No. 4 vs. No. 6
There have been two prior matchups of No. 4 vs. No. 6 seeds, or lower, in the men’s tournament final: 2013 (#6 WKU 65, #4 FIU 63) and 2012 (#7 WKU 74, #5 UNT 70)
Top Seeds Toppled
This tournament is the first since 2013 that neither of the top two seeds has advanced to the final.
State Lines Drawn
This is the first ever matchup between Sun Belt schools from the state of Alabama and Texas in the Sun Belt men’s basketball championship game
Newbies
The last men’s basketball program to win the Sun Belt tournament title that was in its fourth season of full membership or less was Louisiana in 1992 (first season).