2022 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams12
SitePensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsUT Arlington
Winning coachShereka Wright
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between March 2–7, 2022.  The winner, UT Arlington, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Troy13–2 .86724–9  .727
UT Arlington †11–4 .73320–8  .714
Louisiana9–4 .69218–7  .720
Appalachian State8–4 .66714–12  .538
Little Rock8–4 .66717–10  .630
Texas State9–6 .60015–14  .517
Georgia Southern8–6 .57118–10  .643
Arkansas State5–9 .35712–16  .429
Coastal Carolina4–9 .30815–11  .577
Georgia State4–9 .30810–16  .385
South Alabama2–10 .1678–18  .308
Louisiana–Monroe0–14 .0004–25  .138
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2022
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Troy 13–2
2 UT Arlington 11–4
3 Louisiana 9–4
4 Appalachian State 8–4 1–0 vs. Little Rock
5 Little Rock 8–4 0–1 vs. Appalachian State
6 Texas State 9–6
7 Georgia Southern 8–6
8 Arkansas State 5–9
9 Coastal Carolina 4–9 2–0 vs. Georgia State
10 Georgia State 4–9 0–2 vs. Coastal Carolina
11 South Alabama 2–10
12 Louisiana–Monroe 0–14

Schedule

Game Time [1] Matchup Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 2 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
1 11:30 am No. 8 Arkansas State vs. No. 9 Coastal Carolina 76-91 ESPN+
2 2:00 pm No. 5 Little Rock vs. No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe 61-56
3 5:00 pm No. 6 Texas State vs. No. 11 South Alabama 80-66
4 7:30 pm No. 7 Georgia Southern vs. No. 10 Georgia State 88-79
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
5 11:30 am No. 1 Troy vs. No. 9 Coastal Carolina 99-77 ESPN+
6 2:00 pm No. 4 Appalachian State vs. No. 5 Little Rock 58–70
7 5:00 pm No. 3 Louisiana vs. No. 6 Texas State 71–46
8 7:30 pm No. 2 UT Arlington vs. No. 7 Georgia Southern 85–76
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
9 11:30 am No. 1 Troy vs. No. 5 Little Rock 62-59 ESPN+
10 2 pm No. 2 UT Arlington vs. No. 3 Louisiana 75-65
Championship – Monday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
11 1 pm No. 1 Troy vs. No. 2 UT Arlington 61-76 ESPNU
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4th, 2022
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 6th, 2022
ESPN+ 		Championship game
Monday, March 7th, 2022
ESPN2
1 Troy 99
8 Arkansas State 76 9 Coastal Carolina 77
9 Coastal Carolina 91 1 Troy 62
5 Little Rock 59
4 Appalachian State 58
5 Little Rock 61 5 Little Rock 70
12 Louisiana-Monroe 56 1 Troy 61
2 UT Arlington 76
3 Louisiana 71
6 Texas State 80 6 Texas State 46
11 South Alabama 66 2 UT Arlington 75
3 Louisiana 65
2 UT Arlington 85
7 Georgia Southern 88 7 Georgia Southern 76
10 Georgia State 79

References

  1. ↑ "2022 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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