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Grambling beats Alabama State 66-64 for SWAC title

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Ivy Smith Jr. scored 17 points and Grambling beat Alabama State 66-64 on Saturday in a regular season finale.

Grambling (17-14, 13-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference) clinches its first conference title since the 1988-89 season. The Tigers are ineligible for postseason play, however, due to the program's failure to meet the NCAA's required Academic Progress Rate (APR) benchmark.

Shirmane Thomas added 14 points and Devante Jackson 13. Both also grabbed six rebounds.

Leaders
Points:	I. Smith Jr.	16.7
Rebounds:	A. Mpoyo	5.6
Assists:	I. Smith Jr.	5.0
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	I. Smith Jr.	80.5%
3P%:	No qualifiers
Steals:	I. Smith Jr.	2.2
Blocks:	J. Perry-Murray	0.9

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Southwestern Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Grambling State	13-5	17-14
Prairie View A&M	12-6	16-18
Texas Southern	12-6	16-20
UAPB	12-6	14-21
Southern University	10-8	15-18
Jackson State	9-9	12-20
Alabama State	8-10	8-23
Alcorn State	7-11	11-21
Mississippi Valley State	4-14	4-28
Alabama A&M	3-15	3-28
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.8 (201)
Rebounds:	12.2 (37)
Assists:	11.0 (327)
FG%:	42.0% (304)
FT%:	71.1% (178)
3P%:	32.8% (293)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	74.9 (244)
Rebounds:	26.5 (82)
Assists:	12.8 (125)
FG%:	43.5% (154)
FT%:	67.9% (17)
3P%:	31.8% (22)