2011 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2011 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas from March 5 to March 8 at the Summit Arena and the Convention Center Court. All 12 Sun Belt teams participated in the tournament and their seedings are based on their conference record.

2011 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201011
Teams12
SiteSummit Arena
Convention Center Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas
ChampionsArkansas-Little Rock (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Shields (1st title)
MVPSolomon Bozeman (Arkansas-Little Rock)
TelevisionESPN Regional Television, ESPNU
2010–11 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Florida Atlantic133 .813  2110  .677
Middle Tennessee State106 .625  1616  .500
WKU88 .500  1616  .500
South Alabama610 .375  1316  .448
Troy610 .375  821  .276
FIU511 .313  1119  .367
West
Arkansas State115 .688  1715  .531
Louisiana–Lafayette115 .688  1415  .483
Denver97 .563  1317  .433
North Texas88 .500  2211  .667
Arkansas–Little Rock79 .438  1917  .528
Louisiana–Monroe214 .125  724  .226
2011 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The 12 members of the Sun Belt are split into two six team divisions. The top two seeds from both divisions receive byes to the quarterfinals. The first round will see inter-divisional match ups where the 3 will play the 6 seed and the 4 will play the 5 seed. The winners of the 3/6 match ups will play the 2 seeds and the winners of the 4/5 match ups will play the 1 seeds. The championship game will be broadcast on ESPN2.[1]

Bracket

  First Round
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Semifinals
Monday, March 7, 2011
Championship Game
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
                                     
       
  W2 UL-Lafayette 76  
    E3 WKU 81  
E3 WKU 66
W6 UL-Monroe 50  
  E3 WKU 62  
  W4 North Texas 81  
       
       
  E1 Florida Atlantic 64
    W4 North Texas 78  
E5 Troy 69
W4 North Texas 83  
  W4 North Texas 63
  W5 Ark-Little Rock 64
       
       
  E2 Middle Tennessee 73
    E6 FIU 38  
E6 FIU 53
W3 Denver 49  
  E2 Middle Tennessee 56
  W5 Ark-Little Rock 65  
       
       
  W1 Arkansas State 52
    W5 Ark-Little Rock 59  
E4 South Alabama 68
W5 Ark-Little Rock 82  

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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