| Sun Belt Conference | |
| Established: 1976 | |
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| NCAA | Division I FBS |
|---|---|
| Members | 13 |
| Sports fielded | 19 (men's: 9; women's: 10) |
| Region | Southern United States |
| Headquarters | New Orleans, LA |
| Commissioner | Wright Waters (since 1999) |
| Website | http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ |
| Locations | |
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The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1976 in athletics (track and field Marathon May Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the higher of two levels of Division I football competition (formerly known as Division I-A). College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Sun Belt has member institutions distributed primarily across the southern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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History
After the 1990-91 basketball season, all members of the Sun Belt except Western Kentucky, South Alabama, Jacksonville, and incoming member Arkansas-Little Rock departed for other conferences. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1990 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA The University of South Alabama ( USA) is a public, doctoral-level University in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Jacksonville University (JU is a private University located in Jacksonville, Florida, on the shore of the St University of Arkansas at Little Rock is the third largest University, The Sun Belt then merged with the American South Conference, made up of Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Texas-Pan American, New Orleans, Lamar, and Central Florida. Arkansas State University (also known as ASU ASTATE or "stAte") is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston Louisiana is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 10950 students in the 08-09 year History Timeline 1898 - State approved the creation of an "industrial institute and academy The University of Texas – Pan American, also known as UTPA or UT-Pan Am, is part of The University of Texas System. The University of New Orleans, often locally called UNO, is a medium sized public urban University located in New Orleans Louisiana, United States Lamar University is a four-year university located in Beaumont Texas, and a member of The Texas State University System.
The conference did not sponsor football until 2001, when the league added New Mexico State, North Texas and Middle Tennessee as full members and added Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) and Idaho as "football only" members. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China New Mexico State University, or NMSU is a Land-grant university that has its main campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Middle Tennessee State University (founded September 11, 1911, and commonly abbreviated as MTSU) is an American University located The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public University located in Monroe, Louisiana, USA with an approximate enrollment of 8767 The University of Idaho is Idaho 's oldest public university located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County. Utah State was added as a "football only" member in 2003, then departed in 2005 with Idaho and New Mexico State for the WAC. Utah State University ( USU) is a public Land-grant university whose main campus is located in Logan Utah. Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champions Paul Hamm, USA, Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track The University of Idaho is Idaho 's oldest public university located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County. New Mexico State University, or NMSU is a Land-grant university that has its main campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced "wack" was formed on July 27 1962 making it the sixth oldest of the 11 College
Future
ULM joined the league as a member in all sports on July 1, 2006. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Western Kentucky will join the Sun Belt Conference for football in 2009 after its Board of Regents voted to upgrade the school's football program to Division I FBS. Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA [1]
Organization
It has one bowl tie-in, the New Orleans Bowl, which currently pits the Sun Belt champion against an agreed-upon school from Conference USA. The New Orleans Bowl is a post-season College football Bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually at the Louisiana Superdome Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States.
The conference office has been headquartered in downtown New Orleans since 2000, after moving from suburban Metairie, Louisiana where it had been based since 1991. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Metairie (local pronunciations /ˈmɛtəɹi/ /ˈmɛtɹi/ is a Census-designated place (CDP in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States Prior to moving to the “Big Easy” the league was based in Tampa, Florida from 1977-1991. The original conference office was located in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1976-77.
Commissioners
- Vic Bubas (1976-1990)
- Jim Lessig (1990-1991)
- Craig Thompson (1991-1998)
- Wright Waters (1999-present)
Current members
Conference facilities
| School | Football stadium | Capacity | Basketball arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Little-Rock | Non-football school | N/A | Jack Stephens Center | 5,600 |
| Arkansas State | Indian Stadium | 33,410 | Convocation Center | 10,563 |
| Denver | Non-football school | N/A | Magness Arena | 7,200 |
| Florida Atlantic | Lockhart Stadium* | 20,450 | FAU Arena | 5,000 |
| Florida International | FIU Stadium** | 23,500 | Pharmed Arena | 6,000 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajun Field | 31,000 | Cajundome | 11,550 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Malone Stadium | 30,427 | Fant-Ewing Coliseum | 7,085 |
| Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium | 31,000 | Murphy Center | 11,520 |
| New Orleans | Non-football school | N/A | UNO Lakefront Arena | 10,000 |
| North Texas | Fouts Field | 30,500 | UNT Coliseum | 10,040 |
| South Alabama | Ladd-Peebles Stadium*** | 40,646 | Mitchell Center | 10,000 |
| Troy | Movie Gallery Stadium | 30,000 | Trojan Arena | 4,000 |
| Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries - L. T. Smith Stadium**** | 17,500 | E. A. Diddle Arena | 8,300 |
Notes:
- Arkansas-Little Rock normally plays its home games on campus, but occasionally plays at Alltel Arena. Vic Bubas (born 1926 in Gary Indiana) is a legendary former Basketball coach of Duke University. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is the third largest University, The UALR Trojans is the name by which the athletic teams of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are known Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Arkansas State University (also known as ASU ASTATE or "stAte") is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System The Arkansas State University Red Wolves (known as the Indians until Fall 2008 is the name given to Arkansas State University 's athletic teams Jonesboro is a city in and one of the two County seats of Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The University of Denver ( DU) founded in 1864 is the oldest private University in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. The Denver Pioneers are the sports teams of the University of Denver. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The Florida Atlantic Owls are the athletics teams of Florida Atlantic University. Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn" is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925 Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public Research University located The FIU Golden Panthers is the name of the athletic teams of Florida International University, a public university located in Miami Florida. History Timeline 1898 - State approved the creation of an "industrial institute and academy Lafayette is a City in and the Parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public University located in Monroe, Louisiana, USA with an approximate enrollment of 8767 Monroe is a city in and the Parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. Middle Tennessee State University (founded September 11, 1911, and commonly abbreviated as MTSU) is an American University located Murfreesboro is a city in and the County seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The University of New Orleans, often locally called UNO, is a medium sized public urban University located in New Orleans Louisiana, United States The New Orleans Privateers represent the University of New Orleans in NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana North Texas Mean Green is the team name used for both men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of North Texas in Denton Texas Denton is the County seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. The University of South Alabama ( USA) is a public, doctoral-level University in Mobile, Alabama, USA. The South Alabama Jaguars represent the University of South Alabama in NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics Troy University is a public University located in Troy, Alabama and founded in 1887, as "Troy Normal School" For the defunct professional baseball team see Troy Trojans (MLB team. Troy is a City in Pike County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 13935 Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers is the name for all of the men's intercollegiate athletic teams that play for Western Kentucky University. Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous City in the US state of Kentucky after Louisville, Lexington and Owensboro Jack Stephens Center is a 5600-seat multi-purpose Arena in Little Rock Arkansas and was built in 2005. Indian Stadium is located on the campus of Arkansas State University and is home to their College football team the Indians Convocation Center is a 10925-seat multi-purpose Arena in Jonesboro Arkansas. Magness Arena is a 7200-seat multi-purpose collegiate sports Arena in Denver Colorado. Lockhart Stadium, located in Fort Lauderdale Florida, is a stadium that serves as the home of the Florida Atlantic University football team FAU Arena, also commonly known as The Burrow, is a 5000-seat multi-purpose Arena located on the Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University FIU Stadium (or "The Cage") is the Stadium for the Florida International University Golden Panthers football team and is located FIU Arena (formerly known as Pharmed Arena is a 6000-seat multi-purpose Arena at Florida International University in Miami Florida. Cajun Field is a Stadium located in the city of Lafayette Louisiana. The Cajundome is a 12068 seat multi-purpose Arena in Lafayette Louisiana. Malone Stadium is a Stadium in Monroe Louisiana. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the University of Louisiana Fant-Ewing Coliseum is a 7085-seat multi-purpose Arena in Monroe Louisiana and was built in 1971. Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium is a Stadium in Murfreesboro Tennessee, United States. Charles M Murphy Athletic Center ( Murphy Center for short is the name of the main Athletic department building at Middle Tennessee State University Senator Nat G Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena (Lakefront Arena is a 10000-seat multi-purpose arena in New Orleans Louisiana. Fouts Field is a Stadium in Denton, Texas, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field The UNT Coliseum, informally known as the Super Pit, is a 10040-seat multi-purpose Arena in Denton Texas. Ladd Peebles Stadium (formerly Ernest F Ladd Memorial Stadium) is a Stadium in Mobile Alabama. Mitchell Center is a 10041-seat multi-purpose Arena on the campus of the University of South Alabama in Mobile Alabama. Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium is a Stadium in Troy Alabama. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Troy University Trojan Arena is a 4000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Troy Alabama. Houchens Industries - LT Smith Stadium at Jimmy Feix Field is a 22000 -seat multi-purpose Stadium in Bowling Green Kentucky. EA Diddle Arena is a 7500-seat multi-purpose Arena in Bowling Green Kentucky. Alltel Arena is an 18000-seat multi-purpose Arena in North Little Rock Arkansas, directly across the Arkansas River from downtown Little Rock
- New Orleans' normal home, Lakefront Arena, is unavailable due to damage from Hurricane Katrina. Senator Nat G Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena (Lakefront Arena is a 10000-seat multi-purpose arena in New Orleans Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States
- *At least one home game a year is played at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens (home of the NFL Miami Dolphins and NCAA Miami Hurricanes). Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium) is a football This article is about the city in Miami-Dade County Florida. For the census-designated place in Broward County Florida, please see Miami Gardens Broward FAU is constructing an on campus 30,000 seat stadium to open for their 2010 season.
- **Florida International University's FIU Stadium is currently undergoing expansions for an increased seating capacity to 45,000. FIU Stadium (or "The Cage") is the Stadium for the Florida International University Golden Panthers football team and is located The expansion is to be done in two separate phases, phase one to be finished for the Fall 2008 season and phase two by Fall 2010. The school also used the Miami Orange Bowl as its home stadium for the 2007 season. The Miami Orange Bowl was a Stadium in the City of Miami, west of Downtown in Little Havana.
- ***South Alabama will begin a football team in 2009, with its first year of Sun Belt play in 2013.
- ****Through the 2006 season, Western Kentucky was not a football member of the Sun Belt Conference, as it competed at the Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA) level in the Gateway Football Conference. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Missouri Valley Football Conference (formerly the Gateway Football Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States The football team is moving up to Division I FBS in 2007 and will join the conference in 2009; by that time, Smith Stadium's capacity will be expanded to around 22,000 seats.
Football champions by year
| Season | Champion | Conference Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Middle Tennessee | 5-1 |
| North Texas* | 5-1 | |
| 2002 | North Texas | 6-0 |
| 2003 | North Texas | 7-0 |
| 2004 | North Texas | 7-0 |
| 2005 | Arkansas State** | 5-2 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 5-2 | |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 5-2 | |
| 2006 | Middle Tennessee | 6-1 |
| Troy*** | 6-1 | |
| 2007 | Troy | 6-1 |
| Florida Atlantic**** | 6-1 |
* North Texas won the conference's automatic bowl bid because it won the head-to-head game against Middle Tennessee. The North Texas Mean Green football team represents the University of North Texas in NCAA Division I-FBS (formerly known as I-A College football Also, North Texas had a losing overall record in 2001 and was not technically bowl-eligible, but the NCAA granted the team an exemption because it had won the conference. This is similar to what is granted to a basketball or baseball team which has a losing overall record but wins its conference tournament.
** Arkansas State won the conference's automatic bowl bid through a three-way tiebreaker.
*** Troy won the conference's automatic bowl bid through a tiebreaker by virtue of its head-to-head victory against Middle Tennessee, and Middle Tennessee earned a bid to the Motor City Bowl in Detroit. The Motor City Bowl is a post-season College football Bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually since 1997
**** Florida Atlantic won the conference's automatic bowl bid through a tiebreaker by virtue of its head-to-head victory against Troy.
Basketball champions by year
See also:
- Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
- List of Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Locations
- Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament
Rivalries
Intraconference rivalries
| Rivalry | Sport | Significant Game | Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Atlantic - Florida International | All | Shula Bowl (football) | The Shula Award |
| UALR - Arkansas State | All | ||
| Louisiana-Lafayette - Louisiana-Monroe | All | Battle on the Bayou (football) | |
| Middle Tennessee - Troy | Football | Battle for the Palladium | The Palladium |
| Middle Tennessee - Western Kentucky | Basketball |
Interconference rivalries
| Rivalry | Sport | Significant Game | Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky - Western Kentucky | Football | Battle of the Bluegrass | |
| Florida International - University of Miami | All | ||
| Arkansas State - University of Memphis | All | ||
| North Texas - SMU | Football | Safeway Bowl |
Sports
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Jacksonville University (JU is a private University located in Jacksonville, Florida, on the shore of the St Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA The UAB Blazers are the forest green and old gold-swathed athletic teams at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, generally known as UAB Old Dominion University (ODU is a large public Research university located in historic Norfolk Virginia. Old Dominion University (ODU is a large public Research university located in historic Norfolk Virginia. The Charlotte 49ers is the name for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 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Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet While the conference does not sponsor men's soccer, four schools do have teams, with Denver competing in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Florida Atlantic in the Atlantic Soccer Conference, Florida International in Conference USA, and Western Kentucky in the Missouri Valley Conference. The University of Denver ( DU) founded in 1864 is the oldest private University in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a College athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. Atlantic Soccer Conference (ASC is a college athletic conference which only sponsors men's soccer Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public Research University located Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA Membership Affiliate members Eastern Illinois University (men's soccer not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference)
Former Members
- Georgia State - 1976-1981
- Jacksonville - 1976-1998
- Charlotte - 1976-1991
- South Florida - 1976-1991
- UAB - 1979-1991
- Virginia Commonwealth - 1979-1991
- Old Dominion - 1982-1991
- UCF - 1991-1992
- Lamar - 1991-1998
- Texas-Pan American - 1991-1998
- Louisiana Tech - 1991-2001
- New Mexico State - 2001-2005
- Idaho (football only) - 2001-2005
- Utah State (football only) - 2003-2005
Affiliate Members
Missouri State, Southern Illinois, University of Evansville, Eastern Michigan University, Ball State University, University of Buffalo and Miami University began competing with the Sun Belt in men's swimming and diving, in 2004. Georgia State University ( GSU) is an urban Research University in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Jacksonville University (JU is a private University located in Jacksonville, Florida, on the shore of the St The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (also known as UNC Charlotte or Charlotte) is a public coeducational research intensive university located in The University of South Florida ( USF) known within its system as USF Tampa, is a public research University system located in Tampa, Florida Virginia Commonwealth University, or VCU, is a large public American research University with its main campuses located in downtown Richmond, Old Dominion University (ODU is a large public Research university located in historic Norfolk Virginia. Lamar University is a four-year university located in Beaumont Texas, and a member of The Texas State University System. The University of Texas – Pan American, also known as UTPA or UT-Pan Am, is part of The University of Texas System. Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston Louisiana is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 10950 students in the 08-09 year New Mexico State University, or NMSU is a Land-grant university that has its main campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The University of Idaho is Idaho 's oldest public university located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County. Utah State University ( USU) is a public Land-grant university whose main campus is located in Logan Utah. The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. Southern Illinois University is a state university located in Southern Illinois with two institutions and multiple campuses The University of Evansville ( UE) is a small private University with approximately 3050 students located in Evansville Indiana. Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive co-educational Public university located in Ypsilanti Michigan. Ball State University is a state-run research University located in Muncie, Indiana, U State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB is a Coeducational public research University, which Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 Missouri State, SIU and Evansville also compete in women's swimming and diving.
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- ^ WKU Regents Approve Move To Division 1-A Football. Western Kentucky University (2006-11-02). Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Retrieved on 2006-11-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina.
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