BricksIt Weekly
Welcome to the SWAC
Jackson State wins at Tulane and Winthrop
The Tigers have the SWAC's only two road wins over Division I teams. Bethune-Cookman rates highest in the league despite an 0-4 start.
By the Hardwood Bricks desk
Hardwood Bricks now covers the Southwestern Athletic Conference, twelve schools from Huntsville, Montgomery, Tallahassee and Daytona Beach through Jackson, Itta Bena, Lorman, Grambling and Baton Rouge to Pine Bluff, Prairie View and Houston. Every game gets a preview, a recap, a line history and a spot in our ratings.
Jackson State won 87-85 at Tulane and 76-72 at Winthrop, and lost 84-80 in overtime at Southern Miss.
Bethune-Cookman rates 172nd, highest in the SWAC. All four of the Wildcats' losses came to Furman, Texas Tech, Grand Canyon and San Diego State.
Grambling beat Northern Illinois 89-87 on a neutral floor.
Alabama A&M is 3-1, including an 85-83 overtime win over West Florida.
The guarantee-game circuit
SWAC teams have already played at Texas, Baylor, UCLA, Oregon, LSU, Iowa State and Vanderbilt.
Close calls at home
Alabama State lost 79-77 to Georgia Gwinnett, and Florida A&M lost 75-70 to Fort Valley State.
Southern's road stretch
The Jaguars are 0-5, all on the road, with stops at SMU, TCU, Drake, Iowa State and Minnesota.
One bid
The SWAC tournament in March decides the league's NCAA bid.
By the numbers
The pecking order
Our model's rating for every SWAC team: points better or worse than an average Division I team over 100 possessions. Record alongside.