All 10 teams were eligible and able to compete in the 2014 Women's Basketball Tournament, unlike the men's bracket where only 6 teams were eligible until the SWAC adjusted the league's postseason ban.[4] Seeds 1-6 received a bye into the quarterfinals. Rather than use the traditional 10-team scheduling format, where one full day was devoted to men's quarterfinals and the other to the women's quarterfinals, the SWAC decided to protect their top 2-seeds by giving them days off between matches. The tournament began with two quarterfinals on Tuesday featuring 7/10 and 8/9. The winner of these two matches moved on to play the 1 (vs. 8/9) and 2 (vs. 7/10) seeds on Wednesday. The 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5 matches did not take place until Thursday. The quarterfinal winners would meet in the semifinals on Friday, and the championship game took place Saturday. The championship game aired live on ESPN3 and then aired tape delayed on ESPNU Sunday.
Seeds
2014 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed
School
Conference Record
Overall Record (End of Regular season)
Tiebreaker
1.
Southern
16-2
19-7
2.
Texas Southern
15-3
18-11
3.
Jackson State
12-6
14-14
4.
Prairie View A&M
11-7
11-17
5.
Alabama State
9-9
16-13
6.
Mississippi Valley State
8-10
9-20
7.
Alcorn State
7-11
8-21
1-1 vs. Southern
8.
Grambling State
7-11
10-19
0-2 vs. Southern
9.
Alabama A&M
3-15
5-23
10.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2-16
3-25
Bracket
First round Tuesday, March 11
Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13