2022 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2022
Coach:Shereka Wright
Coachcount:1st
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Titlecount:1st
Champions:UT Arlington
City:Pensacola, Florida
Arena:Pensacola Bay Center
Teams:12
Gender:Women's
Division:I
Television:ESPN+, ESPNU

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between March 2–7, 2022.  The winner, UT Arlington, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Troy13–2
2UT Arlington11–4
3Louisiana9–4
4Appalachian State8–41–0 vs. Little Rock
5Little Rock8–40–1 vs. Appalachian State
6Texas State9–6
7Georgia Southern8–6
8Arkansas State5–9
9Coastal Carolina4–92–0 vs. Georgia State
10Georgia State4–90–2 vs. Coastal Carolina
11South Alabama2–10
12Louisiana–Monroe0–14

Schedule

GameTime [1] MatchupScoreTelevision
First round – Wednesday, March 2 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
111:30 amNo. 8 Arkansas State vs. No. 9 Coastal Carolina 76-91ESPN+
22:00 pmNo. 5 Little Rock vs. No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe61-56
35:00 pmNo. 6 Texas State vs. No. 11 South Alabama80-66
47:30 pmNo. 7 Georgia Southern vs. No. 10 Georgia State88-79
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
511:30 amNo. 1 Troy vs. No. 9 Coastal Carolina99-77ESPN+
62:00 pmNo. 4 Appalachian State vs. No. 5 Little Rock58–70
75:00 pmNo. 3 Louisiana vs. No. 6 Texas State71–46
87:30 pmNo. 2 UT Arlington vs. No. 7 Georgia Southern85–76
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
911:30 amNo. 1 Troy vs. No. 5 Little Rock62-59ESPN+
102 pmNo. 2 UT Arlington vs. No. 3 Louisiana75-65
Championship – Monday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
111 pmNo. 1 Troy vs. No. 2 UT Arlington61-76ESPNU
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

See also

2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship. 2023-04-06. sunbeltsports.org. en.