2021 SWAC men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|US collegiate basketball tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year=2021
| Conference=SWAC
| Division=I
| Gender=Men's
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| Caption=Tournament logo
| Teams=8
| Arena=Bartow Arena
| City=Birmingham, Alabama
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| Champions= Texas Southern
| TitleCount= 9th
| Coach= Johnny Jones
| CoachCount= 1st
| MVP= Michael Weathers
| MVPTeam= Texas Southern
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{{2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings}}
The 2021 SWAC men's basketball tournament (officially known as the Cricket Wireless SWAC Basketball Tournament due to sponsorship reasons) was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The tournament was held from March 10–13, 2021.{{cite web |title=2021 SWAC MBB Tournament Bracket (PDF) - Southwestern Athletic Conference |url=https://swac.org/documents/2021/3/1//2021_SWAC_Men_s_Basketball_Tournament_Bracket.pdf |website=swac.org |access-date=March 5, 2021 |language=en}} The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Both Alabama State and Alabama A&M are currently ineligible for postseason play per SWAC regulations.{{cite web |url=https://aamusports.com/news/2021/3/6/mens-basketball-riley-knocks-down-5-of-6-threes-nets-17-points-as-alabama-am-falls-80-72-at-grambling.aspx|title=Riley Knocks Down 5-of-6 Threes, Nets 17 Points as Alabama A&M Falls 80-72 at Grambling}}
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!Seed !School !Conference !Tiebreaker 1 |
| 1
|align=left|Prairie View A&M |13–0 |align=left|More conference wins than JSU (even though both teams 1.000) |
| 2
|align=left|Jackson State |11–0 | |
| 3
|align=left|Texas Southern |10–3 |align=left| |
| 4
|align=left|Grambling State |9–6 |align=left| |
| 5
|align=left|Southern |8–6 |align=left| |
| 6
|align=left|Alcorn State |6–7 |align=left| |
| 7
|align=left|Arkansas-Pine Bluff |3–12 |align=left| |
| 8
|align=left|Mississippi Valley State |2–13 |align=left| |
Schedule
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!Game !Time* !Matchup# !Score !Television |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
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| 1
|2:00 p.m. |No. 2 Jackson State vs. No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff |74–62 |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 2
|8:30 p.m. |No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 8 Mississippi Valley State |91–64 |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| 3
|2:00 p.m. |No. 3 Texas Southern vs. No. 6 Alcorn State |78–55 |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 4
|8:30 p.m. |No. 4 Grambling State vs. No. 5 Southern |72–67 OT |
| colspan=6| Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021 |
| 5
|2:00 p.m. |No. 2 Jackson State vs. No. 3 Texas Southern |81–84OT |rowspan=2|ESPN3 |
| 6
|8:30 p.m. |No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 4 Grambling State |74–63 |
| colspan=6| Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021 |
| 7
|5:00 p.m. |No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 3 Texas Southern |61–80 |rowspan=1|ESPNU |
| colspan=6| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
March 10–11
ESPN3
| RD2 = Semifinals
March 12
ESPN3
| RD3 = Championship
March 13
ESPNU
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = Prairie View A&M
| RD1-score1 = 91
| RD1-seed2 = 8
| RD1-team2 = Mississippi Valley State
| RD1-score2 = 64
| RD1-seed3 = 4
| RD1-team3 = Grambling State
| RD1-score3 = 72*
| RD1-seed4 = 5
| RD1-team4 = Southern
| RD1-score4 = 67
| RD1-seed5 = 2
| RD1-team5 = Jackson State
| RD1-score5 = 74
| RD1-seed6 = 7
| RD1-team6 = Arkansas-Pine Bluff
| RD1-score6 = 62
| RD1-seed7 = 3
| RD1-team7 = Texas Southern
| RD1-score7 = 78
| RD1-seed8 = 6
| RD1-team8 = Alcorn State
| RD1-score8 = 55
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = Prairie View A&M
| RD2-score1 = 74
| RD2-seed2 = 4
| RD2-team2 = Grambling State
| RD2-score2 = 63
| RD2-seed3 = 2
| RD2-team3 = Jackson State
| RD2-score3 = 81
| RD2-seed4 = 3
| RD2-team4 = Texas Southern
| RD2-score4 = 84*
| RD3-seed1 = 1
| RD3-team1 = Prairie View A&M
| RD3-score1 = 61
| RD3-seed2 = 3
| RD3-team2 = Texas Southern
| RD3-score2 = 80
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See also
References
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{{2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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