# 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center in Florida during March 3–7, 2022. The winner, Georgia State, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | NET ranking (March 2, 2021) |
| 1 | Texas State | 12–3 | 119th |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 12–6 | 158th |
| 3 | Georgia State | 9–5 | 177th |
| 4 | Troy | 10–6 | 175th |
| 5 | South Alabama | 9–7 | 132nd |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 8–7 | 171st |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 8–8 | 146th |
| 8 | Louisiana | 8–9 | 195th |
| 9 | UT Arlington | 7–10 | 233rd |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 5–11 | 248th |
| 11 | Louisiana–Monroe | 5–13 | 278th |
| 12 | Little Rock | 3–11 | 325th |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Thursday, March 3 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 1 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 9 UT Arlington | 67–64 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 12 Little Rock | 71–75 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 6 Arkansas State vs. No. 11 Louisiana–Monroe | 81–77 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 10 Georgia Southern | 64–70 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 5 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Texas State vs. No. 8 Louisiana | 72–79 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Troy vs. No. 12 Little Rock | 69–62 | ESPN+ |
| 7 | 5:00 pm | No. 3 Georgia State vs. No. 6 Arkansas State | 65–62 | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Appalachian State vs. No. 10 Georgia Southern | 73–60 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 9 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Troy | 66–57 | ESPN+ |
| 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Georgia State vs. No. 2 Appalachian State | 71–66 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Monday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 11 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 3 Georgia State | 71–80 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First Round Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 ESPN+ | First Round Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 ESPN+ | First Round Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5th, 2022 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5th, 2022 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5th, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 6th, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 6th, 2022 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 6th, 2022 ESPN+ | Championship Monday, March 7th, 2022 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 7th, 2022 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 7th, 2022 ESPN2 |
| | | | 1 | Texas State | 72 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Louisiana | 67 | 8 | Louisiana | 79 | | | | | | |
| 9 | UT Arlington | 64 | | | | 8 | Louisiana | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Troy | 57 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Troy | 69 | | | | | | |
| 5 | South Alabama | 71 | 12 | Little Rock | 62 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Little Rock | 75 | | | | | | | 8 | Louisiana | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Georgia State | 80 |
| | | | 3 | Georgia State | 65 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 81 | 6 | Arkansas State | 62 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Louisiana–Monroe | 77 | | | | 3 | Georgia State | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Appalachian State | 66 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Appalachian State | 73 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 64 | 10 | Georgia Southern | 60 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 70 | | | | | | | | | |