2018 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the league for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 7–11, 2018, in New Orleans, Louisiana, at Lake Front Arena. The tournament winner, Georgia State, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2018 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2017–18
Teams	12
Site	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions	Georgia State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Ron Hunter (2nd title)
MVP	D'Marcus Simonds (Georgia State)
Television	ESPN3, ESPN2
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2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Louisiana	16	–	2		.889			27	–	7		.794
Georgia State †	12	–	6		.667			24	–	11		.686
Georgia Southern	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Texas–Arlington	10	–	8		.556			21	–	13		.618
Louisiana–Monroe	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Troy	9	–	9		.500			16	–	17		.485
Appalachian State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	18		.455
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
South Alabama	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Texas State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Arkansas State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	21		.344
Little Rock	4	–	14		.222			7	–	25		.219
† 2018 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Seeds

All 12 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker
1	Louisiana	16–2
2	Georgia State	12–6
3	Georgia Southern	11–7
4	Texas–Arlington	10–8
5	Appalachian State	9–9	2–1 vs tied teams
6	Louisiana–Monroe	9–9	1–0 vs Georgia State
7	Troy	9–9	0–2 vs Georgia State
8	Coastal Carolina	8–10
9	Texas State	7–11	1–0 vs South Alabama
10	South Alabama	7–11	0–1 vs Texas State
11	Arkansas State	6–12
12	Little Rock	4–14

Schedule

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television
First round – Wednesday, March 7, 2018
1	11:30 am	No. 8 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 9 Texas State	66–73	ESPN3
2	2:00 pm	No. 5 Appalachian State vs. No. 12 Little Rock	93–64
3	5:00 pm	No. 7 Troy vs. No. 10 South Alabama	69–62
4	7:30 pm	No. 6 Louisiana–Monroe vs. No. 11 Arkansas State	76–54
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9, 2018
5	11:30 am	No. 1 Louisiana vs. No. 9 Texas State	80–54	ESPN3
6	2:00 pm	No. 4 Texas–Arlington vs. No. 5 Appalachian State	84–63
7	5:00 pm	No. 2 Georgia State vs. No. 7 Troy	73–51
8	7:30 pm	No. 3 Georgia Southern vs. No. 6 Louisiana–Monroe	63–55
Semifinals – Saturday, March 10, 2018
9	11:30 am	No. 1 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Texas–Arlington	68–71	ESPN3
10	2:00 pm	No. 2 Georgia State vs. No. 3 Georgia Southern	73–67
Championship – Sunday, March 11, 2018
11	1:00 pm	No. 2 Georgia State vs. No. 4 Texas–Arlington	74–61	ESPN2
Game times are in Central Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Source^[1]

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 7 ESPN3					Quarterfinals Friday, March 9 ESPN3					Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3					Championship Sunday, March 11 ESPN2
						1	Louisiana	80
						9	Texas State	54
	8	Coastal Carolina	66
	9	Texas State	73
											1	Louisiana	68
											4	Texas–Arlington	71
						4	Texas–Arlington	84
						5	Appalachian State	63
	5	Appalachian State	93
	12	Little Rock	64
																4	Texas–Arlington	61
																2	Georgia State	74
						2	Georgia State	73
						7	Troy	51
	7	Troy	69
	10	South Alabama	62
											2	Georgia State	73
											3	Georgia Southern	67
						3	Georgia Southern	63
						6	Louisiana–Monroe	55
	6	Louisiana–Monroe	76
	11	Arkansas State	54

See also

2018 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament