College basketball tournament
The 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between February 28 – March 6. The winner, James Madison, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.[1]
Seeds
All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.
Schedule
Game
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Time [2]
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Matchup
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Score
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Television
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First round – Tuesday, February 28 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
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1
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11:30 am
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No. 12 Georgia State vs. No. 13 South Alabama
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59-44
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ESPN+
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2
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2:00 pm
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No. 11 Arkansas State vs. No. 14 Louisiana-Monroe
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76-65
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Second round – Wednesday, March 1 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
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3
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11:30 am
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No. 8 Marshall vs. No. 9 Coastal Carolina
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60-53
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ESPN+
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4
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2:00 pm
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No. 5 Old Dominion vs. No. 12 Georgia State
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66-56
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5
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5:00 pm
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No. 6 Georgia Southern vs. No. 11 Arkansas State
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76-81
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6
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7:30 pm
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No. 7 Louisiana vs. No. 10 Appalachian State
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38-51
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Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
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7
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11:30 am
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No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 8 Marshall
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62-43
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ESPN+
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8
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2:00 pm
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No. 4 Troy vs. No. 5 Old Dominion
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83–86
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9
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5:00 pm
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No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 11 Arkansas State
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79–72
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10
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7:30 pm
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No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 10 Appalachian State
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56–47
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Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
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11
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11:30 am
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No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 5 Old Dominion
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70-64
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ESPN+
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12
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2 pm
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No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 3 Southern Miss
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85-57
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Championship – Monday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
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13
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1 pm
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No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 2 Texas State
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81-51
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ESPNU
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Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed
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Bracket
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| First round Tuesday, February 28, 2023 ESPN+ | | | Second round Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 ESPN+ | | | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3rd, 2023 ESPN+ | | | Semifinals Sunday, March 5th, 2023 ESPN+ | | | Championship game Monday, March 6th, 2023 ESPNU |
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| | 1 | James Madison | 62 |
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| 8 | Marshall | 60 | | | 8 | Marshall | 43 | | | |
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| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 53 | | | | 1 | James Madison | 70 |
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| | | | 5 | Old Dominion | 64 | | |
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| | 4 | Troy | 83 | |
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| | 5 | Old Dominion | 66 | | | 5 | Old Dominion | 86 | | | |
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| 12 | Georgia State | 59 | | | 12 | Georgia State | 56 | | | | 1 | James Madison | 81 |
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| 13 | South Alabama | 44 | | | | | | 2 | Texas State | 51 |
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| | | 2 | Texas State | 56 | |
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| 7 | Louisiana | 38 | | | 10 | Appalachian State | 47 | | | |
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| 10 | Appalachian State | 51 | | | | 2 | Texas State | 85 |
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| | | | 3 | Southern Miss | 57 | | |
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| | 3 | Southern Miss | 79 | |
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| | 6 | Georgia Southern | 76 | | | 11 | Arkansas State | 72 | | |
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| 11 | Arkansas State | 76 | | | 11 | Arkansas State | 81 | | | |
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| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 65 | | | |
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See also
2023 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
References