# 2017 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament is the postseason conference tournament for the Sun Belt Conference. The tournament will be held at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 8 to March 12, 2017. The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 12 conference teams will compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Texas–Arlington | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Georgia State | 12–6 | |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 11–7 | 2–0 vs. ASU/TSU |
| 4 | Texas State | 11–7 | 1–1 vs. ASU/GSU |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 11–7 | 0–2 vs. Ga So/GSU |
| 6 | Troy | 10–8 | 2–0 vs. CCU/ULL |
| 7 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 10–8 | 1–1 vs. CCU/Troy |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. ULL/Troy |
| 9 | South Alabama | 7–11 | |
| 10 | Little Rock | 6–12 | |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 4–14 | |
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 2–16 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – March 8 |||||
| 1 | 11:30 am | No. 9 South Alabama vs. No. 8 Coastal Carolina | 67–80 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 12 Louisiana–Monroe vs. No. 5 Arkansas State | 73–70 $^{OT}$ | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 10 Little Rock vs. No. 7 Louisiana–Lafayette | 71–78 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 11 Appalachian State vs. No. 6 Troy | 64–84 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – March 10 |||||
| 5 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Coastal Carolina vs No. 1 Texas–Arlington | 51–74 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 2:00 pm | No. 12 Louisiana–Monroe vs No. 4 Texas State | 63–51 | ESPN3 |
| 7 | 5:00 pm | No. 7 Louisiana–Lafayette vs. No. 2 Georgia State | 86–76 | ESPN3 |
| 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Troy vs. No. 3 Georgia Southern | 90–70 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – March 11 |||||
| 9 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Texas–Arlington vs. No. 4 Texas State | 83–62 | ESPN3 |
| 10 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 Georgia State vs. No. 6 Troy | 63–74 | ESPN3 |
| Final – March 12 |||||
| 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 Texas State vs. No. 6 Troy | 53–59 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN3 | First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN3 | First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 12 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 12 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 12 ESPN2 |
| | | | 1 | Texas–Arlington | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Coastal Carolina | 51 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 80 | 8 | Coastal Carolina | 51 | | | | | | |
| 9 | South Alabama | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | South Alabama | 67 | | | | 1 | Texas–Arlington | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Texas State | 83 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas State | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 51 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 70 | 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 51 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 73* | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 73* | | | | | | | 4 | Texas State | 53 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Troy | 59 |
| | | | 2 | Georgia State | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 76 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 78 | 7 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 76 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Little Rock | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Little Rock | 71 | | | | 2 | Georgia State | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Troy | 74 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Georgia Southern | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Troy | 90 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Troy | 84 | 6 | Troy | 90 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 64 | | | | | | | | | |