Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Texas Southern (4th title) |
Winning coach | Michael Robertson (2nd title) |
MVP | Christian Sanchez ((Texas Southern)) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackson State x† | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | 38 | – | 17 | .691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 31 | – | 25 | .554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 12 | – | 45 | .211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 12 | – | 33 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 7 | – | 34 | .171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grambling State x | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 22 | – | 30 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern ‡y | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 20 | – | 34 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 20 | – | 37 | .351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 17 | – | 27 | .386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 15 | – | 31 | .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]
The double elimination tournament features four teams from each division.
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.
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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Eastern Division | |||||
Jackson State | 20 | 4 | .833 | — | 1E |
Alabama State | 18 | 6 | .750 | 2 | 2E |
Alabama A&M | 9 | 15 | .375 | 11 | 3E |
Alcorn State | 7 | 17 | .292 | 13 | 4E |
Mississippi Valley State | 6 | 18 | .250 | 14 | — |
Western Division | |||||
Grambling State | 15 | 9 | .625 | — | 1W |
Texas Southern | 14 | 10 | .583 | 1 | 2W |
Prairie View A&M | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4 | 3W |
Southern | 10 | 14 | .417 | 5 | 4W |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 10 | 14 | .417 | 5 | — |
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1E | Jackson State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4W | Southern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1E | Jackson State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2W | Texas Southern | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
2W | Texas Southern | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3E | Alabama A&M | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2W | Texas Southern | 11 | X | ||||||||||||||||
1E | Jackson State | 2 | X | ||||||||||||||||
4W | Southern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3E | Alabama A&M | 2 | 4W | Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||||
1E | Jackson State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
2W | Texas Southern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1W | Grambling State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2E | Alabama State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4E | Alcorn State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4E | Alcorn State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2E | Alabama State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2E | Alabama State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
3W | Prairie View | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2E | Alabama State | 25 | X | ||||||||||||||||
3W | Prairie View | 3 | X | ||||||||||||||||
1W | Grambling State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3W | Prairie View | 8 | 3W | Prairie View | 4 | ||||||||||||||
4E | Alcorn State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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