2009 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 11–14, 2009 at Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

2009 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2008–09
Teams	8
Site	Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Champions	Alabama State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Lewis Jackson (1st title)
MVP	Andrew Hayles (Alabama State)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments

2008–09 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alabama State †	16	–	2		.889			22	–	10		.688
Jackson State	15	–	3		.833			18	–	15		.545
Prairie View A&M	12	–	6		.667			17	–	16		.515
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	11	–	7		.611			13	–	18		.419
Southern	8	–	10		.444			8	–	23		.258
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	11		.389			7	–	25		.219
Texas Southern	7	–	11		.389			7	–	25		.219
Alabama A&M	6	–	12		.333			8	–	19		.296
Grambling State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	23		.207
Alcorn State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	25		.194
† 2009 SWAC tournament winner As of March 12, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 11 – March 12					Semifinals March 13					Finals March 14
	1	Alabama State	70
	8	Alabama A&M	58
						1	Alabama State	63
						4	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	55
	4	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	65
	5	Southern	58
											1	Alabama State	65
											2	Jackson State	58
	3	Prairie View A&M	65
	6	Mississippi Valley State	60
						3	Prairie View A&M	53
						2	Jackson State	66
	7	Texas Southern	65
	2	Jackson State	72