| Year: | 2017 |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| 1Stroundarena: | Campus sites |
| Arena: | Toyota Center |
| City: | Houston, Texas |
| Champions: | Texas Southern |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Johnetta Hayes-Perry |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Joyce Kennerson |
| Mvpteam: | Texas Southern |
| Television: | ESPN3 |
The 2017 SWAC women's basketball tournament did take place March 7–11, 2017. Tournament first round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 7. The remaining rounds and the semifinals and championship at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Texas Southern won their first SWAC Women's Tournament and will receive the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
| 2017 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grambling State | 14-4 | 1-1 vs. Alabama State | |||
| 2. | Texas Southern | 14-4 | 0-2 vs. Alabama State | |||
| 3. | Alabama State | 12-6 | ||||
| 4. | Southern | 11-7 | ||||
| 5. | Arkansas Pine Bluff | 9-9 | 2-0 vs. TX Southern | |||
| 6. | Alcorn State | 9-9 | 0-2 vs. TX Southern | |||
| 7. | Prairie View A&M | 8-10 | ||||
| 8. | Mississippi Valley State | 7-11 | ||||
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