# 2017 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference beginning on March 7 and ending on March 12, 2017, at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.

## Seeds

2017 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Little Rock | 17–1 | 23–7 | |
| 2 | Texas Arlington | 14–4 | 21–7 | |
| 3 | Troy | 12–6 | 19–10 | |
| 4 | Louisiana Lafayette | 11–7 | 17–10 | |
| 5 | Texas State | 11–7 | 16–13 | |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 9-9 | 13–16 | |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 8–10 | 12–17 | 1-0 vs. Troy |
| 8 | Georgia State | 8–10 | 12–17 | 1-1 vs. Troy |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 6–12 | 11–18 | |
| 10 | South Alabama | 5–13 | 9–19 | |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 4–14 | 6-23 | |
| 12 | LA-Monroe | 3–15 | 6-23 | |
| ‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions. ||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, March 7 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | #8 Coastal Carolina vs #9 Appalachian State | ESPN3 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1:30 pm | #5 Louisiana-Lafayette vs #12 LA-Monroe | ESPN3 | |
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm | #7 Georgia State vs #10 South Alabama | ESPN3 | |
| 2 | 4 | 7:30 pm | #6 Georgia Southern vs #11 Arkansas State | ESPN3 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:00 am | #1 Little Rock vs #9 Appalachian State | ESPN3 | |
| 3 | 6 | 1:30 pm | #4 Texas State vs #5 Louisiana-Lafayette | ESPN3 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5:00 pm | #2 Texas Arlington vs #10 South Alabama | ESPN3 | 714 |
| 4 | 8 | 7:30 pm | #3 Troy vs #11 Arkansas State | ESPN3 | 714 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | #1 Little Rock vs #5 Louisiana-Lafayette | ESPN3 | 1,027 |
| 5 | 10 | 7:30 pm | #2 Texas Arlington vs #3 Troy | ESPN3 | 1,027 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 12 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 5:00 pm | #5 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Winner of Game 10 | ESPN3 | 988 |
| *Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 7 ESPN3 | First round Tuesday, March 7 ESPN3 | First round Tuesday, March 7 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN3 | Championship Game Sunday, March 12 ESPN3 | Championship Game Sunday, March 12 ESPN3 | Championship Game Sunday, March 12 ESPN3 |
| | | | 1 | Little Rock | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Appalachian State | 53 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 58 | 9 | Appalachian State | 53 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 79 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 79 | | | | 1 | Little Rock | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 79 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas State | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 66 | | | | | | |
| 5 | LA-Lafayette | 79 | 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 66 | | | | | | |
| 12 | LA-Monroe | 72 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | LA-Monroe | 72 | | | | | | | 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 64 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Troy | 78 |
| | | | 2 | Texas-Arlington | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | South Alabama | 53 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Georgia State | 44 | 10 | South Alabama | 53 | | | | | | |
| 10 | South Alabama | 49 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | South Alabama | 49 | | | | 2 | Texas Arlington | 59 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Troy | 88 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Troy | 105 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Arkansas State | 72 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 50 | 11 | Arkansas State | 72 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
All times listed are Central