Tournament Bracket
 
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2026 SWAC Baseball Tournament seedings featuring the league's top eight teams at the conclusion of regular season play.
 
2026 SWAC Regular Season Champion Bethune-Cookman enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (23-7 SWAC).
 
Southern claimed the No. 2 seed (20-7 SWAC) while Florida A&M claimed the No. 3 seed (22-8 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Alabama State (20-10 SWAC).

Grambling State is the No. 5 seed (18-12 SWAC) followed by No. 6 seed Texas Southern (15-12 SWAC).
  
Jackson State (16-14 SWAC) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (16-14 SWAC) claimed the final two tournament bids and will enter the tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.
 
The 2026 SWAC Baseball Tournament is scheduled to be played on May 20-24 at Rickwood Field located in Birmingham, Ala.

The complete tournament bracket can be found at the link above. Please click here to purchase tickets for the event.
 
Wednesday, May 20
Game 1 – No. 3 Florida A&M vs. No. 6 Texas Southern, 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 – No. 4 Alabama State vs. No. 5 Grambling State, 12:00 p.m.
Game 3 – No. 2 Southern vs. No. 7 Jackson State, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 – No. 1 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 21
Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9:00 a.m.
Game 6 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 12:00 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 3:00 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, May 22
Game 9 – Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 9:00 a.m.
Game 10 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 12:00 p.m.
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 3:00 p.m.
Game 12 – Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 (If necessary)
Game 11b – Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11, 12:00 p.m.
Game 12b – Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12. 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 24
Game 13 – Championship Game, 1:00 p.m.
 
All times listed Central Standard Time (CST)