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 | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2021–22 |
Teams | 12 |
Site | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, Florida |
Champions | Georgia State (4th title) |
Winning coach | Rob Lanier (1st title) |
Television | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 19 | .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) |
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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 |
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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
- "NCAA Statistics - NET Ranking MBB 3/2/2022". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- "2022 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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