# 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between February 28 – March 6. The winner, James Madison, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.
| Seed | Team | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | James Madison | 13–5 | 2–0 vs. Texas State/Southern Miss |
| 2 | Texas State | 13–5 | 2–1 vs. James Madison/Southern Miss |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 13–5 | 0–3 vs. James Madison/Texas State |
| 4 | Troy | 12–6 | 1–2 vs. James Madison/Texas State |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 12–6 | 0–3 vs. James Madison/Texas State |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 12–6 | 0–3 vs. Old Dominion/Troy |
| 7 | Louisiana | 10–8 | |
| 8 | Marshall | 9–9 | 1–0 vs. Southern Miss |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 9–9 | 0–1 vs. Southern Miss |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 6–12 | 1–0 vs. Arkansas State |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 6–12 | 0–1 vs. Appalachian State |
| 12 | Georgia State | 5–13 | |
| 13 | South Alabama | 3–15 | 1–2 vs. James Madison/Texas State |
| 14 | Louisiana–Monroe | 3–15 | 0–2 vs. James Madison/Texas State |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Tuesday, February 28 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 1 | 11:30 am | No. 12 Georgia State vs. No. 13 South Alabama | 59-44 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 11 Arkansas State vs. No. 14 Louisiana-Monroe | 76-65 | ESPN+ |
| Second round – Wednesday, March 1 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 3 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Marshall vs. No. 9 Coastal Carolina | 60-53 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Old Dominion vs. No. 12 Georgia State | 66-56 | ESPN+ |
| 5 | 5:00 pm | No. 6 Georgia Southern vs. No. 11 Arkansas State | 76-81 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Louisiana vs. No. 10 Appalachian State | 38-51 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 7 | 11:30 am | No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 8 Marshall | 62-43 | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Troy vs. No. 5 Old Dominion | 83–86 | ESPN+ |
| 9 | 5:00 pm | No. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 11 Arkansas State | 79–72 | ESPN+ |
| 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 10 Appalachian State | 56–47 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 11 | 11:30 am | No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 5 Old Dominion | 70-64 | ESPN+ |
| 12 | 2 pm | No. 2 Texas State vs. No. 3 Southern Miss | 85-57 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Monday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL |||||
| 13 | 1 pm | No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 2 Texas State | 81-51 | ESPNU |
| Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, February 28, 2023 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, February 28, 2023 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, February 28, 2023 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3rd, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3rd, 2023 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3rd, 2023 ESPN+ | | | Semifinals Sunday, March 5th, 2023 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 5th, 2023 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 5th, 2023 ESPN+ | Championship game Monday, March 6th, 2023 ESPNU | Championship game Monday, March 6th, 2023 ESPNU | Championship game Monday, March 6th, 2023 ESPNU |
| | | | | | | 1 | James Madison | 62 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Marshall | 60 | 8 | Marshall | 43 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Coastal Carolina | 53 | | | | | | 1 | James Madison | 70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Old Dominion | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Troy | 83 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Old Dominion | 66 | 5 | Old Dominion | 86 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Georgia State | 59 | 12 | Georgia State | 56 | | | | | | | | 1 | James Madison | 81 |
| 13 | South Alabama | 44 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Texas State | 51 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Texas State | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Louisiana | 38 | 10 | Appalachian State | 47 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Appalachian State | 51 | | | | | | 2 | Texas State | 85 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Southern Miss | 57 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Southern Miss | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Georgia Southern | 76 | 11 | Arkansas State | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 76 | 11 | Arkansas State | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |