The 2019 SWAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the 2018–19 season. Tournament first round games were played at the campus of the higher seeded team on March 12. The remainder of the tournament was held on March 15 and 16, 2019 at the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Prairie View A&M defeated Texas Southern 92–86 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the SWAC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. It was the second SWAC title for Prairie View A&M, and the first since the 1997–98 season.
Seeds The top eight teams qualified for the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used for teams with identical conference records. The top 4 seeds host their quarterfinal round games. Alabama A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Prairie View A&M17–12Texas Southern14–43Jackson State10–8 4–0 vs. UAPB/GSU4Grambling State10–8 1–3 vs. JSU/UAPB, Better point differential in season split with UAPB5Arkansas–Pine Bluff10–8 1–3 vs. JSU/GSU, Worse point differential in season split with Grambling State6Alabama State9–97Southern6–12 Better point differential in season split with Alcorn State8Alcorn State6–12 Worse point differential in season split with Southern
Schedule and results GameTimeMatchup ScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 12 – campus sites17:30 pmNo. 8 Alcorn State at No. 1 Prairie View A&M66–86ESPN327:30 pmNo. 5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff at No. 4 Grambling State52–5937:30 pmNo. 7 Southern at No. 2 Texas Southern70–8048:00 pmNo. 6 Alabama State at No. 3 Jackson State58–49 Semifinals – Friday, March 15 – Bill Harris Arena, Birmingham, AL52:30 pmNo. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 4 Grambling State81–71ESPN368:30 pmNo. 2 Texas Southern vs. No. 6 Alabama State80–66 Final – Saturday, March 16 – Bill Harris Arena, Birmingham, AL75:00 pmNo. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 2 Texas Southern92–86ESPNU Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed.
Bracket
First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
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