2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason conference tournament for the Sun Belt Conference. The tournament will be held at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 8 to March 12, 2017. The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams12
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsTroy
Winning coachPhil Cunningham (1 title)
MVPWesley Person Jr. (Troy)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas–Arlington14–4 .778  27–9  .750
Georgia State12–6 .667  20–13  .606
Arkansas State11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Texas State11–7 .611  22–14  .611
Georgia Southern11–7 .611  18–15  .545
Louisiana–Lafayette10–8 .556  21–12  .636
Troy †10–8 .556  22–15  .595
Coastal Carolina10–8 .556  20–19  .513
South Alabama7–11 .389  14–18  .438
Little Rock6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Appalachian State4–14 .222  9–21  .300
Louisiana–Monroe2–16 .111  9–24  .273
† 2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Seeds

All 12 conference teams will compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Overall Tiebreaker
1 Texas–Arlington 14–4
2 Georgia State 12–6
3 Georgia Southern 11–7 2–0 vs. ASU/TSU
4 Texas State 11–7 1–1 vs. ASU/GSU
5 Arkansas State 11–7 0–2 vs. Ga So/GSU
6 Troy 10–8 2–0 vs. CCU/ULL
7 Louisiana–Lafayette 10–8 1–1 vs. CCU/Troy
8 Coastal Carolina 10–8 0–2 vs. ULL/Troy
9 South Alabama 7–11
10 Little Rock 6–12
11 Appalachian State 4–14
12 Louisiana–Monroe 2–16

Schedule
Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – March 8
1 11:30 am No. 9 South Alabama vs. No. 8 Coastal Carolina 67–80 ESPN3
2 2:00 pm No. 12 Louisiana–Monroe vs. No. 5 Arkansas State 73–70 OT
3 5:00 pm No. 10 Little Rock vs. No. 7 Louisiana–Lafayette 71–78
4 7:30 pm No. 11 Appalachian State vs. No. 6 Troy 64–84
Quarterfinals – March 10
5 11:30 am No. 8 Coastal Carolina vs No. 1 Texas–Arlington 51–74 ESPN3
6 2:00 pm No. 12 Louisiana–Monroe vs No. 4 Texas State 63–51
7 5:00 pm No. 7 Louisiana–Lafayette vs. No. 2 Georgia State 86–76
8 7:30 pm No. 6 Troy vs. No. 3 Georgia Southern 90–70
Semifinals – March 11
9 11:30 am No. 1 Texas–Arlington vs. No. 4 Texas State 83–62 ESPN3
10 2:00 pm No. 2 Georgia State vs. No. 6 Troy 63–74
Final – March 12
11 1:00 pm No. 4 Texas State vs. No. 6 Troy 53–59 ESPN2
*Game times in CST.
Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket
  First round
Wednesday, March 8
ESPN3		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
ESPN3		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
ESPN3		 Championship
Sunday, March 12
ESPN
                                     
       
  1 Texas–Arlington 74  
    8 Coastal Carolina 51  
8 Coastal Carolina 80
9 South Alabama 67  
  1 Texas–Arlington 62  
  4 Texas State 83  
       
       
  4 Texas State 63
    12 Louisiana–Monroe 51  
5 Arkansas State 70
12 Louisiana–Monroe 73*  
  4 Texas State 53
  6 Troy 59
       
       
  2 Georgia State 86
    7 Louisiana–Lafayette 76  
7 Louisiana–Lafayette 78
10 Little Rock 71  
  2 Georgia State 63
  6 Troy 74  
       
       
  3 Georgia Southern 70
    6 Troy 90  
6 Troy 84
11 Appalachian State 64  

See also

2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

References
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