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2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

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2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams14
SitePensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsJames Madison (1st title)
Winning coachSean O'Regan (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
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2022–23 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 13 5   .722 26 7   .788
Texas State 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Southern Miss 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Georgia Southern 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Troy 12 6   .667 17 13   .567
Louisiana 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Marshall 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Coastal Carolina 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Appalachian State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Georgia State 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Louisiana–Monroe 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
South Alabama 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
2023 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 22, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

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

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All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.

Seed Team Conference Tiebreaker
1 James Madison 13–5 2–0 vs. Texas State/Southern Miss
2 Texas State 13–5 2–1 vs. James Madison/Southern Miss
3 Southern Miss 13–5 0–3 vs. James Madison/Texas State
4 Troy 12–6 1–2 vs. James Madison/Texas State
5 Old Dominion 12–6 0–3 vs. James Madison/Texas State
6 Georgia Southern 12–6 0–3 vs. Old Dominion/Troy
7 Louisiana 10–8
8 Marshall 9–9 1–0 vs. Southern Miss
9 Coastal Carolina 9–9 0–1 vs. Southern Miss
10 Appalachian State 6–12 1–0 vs. Arkansas State
11 Arkansas State 6–12 0–1 vs. Appalachian State
12 Georgia State 5–13
13 South Alabama 3–15 1–2 vs. James Madison/Texas State
14 Louisiana–Monroe 3–15 0–2 vs. James Madison/Texas State

Schedule

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Game Time [2] Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, February 28 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
1 11:30 am No. 12 Georgia State vs. No. 13 South Alabama 59-44 ESPN+
2 2:00 pm No. 11 Arkansas State vs. No. 14 Louisiana-Monroe 76-65
Second round – Wednesday, March 1 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
3 11:30 am No. 8 Marshall vs. No. 9 Coastal Carolina 60-53 ESPN+
4 2:00 pm No. 5 Old Dominion vs. No. 12 Georgia State 66-56
5 5:00 pm No. 6 Georgia Southern vs. No. 11 Arkansas State 76-81
6 7:30 pm No. 7 Louisiana vs. No. 10 Appalachian State 38-51
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
7 11:30 am No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 8 Marshall 62-43 ESPN+
8 2:00 pm No. 4 Troy vs. No. 5 Old Dominion 83–86
9 5:00 pm No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 11 Arkansas State 79–72
10 7:30 pm No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 10 Appalachian State 56–47
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
11 11:30 am No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 5 Old Dominion 70-64 ESPN+
12 2 pm No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 3 Southern Miss 85-57
Championship – Monday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
13 1 pm No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 2 Texas State 81-51 ESPNU
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

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
1James Madison62
8Marshall608Marshall43
9Coastal Carolina531James Madison70
5Old Dominion64
4Troy83
5Old Dominion665Old Dominion86
12Georgia State5912Georgia State561James Madison81
13South Alabama442Texas State51
2Texas State56
7Louisiana3810Appalachian State47
10Appalachian State512Texas State85
3Southern Miss57
3Southern Miss79
6Georgia Southern7611Arkansas State72
11Arkansas State7611Arkansas State81
14Louisiana-Monroe65

See also

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2023 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "James Madison women claim Sun Belt title, NCAA bid". AP NEWS. March 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved April 5, 2023.