Sun Belt Tournament 2025: Troy is going dancing

The Solar Belt Convention match is again.

And so is the format generally known as “The Gauntlet.”

4 groups tied atop the Solar Belt standings this season with matching 13-5 information in convention play — South Alabama, James Madison, Troy, and Arkansas State — and people 4 groups have earned byes into deep within the match. South Alabama enters because the No. 1 seed within the convention, as they had been undefeated in opposition to the opposite three groups this season to safe the tiebreaker benefit. The Jaguars had been 2-0 this season in opposition to Arkansas State, and notched wins over each Marshall and James Madison. Alabama State, courtesy of the highest seed, earned a bye to the Solar Belt semifinals.

The Duke entered final weekend with an opportunity to clinch the convention title and No. 1 seed outright, however a loss to Texas State on Friday opened the door to the four-way tie atop the convention standings. Nonetheless, because the No. 2 seed the Dukes nonetheless earned a bye to the semifinals.

Troy slots in because the No. 3 seed within the convention, with Arkansas State because the No. 4 seed. Each groups earned byes to the quarterfinals.

On the opposite finish of the standings, the match kicks off with No. 12 Southern Miss (10-21) in opposition to No. 13 Coastal Carolina (10-21), adopted by No. 11 Louisiana (11-21) vs. No. 14 ULM (7-24). If a kind of groups goes to punch a ticket to the NCAA Match, they might want to win seven video games in seven days.

Right here is the bracket, together with the schedule of video games.