2022 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Info, Facts, & Preview Links

The 2022 A-Sun Tournament Bracket can be found here: https://asunsports.org/sports/mbkb/championship/2021-22/MBB_Bracket_-_2022.pdf

First Round (at higher seeds)

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Game 1: (6 East) Stetson (11-18 overall; 5-11 conf) at (3 West) Central Arkansas (10-19 overall; 7-9 conf) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Game 2: (5 West) Eastern Kentucky (13-17 overall; 5-11 conf) at (4 East) Kennesaw St. (12-17 overall; 7-9 conf) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Game 3: (6 West) North Alabama (9-20 overall; 2-14 conf) at (3 East) FGCU (20-10 overall; 10-6 conf) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Game 4: (5 East) North Florida (11-19 overall; 7-9 conf) at (4 West) Lipscomb (13-18 overall; 6-10 conf) at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Quarterfinals (at higher seeds)

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Game 5: Game 1 winner at (2 East) Jacksonville (19-9 overall; 11-5 conf) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Game 6: Game 2 winner at (1 West) Jacksonville St. (20-9 overall; 13-3 conf) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Game 7: Game 3 winner at (2 West) Bellarmine (17-13 overall; 11-5 conf) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Game 8: Game 4 winner at (1 East) Liberty (21-10 overall; 12-4 conf) at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Semifinals (at higher seeds)

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Game 9: Lowest Remaining Seed vs. Highest Remaining Seed at TBA p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Game 10: Second-Lowest Remaining Seed vs. Second-Highest Remaining Seed at TBA p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Championship Game (at higher seed)

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Game 11: Championship Game (Auto Bid) at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Tournament Winners (last 10 years):

2021: (1) Liberty (23-6 overall; 11-2 conf)

2020: (1) Liberty (30-4 overall; 13-3 conf)

2019: (2) Liberty (29-7 overall; 14-2 conf)

2018: (2) Lipscomb (23-10 overall; 10-4 conf)

2017: (1) FGCU (26-8 overall; 12-2 conf)

2016: (4) FGCU (21-14 overall; 8-6 conf)

2015: (1) North Florida (23-12 overall; 12-2 conf)

2014: (2) Mercer (27-9 overall; 14-4 conf)

2013: (2) FGCU (26-11 overall; 13-5 conf)

2012: (1) Belmont (27-8 overall; 16-2 conf)

NET ratings through games of 2/27/22 (358 teams)

Liberty-116

Jacksonville St.-138

Jacksonville-166

FGCU-190

Bellarmine-221 (participating in conference tournament but ineligible for NCAA tournament)

Kennesaw St.-230

Eastern Kentucky-263

North Florida-275

Lipscomb-276

Stetson-305

North Alabama-313 (participating in conference tournament but ineligible for NCAA tournament)

Central Arkansas-318

Kenpom ratings as of 2/27/22

Liberty-115

Jacksonville St.-136

Jacksonville-164

FGCU-201

Bellarmine-224 (participating in conference tournament but ineligible for NCAA tournament)

Kennesaw St.-227

Eastern Kentucky-259

North Florida-265

Lipscomb-272

Stetson-308

North Alabama-315 (participating in conference tournament but ineligible for NCAA tournament)

Central Arkansas-321

Here are the preview links:

SportsGrid: https://www.sportsgrid.com/basketball-3/atlantic-sun-tournament-preview-betting-guide-can-liberty-go-for-four-straight/

MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/college-basketball-betting-liberty-goes-for-a-fourth-asun-tournament-title-in-a-row/ar-AAUn68o?ocid=uxbndlbing

DraftKings Nation: https://dknation.draftkings.com/2022/2/26/22942303/2022-atlantic-sun-conference-tournament-schedule-bracket-date-time-tv-odds-favorite-livestream

My prediction: This tournament should be fun. Liberty is going for four tourney titles in a row, and has the league's best player in Darius McGhee. However, the Flames are only 3-3 in their last 6 games and almost finished the regular season by losing at home to Kennesaw State. On the other hand, FGCU has won 7 of its last 8 games, Jacksonville has won 5 of its last 6 games, and Jacksonville St. won its last 4 games. I am taking FGCU to upset Liberty in the semifinals, and then they will fall to Jax St. in the title game. We will see. Enjoy!