1989 SWAC men's basketball tournament

1989 SWAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	8
Site	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Champions	Southern (5th title)
Winning coach	Ben Jobe (3rd title)
SWAC men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern †	10	–	4		.714			20	–	11		.645
Texas Southern	10	–	4		.714			17	–	13		.567
Grambling State	10	–	4		.714			15	–	14		.517
Jackson State	7	–	7		.500			15	–	13		.536
Alabama State	7	–	7		.500			13	–	16		.448
Prairie View A&M	5	–	9		.357			11	–	16		.407
Alcorn State	4	–	10		.286			5	–	23		.179
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
† 1989 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11, 1989, at F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Southern defeated Texas Southern, 86–81 in the championship game, to gain an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. The Jaguars received the #15 seed in the Southeast region.

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9					Semifinals Sunday, March 10					Final Monday, March 11
	1	Southern	109
	8	Mississippi Valley State	101
						1	Southern	92
						5	Alabama State	77
	4	Jackson State	76
	5	Alabama State	77
											1	Southern	86
											3	Texas Southern	81
	3	Texas Southern	77
	6	Prairie View A&M	55
						3	Texas Southern	84
						2	Grambling	81
	2	Grambling State	83
	7	Alcorn State	70