2019 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference that occurred from March 11 to March 16, 2019, at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans. Little Rock won the conference tournament championship game over South Alabama, 57–56.[1][2]

2019 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201819
Teams10
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsLittle Rock (5th title)
Winning coachJoe Foley (5th title)
MVPKyra Collier (Little Rock)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN3
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UT Arlington153 .833  248  .750
Little Rock *†153 .833  2111  .656
Troy135 .722  229  .710
Georgia State117 .611  1714  .548
Appalachian State108 .556  2214  .611
South Alabama99 .500  2511  .694
Texas State99 .500  1417  .452
Coastal Carolina810 .444  1715  .531
Arkansas State711 .389  1218  .400
Louisiana513 .278  723  .233
Louisiana–Monroe414 .222  1019  .345
Georgia Southern216 .111  722  .241
2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of April 3, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

2019 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Little Rock 15–3 19–10 2–0 vs. UTA
2 UT Arlington 15–3 23–6 0–2 vs. LR
3 Troy 13–5 22–7
4 Georgia State 11–7 17–12
5 Appalachian State 10–8 16–13
6 Texas State 9–9 14–16 1–0 vs. USA
7 South Alabama 9–9 20–9 0–1 vs. TSU
8 Coastal Carolina 8–10 16–13
9 Arkansas State 7–11 12–17
10 Louisiana 5–13 7–22
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Monday, March 11, 2019
1 6:00 pm No. 9 Arkansas State at No. 8 Coastal Carolina 63–49 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 10 Louisiana at No. 7 South Alabama 73–61
Second round – Wednesday, March 13, 2019
3 11:30 am No. 5 Appalachian State vs No. 8 Coastal Carolina 78–42 ESPN+
4 2:00 pm No. 6 Texas State vs No. 7 South Alabama 68–67
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14, 2019
5 11:30 am No. 4 Georgia State vs. No. 5 Appalachian State 47–45 ESPN+
6 2:00 pm No. 3 Troy vs. No. 7 South Alabama 87–74
Semifinals – Friday, March 15, 2019
7 11:30 am No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 5 Appalachian State 80–64 ESPN+
8 2:00 pm No. 2 UT Arlington vs. No. 7 South Alabama 50–57
Championship – Saturday, March 16, 2019
11 11:00 am No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 7 South Alabama 57–56 ESPN3
Game times are in Central Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 11
ESPN+
Second round
Wednesday, March 13
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
ESPN+
Championship
Saturday, March 16
ESPN3
1 Little Rock 80
5 Appalachian State 64
4 Georgia State 45
5 Appalachian State 47
5 Appalachian State 78
8 Coastal Carolina 63 8 Coastal Carolina 42
9 Arkansas State 49 1 Little Rock 57
7 South Alabama 56
2 UT Arlington 50
7 South Alabama 57
3 Troy 74
7 South Alabama 87
6 Texas State 67
7 South Alabama 73 7 South Alabama 68
10 Louisiana 61

See also

References

  1. "Collier lifts Little Rock women to NCAAs". miamiherald. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  2. Stephenson, Creg (2019-03-16). "South Alabama women fall to Little Rock in Sun Belt final, 57-56". al.com. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
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