Georgia State No. 4, Georgia Southern No. 5 seed for Sun Belt tournament

March is finally here and that means it’s time for college basketball fans favorite time of year: March Madness.

But first, teams will have to get past their conference tournaments to punch a ticket to the big dance.

Georgia State and Georgia Southern secured top seeds in the Sun Belt tournament, which begins Saturday. The Panthers earned No. 4 seed and the Eagles earned the No. 5 seed.

Both teams will receive a bye to start the tournament, but there is a chance the two could meet in the quarterfinals.

Georgia Southern receives a first-round bye and will host a second-round game on Monday March 9 at 7 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse.

The winner of that game will face Georgia State in the quarterfinals on Wednesday March 11.

Georgia Southern hasn’t hosted a conference tournament game at Hanner Fieldhouse since 1992. Ticket information for the Eagles’ game can be found here.

The Panthers secured the quarterfinals game following a win over first-place Little Rock in the final regular season game. Ticket information for that game can be found here.

Here is the full bracket:

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