# 2018 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference, which began on March 6 and ended March 11, 2018, at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.

## Seeds

2018 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Little Rock | 17–1 | 23–9 | |
| 2 | Texas State | 14–4 | 23–9 | |
| 3 | Texas–Arlington | 12–6 | 18–12 | 1–0 vs. Troy |
| 4 | Troy | 12–6 | 18–13 | 0–1 vs. Texas-Arlington |
| 5 | South Alabama | 11–7 | 19–12 | |
| 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 10–8 | 17–16 | 3–0 vs. Coastal Carolina & Arkansas State |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 10–8 | 17–14 | 1–1 vs. Texas State |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 10–8 | 15–15 | 0–1 vs. Texas State |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 5–13 | 8–23 | |
| 10 | Georgia State | 4–14 | 8–22 | |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 2–16 | 5–25 | |
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 1–17 | 4–26 | |
| ‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions. ||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, March 6 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Arkansas State vs. No. 9 Appalachian State | ESPN3 | 628 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe | ESPN3 | 628 |
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 7 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 10 Georgia State | ESPN3 | 628 |
| 2 | 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. No. 11 Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | 628 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 9 Appalachian State | ESPN3 | 967 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Troy vs. No. 5 South Alabama | ESPN3 | 967 |
| 4 | 7 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 7 Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 | 854 |
| 4 | 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Texas-Arlington vs. No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette | ESPN3 | 854 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 10 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 4 Troy | ESPN3 | 898 |
| 5 | 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette | ESPN3 | 898 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 11 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Little Rock vs. No. 2 Texas State | ESPN3 | 1,214 |
| *Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 6 ESPN3 | First round Tuesday, March 6 ESPN3 | First round Tuesday, March 6 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 10 ESPN3 | Championship Game Sunday, March 11 ESPN3 | Championship Game Sunday, March 11 ESPN3 | Championship Game Sunday, March 11 ESPN3 |
| | | | 1 | Little Rock | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Appalachian State | 34 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 68 | 9 | Appalachian State | 34 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 79 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 79 | | | | 1 | Little Rock | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Troy | 63 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Troy | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | South Alabama | 79 | | | | | | |
| 5 | South Alabama | 80 | 5 | South Alabama | 79 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 64 | | | | | | | 1 | Little Rock | 54 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas State | 53 |
| | | | 2 | Texas State | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Coastal Carolina | 69 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 74 | 7 | Coastal Carolina | 69 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Georgia State | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Georgia State | 55 | | | | 2 | Texas State | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 56 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Texas–Arlington | 48 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 54 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 88 | 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 54 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | 88 | | | | | | | | | |
All times listed are Central