2013 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

2013 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2012–13
Teams	11
Site	Summit Arena Convention Center Court Hot Springs, Arkansas
Champions	Western Kentucky (9th title)
Winning coach	Ray Harper (2nd title)
MVP	T. J. Price (Western Kentucky)
Television	Sun Belt Network, ESPN
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2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	19	–	1		.950			28	–	6		.824
South Alabama	14	–	6		.700			17	–	13		.567
FIU	11	–	9		.550			18	–	14		.563
WKU †	10	–	10		.500			20	–	16		.556
Florida Atlantic	9	–	11		.450			14	–	18		.438
Troy	6	–	14		.300			12	–	21		.364
West
Arkansas State	12	–	8		.600			19	–	12		.613
Arkansas–Little Rock	11	–	9		.550			17	–	15		.531
Louisiana–Lafayette	8	–	12		.400			13	–	20		.394
North Texas	7	–	13		.350			12	–	20		.375
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	17		.150			4	–	23		.148
† 2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 22, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas from March 8 to March 11 at the Summit Arena and the Convention Center Court. The Tournament winner received an automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA tournament. The Semifinals games was televised on the Sun Belt Network, with the championship game on ESPN, on Monday March 11. ^[1]

Bracket

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	First round Friday March 8					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9					Semifinals Sunday March 10 Sun Belt Network					Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN
						1	Middle Tennessee	81
						8	Louisiana–Lafayette	66
	8	Louisiana–Lafayette	74
	9	North Texas	55
											1	Middle Tennessee	57
											4	FIU	61
						4	FIU	69
						5	Arkansas–Little Rock	54
																4	FIU	63
																6	WKU	65
						3	South Alabama	59
						6	WKU	62
	6	WKU	74
	11	Louisiana–Monroe	60
											6	WKU	58
											2	Arkansas State	56
						2	Arkansas State	68OT
						10	Troy	63
	7	Florida Atlantic	79
	10	Troy	81OT

References

1. "2012-13 Sun Belt Media Guide". xosdigital. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
2. "2013 Sun Belt Conference tournament Bracket" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2013.