As long as Appalachian State and Troy keep losing, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock men's basketball team is in good shape to sneak into the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
But if one of the Sun Belt's two bottom-feeders heats up in the final two weeks of the regular season, UALR (10-17, 5-9 Sun Belt) could be booted out of the 10-team bracket, which begins March 12.
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Troy (11-15, 4-10) and Appalachian State (9-18, 4-10) are tied for last place in the league with one more loss than UALR, which will face four of the conference's six best teams to close the regular season.