The ASUN has had a different look this season with three-time conference player of the year Darius McGhee (and the school he played for, Liberty) moving on and defending champion Kennesaw State suffering through a down year.
One of Eastern Kentucky, Stetson, Lipscomb and Austin Peay will be favored to emerge and take the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, but the top teams have beaten up on one another during the regular season. Look no further than EKU; the Colonels enter the tournament as the top seed but dropped their last two regular-season games, to Austin Peay and Lipscomb.
That should make for a wide-open conference tournament, with no team emerging as a clear favorite to take the title.
Adding to the intrigue, all games will be played at the higher-seeded school's arena, so home-court advantage could come into play in a way it doesn't at neutral-site tournaments.
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The Sporting News has everything you know to watch the drama unfold before the ASUN crowns its champion and NCAA automatic bid winner on March 10:
ASUN tournament bracket 2024
The full seeding, bracket and team records for the 2024 ASUN Tournament are below, with only the top 10 of the league's 12 teams making the tournament field (Central Arkansas and Bellarmine missed the cut).
Seed | Team | Record (ASUN) |
No. 1 | Eastern Kentucky | 17-13 (12-4) |
No. 2 | Stetson | 19-12 (11-5) |
No. 3 | Lipscomb | 20-11 (11-5) |
No. 4 | Austin Peay | 17-14 (10-6) |
No. 5 | North Florida | 16-15 (9-7) |
No. 6 | North Alabama | 14-16 (8-8) |
No. 7 | Florida Gulf Coast | 14-17 (8-8) |
No. 8 | Queens | 13-18 (7-9) |
No. 9 | Kennesaw State | 15-15 (6-10) |
No. 10 | Jacksonville | 14-16 (5-11) |
ASUN basketball tournament schedule 2024
The ASUN basketball tournament will be played at campus sites beginning Monday, March 4, with the final set to be played on Sunday, March 10. The bracket will be re-seeded after the quarterfinals if necessary, with the top remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed in the semis.
Round 1: Monday, March 4
Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
No. 10 Jacksonville 92, No. 9 Kennesaw State 86 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
No. 8 Queens 69, No. 7 Florida Gulf Coast 65 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
Quarterfinals: Tuesday, March 5
Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
No. 10 Jacksonville 67, No. 1 Eastern Kentucky 65 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
No. 2 Stetson 83, No. 8 Queens 71 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
No. 6 North Alabama 77, No. 3 Lipscomb 75 | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ |
No. 4 Austin Peay 101, No. 5 North Florida 98 | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ |
Semifinals: Thursday, March 7
Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
No. 2 Stetson 88, No. 10 Jacksonville 87 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
No. 4 Austin Peay 77, No. 6 North Alabama 71 | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ |
ASUN Championship Game: Sunday, March 10
Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
No. 2 Stetson 94, No. 4 Austin Peay 91 | 2 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
How to watch the ASUN basketball tournament live
The 2024 ASUN basketball tournament will air on ESPN+ and ESPN2. Fans can also stream the ESPN2 broadcast via Sling.