List of Sun Belt Conference football standings

The Sun Belt Conference first sponsored football in 2001. This is a list of its annual standings since establishment.^[1]

Sun Belt Conference standings

2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Texas +   5 – 1     5 – 7   Middle Tennessee +   5 – 1     8 – 3   New Mexico State   4 – 2     5 – 7   Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 8   Arkansas State   2 – 4     2 – 9   Louisiana–Monroe   2 – 4     2 – 9   Idaho   1 – 5     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions	2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Texas $   6 – 0     8 – 5   New Mexico State   5 – 1     7 – 5   Arkansas State   3 – 3     6 – 7   Middle Tennessee   2 – 4     4 – 8   Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 9   Louisiana–Monroe   2 – 4     3 – 9   Idaho   1 – 5     2 – 10   $ – Conference champion	2003 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Texas $   7 – 0     9 – 4   Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 2     4 – 8   Arkansas State   3 – 3     5 – 7   Middle Tennessee   3 – 3     4 – 8   Utah State   3 – 3     3 – 9   Idaho   3 – 4     3 – 9   New Mexico State   2 – 5     3 – 9   Louisiana–Monroe   1 – 5     1 – 11   $ – Conference champion
2004 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   North Texas $   7 – 0     7 – 5   Troy State   4 – 2     7 – 5   New Mexico State   3 – 2     5 – 6   Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     5 – 6   Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 3     5 – 6   Arkansas State   3 – 4     3 – 8   Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 5     4 – 7   Utah State   2 – 5     3 – 8   Idaho   2 – 5     3 – 9   $ – Conference champion	2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Arkansas State +   5 – 2     6 – 6   Louisiana–Lafayette +   5 – 2     6 – 5   Louisiana–Monroe +   5 – 2     5 – 6   Middle Tennessee   3 – 4     4 – 7   Troy   3 – 4     4 – 7   Florida Atlantic   2 – 5     2 – 9   North Texas   2 – 5     2 – 9   FIU†   0 – 4     0 – 6   + – Conference co-champions † – The NCAA vacated all 5 of FIU's (3–4, 5–6) wins	2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Troy +   6 – 1     8 – 5   Middle Tennessee +   6 – 1     7 – 6   Arkansas State   4 – 3     6 – 6   Florida Atlantic   4 – 3     5 – 7   Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 4     6 – 6   Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 4     4 – 8   North Texas   2 – 5     3 – 9   FIU   0 – 7     0 – 12   + – Conference co-champions
2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Florida Atlantic +   6 – 1     8 – 5   Troy +   6 – 1     8 – 4   Middle Tennessee   4 – 3     5 – 7   Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 3     6 – 6   Arkansas State   3 – 4     5 – 7   Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 4     3 – 9   FIU   1 – 6     1 – 11   North Texas   1 – 6     2 – 10   + – Conference co-champions	2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Troy $   6 – 1     8 – 5   Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 2     6 – 6   Florida Atlantic   4 – 3     7 – 6   Arkansas State   4 – 3     6 – 6   FIU   3 – 4     5 – 7   Middle Tennessee   3 – 4     5 – 7   Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 4     4 – 8   North Texas   0 – 7     1 – 11   $ – Conference champion	2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Troy $   8 – 0     9 – 4   Middle Tennessee   7 – 1     10 – 3   Louisiana–Monroe   5 – 3     6 – 6   Florida Atlantic   5 – 3     5 – 7   Louisiana–Lafayette   4 – 4     6 – 6   Arkansas State   3 – 5     4 – 8   FIU   3 – 5     3 – 9   North Texas   1 – 7     2 – 10   Western Kentucky   0 – 8     0 – 12   $ – Conference champion
2010 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Troy +   6 – 2     8 – 5   FIU +   6 – 2     7 – 6   Middle Tennessee   5 – 3     6 – 7   Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     5 – 7   Arkansas State   4 – 4     4 – 8   Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8   Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 5     3 – 9   North Texas   3 – 5     3 – 9   Western Kentucky   2 – 6     2 – 10   + – Conference co-champions	2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Arkansas State $   8 – 0     10 – 3   Western Kentucky   7 – 1     7 – 5   FIU   5 – 3     8 – 5   North Texas   4 – 4     5 – 7   Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8   Troy   2 – 6     3 – 9   Louisiana–Lafayette *   1 – 2     1 – 4   Middle Tennessee   1 – 7     2 – 10   Florida Atlantic   0 – 8     1 – 11   $ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations.	2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Arkansas State $   7 – 1     10 – 3   Louisiana–Monroe   6 – 2     8 – 5   Middle Tennessee   6 – 2     8 – 4   Louisiana–Lafayette *   4 – 2     5 – 4   Western Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6   Troy   3 – 5     5 – 7   North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8   Florida Atlantic   2 – 6     3 – 9   FIU   2 – 6     3 – 9   South Alabama **   1 – 7     2 – 11   $ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations. ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.
2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Arkansas State $   5 – 2     8 – 5   Western Kentucky   4 – 3     8 – 4   South Alabama   4 – 3     6 – 6   Troy   4 – 3     6 – 6   Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 3     6 – 6   Texas State   2 – 5     6 – 6   Louisiana–Lafayette *   0 – 2     1 – 4   Georgia State **   0 – 7     0 – 12   $ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules	2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Georgia Southern * $   8 – 0     9 – 3   Louisiana–Lafayette ***   5 – 1     7 – 4   Appalachian State *   6 – 2     7 – 5   Texas State   5 – 3     7 – 5   Arkansas State   5 – 3     7 – 6   South Alabama   5 – 3     6 – 7   Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8   Troy   3 – 5     3 – 9   New Mexico State   1 – 7     2 – 10   Idaho **   1 – 7     1 – 10   Georgia State   0 – 8     1 – 11   $ – Conference champion * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations	2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Arkansas State $   8 – 0     9 – 4   Appalachian State   7 – 1     11 – 2   Georgia Southern   6 – 2     9 – 4   Georgia State   5 – 3     6 – 7   South Alabama   3 – 5     5 – 7   Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 8   Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 5     4 – 8   Troy   3 – 5     4 – 8   New Mexico State   3 – 5     3 – 9   Texas State   2 – 6     3 – 9   Louisiana–Monroe   1 – 7     2 – 11   $ – Conference champion
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Appalachian State +   7 – 1     10 – 3   Arkansas State +   7 – 1     8 – 5   Troy   6 – 2     10 – 3   Idaho   6 – 2     9 – 4   Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 3     6 – 7   Georgia Southern   4 – 4     5 – 7   Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8   South Alabama   2 – 6     6 – 7   Georgia State   2 – 6     3 – 9   New Mexico State   2 – 6     3 – 9   Texas State   0 – 8     2 – 10   + – Conference co-champions	2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Troy +   7 – 1     11 – 2   Appalachian State +   7 – 1     9 – 4   Arkansas State   6 – 2     7 – 5   Georgia State   5 – 3     7 – 5   New Mexico State   4 – 4     7 – 6   Louisiana   4 – 4     5 – 7   Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     4 – 8   Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 8   South Alabama   3 – 5     4 – 8   Coastal Carolina *   2 – 6     3 – 9   Georgia Southern   2 – 6     2 – 10   Texas State   1 – 7     2 – 10   + – Conference co-champions * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules	2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Appalachian State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 2   Troy x   7 – 1     10 – 3   Georgia Southern   6 – 2     10 – 3   Coastal Carolina   2 – 6     5 – 7   Georgia State   1 – 7     2 – 10   West Division Louisiana xy   5 – 3     7 – 7   Arkansas State x   5 – 3     8 – 5   Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     6 – 6   South Alabama   2 – 6     3 – 9   Texas State   1 – 7     3 – 9   Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 19 Appalachian State x$   7 – 1     13 – 1   Georgia Southern   5 – 3     7 – 6   Georgia State   4 – 4     7 – 6   Troy   3 – 5     5 – 7   Coastal Carolina   2 – 6     5 – 7   West Division Louisiana x   7 – 1     11 – 3   Arkansas State   5 – 3     8 – 5   Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     5 – 7   Texas State   2 – 6     3 – 9   South Alabama   1 – 7     2 – 10   Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+   8 – 0     11 – 1   Appalachian State   6 – 2     9 – 3   Georgia Southern   4 – 4     8 – 5   Georgia State   4 – 4     6 – 4   Troy   3 – 4     5 – 6   West Division No. 15 Louisiana xy+   7 – 1     10 – 1   South Alabama   3 – 5     4 – 7   Arkansas State   2 – 6     4 – 7   Texas State   2 – 6     2 – 10   Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 7     0 – 10   Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled) + – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll	2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Appalachian State xy   7 – 1     10 – 4   Georgia State   6 – 2     8 – 5   Coastal Carolina   6 – 2     11 – 2   Troy   3 – 5     5 – 7   Georgia Southern   2 – 6     3 – 9   West Division No. 16 Louisiana xy$   8 – 0     13 – 1   Texas State   3 – 5     4 – 8   Louisiana–Monroe   2 – 6     4 – 8   South Alabama   2 – 6     5 – 7   Arkansas State   1 – 7     2 – 10   Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division Coastal Carolina xy   6 – 2     9 – 4   James Madison* x   6 – 2     8 – 3   Marshall   5 – 3     9 – 4   Georgia Southern   3 – 5     6 – 7   Appalachian State   3 – 5     6 – 6   Georgia State   3 – 5     4 – 8   Old Dominion   2 – 6     3 – 9   West Division No. 19 Troy xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2   South Alabama x   7 – 1     10 – 3   Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6   Louisiana   4 – 4     6 – 7   Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8   Texas State   2 – 6     4 – 8   Arkansas State   1 – 7     3 – 9   Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll	2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division James Madison* x   7 – 1     11 – 2   Appalachian State y   6 – 2     9 – 5   Coastal Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5   Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7   Georgia State   3 – 5     7 – 6   Marshall   3 – 5     6 – 7   Georgia Southern   3 – 5     6 – 7   West Division Troy xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3   Texas State   4 – 4     8 – 5   Arkansas State   4 – 4     6 – 7   South Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 6   Louisiana   3 – 5     6 – 7   Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9   Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 8     2 – 10   Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules