2015 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2015 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference, beginning on March 11, 2015 and ending on March 14, 2015, at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.

2015 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams8
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, LA
ChampionsArkansas–Little Rock (3rd title)
Winning coachJoe Foley (3rd title)
TelevisionESPN3
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2014–15 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 18 2   .900 25 4   .862
Arkansas State 16 4   .800 21 9   .700
Troy 15 5   .750 20 9   .690
UT Arlington 11 9   .550 17 12   .586
Texas State 11 9   .550 16 13   .552
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 10   .500 18 11   .621
Appalachian State 9 11   .450 14 15   .483
Georgia State 8 12   .400 13 16   .448
Louisiana-Monroe 8 12   .400 12 17   .414
Georgia Southern 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
South Alabama 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
2015 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The tournament was won by the Little Rock Trojans, who received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[1]

Seeds

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Of the 11 eligible teams in the conference, only 8 qualified for the tournament.[2]

2015 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 ‡Arkansas–Little Rock 18–2 25–4
2 Arkansas State 16–4 21–9
3 Troy 15–5 20–9
4 Texas State 11–9 16–13 2–0 vs. UT Arlington
5 UT Arlington 11–9 17–12 0–2 vs. Texas State
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 10–10 18–11
7 Appalachian State 9–11 14–15
8 Georgia State 8–12 13–16 2–0 vs. Louisiana–Monroe
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
1
11:30 am
#1 UALR vs. #8 Georgia State
71–54 ESPN3
2
2:00 pm
#4 Texas State vs. #5 UT Arlington
52–46
3
5:00 pm
#2 Arkansas State vs. #7 Appalachian State
67–52
4
7:30 pm
#3 Troy vs. #6 Louisiana–Lafayette
52–66
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
5
11:30 am
#1 UALR vs. #4 Texas State
87–44 ESPN3
6
2:00 pm
#2 Arkansas State vs. #6 Louisiana–Lafayette
63–61
Championship Game – Saturday, March 14
7
7:00 pm
#1 UALR vs. #2 Arkansas State
78–72 ESPN3
*Game Times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 11
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Championship
Saturday, March 14
         
1 UALR 71
8 Georgia State 54
1 UALR 87
4 Texas State 44
4 Texas State 52
5 UT Arlington 46
1 UALR 78
2 Arkansas State 72
2 Arkansas State 67
7 Appalachian State 52
2 Arkansas State 63
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 61
3 Troy 52
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 66

All times listed are Central

See also

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2015 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "UALR Number 11 Seed Will Play Aggies". KATV. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ^ "UALR Earns Top Seed in Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship; Official Bracket Released". sunbeltsports.org. 2015-03-07. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. ^ "WBB Bracket (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
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