Seeing as how the Sun Belt will only have 8 football schools this fall they have chosen to re-invite The University of Idunno and New Mexico State BACK into the Sun Belt Conference. But my lord what an awful conference this is going to be in 2014. And Conference USA is going to be almost as bad. Here's a breakdown of who is leaving the Sun Belt and who will be joining the Sun Belt in 2013 and 2014
CURRENT SUN BELT SCHOOL
1. Arkansas State
2. Louisiana-Lafayette
3. Louisiana-Monroe
4. Western Kentucky
5. Troy
6. South Alabama
University of Arkansas-Little Rock (non-football school)
--------SCHOOLS LEAVING IN 2013
Florida Atlantic University - Joining C-USA
Florida International University - Joining C-USA
Middle Tennessee State - Joining C-USA
North Texas - Joining C-USA
--------SCHOOLS JOINING IN 2013 (8 football schools for 2013)
7. Georgia State
8. Texas State
University of Texas-Arlington (non-football school)
--------SCHOOLS JOINING IN 2014 (12 football schools for 2014)
9. University of Idaho - Div IA Independent this fall (joins Sun Belt as football only school in 2014)
10. New Mexico State - Div IA Independent this fall (joins Sun Belt as football only school in 2014)
11. Appalachian State - moving up from D-1AA (ineligible for post season until 2015)
12. Georgia Southern - moving up from D-1AA (ineligible for post season until 2015
This post was edited on 3/26 10:53 AM by BroncoSaurus
CURRENT SUN BELT SCHOOL
1. Arkansas State
2. Louisiana-Lafayette
3. Louisiana-Monroe
4. Western Kentucky
5. Troy
6. South Alabama
University of Arkansas-Little Rock (non-football school)
--------SCHOOLS LEAVING IN 2013
Florida Atlantic University - Joining C-USA
Florida International University - Joining C-USA
Middle Tennessee State - Joining C-USA
North Texas - Joining C-USA
--------SCHOOLS JOINING IN 2013 (8 football schools for 2013)
7. Georgia State
8. Texas State
University of Texas-Arlington (non-football school)
--------SCHOOLS JOINING IN 2014 (12 football schools for 2014)
9. University of Idaho - Div IA Independent this fall (joins Sun Belt as football only school in 2014)
10. New Mexico State - Div IA Independent this fall (joins Sun Belt as football only school in 2014)
11. Appalachian State - moving up from D-1AA (ineligible for post season until 2015)
12. Georgia Southern - moving up from D-1AA (ineligible for post season until 2015
This post was edited on 3/26 10:53 AM by BroncoSaurus