan Park • Decatur, Alabama | ||
| 2015 | Texas Southern | Wilson Morgan Park • Decatur, Alabama | |
| Alabama State | • Irondale, Alabama | ||
| Texas Southern | • Montgomery, Alabama | ||
| Prairie View A&M | Barbara Williams Softball Complex • Montgomery, Alabama | ||
| Alabama State | Barbara Williams Softball Complex • Montgomery, Alabama | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Alabama State | • Gulfport, Mississippi | Skyler Sullivan, Alabama State |
| Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, Mississippi | |||
By school[]
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State | 8 | , , , , , , , |
| Texas Southern | 4 | , , 2015, |
| Alabama State | 3 | , , 2021 |
| Alcorn State | 2 | , |
| Grambling State | 2 | , |
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | , |
| Southern | 2 | , |
| Alabama A&M | 1 | |
| Jackson State | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "Past Softball Champions". Southwestern Athletic Conference. July 28, 2021.
Categories:
- Southwestern Athletic Conference Softball Tournament