James Madison Wins the 2026 Sun Belt Women's Basketball: Schedule, Results

2026 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship Games Today, Full TV Schedule, Scores, Date, Start-Times, 





The 2026 Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Championship presented by Air Force Reserve will take place March 3-9 at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla., with all 14 Sun Belt institutions competing in the single-elimination tournament.
 
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The James Madison Dukes won the 2026 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship by defeating the Troy Trojans 69–52 in the final on March 9, 2026. 
Final Score: James Madison 69, Troy 52.

Most Outstanding Player: Peyton McDaniel (James Madison), who recorded a double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds in the title game.

Key Performers:

Ashanti Barnes (James Madison) contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Fortuna Ngnawo (Troy) led the Trojans with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Historical Significance: This was James Madison's second Sun Belt title in four years and their 11th conference tournament championship overall. They became the first team seeded fourth or lower to win the tournament since 2016.
 

 



All games will be broadcast on ESPN+ with the championship game televised on ESPNU. 

Tickets to the 2026 Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Championship presented by Air Force Reserve are still available and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. 

For more information, click here to visit the Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Championship page.






2026 Women's Sun Belt Basketball Tournament Games Today, TV Schedule, Results, Start-Times, 


Tuesday, March 3

Game 1 – (12) South Alabama  68 - 57  (13) App State – 11:30 a.m. CT [ESPN+]

Game 2 – (11) Georgia State 66 - 71  (14) Louisiana – 2 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
 

Wednesday, March 4

Game 3 – (9) Coastal Carolina 70, South Alabama 80 – 11:30 a.m. CT [ESPN+]

Game 4 – (10) UL Monroe 79, Louisiana 63  – 2 p.m. CT [ESPN+]
 

Thursday, March 5

Game 5 – (8) Texas State 59, South Alabama 69  – 11:30 a.m. CT [ESPN+]

Game 6 – (7) Southern Miss 72, (10) UL Monroe 89  – 2 p.m. CT [ESPN+]


Friday, March 6

Game 7 – (5)  South Alabama 73, Marshall 58 – 11:30 a.m. CT [ESPN+]

Game 8 – (6)  Louisiana-Monroe 68, Old Dominion 67 – 2 p.m. CT [ESPN+]


Saturday, March 7 (Quarterfinals)

Game 9 – (4) James Madison 79,  South Alabama 54,

Game 10 – (3) Arkansas State 76,  Louisiana-Monroe 68,


Sunday, March 8 (Semifinals)

Game 11 – (1) Georgia Southern 51,  (4) James Madison 83

Game 12 – (2) Troy 83,  (3) Arkansas State 73,


Monday, March 9 (Championship)

Game 13 – 
(4) James Madison 69,  (2) Troy 52 Troy 1:00 PM CT (ESPNU)



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