2011 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament


The 2011 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas from March 5 to March 8 at the Summit Arena and the Convention Center Court. All 12 Sun Belt teams participated in the tournament and their seedings are based on their conference record.

2011 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams12
SiteSummit Arena
Convention Center Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas
ChampionsArkansas-Little Rock (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Shields (1st title)
MVPSolomon Bozeman (Arkansas-Little Rock)
TelevisionESPN Regional Television, ESPNU
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2010–11 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Florida Atlantic 13 3   .813 21 10   .677
Middle Tennessee 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
Western Kentucky 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
South Alabama 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Troy 6 10   .375 8 21   .276
FIU 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
West
Arkansas State 11 5   .688 17 15   .531
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 5   .688 14 15   .483
Denver 9 7   .563 13 17   .433
North Texas 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
Arkansas–Little Rock 7 9   .438 19 17   .528
Louisiana–Monroe 2 14   .125 7 24   .226
2011 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The 12 members of the Sun Belt are split into two six team divisions. The top two seeds from both divisions receive byes to the quarterfinals. The first round will see inter-divisional match ups where the 3 will play the 6 seed and the 4 will play the 5 seed. The winners of the 3/6 match ups will play the 2 seeds and the winners of the 4/5 match ups will play the 1 seeds. The championship game will be broadcast on ESPN2.[1]

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Semifinals
Monday, March 7, 2011
Championship Game
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
            
W2 Louisiana–Lafayette 76
E3 Western Kentucky 81
E3 Western Kentucky 66
W6 Louisiana–Monroe 50
E3 Western Kentucky 62
W4 North Texas 81
E1 Florida Atlantic 64
W4 North Texas 78
E5 Troy 69
W4 North Texas 83
W4 North Texas 63
W5 Arkansas–Little Rock 64
E2 Middle Tennessee 73
E6 FIU 38
E6 FIU 53
W3 Denver 49
E2 Middle Tennessee 56
W5 Arkansas–Little Rock 65
W1 Arkansas State 52
W5 Arkansas–Little Rock 59
E4 South Alabama 68
W5 Arkansas–Little Rock 82

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Sun Belt Basketball Championship Central - SunBeltSports.org Official Web Site of the Sun Belt Conference". Archived from the original on March 8, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2011.