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Selection Sunday: Southern women back in March Madness after SWAC Championship

2 hours 25 minutes 23 seconds ago Sunday, March 15 2026 Mar 15, 2026 March 15, 2026 7:41 PM March 15, 2026 in Sports
Source: WBRZ-TV

BATON ROUGE - A second straight SWAC Tournament Championship meant a second straight automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for Southern women's basketball.

The Lady Jags found out just where they'd be dancing at a Selection Show watch party at TJ Ribs Sunday night.

Southern was penciled in as a No. 16 seed, and will play Samford in the First Four of the tournament. That game is set for Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 in Columbia, South Carolina.

If Southern wins, they would then face No. 1 seed South Carolina.

After receiving a trip to March Madness last season, the Lady Jags became the first SWAC program to win an NCAA Tournament game when they beat UC San Diego 68-56 in a First Four game.

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