2020 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2020 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference scheduled to be held from March 10 to March 15, 2020, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The winner of the tournament would have received a first-round bye to the 2020 NCAA tournament.[1] On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

2020 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams10
SiteSmoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN3
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2021 →
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy* 16 2   .889 25 4   .862
Coastal Carolina 15 3   .833 25 4   .862
UT Arlington 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Louisiana 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
South Alabama 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Little Rock 9 9   .500 12 19   .387
Arkansas State 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Appalachian State 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Georgia Southern 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
Texas State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Georgia State 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Louisiana–Monroe 1 17   .056 3 26   .103
2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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2020 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Troy 16–2 25–4
2 Coastal Carolina 15–3 25–4
3 UT Arlington 14–4 20–10
4 Louisiana 10–8 17–12
5 Little Rock 9–9 12–18
6 South Alabama 9–9 14–16
7 Arkansas State 8–10 11–18
8 Appalachian State 8–10 11–19
9 Georgia Southern 7–11 10–19
10 Texas State 6–12 13–16
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.

Schedule

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Texas State vs. UT Arlington, first round
Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 10
1 3:00 pm No. 5 Little Rock vs. No. 8 Appalachian State 48–47 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 9 Georgia Southern at No. 4 Louisiana 64–81
3 6:00 pm No. 10 Texas State at No. 3 UT Arlington 50–74 ESPN+
4 8:30 pm No. 6 South Alabama vs. No. 7 Arkansas State 82–71
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
5 7:00 pm #5 Little Rock vs. #4 Louisiana 46–49 ESPN+
6 7:00 pm #3 UT Arlington vs. No. 6 South Alabama 47–55
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14
7 5:00 pm #4 Louisiana vs. No. 1 Troy cancelled ESPN+
8 7:30 pm #6 South Alabama vs. No. 2 Coastal Carolina
Championship – Sunday, March 15
9 6:00 pm Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner cancelled ESPN3
Game times are in Central Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.

See also

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2020 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ Buckley, Tim (March 9, 2020). "Ragin' Cajun women open Sun Belt Tournament play". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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