The 1984 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9, 1984. The quarterfinal round was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, while the semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi.[1]Alcorn State defeated Texas Southern, 78–69 in the championship game. The Braves received the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as one of two No. 12 seeds in the Midwest Region.