2005 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10–13, 2005 at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State, 72–53 in the championship game. The Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament as one of two No. 16 seeds in the East Region. In the play-in game, Alabama A&M was beaten by Oakland.

2005 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteBill Harris Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsAlabama A&M (1st title)
Winning coachL. Vann Pettaway (1st title)
2004–05 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alabama A&M †12–6 .66718–14  .563
Grambling11–7 .61114–12  .538
Alabama State11–7 .61115–15  .500
Mississippi Valley State11–7 .61113–15  .464
Jackson State10–8 .55615–17  .469
Southern10–8 .55614–15  .483
Alcorn State6–12 .3337–22  .241
Texas Southern9–9 .50011–15  .423
Arkansas–Pine Bluff5–13 .2787–21  .250
Prairie View5–13 .2785–23  .179
† 2005 SWAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Final
March 13
         
1 Alabama A&M 64
8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52
1 Alabama A&M 74
5 Jackson State 56
4 Mississippi Valley State 55
5 Jackson State 57
1 Alabama A&M 72
2 Alabama State 53
3 Grambling 65
6 Southern 69
3 Southern 50
2 Alabama State 54
2 Alabama State 64
7 Prairie View 56

References

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