2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were be played at Pensacola Bay Center between March 5–11. The winner, Marshall, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.[1]

2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams14
SitePensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsMarshall (1st title)
Winning coachKim Caldwell (1st title)
MVPAbby Beeman (Marshall)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
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2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 17 1   .944 26 7   .788
Troy 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
James Madison 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Louisiana–Monroe 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Southern Miss 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Louisiana 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgia State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Georgia Southern 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Texas State 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
South Alabama 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

Seeds

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All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a double-bye into the quarterfinals and the top ten a bye into the second round.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Marshall 17–1
2 Troy 15–3
3 James Madison 13–5
4 Old Dominion 12–6
5 Louisiana–Monroe 10–8 3–1 against Southern Miss/Louisiana
6 Louisiana 10–8 2–2 against Southern Miss/Louisiana–Monroe
7 Southern Miss 10–8 1–3 against Louisiana–Monroe/Louisiana
8 Georgia State 9–9 1–1 vs. Appalachian State
0–2 vs. Marshall
1–0 vs. Troy
9 Appalachian State 9–9 1–1 vs. Georgia State
0–2 vs. Marshall
0–1 vs. Troy
10 Arkansas State 6–12
11 Coastal Carolina 5–13
12 Georgia Southern 4–12 1–0 against Texas State
13 Texas State 4–12 0–1 against Georgia Southern
14 South Alabama 2–16

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 5
1 11:30 am No. 12 Georgia Southern vs. No. 13 Texas State 72–70 ESPN+
2 2:00 pm No. 11 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 14 South Alabama 79–60
Second round – Wednesday, March 6
3 11:30 am No. 8 Georgia State vs. No. 9 Appalachian State 73–68 ESPN+
4 2:00 pm No. 5 Louisiana–Monroe vs. No. 12 Georgia Southern 78–57
5 5:00 pm No. 6 Southern Miss vs. No. 11 Coastal Carolina 70–53
6 7:30 pm No. 7 Louisiana vs. No. 10 Arkansas State 54–41
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
7 11:30 am No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 9 Appalachian State 116–74 ESPN+
8 2:00 pm No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Louisiana–Monroe 67–64
9 5:00 pm No. 3 James Madison vs. No. 6 Southern Miss 77–49
10 7:30 pm No. 2 Troy vs. No 7. Louisiana 67–65
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10
11 11:30 am No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 4 Old Dominion 76–70 ESPN+
12 2:00 pm No. 3 James Madison vs. No. 7 Louisiana 64–54
Championship – Monday, March 11
13 1:00 pm No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 3 James Madison 95–92OT ESPNU
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 5
ESPN+
Second round
Wednesday, March 6
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
ESPN+
Semifinals
Sunday, March 10
ESPN+
Championship
Monday, March 11
ESPNU
1Marshall116
8Georgia State689Appalachian State74
9Appalachian State731Marshall76
4Old Dominion70
4Old Dominion67
5Louisiana–Monroe785Louisiana-Monroe64
12Georgia Southern7212Georgia Southern571Marshall95*
13Texas State703James Madison92
2Troy65
7Louisiana547Louisiana67
10Arkansas State417Louisiana54
3James Madison64
3James Madison77
6Southern Miss706Southern Miss49
11Coastal Carolina7911Coastal Carolina53
14South Alabama60
  • =denotes overtime period.

See also

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2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Marshall wins Sun Belt crown for 2nd NCAA berth". ESPN.com. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 WBB Championship Bracket (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 4, 2024.