| Year: | 2018 |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| 1Stroundarena: | Campus sites |
| Arena: | Delmar Fieldhouse |
| City: | Houston, Texas |
| Champions: | Grambling State |
| Titlecount: | 7th |
| Coach: | Freddie Murray |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Television: | ESPN3 |
The 2018 SWAC women's basketball tournament is an event which took place March 6–10, 2018. Tournament quarterfinal games were held at campus sites, hosted by the higher seed, on March 6. The semifinals and championship are at Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston. The winner, Gambling State, received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
| 2018 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Southern | 14–4 | 17–13 | |||
| 2. | Texas Southern | 13–5 | 19–12 | |||
| 3. | Grambling State | 13–5 | 19–13 | |||
| 4. | Prairie View A&M | 12–6 | 15–16 | |||
| 5. | Jackson State | 10–8 | 15–13 | |||
| 6. | Alcorn State | 8–10 | 12–18 | |||
| 7. | Alabama State | 6–12 | 8–22 | |||
| 8. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 6–12 | 8–21 | |||