2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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2017 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams12
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsTroy (2nd title)
Winning coachChanda Rigby (2nd title)
MVPCaitlyn Ramirez (Troy)
Attendance3,332
TelevisionESPN3
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 – 1   .944 25 – 8   .758
UT Arlington 14 – 4   .778 22 – 8   .733
Troy † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Texas State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
Georgia Southern 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 8 – 10   .444 13 – 16   .448
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Appalachian State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
South Alabama 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219
Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference beginning on March 7 and ending on March 12, 2017, at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.

Seeds[]

2017 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Little Rock 17-1 23-7
2 Texas Arlington 14-4 21-7
3 Troy 12-6 19-10
4 Louisiana Lafayette 11-7 17-10
5 Texas State 11-7 16-13
6 Georgia Southern 9-9 13-16
7 Coastal Carolina 8-10 12-17 1-0 vs. Troy
8 Georgia State 8-10 12-17 1-1 vs. Troy
9 Appalachian State 6-12 11-18
10 South Alabama 5-13 9-19
11 Arkansas State 4-14 6-23
12 LA-Monroe 3-15 6-23
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.

Schedule[]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 7
1 1 11:00 am #8 Coastal Carolina vs #9 Appalachian State ESPN3
2 1:30 pm #5 Louisiana-Lafayette vs #12 LA-Monroe
2 3 5:00 pm #7 Georgia State vs #10 South Alabama
4 7:30 pm #6 Georgia Southern vs #11 Arkansas State
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
3 5 11:00 am #1 Little Rock vs #9 Appalachian State ESPN3
6 1:30 pm #4 Texas State vs #5 Louisiana-Lafayette
4 7 5:00 pm #2 Texas Arlington vs #10 South Alabama 714
8 7:30 pm #3 Troy vs #11 Arkansas State
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
5 9 5:00 pm #1 Little Rock vs #5 Louisiana-Lafayette ESPN3 1,027
10 7:30 pm #2 Texas Arlington vs #3 Troy
Championship – Sunday, March 12
6 11 5:00 pm #5 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Winner of Game 10 ESPN3 988
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket[]

First Round
Tuesday, March 7
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
ESPN3 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 12
ESPN3
            
1 Little Rock 69
9 Appalachian State 53
8 Coastal Carolina 58
9 Appalachian State 79
1 Little Rock 71
5 Louisiana-Lafayette 79
4 Texas State 64
5 Louisiana-Lafayette 66
5 LA-Lafayette 79
12 LA-Monroe 72
5 Louisiana-Lafayette 64
3 Troy 78
2 Texas-Arlington 65
10 South Alabama 53
7 Georgia State 44
10 South Alabama 49
2 Texas Arlington 59
3 Troy 88
3 Troy 105
11 Arkansas State 72
6 Georgia Southern 50
11 Arkansas State 61

All times listed are Central

See also[]

2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

References[]

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