# 2021 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2021 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center & the Hartsell Center at Pensacola State College between March 5–8. The winner received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were seeded by their place in their division. The top two teams from each division received a bye into the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference |
| #1 East | Georgia State | 8–4 |
| #1 West | Texas State | 12–3 |
| #2 East | Coastal Carolina | 9–5 |
| #2 West | Louisiana | 10–7 |
| #3 East | South Alabama | 10–7 |
| #3 West | UT Arlington | 9–8 |
| #4 East | Appalachian State | 7–8 |
| #4 West | Arkansas State | 7–8 |
| #5 East | Georgia Southern | 7–9 |
| #5 West | Little Rock | 7–11 |
| #6 East | Troy | 4–12 |
| #6 West | UL-Monroe | 5–13 |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Friday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 1 | 5:00 pm | W4 Arkansas State vs. E5 Georgia Southern | 62–58 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 5:30 pm | E3 South Alabama vs. W6 UL-Monroe | 80–72 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 8:00 pm | W3 UT Arlington vs. E6 Troy | 86–91 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | E4 Appalachian State vs. W5 Little Rock | 67–60 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 5 | 5:30 pm | E1 Georgia State vs. W4 Arkansas State | 71–68 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 5:00 pm | W2 Louisiana vs. E3 South Alabama | 79–68 | ESPN+ |
| 7 | 7:30 pm | E2 Coastal Carolina vs. E6 Troy | 86–68 | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 8:00 pm | W1 Texas State vs. E4 Appalachian State | 73–76$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 9 | 5:30 pm | E1 Georgia State vs. W2 Louisiana | 84–73 | ESPN+ |
| 10 | 8:00 pm | E2 Coastal Carolina vs. E4 Appalachian State | 61–64$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Monday, March 8 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 11 | 6:00 pm | E1 Georgia State vs. E4 Appalachian State | 73–80 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First round Friday, March 5 | First round Friday, March 5 | First round Friday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6 | Semifinals Sunday, March 7 | Semifinals Sunday, March 7 | Semifinals Sunday, March 7 | Championship Monday, March 8 | Championship Monday, March 8 | Championship Monday, March 8 |
| | | | E1 | Georgia State | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | W4 | Arkansas State | 68 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Arkansas State | 62 | W4 | Arkansas State | 68 | | | | | | |
| E5 | Georgia Southern | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Georgia Southern | 58 | | | | E1 | Georgia State | 84 | | | |
| | | | | | | W2 | Louisiana | 73 | | | |
| | | | W2 | Louisiana | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | South Alabama | 68 | | | | | | |
| E3 | South Alabama | 80 | E3 | South Alabama | 68 | | | | | | |
| W6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 72 | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 72 | | | | | | | E1 | Georgia State | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | E4 | Appalachian State | 80 |
| | | | W1 | Texas State | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Appalachian State | 76* | | | | | | |
| E4 | Appalachian State | 67 | E4 | Appalachian State | 76* | | | | | | |
| W5 | Little Rock | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Little Rock | 60 | | | | E4 | Appalachian State | 64* | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Coastal Carolina | 61 | | | |
| | | | E2 | Coastal Carolina | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | E6 | Troy | 68 | | | | | | |
| W3 | UT Arlington | 86 | E6 | Troy | 68 | | | | | | |
| E6 | Troy | 91 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period