2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams12
SitePensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsGeorgia State (4th title)
Winning coachRob Lanier (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
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2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

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

See also

2022 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics - NET Ranking MBB 3/2/2022". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.