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. 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.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 11Prairie View A&M13–0More conference wins than JSU (even though both teams 1.000)2Jackson State11–03Texas Southern10–3 4Grambling State9–65Southern8–6 6Alcorn State6–7 7Arkansas-Pine Bluff3–128 Mississippi Valley State2–13
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10, 202112:00 p.m.No. 2 Jackson State vs. No. 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff74–62ESPN328:30 p.m.No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 8 Mississippi Valley State91–64 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11, 202132:00 p.m.No. 3 Texas Southern vs. No. 6 Alcorn State78–55ESPN348:30 p.m.No. 4 Grambling State vs. No. 5 Southern72–67 OT Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 202152:00 p.m.No. 2 Jackson State vs. No. 3 Texas Southern81–84OTESPN368:30 p.m.No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 4 Grambling State74–63 Championship – Saturday, March 13, 202175:00 p.m.No. 1 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 3 Texas Southern61–80ESPNU *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Source
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See also 2021 SWAC women's basketball tournament SWAC men's basketball tournament
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