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: