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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 Conference 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

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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.

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Schedule

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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

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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

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2017 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Belt releases 2017 Women's Basketball Championship seeds". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
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