2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

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2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double elimination
Finals site
Champions Texas Southern  (4th title)
Winning coach Michael Robertson  (2nd title)
MVP Christian Sanchez ((Texas Southern))
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Jackson State  x204 .8333817 .691
Alabama State  186 .7503125 .554
Alabama A&M  915 .3751245 .211
Alcorn State  717 .2921233 .267
Mississippi Valley State  618 .250734 .171
West
Grambling State  x159 .6252230 .423
Texas Southern  y1410 .5832034 .370
Prairie View A&M  1113 .4582037 .351
Southern  1014 .4171727 .386
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1014 .4171531 .326
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament will be held place at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 17 through 21. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [1] [2]

Contents

The double elimination tournament features four teams from each division.

Seeding and format

The four eligible teams in each division will be seeded one through four, with the top seed from each division facing the fourth seed from the opposite division in the first round, and so on. The teams then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with a one-game final between the winners of each bracket.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Eastern Division
Jackson State 204.8331E
Alabama State 186.75022E
Alabama A&M 915.375113E
Alcorn State 717.292134E
Mississippi Valley State 618.25014
Western Division
Grambling State 159.6251W
Texas Southern 1410.58312W
Prairie View A&M 1113.45843W
Southern 1014.41754W
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1014.4175

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1E Jackson State 4
4W Southern 2
1EJackson State6
2WTexas Southern8
2W Texas Southern 7
3E Alabama A&M 4
2WTexas Southern11X
1EJackson State2X
4WSouthern6
3EAlabama A&M24WSouthern2
1EJackson State7
2WTexas Southern 4
1W Grambling State 6
2EAlabama State2
4E Alcorn State 7
4EAlcorn State1
2EAlabama State6
2E Alabama State 13
3W Prairie View 6
2EAlabama State25X
3WPrairie View3X
1WGrambling State6
3WPrairie View83WPrairie View4
4EAlcorn State3

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References

  1. "2016-17 Championship Schedule". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  2. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.