2026 SWAC Volleyball Tournament

Bracketology·Conference Races·At-Large Odds·NCAA Bracket— auto-bid races, conference by conference.

Snapshot Week

Preseason
As of Preseason

Reflects results through the preseason. Seeds appear as they clinch; matchups and winners as games are played.

🏟 SWAC
Quarterfinals
1Seed 1
8Seed 8
4Seed 4
5Seed 5
2Seed 2
7Seed 7
3Seed 3
6Seed 6
Semifinals
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Championship
TBD
TBD
SWAC Tournament Projections(12 teams · 10k simulations)
SeedTeamEloQuartersSemisFinal🏆 Win
1Prairie View135699%80%51%31%
2Florida A&M133597%64%37%22%
3Jackson St.124898%58%29%13%
4Alabama St.125597%57%28%13%
5Bethune-Cookman119894%45%19%8%
6Alabama A&M117991%40%16%7%
7Southern U.114975%25%11%4%
8Texas Southern102884%21%6%1%
9Grambling96659%10%2%1%
10Mississippi Val.7634%———
11Alcorn6981%———
12Ark.-Pine Bluff6741%———

Values = P(reach that stage or further). Win = P(win conference tournament = auto NCAA bid). Seeds reflect average simulated finish position.

SWAC Standings
8 qualify for tournamentPreseason projection · 89 games remaining

Standings · Finishing Position Probabilities

#TeamConfOverallProj ConfProj Ovr123456789101112
1Prairie View0–00–0
13.3–2.7
12–15 W
17.9–12.1
16–19 W
5723105.12.41.40.70.3<1
2Jackson St.0–00–0
10.6–5.4
9–12 W
16.5–13.5
15–18 W
14191714129.27.54.72.10.3<1
3Alabama St.0–00–0
10.4–5.6
9–12 W
16.3–14.7
14–18 W
1118161513108.05.22.70.5<1<1
4Florida A&M0–00–0
9.3–3.7
8–11 W
16.0–9.0
14–18 W
4.51318171512106.82.80.5<1<1
5Bethune-Cookman0–00–0
9.5–6.5
8–11 W
14.9–11.1
13–17 W
6.31214141413128.75.00.7<1<1
6Alabama A&M0–00–0
9.0–7.0
7–11 W
14.8–17.2
13–17 W
4.68.91113131413127.81.10.2<1
7Texas Southern0–00–0
8.6–8.4
7–10 W
10.3–19.7
8–12 W
1.84.28.11114161514132.50.70.3
8Southern U.0–00–0
6.6–5.4
5–8 W
9.0–14.0
7–11 W
0.31.13.05.910141923203.80.60.2
9Grambling0–00–0
6.4–9.6
5–8 W
9.9–18.1
8–12 W
0.30.82.03.76.7101521317.02.30.9
10Mississippi Val.0–00–0
2.6–14.4
1–4 W
3.8–22.2
2–5 W
<1<1<10.40.92.38.2422422
11Alcorn0–00–0
1.5–10.5
1–2 W
2.2–17.8
1–3 W
<1<10.11.04.4213637
12Ark.-Pine Bluff0–00–0
1.2–9.8
0–2 W
2.1–17.9
1–3 W
<10.10.53.5213639

Position columns: % of 10,000 simulated seasons finishing there. Row below cut line = P(reach tournament).

Finishing Position Range — Season Progression

Prairie ViewJackson St.Alabama St.Florida A&MBethune-CookmanAlabama A&MTexas SouthernSouthern U.GramblingMississippi Val.AlcornArk.-Pine Bluff
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