The stage is set for the 2025 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament, which will take place March 4-10 at the Pensacola Bay Center. All 14 teams from the conference will compete in the single-elimination tournament.

The Sun Belt Conference tournament is back. And so is the format known as “The Gauntlet.” Four teams tied atop the Sun Belt standings this season with matching 13-5 records in conference play — South Alabama,

This weekend could be a glorious time for Troy basketball, with both the Trojans’ men’s and women’s teams among the top contenders in the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Both the Troy and Troy women are the No.

There are four top seeds are the clear favorites to win this tournament. Despite being the No. 4 seed due to a four-way tiebreaker atop the conference, Arkansas State is the betting favorite (+200 at FanDuel), followed by Southern Alabama (+270), James Madison (+350) and Troy (+400).

Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Participants and Format The Sun Belt has implemented an incredible, diabolical seven-round ladder bracket that allows all 14 teams to participate and for both the women’s (day sessions) and men’s (night sessions) tournament to take place in the same place over the same days.

Troy forward Zay Dyer has been named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference in voting among league coaches. Dyer, a 6-foot-2 junior from Atlanta, averages 13.5 points and a league-best 10.5 rebounds per game for the Trojans this season. She leads the Sun Belt in double-doubles with 14.