2026 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

2026 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams14
SitePensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsJames Madison (2nd title)
Winning coachSean O'Regan (2nd title)
MVPPeyton McDaniel (James Madison)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
2025–26 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern 16 – 2   .889 23 – 8   .742
Troy 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Arkansas State 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
James Madison † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
Marshall 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Old Dominion 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
Southern Miss 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Texas State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Coastal Carolina 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Louisiana–Monroe 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Georgia State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
South Alabama 5 – 13   .278 17 – 18   .486
Appalachian State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 19   .367
Louisiana 2 – 16   .111 5 – 26   .161
† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 21, 2026

The 2026 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament will be the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games will be played at Pensacola Bay Center between March 3–9.[1][2] The winner will receive the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

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
1 Georgia Southern 16–2
2 Troy 15–3
3 Arkansas State 14–4 1–0 vs. James Madison
4 James Madison 14–4 0–1 vs. Arkansas State
5 Marshall 13–5
6 Old Dominion 9–9
7 Southern Miss 8–10
8 Texas State 7–11
9 Coastal Carolina 7–11
10 Louisiana–Monroe 7–11
11 Georgia State 5–13 1–0 vs. South Alabama
12 South Alabama 5–13 0–1 vs. Georgia State
13 Appalachian State 4–14
14 Louisiana 2–16

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 3
1 11:30 am No. 12 South Alabama vs. No. 13 Appalachian State 68–57 ESPN+
2 2:00 pm No. 11 Georgia State vs. No. 14 Louisiana 66–71
Second round – Wednesday, March 4
3 11:30 am No. 9 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 12 South Alabama 70–80 ESPN+
4 2:00 pm No. 10 Louisiana–Monroe vs. No. 14 Louisiana 79–63
Third round – Thursday, March 5
5 11:30 am No. 8 Texas State vs. No. 12 South Alabama 59–69 ESPN+
6 2:00 pm No. 7 Southern Miss vs. No. 10 Louisiana–Monroe 72–89
Fourth round – Friday, March 6
7 11:30 am No. 5 Marshall vs. No. 12 South Alabama 58–73 ESPN+
8 2:00 pm No. 6 Old Dominion vs. No. 10 Louisiana–Monroe 67–68
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 7
9 12:00 pm No. 4 James Madison vs. No. 12 South Alabama 79–54 ESPN+
10 2:30 pm No. 3 Arkansas State vs. No. 10 Louisiana–Monroe 76–68
Semifinals – Sunday, March 8
11 11:30 am No. 1 Georgia Southern vs. No. 4 James Madison 53–81 ESPN+
12 2:00 pm No. 2 Troy vs. No. 3 Arkansas State 83–73
Championship – Monday, March 9
13 1:00 pm No. 2 Troy vs. No. 4 James Madison 52–69 ESPN2
Game times in CST through the quarterfinals and CDT for the semifinals and championship. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

First round
March 3
ESPN+		Second round
March 4
ESPN+		Third round
March 5
ESPN+		Fourth round
March 6
ESPN+		Quarterfinals
March 7
ESPN+		Semifinals
March 8
ESPN+		Championship
March 9
ESPNU
1Georgia Southern53
4James Madison794James Madison81
5Marshall5812South Alabama54
8Texas State5912South Alabama73
9Coastal Carolina7012South Alabama694James Madison69
12South Alabama6812South Alabama802Troy52
13Appalachian State57
2Troy83
3Arkansas State763Arkansas State73
6Old Dominion6710Louisiana–Monroe68
7Southern Miss7210Louisiana–Monroe68
10Louisiana–Monroe7910Louisiana–Monroe89
11Georgia State6614Louisiana63
14Louisiana71

Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2026 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  2. ^ "Sun Belt Conference - Get the details". Visit Pensacola. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  3. ^ "2026 SBC WBB Bracket (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
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