The 2015 SWAC men's basketball tournament took place March 10–14 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Format Nine teams participated in the 2015 tournament. Alabama State was banned from postseason play due to failing to meet the NCAA's APR requirements. Southern was ineligible for the postseason due to failure to supply usable academic data to the NCAA. However, Southern and Alabama State did participate in the SWAC Tournament but could not qualify for the NCAA Tournament if they were to win the SWAC Tournament.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff did not participate in the tournament due to a postseason ban issued by the NCAA.
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionScore First round – Tuesday, March 1011 8:30 pm#8 Alcorn State vs. #9 Grambling State66–52 Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 1122 2:30 pm#2 Alabama State vs. #7 Mississippi Valley State 93–813 8:30 pm#1 Texas Southern vs. #8 Alcorn State 95–74 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1234 2:30 pm#3 Southern vs. #6 Alabama A&M64–605 8:30 pm#4 Prairie View A&M vs. #5 Jackson State62–56 Semifinals – Friday, March 13462:30 pm#2 Alabama State vs. #3 Southern68–667^8:30 pm#1 Texas Southern vs. #4 Prairie View A&M90–77 Championship – Saturday, March 1458#3 Southern vs. #1 Texas Southern62-58 *Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
* Ineligible for NCAA tournament play due to penalties.
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