274/.351/.419 in 49 games with four home runs and 14 stolen bases-a strong debut-but only improved on it as a sophomore. Player of the Year: Carson Roccaforte, 1B, Louisiana: With a smooth lefthanded swing, Roccaforte has only gotten better offensively in his two years with the Rajun’ Cajuns. While Southern Miss slots in as the favorite, the likes of Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina and Louisiana are not to be undervalued. The Sun Belt now numbers 14 teams, five coming off of NCAA berths, and figures to be especially competitive with nine teams that cleared the 30-win mark last season. At the same time, Arkansas-Little Rock left for the Ohio Valley Conference and Texas-Arlington moved to the Western Athletic Conference. 11 national seed and fell to eventual national champion Mississippi in the super regionals, while Marshall and Old Dominion also join from Conference USA and James Madison moves over from the Colonial Athletic Association. The biggest addition is undoubtedly Southern Miss, which last year was the No. That set the stage for four additions-and two departures-to a conference that finished No. While all four bowed out in regionals, each registered at least one win while Texas State and Coastal Carolina pushed top-eight seeds Stanford and East Carolina to the brink in regional finals. 16 national seed Georgia Southern alongside Texas State, Coastal Carolina and Louisiana-Lafayette. It sent four teams to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013, including No. J.Tanner Hall (Tracy Proffitt/Four Seam Images)įor a conference that underwent quite a bit of change in the offseason, 2022 was a terrific season for the Sun Belt. On December 7, Texas State announced Incarnate Word's head coach G. Spavital had posted a record of 13–35 over four years at the school. On November 27, Texas State announced that they had fired head coach Jake Spavital.Louisiana promoted their co-offensive coordinator Michael Desormeaux to replace Napier. On November 28, 2021, Louisiana head coach Billy Napier announced that he was leaving the team to take the head coach position at Florida in the Southeastern Conference.Troy hired Kentucky co-defensive coordinator Jon Sumrall as his replacement. On November 21, 2021, Troy fired head coach Chip Lindsey after 4 seasons with the team.Former USC head coach Clay Helton was announced as his permanent replacement, with Helton taking over duties at the conclusion of the 2021 season. On September 26, 2021, Georgia Southern fired head coach Chad Lunsford after 5 seasons with the team.Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award The following list contains Sun Belt players who were included on preseason watch lists for national awards. Defensive Player of the Year: Josaiah Stewart, (Sophomore, Coastal Carolina defensive lineman).Offensive Player of the Year: Grayson McCall (Redshirt Junior, Coastal Carolina quarterback).Appalachian State was named the favorite to win the East Division, while Louisiana was named the favorite to win the West Division.
The Sun Belt released its preseason poll on July 25. Due to JMU meeting FBS scheduling requirements for the 2022 season, specifically five home games against FBS opponents, it was able to skip one year of the normal two-year transition process, making it eligible for both the SBC title and bowl games beginning with the 2023 season. įor the 2022 season, James Madison is ineligible for both the conference championship and for bowl games due to its transition from the FCS level to FBS level.
However, all four teams elected to join for the 2022 season, with the move officially announced with the release of the conference's 2022 schedule. The initial intent was for the schools to begin playing in the conference starting no later that July 1, 2023.
#Sunbelt conference standing full#
Prior to the 2022 season, the SBC added four new schools as full members: Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, previously from Conference USA, and James Madison, previously from the Colonial Athletic Association at the Division I FCS level. Ĭoastal Carolina and Georgia State also reached bowl games, with both winning their games. Appalachian State advanced to the Boca Raton Bowl, where they lost to Western Kentucky. Louisiana advanced to the New Orleans Bowl, where they defeated Marshall. In the Conference Championship game, Louisiana took victory by a score of 24–16. The 2021 season saw Appalachian State win the East Division, while Louisiana won the West Division. Main article: 2021 Sun Belt Conference football season
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