Sun Belt Conference
| Status
|
| Active
|
| Years Active
|
| 1976-present
|
| Prior Name(s)/Conference(s)
|
| n/a
|
| Successor Conference(s)
|
| n/a
|
The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The 12 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed primarily across the southern United States.
Members
Full members
| School
|
Location
|
Joined
|
| Appalachian State Mountaineers
|
Boone, North Carolina
|
2014
|
| Arkansas State Red Wolves
|
Jonesboro, Arkansas
|
1991
|
| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
|
Conway, South Carolina
|
2016
|
| Georgia Southern Eagles
|
Statesboro, Georgia
|
2004
|
| Georgia State Panthers
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
1976, 2013
|
| James Madison Dukes
|
Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
2022
|
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
|
Lafayette, Louisiana
|
1991
|
| Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
|
Monroe, Louisiana
|
2006
|
| Marshall Thundering Herd
|
Huntington, West Virginia
|
2022
|
| Old Dominion Monarchs
|
Norfolk, Virginia
|
1982, 2022
|
| South Alabama Jaguars
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
1976
|
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles
|
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
|
2022
|
| Texas State Bobcats
|
San Marcos, Texas
|
2013
|
| Troy Trojans
|
Troy, Alabama
|
2005
|
Affiliate members
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Men's basketball
Programs by season
1980s
Media guides and yearbooks by season
