1988 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 1988 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12, 1988, at the F. G. Clark Activity Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[2] Southern defeated Grambling State, 78–62 in the championship game to capture their second straight SWAC Tournament title. The Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Southeast Region.

1988 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1987–88
Teams	8
Site	F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Champions	Southern (4th title)
Winning coach	Ben Jobe (2nd title)
MVP	Avery Johnson (Southern)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments ← 1987 1989 →

1987–88 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	7		.774
Texas Southern	11	–	3		.786			21	–	8		.724
Grambling State	9	–	5		.643			13	–	17		.433
Jackson State	7	–	7		.500			13	–	15		.464
Mississippi Valley State	5	–	9		.357			8	–	20		.286
Alcorn State	5	–	9		.357			8	–	21		.276
Alabama State	4	–	10		.286			8	–	20		.286
Prairie View A&M	3	–	11		.214			5	–	22		.185
† 1988 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals March 10					Semifinals March 11					Final March 12
	1	Southern	108
	8	Prairie View A&M	70
						1	Southern	87
						5	Alcorn State	73
	4	Jackson State	63
	5	Alcorn State	79
											1	Southern	78
											3	Grambling State	62
	3	Grambling State	87
	6	Mississippi Valley State	62
						3	Grambling State	81
						2	Texas Southern	75
	2	Texas Southern	105
	7	Alabama State	93

References

1. sports-reference.com 1987-88 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1987-88 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.