2025 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
| 2025 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Site | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, Florida |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 14 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 20 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between March 4–10.[1] The winner, Arkansas State, received their first Sun Belt automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament.[2]
Seeds
All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system implemented to seed teams with identical conference records. The conference adopted a unique stepladder system giving the top two teams byes to the tournament semifinals and the No. 3 and No. 4 teams byes to the tournament quarterfinals. The conference changed the tournament format in an effort to reward teams that played well during the regular season. The top 10 teams received at least one bye.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 18–0 | ||
| 2 | Arkansas State | 15–3 | ||
| 3 | Troy | 13–5 | ||
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 12–6 | ||
| 5 | Old Dominion | 9–9 | 1–1 vs APPST | 1–1 vs GAST |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 9–9 | 1–0 vs ULL | 0–2 vs GAST |
| 7 | Louisiana | 9–9 | 0–1 vs APPST | |
| 8 | Georgia State | 8–10 | ||
| 9 | Louisiana–Monroe | 7–11 | 1–1 vs TXST | 1–1 vs Troy |
| 10 | Texas State | 7–11 | 1–1 vs ULM | 0–2 vs Troy |
| 11 | Marshall | 6–12 | 2–0 vs GASO | |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 6–12 | 0–2 vs Marshall | |
| 13 | Southern Miss | 5–13 | ||
| 14 | South Alabama | 2–16 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 4 | ||||
| 1 | 11:30 am | No. 12 Georgia Southern vs. No. 13 Southern Miss | 70–59 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 11 Marshall vs. No. 14 South Alabama | 73–59 | |
| Second round – Wednesday, March 5 | ||||
| 3 | 11:30 am | No. 9 Louisiana–Monroe vs. No. 12 Georgia Southern | 69–75 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 2:00 pm | No. 10 Texas State vs. No. 11 Marshall | 62–68 | |
| Third round – Thursday, March 6 | ||||
| 5 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Georgia State vs. No. 12 Georgia Southern | 70–64 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 Louisiana vs. No. 11 Marshall | 46–48 | |
| Fourth round – Friday, March 7 | ||||
| 7 | 11:30 am | No. 5 Old Dominion vs. No. 8 Georgia State | 62–65 | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Appalachian State vs. No. 11 Marshall | 66–75 | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8 | ||||
| 9 | 11:30 am | No. 4 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 8 Georgia State | 77–68 | ESPN+ |
| 10 | 2:00 pm | No. 3 Troy vs. No. 11 Marshall | 85–54 | |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 9 | ||||
| 11 | 11:30 am | No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 4 Coastal Carolina | 89–65 | ESPN+ |
| 12 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 Arkansas State vs. No. 3 Troy | 81–66 | |
| Championship – Monday, March 10 | ||||
| 13 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 2 Arkansas State | 79–86OT | ESPN2 |
| Game times in CST through the quarterfinals and CDT for the semifinals and championship. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
Bracket
| First round Tuesday, March 4 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 5 ESPN+ | Third round Thursday, March 6 ESPN+ | Fourth round Friday, March 7 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 9 ESPN+ | Championship Monday, March 10 ESPN2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | James Madison | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 77 | 4 | Coastal Carolina | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Old Dominion | 62 | 8 | Georgia State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia State | 70 | 8 | Georgia State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Louisiana–Monroe | 69 | 12 | Georgia Southern | 64 | 1 | James Madison | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 70 | 12 | Georgia Southern | 75 | 2 | Arkansas State | 86* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Southern Miss | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas State | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Troy | 85 | 3 | Troy | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Appalachian State | 66 | 11 | Marshall | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Louisiana | 46 | 11 | Marshall | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Texas State | 62 | 11 | Marshall | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Marshall | 73 | 11 | Marshall | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | South Alabama | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:[4]
See also
References
- ^ "2025 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ^ Grieco, Ben. "Arkansas State women's basketball survives OT thriller to claim first Sun Belt title". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces Changes to Basketball Championships Brackets". sunbeltsports.org. October 31, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ "2025 SBC WBB Bracket (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2025.