The SWAC women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's basketball for the Southwestern Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament involving 8 of the 12 league schools, and seeding is based on regular-season records with head-to-head match-up as a tie-breaker. The winner has received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament since 1994.
The highest seeds face off against the corresponding lowest seeds, with the two remaining teams facing off in the Finals to determine the champion.
The tournament has been held since 1982.
Regular season champions 1982Jackson StateSadie Magee1983Jackson StateSadie Magee1984Alcorn StateShirley Walker1985Alcorn StateShirley Walker1986Alcorn StateShirley Walker1987Grambling StatePatricia Bibbs1988Mississippi Valley StateJessie Harris1989Grambling StatePatricia Bibbs1990Grambling StatePatricia Bibb11991Alcorn StateShirley Walker1992Alcorn StateShirley Walker1993Alcorn StateSouthernShirley WalkerHerman Hartman1994Alcorn State Shirley Walker 1995Alcorn StateGrambling StateJackson StateShirley WalkerPatricia BibbsAndrew Pennington1996Alcorn StateJackson StateShirley WalkerAndrew Pennington1997Grambling StatePatricia Bibbs1998Grambling StateDavid Ponton1999Grambling StateDavid Ponton2000Grambling StateDavid Ponton2001Alcorn StateShirley Walker2002SouthernSandy Pugh2003Alabama StateJackson StateFreda Freeman-JacksonDenise Taylor2004Alabama StateFreda Freeman-Jackson2005Alcorn StateShirley Walker2006Jackson StateSouthernDenise TaylorSandy Pugh2007Prairie View A&MJackson StateCynthia Cooper-DykeDenise Taylor2008Prairie View A&MCynthia Cooper-Dyke2009Prairie View A&MCynthia Cooper-Dyke2010SouthernSandy Pugh2011SouthernSandy Pugh2012Mississippi Valley StateNate Kilbert2013Texas SouthernCynthia Cooper-Dyke2014SouthernSandy Pugh2015Alabama StateFreda Freeman-Jackson2016Alabama StateFreda Freeman-Jackson2017Grambling StateTexas SouthernFreddie MurrayJohnetta Hayes-Perry2018SouthernSandy Pugh2019SouthernCarlos Funchess2020Jackson StateTomekia Reed2021Jackson StateTomekia Reed2022Jackson StateTomekia Reed2023Jackson StateTomekia Reed2024Jackson StateTomekia Reed2025SouthernCarlos Funchess2026Alabama A&MDawn Thornton
Tournament champions 1982Jackson StateSadie Magee1983Jackson StateSadie Magee1984Jackson StateSadie Magee1985Jackson StateSadie Magee1986Alcorn StateShirley Walker1987Mississippi Valley StateJessie Harris1988Grambling StatePatricia Bibbs1989Alabama StateRon Mitchell1990Jackson StateAndrew Pennington1991Alcorn StateShirley Walker1992Alcorn StateShirley Walker1993Mississippi Valley StateJessie Harris1994Grambling StatePatricia Bibbs1995Jackson StateAndrew Pennington1996Grambling StatePatricia Bibbs1997Grambling StatePatricia Bibbs1998Grambling StateDavid Ponton1999Grambling StateDavid Ponton2000Alcorn StateShirley Walker2001Alcorn StateShirley Walker2002SouthernSandy Pugh2003Alabama StateFreda Freeman-Jackson2004SouthernSandy Pugh2005Alcorn StateShirley Walker2006SouthernSandy Pugh2007Prairie View A&MCynthia Cooper-Dyke2008Jackson StateDenise Taylor2009Prairie View A&MCynthia Cooper-Dyke2010SouthernSandy Pugh2011Prairie View A&MToyelle Wilson2012Prairie View A&MToyelle Wilson2013Prairie View A&MToyelle Wilson2014Prairie View A&MDawn Brown2015Alabama StateFreda Freeman-Jackson2016Alabama StateFreda Freeman-Jackson2017Texas SouthernJohnetta Hayes-Perry2018Grambling StateFreddie Murray2019SouthernCarlos Funchess2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2021Jackson StateTomekia Reed2022Jackson StateTomekia Reed2023SouthernCarlos Funchess2024Jackson StateTomekia Reed2025SouthernCarlos Funchess2026SouthernCarlos Funchess
List of championships by school Jackson State 9 10Grambling State 7 9Southern 8 7Alcorn State 6 11Prairie View A&M 6 3Alabama State 4 4 Mississippi Valley State 2 2 Texas Southern 1 2Alabama A&M01Arkansas–Pine Bluff00Bethune–Cookman00Florida A&M00
See also SWAC men's basketball tournament SIAC women's basketball tournament
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