SWAC Announces 2025 Baseball Tournament Seedings and Matchups

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2025 SWAC Baseball Tournament seedings featuring the league’s top eight teams at the conclusion of regular season play.

2025 SWAC Regular Season Champion Bethune-Cookman enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (24-5 SWAC).

Florida A&M claimed the No. 2 seed (24-6 SWAC) while Alabama State claimed the No. 3 seed (21-9 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff (17-9 SWAC).

Grambling State is the No. 5 seed (18-11 SWAC) followed by No. 6 seed Jackson State (16-12 SWAC).

Southern (15-3 SWAC) and Texas Southern (15-15 SWAC) claimed the final two tournament bids and will enter the tournament as the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.

The 2025 SWAC Baseball Tournament is scheduled to be played on May 21-25 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 21
Game 1 – No. 1 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 8 Texas Southern, 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 – No. 2 Florida A&M vs. No. 7 Southern, 12:00 p.m.
Game 3 – No. 3 Alabama State vs. No. 6 Jackson State, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 – No. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. No. 5 Grambling State, 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 22
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 23
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 24 (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 25
Game 13 – Championship Game, 1:00 p.m.

All times listed Central Standard Time (CST)

Source: Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Relations

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