| Year: | 2018 |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Arena: | Lakefront Arena |
| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Champions: | Little Rock |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Joe Foley |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Taeler Deer |
| Mvpteam: | Texas State |
| Attendance: | 4,561 |
| Television: | ESPN3 |
The 2018 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference, which began on March 6 and ended March 11, 2018, at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.[1]
| 2018 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results | |||||||||
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Rock | 17–1 | 23–9 | ||||||
| 2 | Texas State | 14–4 | 23–9 | ||||||
| 3 | Texas–Arlington | 12–6 | 18–12 | 1–0 vs. Troy[2] | |||||
| 4 | Troy | 12–6 | 18–13 | 0–1 vs. Texas-Arlington | |||||
| 5 | South Alabama | 11–7 | 19–12 | ||||||
| 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 10–8 | 17–16 | 3–0 vs. Coastal Carolina & Arkansas State | |||||
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 10–8 | 17–14 | 1–1 vs. Texas State | |||||
| 8 | Arkansas State | 10–8 | 15–15 | 0–1 vs. Texas State | |||||
| 9 | Appalachian State | 5–13 | 8–23 | ||||||
| 10 | Georgia State | 4–14 | 8–22 | ||||||
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 2–16 | 5–25 | ||||||
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 1–17 | 4–26 | ||||||
| ‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions. | |||||||||
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 6 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Arkansas State vs. No. 9 Appalachian State | ESPN3 | 628 | |
| 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 7 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 10 Georgia State | |||
| 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. No. 11 Georgia Southern | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 9 Appalachian State | ESPN3 | 967 | |
| 6 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Troy vs. No. 5 South Alabama | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 7 Coastal Carolina | 854 | ||
| 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Texas-Arlington vs. No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette | ||||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 10 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 4 Troy | ESPN3 | 898 | |
| 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette | ||||
| Championship – Sunday, March 11 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 2 Texas State | ESPN3 | 1,214 | |
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All times listed are Central