2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2023–24 |
Teams | 14 |
Site | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, Florida |
Champions | Marshall (1st title) |
Winning coach | Kim Caldwell (1st title) |
MVP | Abby Beeman (Marshall) |
Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
← 2023 2025 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner |
The 2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were be played at Pensacola Bay Center between March 5–11. The winner, Marshall, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.[1]
Seeds
All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a double-bye into the quarterfinals and the top ten a bye into the second round.
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Marshall | 17–1 | |
2 | Troy | 15–3 | |
3 | James Madison | 13–5 | |
4 | Old Dominion | 12–6 | |
5 | Louisiana–Monroe | 10–8 | 3–1 against Southern Miss/Louisiana |
6 | Louisiana | 10–8 | 2–2 against Southern Miss/Louisiana–Monroe |
7 | Southern Miss | 10–8 | 1–3 against Louisiana–Monroe/Louisiana |
8 | Georgia State | 9–9 | 1–1 vs. Appalachian State 0–2 vs. Marshall 1–0 vs. Troy |
9 | Appalachian State | 9–9 | 1–1 vs. Georgia State 0–2 vs. Marshall 0–1 vs. Troy |
10 | Arkansas State | 6–12 | |
11 | Coastal Carolina | 5–13 | |
12 | Georgia Southern | 4–12 | 1–0 against Texas State |
13 | Texas State | 4–12 | 0–1 against Georgia Southern |
14 | South Alabama | 2–16 |
Schedule
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Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First round – Tuesday, March 5 | ||||
1 | 11:30 am | No. 12 Georgia Southern vs. No. 13 Texas State | 72–70 | ESPN+ |
2 | 2:00 pm | No. 11 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 14 South Alabama | 79–60 | |
Second round – Wednesday, March 6 | ||||
3 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Georgia State vs. No. 9 Appalachian State | 73–68 | ESPN+ |
4 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Louisiana–Monroe vs. No. 12 Georgia Southern | 78–57 | |
5 | 5:00 pm | No. 6 Southern Miss vs. No. 11 Coastal Carolina | 70–53 | |
6 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Louisiana vs. No. 10 Arkansas State | 54–41 | |
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 | ||||
7 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 9 Appalachian State | 116–74 | ESPN+ |
8 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Old Dominion vs. No. 5 Louisiana–Monroe | 67–64 | |
9 | 5:00 pm | No. 3 James Madison vs. No. 6 Southern Miss | 77–49 | |
10 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Troy vs. No 7. Louisiana | 67–65 | |
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10 | ||||
11 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 4 Old Dominion | 76–70 | ESPN+ |
12 | 2:00 pm | No. 3 James Madison vs. No. 7 Louisiana | 64–54 | |
Championship – Monday, March 11 | ||||
13 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 3 James Madison | 95–92OT | ESPNU |
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
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First round Tuesday, March 5 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 6 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 ESPN+ | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPNU | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Marshall | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Georgia State | 68 | 9 | Appalachian State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Appalachian State | 73 | 1 | Marshall | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Old Dominion | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Old Dominion | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Louisiana–Monroe | 78 | 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Georgia Southern | 72 | 12 | Georgia Southern | 57 | 1 | Marshall | 95* | |||||||||||||||
13 | Texas State | 70 | 3 | James Madison | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Troy | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Louisiana | 54 | 7 | Louisiana | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Arkansas State | 41 | 7 | Louisiana | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | James Madison | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | James Madison | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Southern Miss | 70 | 6 | Southern Miss | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Coastal Carolina | 79 | 11 | Coastal Carolina | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | South Alabama | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
- =denotes overtime period.
See also
2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
References
- ^ "Marshall wins Sun Belt crown for 2nd NCAA berth". ESPN.com. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 WBB Championship Bracket (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 4, 2024.