2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2021–22
Teams	12
Site	Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, Florida
Champions	Georgia State (4th title)
Winning coach	Rob Lanier (1st title)
Television	ESPN+, ESPN2
Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments

2021–22 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas State	12	–	3		.800			21	–	8		.724
Appalachian State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	15		.559
Georgia State †	9	–	5		.643			18	–	11		.621
Troy	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
South Alabama	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Arkansas State	8	–	7		.533			18	–	11		.621
Coastal Carolina	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
Louisiana	8	–	9		.471			16	–	15		.516
UT Arlington	7	–	10		.412			11	–	18		.379
Georgia Southern	5	–	11		.313			13	–	16		.448
Louisiana–Monroe	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Little Rock	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center in Florida during March 3–7, 2022.  The winner, Georgia State, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.

Seed	School	Conference	NET ranking (March 2, 2021)
1	Texas State	12–3	119th
2	Appalachian State	12–6	158th
3	Georgia State	9–5	177th
4	Troy	10–6	175th
5	South Alabama	9–7	132nd
6	Arkansas State	8–7	171st
7	Coastal Carolina	8–8	146th
8	Louisiana	8–9	195th
9	UT Arlington	7–10	233rd
10	Georgia Southern	5–11	248th
11	Louisiana–Monroe	5–13	278th
12	Little Rock	3–11	325th

Schedule

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television
First round – Thursday, March 3 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
1	11:30 am	No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 9 UT Arlington	67–64	ESPN+
2	2:00 pm	No. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 12 Little Rock	71–75
3	5:00 pm	No. 6 Arkansas State vs. No. 11 Louisiana–Monroe	81–77
4	7:30 pm	No. 7 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 10 Georgia Southern	64–70
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
5	11:30 am	No. 1 Texas State vs. No. 8 Louisiana	72–79	ESPN+
6	2:00 pm	No. 4 Troy vs. No. 12 Little Rock	69–62
7	5:00 pm	No. 3 Georgia State vs. No. 6 Arkansas State	65–62
8	7:30 pm	No. 2 Appalachian State vs. No. 10 Georgia Southern	73–60
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
9	5:00 pm	No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Troy	66–57	ESPN+
10	7:30 pm	No. 3 Georgia State vs. No. 2 Appalachian State	71–66
Championship – Monday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
11	6:00 pm	No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 3 Georgia State	71–80	ESPN2
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 ESPN+					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5th, 2022 ESPN+					Semifinals Sunday, March 6th, 2022 ESPN+					Championship Monday, March 7th, 2022 ESPN2
						1	Texas State	72
	8	Louisiana	67			8	Louisiana	79
	9	UT Arlington	64								8	Louisiana	66
											4	Troy	57
						4	Troy	69
	5	South Alabama	71			12	Little Rock	62
	12	Little Rock	75													8	Louisiana	71
																3	Georgia State	80
						3	Georgia State	65
	6	Arkansas State	81			6	Arkansas State	62
	11	Louisiana–Monroe	77								3	Georgia State	71
											2	Appalachian State	66
						2	Appalachian State	73
	7	Coastal Carolina	64			10	Georgia Southern	60
	10	Georgia Southern	70

See also

2022 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament