2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference beginning on March 7 and ending on March 12, 2017, at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.

2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams12
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsTroy (2nd title)
Winning coachChanda Rigby (2nd title)
MVPCaitlyn Ramirez (Troy)
Attendance3,332
TelevisionESPN3
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock171 .944  258  .758
UT Arlington144 .778  228  .733
Troy126 .667  2210  .688
Louisiana–Lafayette117 .611  2011  .645
Texas State117 .611  1614  .533
Georgia Southern99 .500  1317  .433
Coastal Carolina810 .444  1316  .448
Georgia State810 .444  1218  .400
Appalachian State612 .333  1219  .387
South Alabama513 .278  1120  .355
Arkansas State414 .222  725  .219
Louisiana–Monroe315 .167  624  .200
2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

2017 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Little Rock 17-1 23-7
2 Texas Arlington 14-4 21-7
3 Troy 12-6 19-10
4 Louisiana Lafayette 11-7 17-10
5 Texas State 11-7 16-13
6 Georgia Southern 9-9 13-16
7 Coastal Carolina 8-10 12-17 1-0 vs. Troy
8 Georgia State 8-10 12-17 1-1 vs. Troy
9 Appalachian State 6-12 11-18
10 South Alabama 5-13 9-19
11 Arkansas State 4-14 6-23
12 LA-Monroe 3-15 6-23
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 7
1
1
11:00 am
#8 Coastal Carolina vs #9 Appalachian State
ESPN3
2
1:30 pm
#5 Louisiana-Lafayette vs #12 LA-Monroe
2
3
5:00 pm
#7 Georgia State vs #10 South Alabama
4
7:30 pm
#6 Georgia Southern vs #11 Arkansas State
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
3
5
11:00 am
#1 Little Rock vs #9 Appalachian State
ESPN3
6
1:30 pm
#4 Texas State vs #5 Louisiana-Lafayette
4
7
5:00 pm
#2 Texas Arlington vs #10 South Alabama
714
8
7:30 pm
#3 Troy vs #11 Arkansas State
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
5
9
5:00 pm
#1 Little Rock vs #5 Louisiana-Lafayette
ESPN3
1,027
10
7:30 pm
#2 Texas Arlington vs #3 Troy
Championship – Sunday, March 12
6
11
5:00 pm
#5 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Winner of Game 10
ESPN3
988
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

  First Round
Tuesday, March 7
ESPN3
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
ESPN3
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
ESPN3
Championship Game
Sunday, March 12
ESPN3
                                     
       
  1 Little Rock 69  
    9 Appalachian State 53  
8 Coastal Carolina 58
9 Appalachian State 79  
  1 Little Rock 71  
  5 Louisiana-Lafayette 79  
       
       
  4 Texas State 64
    5 Louisiana-Lafayette 66  
5 LA-Lafayette 79
12 LA-Monroe 72  
  5 Louisiana-Lafayette 64
  3 Troy 78
       
       
  2 Texas-Arlington 65
    10 South Alabama 53  
7 Georgia State 44
10 South Alabama 49  
  2 Texas Arlington 59
  3 Troy 88  
       
       
  3 Troy 105
    11 Arkansas State 72  
6 Georgia Southern 50
11 Arkansas State 61  

All times listed are Central

See also

2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

References

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