2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center in Florida during March 3–7, 2022.  The winner, Georgia State, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202122
Teams12
SitePensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsGeorgia State (4th title)
Winning coachRob Lanier (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas State123 .800218  .724
Appalachian State126 .6671915  .559
Georgia State95 .6431811  .621
Troy106 .6252012  .625
South Alabama97 .5632112  .636
Arkansas State87 .5331811  .621
Coastal Carolina88 .5001914  .576
Louisiana89 .4711615  .516
UT Arlington710 .4121118  .379
Georgia Southern511 .3131316  .448
Louisiana–Monroe513 .2781318  .419
Little Rock311 .214919  .321
2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner

Seeds

All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference NET ranking[1]
(March 2, 2021)
1 Texas State 12–3 119th
2 Appalachian State 12–6 158th
3 Georgia State 9–5 177th
4 Troy 10–6 175th
5 South Alabama 9–7 132nd
6 Arkansas State 8–7 171st
7 Coastal Carolina 8–8 146th
8 Louisiana 8–9 195th
9 UT Arlington 7–10 233rd
10 Georgia Southern 5–11 248th
11 Louisiana–Monroe 5–13 278th
12 Little Rock 3–11 325th

Schedule

Game Time [2] Matchup Score Television
First round – Thursday, March 3 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
1 11:30 am No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 9 UT Arlington 67–64 ESPN+
2 2:00 pm No. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 12 Little Rock 71–75
3 5:00 pm No. 6 Arkansas State vs. No. 11 Louisiana–Monroe 81–77
4 7:30 pm No. 7 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 10 Georgia Southern 64–70
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
5 11:30 am No. 1 Texas State vs. No. 8 Louisiana 72–79 ESPN+
6 2:00 pm No. 4 Troy vs. No. 12 Little Rock 69–62
7 5:00 pm No. 3 Georgia State vs. No. 6 Arkansas State 65–62
8 7:30 pm No. 2 Appalachian State vs. No. 10 Georgia Southern 73–60
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
9 5:00 pm No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Troy 66–57 ESPN+
10 7:30 pm No. 3 Georgia State vs. No. 2 Appalachian State 71–66
Championship – Monday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
11 6:00 pm No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 3 Georgia State 71–80 ESPN2
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First Round
Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5th, 2022
ESPN+
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6th, 2022
ESPN+
Championship
Monday, March 7th, 2022
ESPN2
1 Texas State 72
8 Louisiana 67 8 Louisiana 79
9 UT Arlington 64 8 Louisiana 66
4 Troy 57
4 Troy 69
5 South Alabama 71 12 Little Rock 62
12 Little Rock 75 8 Louisiana 71
3 Georgia State 80
3 Georgia State 65
6 Arkansas State 81 6 Arkansas State 62
11 Louisiana–Monroe 77 3 Georgia State 71
2 Appalachian State 66
2 Appalachian State 73
7 Coastal Carolina 64 10 Georgia Southern 60
10 Georgia Southern 70

References

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