Sun Belt Tournament Predictions 2012

Saturday, March 3 - First Round
#6 South Alabama vs. #11 Troy - 6:00 p.m.
#8 Florida Atlantic vs. #9 Arkansas State - 6:15 p.m.
#7 WKU vs. #10 FIU - 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 4 - Quarterfinals
#8 Florida Atlantic vs. #1 Middle Tennessee - 6:00 p.m. SBC Network
#4 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. #5 North Texas - 6:15 p.m.
#7 Western Kentucky vs. #2 UALR - 8:30 p.m.  SBC Network
#6 South Alabama vs. #3 Denver - 8:45 p.m.

Monday, March 5 - Semifinals
#5 North Texas vs. #1 Middle Tennessee- 6:00 p.m.  SBC Network
#2 UALR vs. #3 Denver - 8:30 p.m.  SBC Network
  
Tuesday, March 6 - Championship
#1 Middle Tennessee vs. #3 Denver - 6:00 p.m.  ESPN2

Winner: Middle Tennessee-I liked the blue Radiers to win it all preseason and I like them to take care of business in the Sun Belt Tournament. MTSU is led by big man Laron Dendy. Add in fellow big man JT Sulton and you have a great 1-2 punch down low. 

Sleeper: North Texas-The Mean Green went 3-3 vs the top 2 teams in each division. Tony Mitchell started play half way through the season and is now averaging a double-double. Freshman point guard Chris Jones will have to cut down on his turnovers for UNT to make a run at the title. 

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