2018 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2018 SWAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the 2017–18 season. Tournament first round games were played at the campus of the higher seeded team on March 6. The remainder of the tournament was held on March 9 and 10, 2018 at the Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston.

2018 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams8
SiteDelmar Fieldhouse
Houston, Texas
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsTexas Southern (8th title)
Winning coachMike Davis (4th title)
MVPTrae Jefferson (Texas Southern)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
SWAC men's basketball tournaments
2017–18 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grambling State*135 .7221714  .548
Prairie View A&M126 .6671618  .471
Texas Southern126 .6671620  .444
Arkansas–Pine Bluff126 .6671421  .400
Southern108 .5561518  .455
Jackson State99 .5001220  .375
Alabama State810 .444823  .258
Alcorn State711 .3891121  .344
Mississippi Valley State414 .222428  .125
Alabama A&M*315 .167328  .097
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2018 SWAC tournament winner

Texas Southern won the tournament by defeating Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the championship game, the Tigers' second consecutive championship. As a result, Texas Southern received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

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