2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas Southern (4th title)
Winning coachMichael Robertson (2nd title)
MVPChristian Sanchez, (Texas Southern)
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Jackson State  x 204 .833  3817 .691
Alabama State   186 .750  3125 .554
Alabama A&M   915 .375  1245 .211
Alcorn State   717 .292  1233 .267
Mississippi Valley State   618 .250  734 .171
West
Grambling State  x 159 .625  2230 .423
Texas Southern  y 1410 .583  2034 .370
Prairie View A&M   1113 .458  2037 .351
Southern   1014 .417  1727 .386
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1014 .417  1531 .326
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 State204.833
1E
Alabama State186.750
2
2E
Alabama A&M915.375
11
3E
Alcorn State717.292
13
4E
Mississippi Valley State618.250
14
Western Division
Grambling State159.625
1W
Texas Southern1410.583
1
2W
Prairie View A&M1113.458
4
3W
Southern1014.417
5
4W
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1014.417
5

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
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
  2E Alabama State 2
1W Grambling State 6  
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  

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.
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