2023 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

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2023 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202223
Teams14
SitePensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsLouisiana (7th title)
Winning coachBob Marlin (2nd title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
 2022
2024 

The 2023 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between February 28–March 6.[1] The winner, Louisiana, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Miss144 .778258  .758
Louisiana135 .722268  .765
Marshall135 .722248  .750
James Madison126 .6672211  .667
Troy117 .6112013  .606
Old Dominion117 .6111912  .613
Georgia Southern99 .5001716  .515
South Alabama99 .5001916  .543
Appalachian State99 .5001616  .500
Louisiana–Monroe711 .3891121  .344
Texas State612 .3331619  .457
Coastal Carolina513 .2781120  .355
Arkansas State414 .2221320  .394
Georgia State315 .1671021  .323
2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded by record within the conference, along with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top-ten teams received a first-round bye and the top-four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Southern Miss 14–4
2 Louisiana 13–5 1–0 vs. Marshall
3 Marshall 13–5 0–1 vs. Louisiana
4 James Madison 12–6
5 Troy 11–7 1–0 vs. Old Dominion
6 Old Dominion 11–7 0–1 vs. Troy
7 Georgia Southern 9–9 3–0 vs. South Alabama/Appalachian State
8 South Alabama 9–9 1–1 vs. Georgia Southern/Appalachian State
9 Appalachian State 9–9 0–3 vs. Georgia Southern/South Alabama
10 Louisiana–Monroe 7–11
11 Texas State 6–12
12 Coastal Carolina 5–13
13 Arkansas State 4–14
14 Georgia State 3–15

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, February 28
1 5:00 pm No. 12 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 13 Arkansas State 69–86 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 11 Texas State vs. No. 14 Georgia State 81–76
Second round – Thursday, March 2
3 11:30 am No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 9 Appalachian State 68–61 ESPN+
4 2:00 pm No. 5 Troy vs. No. 13 Arkansas State 63–59
5 5:00 pm No. 6 Old Dominion vs.No. 11 Texas State 65-36
6 7:30 pm No. 7 Georgia Southern vs. No. 10 Louisiana–Monroe 66-57
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
7 11:30 am No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 8 South Alabama 61–78 ESPN+
8 2:00 pm No. 4 James Madison vs. No. 5 Troy 75–72
9 5:00 pm No. 3 Marshall vs. No. 11 Texas State 68–71
10 7:30 pm No. 2 Louisiana vs. No. 7 Georgia Southern 67–49
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
11 5:00 pm No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 4 James Madison 75–66 ESPN+
12 7:30 pm No. 2 Louisiana vs. No. 11 Texas State 64–58
Championship – Monday, March 6
13 6:00 pm No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 2 Louisiana 66–71 ESPN2
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

See also

References

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