Year: | 2022 |
Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
Gender: | Men's |
Division: | I |
Teams: | 12 |
Champions: | Georgia State |
Titlecount: | 4th |
Coach: | Rob Lanier |
Coachcount: | 1st |
City: | Pensacola, Florida |
Arena: | Pensacola Bay Center |
Television: | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
The 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center in Florida during March 3–7, 2022. The winner, Georgia State, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.
All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.
Seed | School | Conference | NET ranking[1] (March 2, 2021) | |
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1 | Texas State | 12–3 | 119th | |
2 | Appalachian State | 12–6 | 158th | |
3 | Georgia State | 9–5 | 177th | |
4 | Troy | 10–6 | 175th | |
5 | South Alabama | 9–7 | 132nd | |
6 | Arkansas State | 8–7 | 171st | |
7 | Coastal Carolina | 8–8 | 146th | |
8 | Louisiana | 8–9 | 195th | |
9 | UT Arlington | 7–10 | 233rd | |
10 | Georgia Southern | 5–11 | 248th | |
11 | Louisiana–Monroe | 5–13 | 278th | |
12 | Little Rock | 3–11 | 325th |
Game | Time [2] | Matchup | Score | Television | |
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First round – Thursday, March 3 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL | |||||
1 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 9 UT Arlington | 67–64 | ESPN+ | |
2 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 12 Little Rock | 71–75 | ||
3 | 5:00 pm | No. 6 Arkansas State vs. No. 11 Louisiana–Monroe | 81–77 | ||
4 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 10 Georgia Southern | 64–70 | ||
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL | |||||
5 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Texas State vs. No. 8 Louisiana | 72–79 | ESPN+ | |
6 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Troy vs. No. 12 Little Rock | 69–62 | ||
7 | 5:00 pm | No. 3 Georgia State vs. No. 6 Arkansas State | 65–62 | ||
8 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Appalachian State vs. No. 10 Georgia Southern | 73–60 | ||
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL | |||||
9 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Troy | 66–57 | ESPN+ | |
10 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Georgia State vs. No. 2 Appalachian State | 71–66 | ||
Championship – Monday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL | |||||
11 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 3 Georgia State | 71–80 | ESPN2 | |
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed |
2022 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament