The 2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 10 to March 13. The tournament winner, Little Rock, received an automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament.
Seeds SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker1Little Rock17–3 27–4 2Louisiana–Monroe15–5 19–12 3Texas–Arlington13–7 22–9 4Louisiana–Lafayette12–8 16–13 5Georgia Southern10–10 14–16 6Georgia State9–11 16–13 7Texas State8–12 14–152–0 vs. South Alabama 8South Alabama8–12 13–180–2 vs. Texas State ‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.* – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.
Schedule
SessionGameTime*Matchup#Television First round – Thursday, March 10115:00 pm#5 Georgia Southern 61 vs. #8 South Alabama 67ESPN327:30 pm#6 Georgia State 61 vs. #7 Texas State 63 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11235:00 pm#4 Louisiana–Lafayette 90 vs. #8 South Alabama 68ESPN347:30 pm#3 Texas–Arlington 72 vs. #7 Texas State 63 Semifinals – Saturday, March 12351:00 pm#1 Little Rock 72 vs. #4 Louisiana–Lafayette 65ESPN363:30 pm#2 Louisiana–Monroe 82 vs. #3 Texas–Arlington 71 Championship – Sunday, March 134712:00 pm#1 Little Rock 70 vs. #2 Louisiana–Monroe 50ESPN2 *Game times in CST/CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
See also 2016 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
References
External links 2016 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship