Sun Belt Basketball Tournament 2026 Bracket: Schedule, Scores, dates, game times, How to Watch on TV, Stream, seeding and Results

We have the dates, time, matchups, TV channels, live streaming outlets and more for the 2026 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Bracket here.

The 2026 Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship (presented by Air Force Reserve) features all 14 teams in an extended bracket format (multiple early rounds) at a neutral site. Defending 2025 champion: Troy.

When is the 2026 Sun Belt Basketball Tournament.

The Sun Belt Tournament will be held from Tuesday, March 3 to Monday, March 9 at Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida.

How to Watch the Sun Belt Conference Tournament

When: March 3-09

Where: Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL

Format: No. 1, No. 2 seeds get bye to Semifinals, No. 3, No. 4 seeds get bye to Quarterfinals; Seeds 11-14 play in first round, groups of next two seeds play their first game in next round

Watch: ESPN+ and ESPN2; Championship Game on ESPN2 on Mar. 10 at 7 p.m. ET

2026 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Bracket: Schedule Scores, Date, time, TV, live stream, Results.

* All times CT

Tuesday, March 3

Game 1: (13) Georgia State 75, Louisiana 84,

Game 2: (14) ULM 80, Old Dominion 87,

Wednesday, March 4

Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. (9) James Madison – 6:00 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. (10) Georgia Southern – 8:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Thursday, March 5

Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. (8) Southern Miss – 6:00 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. (7) Arkansas State – 8:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Friday, March 6

Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. (5) Texas State – 6:00 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Game 8: Winner Game 6 vs. (6) South Alabama – 8:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Saturday, March 7

Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. (4) Appalachian State – 6:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. (3) Coastal Carolina – 9:00 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Sunday, March 8

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. (1) Troy – 6:00 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. (2) Marshall – 8:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Monday, March 9 — Sun Belt Championship Game

Game 13: Semifinal winners – 7:00 p.m. CT (6:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET) | ESPN2

VSIN Betting Trends for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament

With one of the most unusual brackets of any league around, getting a bye in the Sun Belt tournament hasn’t been very advantageous recently, as teams that did are 16-8 SU but 9-15 ATS (37.5%) against teams that didn’t over the last five years.

Small favorites in the Sun Belt have been money of late, as those laying 4.5 points or less are 33-14 SU and 30-16-1 ATS (65.2%) dating back to 2016.

Totals above 146 have trended Under of late in the Sun Belt tournament, 18-7 Under the total (72%) since 2017.

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