The 2024 Sun Belt Tournament will run from Tuesday, March 5 through Monday, March 11 at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida. This is a single-elimination tournament that will include all 14 Sun Belt schools, with the top four seeds earning a bye to the quarterfinals.
2024 Sun Belt Tournament Bracket
Tuesday, March 5 (First Round)
Game 1: No. 13 Coastal Carolina 75, No. 12 ULM 71
Game 2: No. 11 Texas State 92, No. 14 Old Dominion 83 (OT)
Thursday, March 7 (Second Round)
Game 3: No. 9 Georgia Southern 76, No. 8 South Alabama 71
Game 4: No. 5 Louisiana 80, No. 13 Coastal Carolina 66
Game 5: No. 11 Texas State 75, No. 6 Southern Miss 59
Game 6: No. 10 Marshall 86, No. 7 Georgia State 74
Saturday, March 9 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7: No. 1 App State 85, No. 9 Georgia Southern 80
Game 8: No. 4 Arkansas State 89, No. 5 Louisiana 62
Game 9: No. 11 Texas State 74, No. 3 Troy 68
Game 10: No. 2 James Madison 81, No. 10 Marshall 64
Sunday, March 10 (Semifinals)
Game 11: No. 4 Arkansas State 67, No. 1 App State 65
Game 12: No. 2 James Madison 73, No. 11 Texas State 68
Monday, March 11 (Championship)
Game 13: No. 2 James Madison 91, No. 4 Arkansas State 71
James Madison wins the Sun Belt and an NCAA Tournament automatic bid
Pre-second round odds to win
All odds are courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.
James Madison +125
App State +190
Troy +550
Arkansas State +1000
Louisiana-Lafayette +1100
Southern Miss +5000
South Alabama +6500
Georgia State +6500
Texas State +7500
Marshall +13000
Georgia Southern +25000
Coastal Carolina +30000
Opening odds to win
James Madison +120
App State +180
Troy +500
Arkansas State +800
Louisiana-Lafayette +1200
South Alabama +5000
Georgia State +6000
Southern Miss +7000
Texas State +10000
Marshall +10000
Old Dominion +25000
Georgia Southern +25000
ULM +50000
Coastal Carolina +50000
Despite App State earning the top seed, James Madison enters as the favorite to win the conference tournament this year. App State defeated the Dukes in both regular season matchups this season, and the two could meet for a third time in the championship game of the Sun Belt Tournament.
Sun Belt March Madness Bids
The Sun Belt will be a one-bid conference this season, so if a team misses out on the conference tournament title, they will not be seeing the Big Dance.