2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament took place March 9–12 at the Garland Special Events Center in Garland, Texas. The top eight teams in the conference standings qualified for the tournament. Alabama State, the winner of the tournament, received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA tournament. The tournament's championship game was televised on ESPNU.

2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams8
SiteGarland Special Events Center
Garland, Texas
ChampionsAlabama State (4th title)
Winning coachLewis Jackson (2nd title)
TelevisionESPNU
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2012 →
2010–11 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 16 2   .889 19 13   .594
Jackson State 12 6   .667 17 15   .531
Mississippi Valley State 12 6   .667 13 19   .406
Alabama State 11 7   .611 17 18   .486
Alabama A&M 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Grambling State 8 10   .444 12 21   .364
Prairie View A&M 7 11   .389 10 22   .313
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 7 11   .389 7 24   .226
Alcorn State 4 14   .222 4 24   .143
Southern 3 15   .167 4 26   .133
2011 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 9–10
Semifinals
March 11
Finals
March 12
         
1 Texas Southern 50
8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 45
1 Texas Southern 66
4 Alabama State 73
4 Alabama State 81
5 Alabama A&M 61
4 Alabama State 65
6 Grambling State 48
3 Mississippi Valley State 62
6 Grambling State 65
6 Grambling State 81
2 Jackson State 75OT
2 Jackson State 50
7 Prairie View A&M 38

References

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