2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

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2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification
Chris Beard (1st title)
MVPRoger Woods (Little Rock)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 3   .850 30 5   .857
Louisiana–Monroe 15 5   .750 20 14   .588
Texas–Arlington
13 7   .650 24 11   .686
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 8   .600 19 15   .559
Georgia Southern 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Georgia State 9 11   .450 16 14   .533
Texas State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
South Alabama
8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Arkansas State 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Appalachian State 7 13   .350 9 22   .290
Troy 4 16   .200 9 22   .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2016

2016 NCAA tournament
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Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker[1]
1 Little Rock 17–3 27–4
2 Louisiana–Monroe 15–5 19–12
3
Texas–Arlington
13–7 22–9
4 Louisiana–Lafayette 12–8 16–13
5 Georgia Southern 10–10 14–16
6 Georgia State 9–11 16–13
7 Texas State 8–12 14–15 2–0 vs. South Alabama
8
South Alabama
8–12 13–18 0–2 vs. Texas State
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.
* – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

[2]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Thursday, March 10
1 1 5:00 pm #5 Georgia Southern 61 vs. #8 South Alabama 67 ESPN3
2 7:30 pm #6 Georgia State 61 vs. #7 Texas State 63
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
2 3 5:00 pm #4 Louisiana–Lafayette 90 vs. #8 South Alabama 68 ESPN3
4 7:30 pm #3 Texas–Arlington 72 vs. #7 Texas State 63
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
3 5 1:00 pm #1 Little Rock 72 vs. #4 Louisiana–Lafayette 65 ESPN3
6 3:30 pm #2 Louisiana–Monroe 82 vs. #3 Texas–Arlington 71
Championship – Sunday, March 13
4 7 12:00 pm #1 Little Rock 70 vs. #2 Louisiana–Monroe 50 ESPN2
*Game times in CST/CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Championship
Sunday, March 13
1 Little Rock 72
4 Louisiana–Lafayette 65
4 Louisiana–Lafayette 90
5 Georgia Southern 61 8 South Alabama 68
8 South Alabama 67 1 Little Rock 70
2 Louisiana–Monroe 50
2 Louisiana–Monroe 82
3 Texas–Arlington 71
3 Texas–Arlington 72
6 Georgia State 61 7 Texas State 63
7 Texas State 63

See also

2016 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Mens Basketball Tournament Tie-Breaking Procedures". Sun Belt Conference. SideArm Sports. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. Sun Belt Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

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