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2018 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

2018 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams12
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsGeorgia State (2nd title)
Winning coachRon Hunter (2nd title)
MVPD'Marcus Simonds (Georgia State)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794
Georgia State † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
Georgia Southern 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Texas–Arlington 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Louisiana–Monroe 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Troy 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485
Appalachian State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 18   .455
Coastal Carolina 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
South Alabama 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Texas State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Arkansas State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Little Rock 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219
† 2018 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2018 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the league for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 7–11, 2018, in New Orleans, Louisiana, at Lake Front Arena. The tournament winner, Georgia State, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Louisiana 16–2
2 Georgia State 12–6
3 Georgia Southern 11–7
4 Texas–Arlington 10–8
5 Appalachian State 9–9 2–1 vs tied teams
6 Louisiana–Monroe 9–9 1–0 vs Georgia State
7 Troy 9–9 0–2 vs Georgia State
8 Coastal Carolina 8–10
9 Texas State 7–11 1–0 vs South Alabama
10 South Alabama 7–11 0–1 vs Texas State
11 Arkansas State 6–12
12 Little Rock 4–14

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 7, 2018
1 11:30 am No. 8 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 9 Texas State 66–73 ESPN3
2 2:00 pm No. 5 Appalachian State vs. No. 12 Little Rock 93–64
3 5:00 pm No. 7 Troy vs. No. 10 South Alabama 69–62
4 7:30 pm No. 6 Louisiana–Monroe vs. No. 11 Arkansas State 76–54
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9, 2018
5 11:30 am No. 1 Louisiana vs. No. 9 Texas State 80–54 ESPN3
6 2:00 pm No. 4 Texas–Arlington vs. No. 5 Appalachian State 84–63
7 5:00 pm No. 2 Georgia State vs. No. 7 Troy 73–51
8 7:30 pm No. 3 Georgia Southern vs. No. 6 Louisiana–Monroe 63–55
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10, 2018
9 11:30 am No. 1 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Texas–Arlington 68–71 ESPN3
10 2:00 pm No. 2 Georgia State vs. No. 3 Georgia Southern 73–67
Championship – Sunday, March 11, 2018
11 1:00 pm No. 2 Georgia State vs. No. 4 Texas–Arlington 74–61 ESPN2
Game times are in Central Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Source[1]

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 7
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 10
ESPN3 		Championship
Sunday, March 11
ESPN2
            
1 Louisiana 80
9 Texas State 54
8 Coastal Carolina 66
9 Texas State 73
1 Louisiana 68
4 Texas–Arlington 71
4 Texas–Arlington 84
5 Appalachian State 63
5 Appalachian State 93
12 Little Rock 64
4 Texas–Arlington 61
2 Georgia State 74
2 Georgia State 73
7 Troy 51
7 Troy 69
10 South Alabama 62
2 Georgia State 73
3 Georgia Southern 67
3 Georgia Southern 63
6 Louisiana–Monroe 55
6 Louisiana–Monroe 76
11 Arkansas State 54

See also

2018 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ "2018 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 22, 2018.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Sun_Belt_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament