Appalachian State improves 5-4 and 3-2 in the Sun Belt Conference.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/11/04/marshall-soundly-defeated-at-appalachian-state-falls-under-500-mark-with-31-9-loss/

Forcing Georgia State (6-5, 3-5 Sun Belt) to turn the ball over on downs on its ensuing possession, it took LSU only one play to make it 28-14, when Daniels hit Brian Thomas Jr. for a 70-yard touchdown.

Source: https://www.americanpress.com/2023/11/19/jayden-daniels-piles-up-over-500-total-yards-powers-no-15-lsu-past-georgia-state-56-14/

For the game, the visitors (7-8, 1-3 Sun Belt) shot 37 percent from the field (33 percent).

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/01/07/handlogten-stands-tall-in-herds-81-66-victory-against-coastal-carolina/

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Kentucky men’s soccer (4-6-4, 1-3-3 Sun Belt) upset No. 1 Marshall (12-2, 5-2 Sun Belt) 2-0 in a Sunday evening contest at Hoops Family Field.

Source: https://www.nationofblue.com/kentucky-mens-soccer-shocks-no-1-marshall/

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Kentucky men’s soccer (4-6-4, 1-3-3 Sun Belt) upset No. 1 Marshall (12-2, 5-2 Sun Belt) 2-0 in a Sunday evening contest at Hoops Family Field.

Source: https://www.nationofblue.com/kentucky-mens-soccer-shocks-no-1-marshall/

Kemper and Beeman both mentioned the importance of winning the next contest to prove to the newly joined Sun Belt Conference that Marshall can compete.

Source: https://marshallparthenon.com/31089/sports/marshall-womens-basketball-looks-to-improve-on-five-game-win-streak/

Marshall (15-4, 4-2 Sun Belt) completed this homestand 3-0.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/01/15/marshall-moves-past-old-dominion-73-65/

Marshall gets its first Sun Belt Conference road test Thursday evening when it takes on the Georgia Southern Eagles.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/01/04/marshall-looks-to-rediscover-winning-ways-in-first-sun-belt-road-game-against-georgia-southern/

Marshall is 1-0 against James Madison since the two joined the Sun Belt a year ago.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/10/15/georgia-state-pulls-away-from-marshall-41-24/

So it is possible for there to be an available Sun Belt team.

Source: https://710keel.com/ixp/184/p/big-changes-to-2023-independence-bowl-projections/

Taevion Kinsey’s dunk with 3:32 left in the game broke a 79-79 tie and propelled Marshall past James Madison, 92-83, in Sun Belt Conference play Wednesday night in front of 4,688 fans at the Atlantic Bank Union Center.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/02/22/marshall-rises-to-the-occasion-late-in-92-83-win-at-james-madison/

The Eagles went 21-10, finishing third in the Sun Belt with a 13-5 conference record.

Source: https://www.americanpress.com/2023/03/18/prep-notebook-acord-returns-to-st-louis/

The Herd (16-13, 9-9) will face No. 9 Coastal Carolina at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in its first Sun Belt Tournament game.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/02/27/marshall-men-get-double-bye-in-sun-belt-tournament-will-play-in-quarterfinal-round-friday-night/

The only Sun Belt school that draws more fans than Louisiana is Southern Miss, and it's only by about 500 fans per game.

Source: https://kpel965.com/ragin-cajuns-baseball-ranks-top-15-in-ncaa-in-home-game-attendance/

The SEC leads the country with 10 teams in the 2023 tournament, followed by the ACC with eight, Big 12 with six, Pac 12 with five and the Sun Belt with four.

Source: https://fansided.com/2023/06/01/2023-college-baseball-tournament-bracket/

We had like 25 million homes, and most of them were in the Sun Belt, Rust Belt and Midwest.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-12-31/rose-bowl-michigan-alabama-fox-espn-college-football-2024