LITTLE ROCK - With just over a month to go in the 2019-20 regular season, the chase for New Orleans continues to heat up for both the Little Rock men and women's programs. With the Sun Belt adopting a new format for this year's tournament, here is a look at the seeding scenarios for both the Trojan men and women as the stretch run begins.
Men's Tournament Bracket | Women's Tournament Bracket
Sun Belt Conference Standings: Men | Women
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LITTLE ROCK MEN
1 or 2 seed: Automatic berth to the semifinals at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday, March 14.
3 or 4 seed: Hosting a quarterfinal game at the Jack Stephens Center on Wednesday, March 11.
5 or 6 seed: Hosting a second round game at the Jack Stephens Center on Monday, March 9.
7 or 8 seed: Hosting a first round game at the Jack Stephens Center on Saturday March 7.
9 or 10 seed: Traveling to either the number seven or eight seed for a first round game on Saturday, March 7.
11 or 12 seed: Will not qualify for the tournament.
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LITTLE ROCK WOMEN
1 or 2 seed: Automatic berth to the semifinals at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday, March 14.
3 seed: Hosting the #10 seed in a first round game on Tuesday, March 10 at the Jack Stephens Center. Also serving as the host venue for the 6 seed vs. 7 seed matchup that same day. The winners of those two games would play a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, March 11 at the Jack Stephens Center.
4 seed: Hosting the #9 seed in a first round game on Tuesday, March 10 at the Jack Stephens Center. Also serving as the host venue for the #5 seed vs. #8 seed matchup that same day. The winners of those two games would play a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, March 11 at the Jack Stephens Center.
5, 8 or 9 seed: Traveling to the #4 seed for a first round matchup on Tuesday, March 10. With a win, would play the winner from the other game at the venue in a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, March 11.
6, 7 or 10 seed: Traveling to the #3 seed for a first round matchup on Tuesday, March 10. With a win, would play the winner from the other game at the venue in a quarterfinal game on Wednesday, March 11.
11 or 12 seed: Will not qualify for the tournament.
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Currently, the Little Rock men are first in the Sun Belt Conference at 11-2 in league play and 17-7 overall, holding a two and a half game lead on second-place Georgia Southern and a three and half game lead on both Texas State and Georgia Southern in third. On the women's side, Little Rock is tied for second at 7-2 in Sun Belt play, even with Coastal Carolina and one game back of first-place Troy.
The Trojan women hit the road this week for a pair of games in Georgia, facing Georgia Southern Thursday and Georgia State Saturday. Head coach
Joe Foley is sitting at 798 career wins and could become the sixth active coach in Division I to reach the 800-win mark.
The Trojan men have Thursday off before hosting rival Arkansas State at the Jack Stephens Center Saturday at 2 p.m. Little Rock has three games left at the Jack Stephens Center this season and are looking to keep pace with the 2015-16 team for the best Sun Belt record through 14 games.
Should Little Rock host a game during the conference tournament on either the men's or women's side, those tickets were part of the season ticket booklet. Individual game ticket information will be announced leading up to the game in the event the Trojans will serve as a host.
Ticket booklets for the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Tournament are now on sale through the Trojan Ticket Office at (501) 565-8257. General admission ticket books are $40 with Floor VIP ticket books going for $150, which includes tickets to the four semifinal games on Saturday, March 14 and the two championship games on Sunday, March 15.
These ticket books are non-refundable should Little Rock not make it to the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
For more information about the Sun Belt tournament or ticket information for New Orleans, contact Director of Ticketing
Devin Gregory at (501) 565-8257 or via email at
dsgregory@ualr.edu.
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