]The 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will take place March 5-11 at the Pensacola Bay Center, with all 14 Sun Belt institutions competing in the single-elimination tournament.
- Tickets are still available and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
- Winners get automatic bids to March Madness.
- Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer previews the tournament: podcast.
Men’s Basketball
App State claimed the outright regular-season championship and top seed with a 16-2 record in league play. The Mountaineers are 26-5 overall and receiving votes in both the Associated Press Top-25 and USA Today Coaches polls.
The top-four seeds to the tournament include: (1) App State (2) James Madison (3) Marshall and (4) Arkansas State. The top-four seeds earn a double-bye into the quarterfinal round.
2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Championship
Tuesday, March 5
Game 1 – (12) ULM vs. (13) Coastal Carolina – 5 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Game 2 – (11) Texas State vs. (14) Old Dominion – 7:30 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Thursday, March 7
Game 3 – (8) South Alabama vs. (9) Georgia Southern – 11:30 a.m. CT [ESPN+]
Game 4 – (5) Louisiana vs. Winner Game 1 – 2 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Game 5 – (6) Southern Miss vs. Winner Game 2 – 5 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Game 6 – (7) Georgia State vs. (10) Marshall – 7:30 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Saturday, March 9
Game 7 – (1) App State vs. Winner Game 3 – 11:30 a.m. CT [ESPN+]
Game 8 – (4) Arkansas State vs. Winner Game 4 – 2 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Game 9 – (3) Troy vs. Winner Game 5 – 5 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Game 10 – (2) James Madison vs. Winner Game 6 – 7:30 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Sunday, March 10
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 – 5 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 – 7:30 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
Monday, March 11 (Championship)
Game 13 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 – 6 p.m. CT [ESPN2]
Women’s Basketball
Marshall claimed the regular-season championship and top seed with a 17-1 league record. The Herd are 23-6 overall and are currently ranked No. 18 in this week’s CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
The top-four seeds to the tournament include: (1) Marshall, (2) Troy, (3) James Madison, and (4) Old Dominion. The top-four seeds earn a double-bye straight to the quarterfinal round.
2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Championship
Tuesday, March 5
Game 1 – (12) Georgia Southern vs. (13 ) Texas State– 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 2 – (11) Coastal Carolina vs. (14) South Alabama– 2:00 p.m. CT
Wednesday, March 6
Game 3 – (8) Georgia State vs. (9) App State– 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 4 – (5) ULM vs. Winner Game 1 – 2:00 p.m. CT
Game 5 – (6) Southern Miss vs. Winner Game 2 – 5:00 p.m. CT
Game 6 – (7) Louisiana vs. (10) Arkansas State – 7:30 p.m. CT
Friday, March 8
Game 7 – (1) Marshall vs. Winner Game 3 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 8 – (4) Old Dominion vs. Winner Game 4 – 2:00 p.m. CT
Game 9 – (3) James Madison vs. Winner Game 5 – 5:00 p.m. CT
Game 10 – (2) Troy vs. Winner Game 6 – 7:30 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 10
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 – 2:00 p.m. CT
Monday, March 11
Game 13 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 – 1:00 p.m. CT