The 2016 Sun Belt Men’s College Basketball tournament is set to get started on March 10th, 2016. The tournament will be held from March 10th through March 13th, 2016 in New Orleans, LA at the Lakefront Arena. The overall winner of the conference tournament will earn an automatic bid to the 2016 Men’s NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Entering postseason play, the overall number one seed in the Sun Belt Tournament is Arkansas-Little Rock with a 17-3 conference record. Louisiana-Monroe is the #2 seed and will do their best to take home the championship to earn a spot in March Madness. We have provided a free, printable 2016 Sun Belt Tournament Bracket for you to use to follow the postseason action below.
2016 Sun Belt Tournament Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas–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 |
*Note: The overall records are as of the conclusion of regular season play.
2016 Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule
| First round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | March 10 | ||
| Game | Time | Matchup | TV |
| 1 | 5:00 pm | #5 Georgia Southern vs. #8 South Alabama | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | #6 Georgia State vs. #7 Texas State | TBA |
| Quarterfinals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | March 11 | ||
| Game | Time | Matchup | TV |
| 3 | 5:00 pm | #4 Louisiana–Lafayette vs. Winner Game 1 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 7:30 pm | #3 Texas–Arlington vs. Winner Game 2 | TBA |
| Semifinals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | March 12 | ||
| Game | Time | Matchup | TV |
| 5 | 1:00 pm | #1 Arkansas–Little Rock vs. Winner Game 3 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 3:30 pm | #2 Louisiana–Monroe vs. Winner Game 4 | TBA |
| Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | March 13 | ||
| 7 | 12:00 pm | Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6 | ESPN2 |
*Note: All times listed are in Central Time
Printable 2016 Sun Belt 12 Tournament Bracket
The final 2016 Sun Belt Men’s Basketball tournament bracket is now set and ready to kick off on Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 and run through March 12th, 2016. We have published a printable Sun Belt Tournament bracket for you to use to help follow the game action and make your own matchup predictions for the tournament. For those looking forward to the NCAA Tourney, we also have a blank NCAA Tournament bracket for you to use for your own 2016 March Madness bracketology and predictions for the 2016 edition of March Madness.
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