Sun Belt Conference
Current conference membership, school profiles and available AP poll analysis.
Football · 14 FBS Programs
2026 current FBS membership.
| School | Source |
|---|---|
| App State | Sources & References |
| Arkansas State | Sources & References |
| Coastal Carolina | Sources & References |
| Georgia Southern | Sources & References |
| Georgia State | Sources & References |
| James Madison | Sources & References |
| Louisiana | Sources & References |
| Louisiana Tech | Sources & References |
| Marshall | Sources & References |
| Old Dominion | Sources & References |
| South Alabama | Sources & References |
| Southern Miss | Sources & References |
| Troy | Sources & References |
| UL Monroe | Sources & References |
Men’s Basketball · 14 Programs
2026–27 current NCAA Division I membership.
| School | Location | Sources & References |
|---|---|---|
| App State | Boone, NC | |
| Arkansas State | Jonesboro, AR | |
| Coastal Carolina | Conway, SC | |
| Georgia Southern | Statesboro, GA | |
| Georgia State | Atlanta, GA | |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA | |
| Marshall University | Huntington, WV | Sources & References |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA | |
| South Alabama | Mobile, AL | |
| Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS | |
| Troy | Troy, AL | Sources & References |
| UL Monroe | Monroe, LA | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette, LA |
Women’s Basketball · 14 Programs
2026–27 current NCAA Division I membership.
| School | Location | Sources & References |
|---|---|---|
| App State | Boone, NC | |
| Arkansas State | Jonesboro, AR | |
| Coastal Carolina | Conway, SC | |
| Georgia Southern | Statesboro, GA | |
| Georgia State | Atlanta, GA | |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA | |
| Marshall University | Huntington, WV | Sources & References |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA | |
| South Alabama | Mobile, AL | |
| Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS | |
| Troy | Troy, AL | Sources & References |
| UL Monroe | Monroe, LA | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette, LA |
Basketball memberships are current for 2026–27 and are separate for men’s and women’s programs. They do not supply affiliations for historical polls. NCAA tournament eligibility has not been verified here.
Follow Sun Belt teams through the 2026 AP polls. Summary averages cover 6 available polls, from 2026-08-17 through 2026-10-04; the AP rankings below show Week 5, the latest available poll.
0Avg. Teams in the AP Top 25
1Avg. Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25
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2026 Games & Scores
Full Schedule & Results →Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.
Sun Belt AP Rankings
Week 5 · 2026-10-04. All 14 season members, including teams with no votes.
| Team | AP Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | NR | 12 | 6 / 70 | 24.00 | 1.83 |
| App State | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Arkansas State | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Coastal Carolina | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Georgia Southern | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Georgia State | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Louisiana | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Louisiana Tech | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Marshall | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Old Dominion | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| South Alabama | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Southern Miss | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| Troy | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
| UL Monroe | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | — | — |
Weekly Conference Tracking
AP representation across the 2026 polls available in our archive.
Membership is matched to the 2026 football season. Point totals reflect conference size and team rankings; they do not establish voter favoritism.
The Bigger Picture · Football
Sun Belt Conference Through the Seasons
Conference champions and final AP Top 25 finishes, 2001–2025.
Each finish belongs to the conference the team represented that season. Only teams in the final Top 25 are listed; this history does not include individual voter ballots.
Showing 2025 Sun Belt Conference history.
2025 · After postseason
- Top 25 Teams
- 1
- Top 10 Teams
- 0
- Best AP Finish
- #19
Final AP Top 25 Finishers
- #19James MadisonConference Title
College Poll Archive · Final 2025 AP poll and conference membership ↗
Compare All 25 Seasons · 2001–2025
Choose a season above to see its full list of ranked teams. Tied AP ranks and shared conference titles are preserved.
- 20251 Top 25 teamsJames MadisonConference champion
- 20240 Top 25 teamsMarshallConference champion
- 20230 Top 25 teamsTroyConference champion
- 20221 Top 25 teamsTroyConference champion
- 20211 Top 25 teamsLouisianaConference champion
- 20202 Top 25 teamsCoastal Carolina · LouisianaShared conference title
- 20191 Top 25 teamsApp StateConference champion
- 20180 Top 25 teamsApp StateConference champion
- 20170 Top 25 teamsApp State · TroyShared conference title
- 20160 Top 25 teamsApp State · Arkansas StateShared conference title
- 20150 Top 25 teamsArkansas StateConference champion
- 20140 Top 25 teamsGeorgia SouthernConference champion
- 20130 Top 25 teamsArkansas StateConference champion
- 20120 Top 25 teamsArkansas StateConference champion
- 20110 Top 25 teamsArkansas StateConference champion
- 20100 Top 25 teamsFlorida International · TroyShared conference title
- 20090 Top 25 teamsTroyConference champion
- 20080 Top 25 teamsTroyConference champion
- 20070 Top 25 teamsFlorida Atlantic · TroyShared conference title
- 20060 Top 25 teamsMiddle Tennessee · TroyShared conference title
- 20050 Top 25 teamsLouisiana · UL MonroeShared conference title
- 20040 Top 25 teamsNorth TexasConference champion
- 20030 Top 25 teamsNorth TexasConference champion
- 20020 Top 25 teamsNorth TexasConference champion
- 20010 Top 25 teamsNorth Texas · Middle TennesseeShared conference title
Latest Poll Placement Outliers
Week 5 · Largest individual rank differences for Sun Belt teams.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No placement outliers in these ballots. | ||||
Added and Omitted Teams
Week 5 · Inclusion differences for Sun Belt teams.
| Voter | Team | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creg Stephenson | James Madison | #20 | NR | Voter Only |
| Madison Hricik | James Madison | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Brian Fonseca | James Madison | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Javon Edmonds | James Madison | #24 | NR | Voter Only |
| Stephen Means | James Madison | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
| Eric Johnson | James Madison | #25 | NR | Voter Only |
Voter Comparisons
Placement compares only teams ranked by both the voter and the AP. Positive means higher than the AP rank; negative means lower. Additions and omissions are counted separately. Bars share a −1 to +1 scale; values are rank positions.
70 of 70 Voters · 6 Polls · Small Sample. Each week has equal weight in a voter’s season average. The archive may omit weeks; voters can have different comparison sets. How to Read These Scores →
| Voter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creg Stephenson | — | 1.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Jerry Humphrey | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Cameron Cox | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Tom Murphy | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Haley Sawyer | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Jon Wilner | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Kirk Kenney | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Brian Howell | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Joe Arruda | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Jamal St. Cyr | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Adam Lichtenstein | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Matt Murschel | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Mike Griffith | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Zach Klein | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| BJ Rains | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Bob Asmussen | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Louie Vaccher | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Dylan Sinn | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Eric Hansen | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Madison Hricik | — | 0.33 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Chelsie Brown | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Henry Greenstein | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Matthew McGavic | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Lee K. Howard | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Garland Gillen | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Koki Riley | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Dave Preston | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Trevor Hass | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Ian Kress | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Randy Johnson | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Nick Jacobs | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Michael Katz | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Brett McMurphy | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Kevin Carter | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Mike Hill | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Nicole Auerbach | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Ralph Russo | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Chris Murray | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Rece Davis | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Brian Fonseca | — | 0.33 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Sean Reider | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 5 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Javon Edmonds | — | 0.50 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| John Johnson | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Kate Rogerson | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Pat Welter | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| David Briggs | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| David Jablonski | — | 0.50 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Stephen Means | — | 0.17 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Murray Evans | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Brenna Greene | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Scott Hamilton | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Pete Yanity | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| David Paschall | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Bob Ballou | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Julian Mininsohn | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Kirk Bohls | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Lia Assimakopoulos | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Andy Yamashita | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Josh Furlong | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Spencer Ripchik | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Alex Taylor | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Mike Jacques | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Eric Johnson | — | 0.17 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Keara Bruno | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Ryan Zuke | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Greg Luca | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Andy Kendeigh | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Chris Carter | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Ty Hildenbrandt | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 6 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |
| Sarah Hughes | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 2 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes |