2018 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

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2018 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 201718
Teams12
Site Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsLittle Rock (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Foley (4th title)
MVP Taeler Deer (Texas State)
Television ESPN3
  2017
2019  
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Little Rock171 .9442310  .697
Texas State 144 .7782310  .697
UT Arlington 126 .6671812  .600
Troy 126 .6671813  .581
South Alabama 117 .6112113  .618
Coastal Carolina 108 .5561714  .548
Louisiana 108 .5561716  .515
Arkansas State 108 .5561515  .500
Appalachian State 513 .278823  .258
Georgia State 414 .222822  .267
Georgia Southern 216 .111525  .167
Louisiana–Monroe 117 .056426  .133
2018 Sun Belt tournament winner

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]

Contents

Seeds

2018 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results
SeedSchoolConf.Over.Tiebreaker
1Little Rock17–123–9
2Texas State14–423–9
3Texas–Arlington12–618–121–0 vs. Troy [2]
4Troy12–618–130–1 vs. Texas-Arlington [2]
5South Alabama11–719–12
6Louisiana–Lafayette10–817–163–0 vs. Coastal Carolina & Arkansas State [2]
7Coastal Carolina10–817–141–1 vs. Texas State [2]
8Arkansas State10–815–150–1 vs. Texas State [2]
9Appalachian State5–138–23
10Georgia State4–148–22
11Georgia Southern2–165–25
12Louisiana–Monroe1–174–26
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
First round – Tuesday, March 6
1111:30 amNo. 8 Arkansas State vs. No. 9 Appalachian StateESPN3628
22:00 pmNo. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe
235:00 pmNo. 7 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 10 Georgia State
47:30 pmNo. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. No. 11 Georgia Southern
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
3511:30 amNo. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 9 Appalachian StateESPN3967
62:00 pmNo. 4 Troy vs. No. 5 South Alabama
475:00 pmNo. 2 Texas State vs. No. 7 Coastal Carolina854
87:30 pmNo. 3 Texas-Arlington vs. No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
595:00 pmNo. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 4 TroyESPN3898
107:30 pmNo. 2 Texas State vs. No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette
Championship – Sunday, March 11
6116:00 pmNo. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 2 Texas StateESPN31,214
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 6
ESPN3
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
ESPN3
Semifinals
Saturday, March 10
ESPN3
Championship Game
Sunday, March 11
ESPN3
            
1Little Rock66
9 Appalachian State 34
8 Arkansas State 68
9Appalachian State79
1Little Rock66
4 Troy 63
4Troy82
5 South Alabama 79
5South Alabama80
12 Louisiana–Monroe 64
1Little Rock54
2 Texas State 53
2Texas State78
7 Coastal Carolina 69
7Coastal Carolina74
10 Georgia State 55
2Texas State62
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 56
3 Texas–Arlington 48
6Louisiana–Lafayette54
6Louisiana–Lafayette88
11 Georgia Southern 88

All times listed are Central

See also

References

  1. "2018 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sun Belt Announces 2018 Women's Basketball Championship Bracket". sunbeltsports.org. The Sun Belt Conference. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.