Sun Belt

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Sun Belt

Established	1976
Classification	I-A
National Titles
Commissioner	Wright Waters
Members	13
Sports Fielded	19
States	8
Headquarters	New Orleans, LA
Website	SunBelt Sports

1 History
2 All-Sports Members
- 2.1 Associate Members
  - 2.1.1 Basketball
3 Member School Information
4 Fight Songs
5 Fan Forums

History

The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) was formed in 1976. In 1991, the SBC absorbed schools from then-American South Conference to form the new Sun Belt Conference. Schools have come and gone in the past 30 years, but the Sun Belt Conference continues to be a forerunner in Division I athletics The SBC currently sponsors 19 varsity sports. Schools in the Sun Belt have participated in the Men's and Women's Final 4, Baseball College World Series, Softball College World Series, and have produced several individual and team national champions. The Sun Belt Conference has also produced numerous NFL Pro Bowlers, MLB All-Stars, and professional golfers. The Sun Belt Conference also makes sure that student-athletes are students first. Eleven (11) Sun Belt schools currently graduate student-athletes at higher rates than the student body. In 1999, the Sun Belt Conference became the 11th football playing conference in Division I-A.

After the recent round of conference realignment, the current Sun Belt Conference schools are listed below.

All-Sports Members

Arkansas State Red Wolves	Florida Atlantic Owls	Florida International Panthers	Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
Louisiana Monroe Warhawks	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	North Texas Mean Green	South Alabama Jaguars
Troy Trojans	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Associate Members

Basketball

Arkansas-Little Rock
Trojans

Denver
Pioneers

New Orleans
Privateers

Member School Information

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Little Rock, Arkansas	1927	Public	12,000
Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, Arkansas	1909	Public	10,673
University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	1864	Private/Non-sectarian	9,846
Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	1961	Public	26,000
Florida International University	Miami, Florida	1965	Public	37,000
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette, Louisiana	1900	Public	17,075
University of Louisiana at Monroe	Monroe, Louisiana	1931	Public	10,100
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	1911	Public	23,200
University of New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana	1958	Public	17,350
University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	1890	Public	32,181
University of South Alabama	Mobile, Alabama	1963	Public	13,500
Troy University	Troy, Alabama	1887	Public	6,300
Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, Kentucky	1906	Public	18,600