Year: | 2024 |
Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
Mvpteam: | Marshall |
Mvp: | Abby Beeman |
Coach: | Kim Caldwell |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Champions: | Marshall |
City: | Pensacola, Florida |
Arena: | Pensacola Bay Center |
Teams: | 14 |
Gender: | Women's |
Division: | I |
Television: | ESPN+, ESPNU |
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]
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 |
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 |
2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament