2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
Year = 2008
Conference = Southwestern Athletic Conference
Gender = Men's


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Teams = 8
Arena = Fair Park Arena
City = Birmingham, Alabama
Champions = Mississippi Valley State
TitleCount = 4th
Coach = James Green
CoachCount = 1st
MVP = Carl Lucas [ [http://www.swac.org/ssp/news?news_id=255 JSU's Trahan and MVSU's Lucas claim tournament awards] ]
MVPTeam = Mississippi Valley State
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The 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 12-15, 2008 at Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/champweek2008/news/story?page=ncb_champweek2008#swac ESPN - Conference tournament schedules, results] ] .

Format

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

Bracket

8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals
March 12-March 13
RD2=Semifinals
March 14
RD3=Finals
March 16
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RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Alabama State
RD1-score1=67
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-team2=Texas Southern
RD1-score2=49

RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team3=Jackson State
RD1-score3=56
RD1-seed4=5
RD1-team4=Southern
RD1-score4=55

RD1-seed5=3
RD1-team5=Alabama A&M
RD1-score5=59
RD1-seed6=6
RD1-team6=Arkansas-Pine Bluff
RD1-score6=72

RD1-seed7=7
RD1-team7=Grambling State
RD1-score7=73
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-team8=Mississippi Valley St.
RD1-score8=79

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Alabama State
RD2-score1=72
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-team2=Jackson State
RD2-score2=77

RD2-seed3=6
RD2-team3=Arkansas-Pine Bluff
RD2-score3=59
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-team4=Mississippi Valley St.
RD2-score4=70

RD3-seed1=4
RD3-team1=Jackson State
RD3-score1=58
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-team2=Mississippi Valley St.
RD3-score2=59

ources

* [http://www.swac.org/multimedia/docs/2008_dual_trny_brackets.pdf 2008 Tournament Bracket]

References