Sun Belt Conference Tourney




Tourney Champions:
Western Kentucky

Location: Hot Springs, AR

Did not qualify:
Louisiana-Monroe 3-26 (2-14)

Seeds:
1Middle Tennessee 27-7 (14-2) NIT
2Arkansas-Little Rock 15-16 (12-4)
3Denver 22-9 (11-5)
4Louisiana-Lafayette 16-16 (10-6) CIT
5North Texas 18-14 (9-7)
6South Alabama 17-12 (8-8)
7Western Kentucky 16-19 (7-9) NCAA #16
8Florida Atlantic 11-19 (7-9)
9Arkansas State 14-20 (6-10)
10Florida International 8-21 (5-11)
11Troy 10-18 (5-11)



Tourney Champions:
Arkansas-Little Rock

Location: Hot Springs, AR
Seeds:
E1Florida Atlantic 21-11 (13-3) NIT
E2Middle Tennessee 16-16 (10-6)
E3Western Kentucky 16-16 (8-8)
E4South Alabama 12-16 (6-10)
E5Troy 8-21 (6-10)
E6Florida International 11-19 (5-11)
W1Arkansas State 17-15 (11-5)
W2Louisiana-Lafayette 14-15 (11-5)
W3Denver 13-17 (9-7)
W4North Texas 22-11 (8-8)
W5Arkansas-Little Rock 19-17 (7-9) NCAA #16
W6Louisiana-Monroe 7-24 (2-14)



Tourney Champions:
North Texas

Location: Hot Springs, AR
Seeds:
1Troy 20-13 (13-5) NIT
2North Texas 24-9 (13-5) NCAA #15
3Middle Tennessee 19-14 (13-5) CIT
4Western Kentucky 21-13 (12-6)
5Arkansas State 17-14 (11-7)
6Denver 19-13 (10-8)
7Louisiana-Lafayette 13-17 (10-8)
8Florida Atlantic 14-16 (10-8)
9South Alabama 17-15 (8-10)
10Louisiana-Monroe 12-19 (6-12)
11Florida International 7-25 (4-14)
12Arkansas-Little Rock 8-22 (4-14)
13New Orleans 8-22 (3-15)



Tourney Champions:
Western Kentucky

Location: Hot Springs, AR

First round games at campus sites
Seeds:
1Western Kentucky 25-9 (15-3) NCAA #12
2Arkansas-Little Rock 23-8 (15-3)
3Troy 19-13 (14-4) CBI
4North Texas 20-12 (11-7)
5Middle Tennessee State 18-14 (10-8)
6South Alabama 20-13 (10-8)
7Denver 15-16 (9-9)
8Louisiana-Lafayette 10-20 (7-11)
9Florida International 13-20 (7-11)
10Louisiana-Monroe 10-20 (6-12)
11New Orleans 11-19 (6-12)
12Arkansas State 13-17 (5-13)
13Florida Atlantic 6-26 (2-16)



Tourney Champions:
Western Kentucky

Location: Mobile, AL

First round at campus sites
Seeds:
1South Alabama 26-7 (15-2) NCAA #10
2Arkansas-Little Rock 20-11 (10-7)
3Western Kentucky 29-7 (15-2) NCAA #12
4Middle Tennessee State 17-15 (10-7)
5Louisiana-Lafayette 15-15 (10-7)
6North Texas 20-11 (10-8)
7Florida Atlantic 15-18 (6-3)
8New Orleans 19-13 (8-10)
9Denver 11-19 (7-11)
10Florida International 9-20 (5-12)
11Arkansas State 10-20 (4-13)
12Troy 12-19 (4-13)
13Louisiana-Monroe 10-21 (4-13)



Tourney Champions:
North Texas

Location: Lafayette, LA

First round at campus sites
Seeds:
1South Alabama 20-12 (12-5) NIT
2Arkansas State 18-15 (10-7)
3Western Kentucky 22-11 (12-5)
4Louisiana-Monroe 18-14 (11-7)
5North Texas 23-11 (9-8) NCAA #15
6Florida Atlantic 16-15 (7-2)
7New Orleans 14-17 (9-8)
8Troy 13-17 (7-10)
9Middle Tennessee State 15-17 (7-10)
10Arkansas-Little Rock 13-17 (8-10)
11Florida International 12-17 (7-10)
12Louisiana-Lafayette 9-21 (7-11)
13Denver 4-25 (2-15)



Tourney Champions:
South Alabama

Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Seeds:
E1Western Kentucky 23-8 (12-2) NIT
E2Middle Tennessee State 16-12 (8-6)
E3Arkansas State 12-18 (7-7)
E4Arkansas-Little Rock 14-15 (5-9)
E5Florida International 8-20 (4-10)
W1South Alabama 24-7 (12-3) NCAA #14
W2Louisiana-Lafayette 13-16 (7-8)
W3Denver 16-15 (7-8)
W4New Orleans 9-19 (6-9)
W5North Texas 14-14 (6-9)
W6Troy 14-15 (6-9)



Tourney Champions:
Louisiana-Lafayette

Location: Denton, TX
Seeds:
E1Arkansas-Little Rock 18-10 (10-4)
E2Western Kentucky 22-9 (9-5) NIT
E3Middle Tennessee State 19-12 (7-7)
E4Arkansas State 16-13 (7-7)
E5Florida International 13-17 (4-10)
W1Denver 20-11 (12-3) NIT
W2Louisiana-Lafayette 20-11 (11-4) NCAA #13
W3New Orleans 13-17 (7-8)
W4South Alabama 10-18 (6-9)
W5North Texas 14-14 (6-9)
W6New Mexico State 6-24 (1-14)
Fri, March 4, 2005 First Round
(E5) Florida International 60, (W4) South Alabama 57
(E4) Arkansas State 84, (W5) North Texas 76
(E3) Middle Tennessee State 77, (W6) New Mexico State 63

Sat, March 5, 2005 First Round/Quarterfinals
(E5) Florida International 69, (E1) Arkansas-Little Rock 64
(W1) Denver 64, (E4) Arkansas State 57

Sun, March 6, 2005 Quarterfinals
(W2) Louisiana-Lafayette 71, (E3) Middle Tennessee State 57
(E2) Western Kentucky 78, (W3) New Orleans 67

Mon, March 7, 2005 Semifinals
(W1) Denver 77, (E2) Western Kentucky 68
(W2) Louisiana-Lafayette 80, (E5) Florida International 69

Tue, March 8, 2005 Championship
(W2) Louisiana-Lafayette 88, (W1) Denver 69




Tourney Champions:
Louisiana-Lafayette

Location: Bowling Green, KY

Did not qualify:
Denver 14-13 (6-9)
Florida International 5-22 (1-13)
New Mexico State 13-14 (6-9)

Seeds:
1Louisiana-Lafayette 20-9 (12-3) NCAA #14
2Arkansas-Little Rock 17-12 (9-5)
3New Orleans 17-14 (9-6)
4Western Kentucky 15-13 (8-6)
5Middle Tennessee State 17-12 (8-6)
6North Texas 13-15 (8-7)
7Arkansas State 17-11 (7-7)
8South Alabama 12-16 (6-9)
Sat, March 6, 2004 First Round
(1) Louisiana-Lafayette 84, (8) South Alabama 58
(2) Arkansas-Little Rock 83, (7) Arkansas State 78

Sun, March 7, 2004 Quarterfinals
» (5) Middle Tennessee State 76, (4) Western Kentucky 62
(3) New Orleans 91, (6) North Texas 89

Mon, March 8, 2004 Semifinals
(1) Louisiana-Lafayette 70, (5) Middle Tennessee State 66
» (3) New Orleans 80, (2) Arkansas-Little Rock 65

Tue, March 9, 2004 Championship
(1) Louisiana-Lafayette 67, (3) New Orleans 58




Tourney Champions:
Western Kentucky

Location: Bowling Green, KY
Seeds:
E1Western Kentucky 24-9 (12-2) NCAA #13
E2Middle Tennessee State 16-14 (9-5)
E3Arkansas-Little Rock 19-11 (8-6)
E4Arkansas State 13-15 (6-8)
E5Florida International 8-21 (1-13)
W1Louisiana-Lafayette 20-10 (12-3) NIT
W2New Mexico State 20-9 (9-6)
W3South Alabama 14-14 (7-8)
W4New Orleans 15-14 (7-8)
W5Denver 17-15 (7-8)
W6North Texas 7-21 (2-13)
Fri, March 7, 2003 First Round
(E3) Arkansas-Little Rock 74, (W6) North Texas 73
(W5) Denver 82, (E4) Arkansas State 76
(E5) Florida International 62, (W4) New Orleans 45

Sat, March 8, 2003 First Round/Quarterfinals
(E1) Western Kentucky 71, (E5) Florida International 60
(W5) Denver 72, (W1) Louisiana-Lafayette 68

Sun, March 9, 2003 Quarterfinals
(E2) Middle Tennessee State 72, (W3) South Alabama 69
(W2) New Mexico State 78, (E3) Arkansas-Little Rock 61

Mon, March 10, 2003 Semifinals
(E2) Middle Tennessee State 83, (W5) Denver 59
(E1) Western Kentucky 78, (W2) New Mexico State 59

Tue, March 11, 2003 Championship
(E1) Western Kentucky 64, (E2) Middle Tennessee State 52




Tourney Champions:
Western Kentucky

Location: New Orleans, LA
Seeds:
E1Western Kentucky 28-4 (13-1) NCAA #9
E2Arkansas-Little Rock 18-11 (8-6)
E3Middle Tennessee State 14-15 (6-8)
E4Arkansas State 15-16 (5-9)
E5Florida International 10-20 (4-10)
W1Louisiana-Lafayette 20-11 (11-4) NIT
W2New Mexico State 20-12 (11-4)
W3New Orleans 15-14 (9-6)
W4North Texas 15-14 (8-7)
W5Denver 8-20 (3-12)
W6South Alabama 7-21 (2-13)
Fri, March 1, 2002 First Round
(W4) North Texas 84, (E5) Florida International 71
(E3) Middle Tennessee State 48, (W6) South Alabama 47
(E4) Arkansas State 58, (W5) Denver 53

Sat, March 2, 2002 First Round/Quarterfinals
(E1) Western Kentucky 82, (W4) North Texas 68
(W1) Louisiana-Lafayette 74, (E4) Arkansas State 59

Sun, March 3, 2002 Quarterfinals
(W2) New Mexico State 63, (E3) Middle Tennessee State 48
(E2) Arkansas-Little Rock 71, (W3) New Orleans 67

Mon, March 4, 2002 Semifinals
(E1) Western Kentucky 73, (W2) New Mexico State 72
(W1) Louisiana-Lafayette 67, (E2) Arkansas-Little Rock 53

Tue, March 5, 2002 Championship
(E1) Western Kentucky 76, (W1) Louisiana-Lafayette 70




Tourney Champions:
Western Kentucky

Location: Mobile, AL
Seeds:
E1Western Kentucky 24-7 (14-2) NCAA #14
E2Arkansas State 17-13 (10-6)
E3Louisiana Tech 17-12 (10-6)
E4Arkansas-Little Rock 18-11 (9-7)
E5Florida International 8-21 (5-11)
E6Middle Tennessee State 5-22 (1-15)
W1South Alabama 22-11 (11-5) NIT
W2Louisiana-Lafayette 16-13 (10-6)
W3New Orleans 17-12 (10-6)
W4Denver 10-18 (5-11)
W5North Texas 3-25 (1-15)
Fri, March 2, 2001 First Round
(E4) Arkansas-Little Rock 80, (W5) North Texas 67
(W3) New Orleans 66, (E6) Middle Tennessee State 61
(E5) Florida International 59, (W4) Denver 52

Sat, March 3, 2001 First Round/Quarterfinals
(E1) Western Kentucky 68, (E5) Florida International 51
(W1) South Alabama 85, (E4) Arkansas-Little Rock 62

Sun, March 4, 2001 Quarterfinals
(W2) Louisiana-Lafayette 63, (E3) Louisiana Tech 56
(E2) Arkansas State 82, (W3) New Orleans 73

Mon, March 5, 2001 Semifinals
(E1) Western Kentucky 82, (W2) Louisiana-Lafayette 75
(W1) South Alabama 76, (E2) Arkansas State 53

Tue, March 6, 2001 Championship
(E1) Western Kentucky 64, (W1) South Alabama 54




Tourney Champions:
Louisiana-Lafayette

Location: Little Rock, AR
Seeds:
1South Alabama 20-10 (13-3)
2Louisiana-Lafayette 25-9 (13-3) NCAA #13
3Louisiana Tech 21-8 (12-4)
4Florida International 16-14 (9-7)
5Western Kentucky 11-18 (8-8)
6Arkansas State 10-18 (7-9)
7New Orleans 11-18 (6-10)
8Denver 6-22 (3-13)
9Arkansas-Little Rock 4-24 (1-15)
Sat, March 4, 2000 First Round
(1) South Alabama 74, (9) Arkansas-Little Rock 58
(7) New Orleans 67, (8) Denver 65

Sun, March 5, 2000 Quarterfinals
(2) Louisiana-Lafayette 55, (7) New Orleans 35
(3) Louisiana Tech 84, (6) Arkansas State 77
» (5) Western Kentucky 79, (4) Florida International 60

Mon, March 6, 2000 Semifinals
(2) Louisiana-Lafayette 73, (3) Louisiana Tech 58
(1) South Alabama 64, (5) Western Kentucky 61

Tue, March 7, 2000 Championship
» (2) Louisiana-Lafayette 51, (1) South Alabama 50




Tourney Champions:
Arkansas State

Location: Lafayette, LA
Seeds:
1Louisiana Tech 19-9 (10-4)
2Arkansas State 18-12 (9-5) NCAA #15
3Florida International 13-16 (7-7)
4Louisiana-Lafayette 13-16 (7-7)
5Western Kentucky 13-16 (7-7)
6South Alabama 11-16 (6-8)
7New Orleans 14-16 (5-9)
8Arkansas-Little Rock 12-15 (5-9)
Sat, February 27, 1999 Quarterfinals
(1) Louisiana Tech 68, (8) Arkansas-Little Rock 66
(2) Arkansas State 70, (7) New Orleans 53
(3) Florida International 65, (6) South Alabama 57
» (5) Western Kentucky 80, (4) Louisiana-Lafayette 73

Sun, February 28, 1999 Semifinals
» (5) Western Kentucky 76, (1) Louisiana Tech 66
(2) Arkansas State 87, (3) Florida International 69

Tue, March 2, 1999 Championship
(2) Arkansas State 65, (5) Western Kentucky 48




Tourney Champions:
South Alabama

Location: Lafayette, LA
Seeds:
1South Alabama 21-7 (14-4) NCAA #12
2Arkansas State 20-9 (14-4)
3Louisiana-Lafayette 18-13 (12-6)
4Arkansas-Little Rock 15-13 (10-8)
5Louisiana Tech 12-15 (9-9)
6New Orleans 15-12 (9-9)
7Lamar 15-14 (7-11)
8Jacksonville 8-19 (6-12)
9Western Kentucky 10-19 (6-12)
10Texas-Pan American 3-24 (3-15)
Fri, February 27, 1998 First Round
(7) Lamar 103, (10) Texas-Pan American 89
» (9) Western Kentucky 75, (8) Jacksonville 70

Sat, February 28, 1998 Quarterfinals
(3) Louisiana-Lafayette 76, (6) New Orleans 69
(4) Arkansas-Little Rock 74, (5) Louisiana Tech 61
(1) South Alabama 61, (9) Western Kentucky 47
» (7) Lamar 70, (2) Arkansas State 54

Sun, March 1, 1998 Semifinals
(3) Louisiana-Lafayette 81, (7) Lamar 65
(1) South Alabama 79, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 48

Tue, March 3, 1998 Championship
(1) South Alabama 62, (3) Louisiana-Lafayette 59




Tourney Champions:
South Alabama

Location: Little Rock, AR
Seeds:
1New Orleans 22-7 (14-4) NIT
2South Alabama 23-7 (14-4) NCAA #13
3Arkansas-Little Rock 17-11 (11-7)
4Lamar 15-12 (10-8)
5Louisiana Tech 15-14 (10-8)
6Western Kentucky 12-15 (9-9)
7Louisiana-Lafayette 12-16 (9-9)
8Arkansas State 15-12 (8-10)
9Jacksonville 5-23 (4-14)
10Texas-Pan American 3-25 (1-17)
Fri, February 28, 1997 First Round
» (9) Jacksonville 101, (8) Arkansas State 80
(7) Louisiana-Lafayette 56, (10) Texas-Pan American 53

Sat, March 1, 1997 Quarterfinals
(2) South Alabama 66, (7) Louisiana-Lafayette 39
(1) New Orleans 76, (9) Jacksonville 63
» (5) Louisiana Tech 64, (4) Lamar 62
(3) Arkansas-Little Rock 68, (6) Western Kentucky 62

Sun, March 2, 1997 Semifinals
(2) South Alabama 71, (3) Arkansas-Little Rock 52
» (5) Louisiana Tech 59, (1) New Orleans 53

Tue, March 4, 1997 Championship
(2) South Alabama 44, (5) Louisiana Tech 43




Tourney Champions:
New Orleans

Location: Little Rock, AR
Seeds:
1New Orleans 21-9 (14-4) NCAA #11
2Arkansas-Little Rock 23-7 (14-4) NIT
3Jacksonville 15-13 (10-8)
4Western Kentucky 13-14 (10-8)
5Louisiana-Lafayette 17-12 (9-9)
6Lamar 12-15 (7-11)
7South Alabama 12-15 (7-11)
8Arkansas State 9-18 (7-11)
9Louisiana Tech 11-17 (6-12)
10Texas-Pan American 9-19 (6-12)
Fri, March 1, 1996 First Round
» (10) Texas-Pan American 61, (7) South Alabama 48
» (9) Louisiana Tech 70, (8) Arkansas State 65

Sat, March 2, 1996 Quarterfinals
(2) Arkansas-Little Rock 89, (10) Texas-Pan American 71
(1) New Orleans 67, (9) Louisiana Tech 57
» (5) Louisiana-Lafayette 98, (4) Western Kentucky 94
(3) Jacksonville 63, (6) Lamar 62

Sun, March 3, 1996 Semifinals
(2) Arkansas-Little Rock 67, (3) Jacksonville 60
(1) New Orleans 75, (5) Louisiana-Lafayette 71

Tue, March 5, 1996 Championship
(1) New Orleans 57, (2) Arkansas-Little Rock 56




Tourney Champions:
Western Kentucky

Location: Little Rock, AR
Seeds:
1Western Kentucky 26-4 (17-1) NCAA #8
2New Orleans 19-11 (13-5)
3Jacksonville 17-9 (12-6)
4Texas-Pan American 12-14 (10-8)
5Louisiana Tech 13-13 (9-9)
6Arkansas-Little Rock 16-12 (9-9)
7South Alabama 9-18 (7-11)
8Lamar 9-16 (6-12)
9Louisiana-Lafayette 5-22 (4-14)
10Arkansas State 6-20 (3-15)
Fri, March 3, 1995 First Round
» (10) Arkansas State 96, (7) South Alabama 83
» (9) Louisiana-Lafayette 57, (8) Lamar 55

Sat, March 4, 1995 Quarterfinals
(2) New Orleans 87, (10) Arkansas State 61
» (6) Arkansas-Little Rock 99, (3) Jacksonville 76
(4) Texas-Pan American 51, (5) Louisiana Tech 46
(1) Western Kentucky 87, (9) Louisiana-Lafayette 72

Sun, March 5, 1995 Semifinals
» (6) Arkansas-Little Rock 64, (2) New Orleans 62
(1) Western Kentucky 64, (4) Texas-Pan American 61

Tue, March 7, 1995 Championship
(1) Western Kentucky 82, (6) Arkansas-Little Rock 79




Tourney Champions:
Louisiana-Lafayette

Location: Bowling Green, KY
Seeds:
1Western Kentucky 19-11 (14-4) NCAA #11
2Louisiana-Lafayette 19-8 (13-5) NCAA #11
3New Orleans 19-10 (12-6) NIT
4Jacksonville 17-11 (11-7)
5Arkansas State 15-12 (10-8)
6South Alabama 13-14 (9-9)
7Texas-Pan American 14-12 (9-9)
8Arkansas-Little Rock 12-15 (6-12)
9Lamar 8-17 (6-12)
10Louisiana Tech 1-25 (0-18)
Fri, March 4, 1994 First Round
(8) Arkansas-Little Rock 78, (9) Lamar 71
(7) Texas-Pan American 70, (10) Louisiana Tech 65

Sat, March 5, 1994 Quarterfinals
(4) Jacksonville 68, (5) Arkansas State 55
(1) Western Kentucky 72, (8) Arkansas-Little Rock 69
(3) New Orleans 68, (6) South Alabama 60
(2) Louisiana-Lafayette 81, (7) Texas-Pan American 60

Sun, March 6, 1994 Semifinals
(1) Western Kentucky 83, (4) Jacksonville 72
(2) Louisiana-Lafayette 59, (3) New Orleans 55

Tue, March 8, 1994 Championship
» (2) Louisiana-Lafayette 78, (1) Western Kentucky 72



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