2020 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2020 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
(1st, 2nd, Qrts)
Smoothie King Center
(Semis, Championship)
New Orleans, Louisiana
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
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2021 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 15 – 5   .750 21 – 10   .677
South Alabama 13 – 7   .650 20 – 11   .645
Texas State 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
Georgia State 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Georgia Southern 12 – 8   .600 20 – 13   .606
Appalachian State 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545
UT Arlington 10 – 10   .500 14 – 18   .438
Louisiana 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424
Arkansas State 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
Coastal Carolina 8 – 12   .400 16 – 17   .485
Louisiana–Monroe 5 – 15   .250 9 – 20   .310
Troy 5 – 15   .250 9 – 22   .290
Note: The 2020 Sun Belt Tournament was canceled after the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Tournament first round, second round, and quarterfinal games were played at the campus sites of the higher seeded team between March 7–11. The semifinals and championship game would have been held from March 14–15, 2020, in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the Smoothie King Center.[1] The regular season champion would have received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds[]

Only the top 10 of the 12 conference teams will qualify for the tournament. The No. 5 and No. 6 seeds will receive and first round bye, the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds receive a double bye to the quarterfinals, while the No. 1 and No. 2 seeded teams receive a triple bye to the semifinals. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Little Rock 15–5
2 South Alabama 13–7 1–0 vs. Texas State
3 Texas State 13–7 0–1 vs. South Alabama
4 Georgia State 12–8 1–0 vs. Little Rock
5 Georgia Southern 12–8 0–1 vs. Little Rock
6 Appalachian State 11–9
7 UT Arlington 10–10
8 Louisiana 8–12 2–1 vs. Arkansas State/Coastal Carolina
9 Arkansas State 8–12 2–2 vs. Georgia State/Georgia Southern
10 Coastal Carolina 8–12 1–3 vs. Georgia State/Georgia Southern

Schedule[]

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Saturday, March 7, 2020 – campus sites
1 11:00 am No. 9 Arkansas State at No. 8 Louisiana 66–73 ESPN+
2 2:00 pm No. 10 Coastal Carolina at No. 7 UT Arlington 63-62
Second round – Monday, March 9, 2020 – campus sites
3 6:00 pm No. 8 Louisiana at No. 5 Georgia Southern 81–82 ESPN+
4 6:00 pm No. 10 Coastal Carolina at No. 6 Appalachian State 65–70
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11, 2020 – campus sites
5 6:00 pm No. 5 Georgia Southern at No. 4 Georgia State 81-62 ESPN+
6 7:00 pm No. 6 Appalachian State at No. 3 Texas State 68-85
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14, 2020 – Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
7 CCD No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 5 Georgia Southern ESPN+
8 CCD No. 2 South Alabama vs. No. 3 Texas State
Championship – Sunday, March 15, 2020 – Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
9 CCD Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner ESPN2
Game times are in Central Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket[]

[2]

First round
Saturday, March 7 		Second round
Monday, March 9 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 11 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 14 		Championship
Sunday, March 15
1 Little Rock  
5 Georgia Southern  
4 Georgia State 62
5 Georgia Southern 81
5 Georgia Southern 82
8 Louisiana 73 8 Louisiana 81
9 Arkansas State 66      
     
2 South Alabama  
3 Texas State  
3 Texas State 85
6 Appalachian State 68
6 Appalachian State 70
7 UT Arlington 62 10 Coastal Carolina 65
10  Coastal Carolina 63

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship".
  2. ^ https://sunbeltsports_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/champs/201819/MBB/2019MBB_champbracket.pdf
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