![]() “We are thrilled to welcome James Madison University to the Sun Belt Conference,” said Keith Gill, Sun Belt Conference Commissioner. ![]() CT at the Atlantic Union Bank Center on the JMU campus and is open to the public. JMU will join the Sun Belt Conference no later than July 1, 2023.Ī press conference is set for this morning (Saturday, Nov 6) at 10 a.m. UTA is WAC bound, while the Trojans will join the OVC.The Sun Belt Conference announced Saturday the addition of James Madison University into the league after a unanimous vote of the Sun Belt CEOs. ![]() ![]() Both will be headed out of the Sun Belt as part of the latest wave of realignment, since neither sponsors football. The Mavericks and Little Rock will also be playing in this event for the final time. In the cases of UT Arlington and Georgia Southern, they’re multiple leagues removed from their last bids. While all 12 current Sun Belt members have qualified for at least one NCAA Tournament, five teams have yet to do so while a member of the conference. Georgia Southern: 1992 (15 seed, 1st Round, TAAC (ASUN) member) ULM: 1996 (15 seed, 1st Round, Southland member) Texas State: 1997 (16 seed, 1st Round, Southland member) UT Arlington: 2008 (16 seed, 1st Round, Southland member)Īrkansas State: 1999 (15 seed, 1st Round) South Alabama: 2008 (10 seed, at-large, 1st Round) Last NCAA Tournament AppearancesĪppalachian State: 2021 (16 seed, 1st Round)Ĭoastal Carolina: 2015 (16 seed, Round of 64, Big South member) This year’s champ is likely to be a 15 or 16 seed, simply because no team has a profile that stands out among the mid-major competition. Georgia State, which won a game in 2015, remains, but the head coach of that team, Ron Hunter, is now at Tulane. Making matters worse, the teams responsible for most of the Sun Belt’s recent tournament success-the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, North Texas Mean Green, and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers-are all in C-USA now with the Mean Green headed to the American eventually. 16 seed (4): 2011, 2012, 2013 (automatic)Īnd the inability of the conference to place its strongest team in the NCAAs has led to seeding issues with just two Sun Belt representatives being seeded higher than 14th since the field expanded to 68.1 seed has won just three titles, with the No. The Sun Belt Tournament has been a bit of a demolition derby for higher seeds since 2011. on Twitter in 2020 with my own additions for 20. Game 11: (8) Louisiana (16-15, 8-9) 71, (3) GEORGIA STATE (18-10, 9-5) 80 Mayhem Potentialĭata originally posted by Bob Vetrone Jr. Game 4: (10) Georgia Southern 70, (7) Coastal Carolina (16-13, 8-8) 64 Quarterfinals (Sat., March 5) Printable Bracket Schedule First Round (Thurs., March 3) ParticipantsĪll 12 current Sun Belt teams will participate. TV/Streaming InfoĮSPN2 will air the championship game on Monday night, while ESPN+ will stream the first three rounds in their entirety. However, this year, the event will only be played at the Pensacola Bay Center, not split with Hartsell Arena on the campus of Pensacola State College as was the case in 2021. This will be the Sun Belt Tournament’s second season in Pensacola, Florida (out of a five-year contract). Thursday, March 3 (first round) Saturday, March 5 (quarterfinals) Sunday, March 6 (semifinals) Monday, March 7 (championship) Format 2022 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Dates Visit Conference Tournament Central and the 2022 Conference Tournaments Hub for full Championship Fortnight coverage.
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