2013 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas from March 8 to March 11 at the Summit Arena and the Convention Center Court. The Tournament winner received an automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The Semifinals games was televised on the Sun Belt Network, with the championship game on ESPN, on Monday March 11.[1]

2013 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201213
Teams11
SiteSummit Arena
Convention Center Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (9th title)
Winning coachRay Harper (2nd title)
MVPT. J. Price (Western Kentucky)
TelevisionSun Belt Network, ESPN
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee191 .950  286  .824
South Alabama146 .700  1713  .567
FIU119 .550  1814  .563
WKU1010 .500  2016  .556
Florida Atlantic911 .450  1418  .438
Troy614 .300  1221  .364
West
Arkansas State128 .600  1912  .613
Arkansas–Little Rock119 .550  1715  .531
Louisiana–Lafayette812 .400  1320  .394
North Texas713 .350  1220  .375
Louisiana–Monroe317 .150  423  .148
2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

[2]

  First Round
Friday March 8
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 9
Semifinals
Sunday March 10
Sun Belt Network
Championship
Monday, March 11
ESPN
                                     
       
  1 Middle Tennessee 81  
    8 Louisiana–Lafayette 66  
8 Louisiana–Lafayette 74
9 North Texas 55  
  1 Middle Tennessee 57  
  4 FIU 61  
       
       
  4 FIU 69
    5 Arkansas–Little Rock 54  
     
       
  4 FIU 63
  6 WKU 65
       
       
  3 South Alabama 59
    6 WKU 62  
6 WKU 74
11 Louisiana–Monroe 60  
  6 WKU 58
  2 Arkansas State 56  
       
       
  2 Arkansas State 68OT
    10 Troy 63  
7 Florida Atlantic 79
10 Troy 81OT  

References

  1. "2012-13 Sun Belt Media Guide". xosdigital. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. "2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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