2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 10 to March 13. The tournament winner, Little Rock, received an automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament.

2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	8
Site	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions	Little Rock (2nd title)
Winning coach	Chris Beard (1st title)
MVP	Roger Woods (Little Rock)
Television	ESPN3, ESPN2
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2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Little Rock †	17	–	3		.850			30	–	5		.857
Louisiana–Monroe	15	–	5		.750			20	–	14		.588
Texas–Arlington	13	–	7		.650			24	–	11		.686
Louisiana–Lafayette	12	–	8		.600			19	–	15		.559
Georgia Southern	10	–	10		.500			14	–	17		.452
Georgia State	9	–	11		.450			16	–	14		.533
Texas State	8	–	12		.400			15	–	16		.484
South Alabama	8	–	12		.400			14	–	19		.424
Arkansas State	7	–	13		.350			11	–	20		.355
Appalachian State	7	–	13		.350			9	–	22		.290
Troy	4	–	16		.200			9	–	22		.290
† 2016 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker[1]
1	Little Rock	17–3	27–4
2	Louisiana–Monroe	15–5	19–12
3	Texas–Arlington	13–7	22–9
4	Louisiana–Lafayette	12–8	16–13
5	Georgia Southern	10–10	14–16
6	Georgia State	9–11	16–13
7	Texas State	8–12	14–15	2–0 vs. South Alabama
8	South Alabama	8–12	13–18	0–2 vs. Texas State
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions. * – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television
First round – Thursday, March 10
1	1	5:00 pm	#5 Georgia Southern 61 vs. #8 South Alabama 67	ESPN3
	2	7:30 pm	#6 Georgia State 61 vs. #7 Texas State 63
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
2	3	5:00 pm	#4 Louisiana–Lafayette 90 vs. #8 South Alabama 68	ESPN3
	4	7:30 pm	#3 Texas–Arlington 72 vs. #7 Texas State 63
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
3	5	1:00 pm	#1 Little Rock 72 vs. #4 Louisiana–Lafayette 65	ESPN3
	6	3:30 pm	#2 Louisiana–Monroe 82 vs. #3 Texas–Arlington 71
Championship – Sunday, March 13
4	7	12:00 pm	#1 Little Rock 70 vs. #2 Louisiana–Monroe 50	ESPN2
*Game times in CST/CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First round Thursday, March 10					Quarterfinals Friday, March 11					Semifinals Saturday, March 12					Championship Sunday, March 13
											1	Little Rock	72
											4	Louisiana–Lafayette	65
						4	Louisiana–Lafayette	90
	5	Georgia Southern	61			8	South Alabama	68
	8	South Alabama	67													1	Little Rock	70
																2	Louisiana–Monroe	50
											2	Louisiana–Monroe	82
											3	Texas–Arlington	71
						3	Texas–Arlington	72
	6	Georgia State	61			7	Texas State	63
	7	Texas State	63

See also

2016 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament