The road to the NCAA tournament just got tougher for lower-seeded teams in the Sun Belt Conference. This year’s men’s and women’s basketball championships will unfold at the Pensacola Bay Center in Florida from March 4-10, featuring all 14 conference programs in a high-stakes, single-elimination battle.
The 2025 bracket structure is anything but conventional. While top-seeded teams get a massive advantage, advancing directly to the semifinals, lower seeds must grind through up to seven games in as many days to capture the title and an automatic NCAA tournament bid.
James Madison (27-4, 18-0 SBC) enters as the No. 1 seed after dominating the regular season, while Arkansas State (19-10, 15-3 SBC) locks in the No. 2 seed—both teams earning a direct path to the semifinals on March 9.
No. 3 Troy (19-12, 13-5 SBC) and No. 4 Coastal Carolina will start their tournament journey in the quarterfinals on March 8, putting them just two wins away from the championship game.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 Sun Belt women’s basketball tournament, including TV and streaming options for games.
How to watch 2025 Sun Belt women’s tournament live
The 2025 Sun Belt women’s…
