Brackets

[The Real SamC]

All games played at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL, which the very tip of the Florida panhandle is on CT, so adjust accordingly from the list below. PLENTY of good seats still available.

MEN:

(All games on ESPN+)

Tuesday, February 28
Game 1 – (12) Coastal Carolina vs. (13) Arkansas State – 5 p.m. CT
Game 2 – (11) Texas State vs. (14) Georgia State – 7:30 p.m. CT

Thursday, March 2
Game 3 – (8) South Alabama vs. (9) App State – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 4 – (5) Troy vs. Winner Game 1 – 2 p.m. CT
Game 5 – (6) Old Dominion vs. Winner Game 2 – 5 p.m. CT
Game 6 – (7) Georgia Southern vs. (10) ULM – 7:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, March 4
Game 7 – (1) Southern Miss vs. Winner Game 3 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 8 – (4) James Madison vs. Winner Game 4 – 2 p.m. CT
Game 9 – (3) Marshall vs. Winner Game 5 – 5 p.m. CT
Game 10 – (2) Louisiana vs. Winner Game 6 – 7:30 p.m. CT

Sunday, March 5
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 – 5 p.m. CT
Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 – 7:30 p.m. CT

Monday, March 6 (Championship)
Game 13 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 – 6 p.m. CT [ESPN2]

WOMEN:

(All games on ESPN+)

Tuesday, February 28
Game 1 – (12) Georgia State vs. (13) South Alabama – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 2 – (11) Arkansas State vs. (14) ULM – 2:00 p.m. CT

Wednesday, March 1
Game 3 – (8) Marshall vs. (9) Coastal Carolina – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 4 – (5) Old Dominion vs. Winner Game 1 – 2:00 p.m. CT
Game 5 – (6) Georgia Southern vs. Winner Game 2 – 5:00 p.m. CT
Game 6 – (7) Louisiana vs. (10) App State – 7:30 p.m. CT

Friday, March 3
Game 7 – (1) James Madison vs. Winner Game 3 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 8 – (4) Troy vs. Winner Game 4 – 2:00 p.m. CT
Game 9 – (3) Southern Miss vs. Winner Game 5 – 5:00 p.m. CT
Game 10 – (2) Texas State vs. Winner Game 6 – 7:30 p.m. CT

Sunday, March 5
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 – 2:00 p.m. CT

Monday, March 6
Game 13 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 – 1:00 p.m. CT (ESPN 2)

BTW, the SBC is one of five conferences that play their tournaments in a state where they have no member teams. The Big West, Pac 12, WAC, and West Coast all play in Nevada. The CAA plays in DC.

 

[riflearm2]

Is Sam back cheering for the Herd now that New Mexico State has forfeited the remainder of their season?

 

[Sunshine2269]

All games played at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL, which the very tip of the Florida panhandle is on CT, so adjust accordingly from the list below. PLENTY of good seats still available.

MEN:

(All games on ESPN+)

Tuesday, February 28
Game 1 – (12) Coastal Carolina vs. (13) Arkansas State – 5 p.m. CT
Game 2 – (11) Texas State vs. (14) Georgia State – 7:30 p.m. CT

Thursday, March 2
Game 3 – (8) South Alabama vs. (9) App State – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 4 – (5) Troy vs. Winner Game 1 – 2 p.m. CT
Game 5 – (6) Old Dominion vs. Winner Game 2 – 5 p.m. CT
Game 6 – (7) Georgia Southern vs. (10) ULM – 7:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, March 4
Game 7 – (1) Southern Miss vs. Winner Game 3 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 8 – (4) James Madison vs. Winner Game 4 – 2 p.m. CT
Game 9 – (3) Marshall vs. Winner Game 5 – 5 p.m. CT
Game 10 – (2) Louisiana vs. Winner Game 6 – 7:30 p.m. CT

Sunday, March 5
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 – 5 p.m. CT
Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 – 7:30 p.m. CT

Monday, March 6 (Championship)
Game 13 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 – 6 p.m. CT [ESPN2]

WOMEN:

(All games on ESPN+)

Tuesday, February 28
Game 1 – (12) Georgia State vs. (13) South Alabama – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 2 – (11) Arkansas State vs. (14) ULM – 2:00 p.m. CT

Wednesday, March 1
Game 3 – (8) Marshall vs. (9) Coastal Carolina – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 4 – (5) Old Dominion vs. Winner Game 1 – 2:00 p.m. CT
Game 5 – (6) Georgia Southern vs. Winner Game 2 – 5:00 p.m. CT
Game 6 – (7) Louisiana vs. (10) App State – 7:30 p.m. CT

Friday, March 3
Game 7 – (1) James Madison vs. Winner Game 3 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 8 – (4) Troy vs. Winner Game 4 – 2:00 p.m. CT
Game 9 – (3) Southern Miss vs. Winner Game 5 – 5:00 p.m. CT
Game 10 – (2) Texas State vs. Winner Game 6 – 7:30 p.m. CT

Sunday, March 5
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 – 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 – 2:00 p.m. CT

Monday, March 6
Game 13 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 – 1:00 p.m. CT (ESPN 2)

BTW, the SBC is one of five conferences that play their tournaments in a state where they have no member teams. The Big West, Pac 12, WAC, and West Coast all play in Nevada. The CAA plays in DC.

I find that interesting that the FUNbelt tournament is played in Florida since no member schools are located there.

Charleston Civic Center seats over 3,500 more folks than the Pensacola Bay Center (10,000).....

Heck, Marshall would flood the Capital City with $2.00 bills (all la Asheville) and sell about 6,000 tickets too....

 

[greengeezer]

Yeah, it does seem the Sun Belt is going out of its way to be neutral.

 

[Ninegate]

What it’s really telling you is the conference doesn’t put much energy into basketball and it shows.

 

[The Real SamC]

The old SoCon tried the conference tournament in the, then new, Charleston Civic Center for two years in the early 80s. Marshall lost early both times, and the crowd looked like what they draw for the WVSSAC girls after that.

The idea that we could get 6000 in Charleston, when we are tarping off seats in Huntington, is just silly.

Anyway, a conference tournament, especially for a spread out one-bid league like the SBC, is a money loser. A handful of superfans of each team plus some alumni who ended up living in that area. Might as well have it someplace nice.

 

[RhinoD]

The old SoCon tried the conference tournament in the, then new, Charleston Civic Center for two years in the early 80s. Marshall lost early both times, and the crowd looked like what they draw for the WVSSAC girls after that.

The idea that we could get 6000 in Charleston, when we are tarping off seats in Huntington, is just silly.

Anyway, a conference tournament, especially for a spread out one-bid league like the SBC, is a money loser. A handful of superfans of each team plus some alumni who ended up living in that area. Might as well have it someplace nice.

Im going to the Southern Conference tournament in Asheville this weekend to watch WCU... They get good crowds because they have the luxury of geographic proximity. Western Carolina, Furman, Wofford, ETSU, UNC Greensboro, all within a two hour drive of the host site... And really not a bad trek from Chattanooga, Mercer, Citadel, VMI or Samford.

For leagues that are too spread out to have a "central" location that could draw fans from 4-5 schools, you are right, pick somewhere on a beach and go with it.

 

[BisonPa]

Charleston would not be available for the Sun Belt Tournament due to the conflict with Boys and Girls High School Basketball Tournaments. The Mountain east Conference (the old WVIAC) which held their tournament in Charleston for years holds their tournament in Wheeling now due to those conflicts.

 

[MichiganHerd]

If the Herd can get past that opening round game, likely against ODU, I predict they'll win the whole damn thing.

 

[GeauxHerd]

We’ll likely have to face ULL again. That’s bad news bears

If the Herd can get past that opening round game, likely against ODU, I predict they'll win the whole damn thing.

 

[RhinoD]

We’ll likely have to face ULL again. That’s bad news bears

Agreed... ULL is the one team this year that dominated us when we played them. Their bigs made our guys look like middle school kids and their quick little point guard ran circles around Taylor.

 

[TwolfHerdfan]

Agreed... ULL is the one team this year that dominated us when we played them. Their bigs made our guys look like middle school kids ad their quick little point guard ran circles around Taylor.

But we don't get pushed around. LOL!

 

[greengeezer]

Right now, doesn’t look like we will be playing ODU. Down 25 with five minutes left.

 

[HerdyGurdyMan]

Updated today, dratings. com has us in the tournament as a #14 seed and S. Miss in the NIT

Bracketology 2023 - NCAA Tournament / NIT Projections

Our Bracketology for 2023! We list projections for all of NCAA Basketball tournament seeds as well as the NIT tournament in March.

www.dratings.com

 

[THUNDERGround]

What it’s really telling you is the conference doesn’t put much energy into basketball and it shows.

Like putting games simultaneously on two courts separated by a curtain?

 

[TwolfHerdfan]

Like putting games simultaneously on two courts separated by a curtain?

Yep, nothing says first class like playing your league tourney in a football practice facility with two courts and a curtain separating them. lol!

 

[GreenDuke]

Yep, nothing says first class like playing your league tourney in a football practice facility with two courts and a curtain separating them. lol!

Kind of like the 10 year old all star tournament at Barboursville.

 

[greengeezer]

I was reading how the Big 12 Tournament had special food planned to depict each team. Also concerts, give-a-ways, and other entertainment. Sounded like fun. Guess we aren’t at that level for sure.

 

[FreddyReef]

I was reading how the Big 12 Tournament had special food planned to depict each team. Also concerts, give-a-ways, and other entertainment. Sounded like fun. Guess we aren’t at that level for sure.

Yea. Guess we aren’t big 12 material… weird.

 

[HerdyGurdyMan]

I was reading how the Big 12 Tournament had special food planned to depict each team.

I hadn’t heard this so I looked it up. Yes, wvu’s food was pepperoni rolls. Lol. Pepperoni rolls < WV style hot dogs. Cole slaw on a chili dog is a Southern WV thing. At least they didn’t try to appropriate it. You can have your pepperoni rolls. Boring as hell. If you’re in a pepperoni mood why not just have a slice of pepperoni pizza?

 

[greengeezer]

I surprised they didn’t have ramps for WV.

 

[HerdyGurdyMan]

I surprised they didn’t have ramps for WV.

Gino’s pizza with ramps topping could totally be a thing

 

[BleedsGreen33]

Gino’s pizza with ramps topping could totally be a thing

Does it come with TUMS?

 

[W-S HerdFan]

Does it come with TUMS?

………..and a deodorizer for the entire body! Would still like to experience the taste & stink…

 

[BleedsGreen33]

………..and a deodorizer for the entire body! Would still like to experience the taste & stink…

I love ramps, but man you can be sweating those things out for days.

 

[greengeezer]

Anyone watching the Sun Belt championship game tonight? I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t even know what USA stood for. Thought maybe UL was playing some Olympic team.

 

[The Real SamC]

Anyone watching the Sun Belt championship game tonight? I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t even know what USA stood for. Thought maybe UL was playing some Olympic team.

Note how little ESPN thinks of this vomit league. Its on ESPN2 . What is on regular ESPN? The SoCon. Not to mention that while this is the only SBC game on real TV, multiple other low leagues get semis and even quarters on real TV. CAA, Horizon, WCC, Southland, Summit, more. THAT is how little ESPN thinks of this joke of a league.

This is a token effort.

 

[FreddyReef]

Note how little ESPN thinks of this vomit league. Its on ESPN2 . What is on regular ESPN? The SoCon. Not to mention that while this is the only SBC game on real TV, multiple other low leagues get semis and even quarters on real TV. CAA, Horizon, WCC, Southland, Summit, more. THAT is how little ESPN thinks of this joke of a league.

This is a token effort.

Thanks for your input Sam. It’s always greatly appreciated.

 

[greengeezer]

Sun Belt Championship game <<< WV State Boys’ Tournament