1998 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 1998 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1998, at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. Prairie View A&M defeated Texas Southern, 59–57 in the championship game to win the school's first SWAC Tournament title. The Panthers received the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region.

1998 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1997–98
Teams	8
Site	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Champions	Prairie View A&M (1st title)
Winning coach	Elwood Plummer (1st title)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments

1997–98 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas Southern	12	–	4		.750			15	–	16		.484
Jackson State	11	–	5		.688			14	–	13		.519
Grambling	10	–	6		.625			16	–	12		.571
Southern	10	–	6		.625			14	–	13		.519
Alcorn State	8	–	8		.500			12	–	15		.444
Prairie View A&M †	6	–	10		.375			13	–	17		.433
Alabama State	6	–	10		.375			11	–	17		.393
Mississippi Valley State	6	–	10		.375			6	–	21		.222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	13		.188			4	–	23		.148
† 1998 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals March 5					Semifinals March 6					Final March 7
	1	Texas Southern	72
	8	Mississippi Valley State	57
						1	Texas Southern	48
						4	Grambling State	45
	4	Grambling State	74
	5	Alcorn State	73
											1	Texas Southern	57
											7	Prairie View A&M	59
	3	Southern	59
	6	Alabama State	82
						6	Alabama State	61
						7	Prairie View A&M	65
	2	Jackson State	58
	7	Prairie View A&M	60