2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between February 28 – March 6. The winner, James Madison, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

Seeds All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The top four teams received a bye into the quarterfinals. SeedTeamConferenceTiebreaker1James Madison13–52–0 vs. Texas State/Southern Miss2Texas State13–52–1 vs. James Madison/Southern Miss3Southern Miss13–50–3 vs. James Madison/Texas State4Troy12–61–2 vs. James Madison/Texas State5Old Dominion12–60–3 vs. James Madison/Texas State6Georgia Southern12–60–3 vs. Old Dominion/Troy7Louisiana10–88Marshall9–91–0 vs. Southern Miss9Coastal Carolina9–90–1 vs. Southern Miss10Appalachian State6–121–0 vs. Arkansas State11Arkansas State6–120–1 vs. Appalachian State12Georgia State5–1313South Alabama3–151–2 vs. James Madison/Texas State14Louisiana–Monroe3–150–2 vs. James Madison/Texas State

Schedule GameTime MatchupScoreTelevisionFirst round – Tuesday, February 28 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL111:30 amNo. 12 Georgia State vs. No. 13 South Alabama59-44ESPN+22:00 pmNo. 11 Arkansas State vs. No. 14 Louisiana-Monroe76-65Second round – Wednesday, March 1 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL311:30 amNo. 8 Marshall vs. No. 9 Coastal Carolina60-53ESPN+42:00 pmNo. 5 Old Dominion vs. No. 12 Georgia State66-5655:00 pmNo. 6 Georgia Southern vs. No. 11 Arkansas State76-8167:30 pmNo. 7 Louisiana vs. No. 10 Appalachian State38-51Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL711:30 amNo. 1 James Madison vs. No. 8 Marshall62-43ESPN+82:00 pmNo. 4 Troy vs. No. 5 Old Dominion83–8695:00 pmNo. 3 Southern Miss vs. No. 11 Arkansas State79–72107:30 pmNo. 2 Texas State vs. No. 10 Appalachian State56–47Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL1111:30 amNo. 1 James Madison vs. No. 5 Old Dominion70-64ESPN+122 pmNo. 2 Texas State vs. No. 3 Southern Miss85-57Championship – Monday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL131 pmNo. 1 James Madison vs. No. 2 Texas State81-51ESPNUGame times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

See also 2023 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

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