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<caption style="font-size: larger; padding: .3em; font-weight:bold;">Sun Belt Conference
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<td style="padding-right:1em;"><b>Voller Name</b>
</td>
<td>Sun Belt Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division One
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<td style="padding-right:1em;"><b>Sportart</b>
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<td>Junioren: 9; Juniorinnen: 10
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<td style="padding-right:1em;"><b>Abkürzung</b>
</td>
<td>Sun Belt oder SBC
</td></tr>
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<td style="padding-right:1em;"><b>Verband</b>
</td>
<td><a href="National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a>
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<td style="padding-right:1em;"><b>Commissioner</b>
</td>
<td>Keith Gill (seit 2019)
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<td style="padding-right:1em;"><b>Ligagründung</b>
</td>
<td>1976
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<td style="padding-right:1em;"><b>Mannschaften</b>
</td>
<td>14
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<td style="padding-right:1em;"><b>Land/Länder</b>
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<td><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">USA</a>
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<td style="padding-right:1em;"><b>Website</b>
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<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sunbeltsports.org/">sunbeltsports.org</a>
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<p>Die <b>Sun Belt Conference</b> (SBC) ist eine aus seit 2022 vierzehn Universitäten bestehende Liga für diverse Sportarten, die in der <a href="NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> spielen. Im <a href="College_Football" title="College Football">College Football</a> spielen die Teams in der <a href="NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision</a> (FBS, ehemals <i>Division I-A</i>).
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geschichte">Geschichte</h2></div>
<p>Die Liga wurde 1976 gegründet. Der Hauptsitz befindet sich in <a href="New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> im Bundesstaat <a href="Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>. Die Sun Belt Conference gehört innerhalb der NCAA Division I zu den weniger bedeutenden Conferences und war indirekt betroffen von den <i>Realignments 2005 und 2013</i>, als insbesondere der Wechsel von Hochschulen aus der alten <a href="Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East Conference</a> in die <a href="Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> diverse andere Wechsel auslösten. So verließen zu diesen Zeitpunkten verschiedene Hochschulen die Sun Belt Conference in Richtung <a href="Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a>. Bereits 1991 war es innerhalb der Sun Belt Conference zu einem größeren Umbruch gekommen, als bis auf drei Hochschulen alle Mitglieder die Conference verließen. Daraufhin war die Sun Belt Conference mit der damaligen <i>American South Conference</i> (A-South) fusioniert.
</p><p>Im College Football nehmen derzeit auch die <i>Vandals</i> der <a href="University_of_Idaho" title="University of Idaho">University of Idaho</a> sowie die <i>Aggies</i> der <a href="New_Mexico_State_University" title="New Mexico State University">New Mexico State University</a> an den Wettbewerben der Sun Belt Conference teil, die ansonsten mit ihren Sportmannschaften anderen NCAA-Conferences angehören. Im <a href="Fu%C3%9Fball" title="Fußball">Fußball</a> der Männer gibt es drei weitere „fremde“ Hochschulmannschaften, die in der Sun Belt Conference spielen.
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<p>Im Jahr 2022 hat die SBC zwei Mitglieder verloren und vier hinzugefügt. Die beiden Universitäten, die keinen Football spielten, gingen. <a href="University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock" title="University of Arkansas at Little Rock">Little Rock</a> reiste zur <a href="Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a> und <a href="University_of_Texas_at_Arlington" title="University of Texas at Arlington">UT Arlington</a> reiste zur <a href="Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a>. Gleichzeitig schlossen sich vier Universitäten mit Football-Teams an: <a href="James_Madison_University" title="James Madison University">James Madison</a>, <a href="Marshall_University" title="Marshall University">Marshall</a>, <a href="Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion</a> und <a href="University_of_Southern_Mississippi" title="University of Southern Mississippi">Southern Miss</a>. James Madison von der <a href="Colonial_Athletic_Association" title="Colonial Athletic Association">Colonial Athletic Association</a> und die anderen von <a href="Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a>. Old Dominion war zuvor von 1982 bis 1991 Mitglied der SBC gewesen.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mitglieder">Mitglieder</h2></div>
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<th>Universität
</th>
<th>Ort
</th>
<th>Teamname
</th>
<th>gegründet
</th>
<th>seit
</th>
<th>von
</th>
<th>Trägerschaft
</th>
<th>Studenten
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<td><a href="Appalachian_State_University" title="Appalachian State University">Appalachian State University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Boone_(North_Carolina)" title="Boone (North Carolina)">Boone</a> (<a href="North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">NC</a>)
</td>
<td>Mountaineers
</td>
<td>1899
</td>
<td>2014
</td>
<td><a href="Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>18.000
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Arkansas_State_University" title="Arkansas State University">Arkansas State University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Jonesboro_(Arkansas)" title="Jonesboro (Arkansas)">Jonesboro</a> (AR)
</td>
<td>Red Wolves
</td>
<td>1909
</td>
<td>1991
</td>
<td>A-South
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>13.415
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Coastal_Carolina_University" title="Coastal Carolina University">Coastal Carolina University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Conway_(South_Carolina)" title="Conway (South Carolina)">Conway</a> (<a href="South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">SC</a>)
</td>
<td>Chanticleers<sup>†</sup>
</td>
<td>1954
</td>
<td>2016
</td>
<td><a href="Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>10.263
</td></tr>
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<td><a href="Georgia_Southern_University" title="Georgia Southern University">Georgia Southern University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Statesboro" title="Statesboro">Statesboro</a> (<a href="Georgia" title="Georgia">GA</a>)
</td>
<td>Eagles
</td>
<td>1906
</td>
<td>2014
</td>
<td>Southern
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>20.584
</td></tr>
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<td><a href="Georgia_State_University" title="Georgia State University">Georgia State University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> (GA)
</td>
<td>Panthers
</td>
<td>1913
</td>
<td>2013<sup>1</sup>
</td>
<td><a href="Colonial_Athletic_Association" title="Colonial Athletic Association">CAA</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>32.087
</td></tr>
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<td><a href="James_Madison_University" title="James Madison University">James Madison University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Harrisonburg_(Virginia)" title="Harrisonburg (Virginia)">Harrisonburg</a> (VA)
</td>
<td>Dukes
</td>
<td>1908
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Colonial_Athletic_Association" title="Colonial Athletic Association">CAA</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>21.496
</td></tr>
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<td><a href="University_of_Louisiana_at_Lafayette" title="University of Louisiana at Lafayette">Louisiana at Lafayette</a> (Louisiana)
</td>
<td><a href="Lafayette_(Louisiana)" title="Lafayette (Louisiana)">Lafayette</a> (<a href="Louisiana" title="Louisiana">LA</a>)
</td>
<td>Ragin’ Cajuns
</td>
<td>1900
</td>
<td>1991
</td>
<td>A-South
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>16.885
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_Louisiana_at_Monroe" title="University of Louisiana at Monroe">Louisiana at Monroe</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Monroe_(Louisiana)" title="Monroe (Louisiana)">Monroe</a> (LA)
</td>
<td>Warhawks
</td>
<td>1931
</td>
<td>2006
</td>
<td><a href="Southland_Conference" title="Southland Conference">Southland</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>8.632
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Marshall_University" title="Marshall University">Marshall University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Huntington_(West_Virginia)" title="Huntington (West Virginia)">Huntington</a> (WV)
</td>
<td>Thundering Herd
</td>
<td>1837
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">C-USA</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>11.962
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Norfolk_(Virginia)" title="Norfolk (Virginia)">Norfolk</a> (VA)
</td>
<td>Monarchs
</td>
<td>1930
</td>
<td>2022<sup>2</sup>
</td>
<td><a href="Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">C-USA</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>24.286
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sort-value="South Alabama"><a href="University_of_South_Alabama" title="University of South Alabama">University of South Alabama</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Mobile_(Alabama)" title="Mobile (Alabama)">Mobile</a> (<a href="Alabama" title="Alabama">AL</a>)
</td>
<td>Jaguars
</td>
<td>1963
</td>
<td>1976
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>15.007
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sort-value="Southern Mississippi"><a href="University_of_Southern_Mississippi" title="University of Southern Mississippi">University of Southern Mississippi</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Hattiesburg" title="Hattiesburg">Hattiesburg</a> (MS)
</td>
<td>Golden Eagles
</td>
<td>1910
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">C-USA</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>14.606
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Texas_State_University" title="Texas State University">Texas State University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="San_Marcos_(Texas)" title="San Marcos (Texas)">San Marcos</a> (TX)
</td>
<td>Bobcats
</td>
<td>1899
</td>
<td>2013
</td>
<td>Southland
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>34.229
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Troy_University" title="Troy University">Troy University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Troy_(Alabama)" title="Troy (Alabama)">Troy</a> (AL)
</td>
<td>Trojans
</td>
<td>1887
</td>
<td>2005
</td>
<td><a href="Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">ASUN</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>29.689
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><sup>†</sup> <small>Die College-Football-Mannschaft trat der Sun Belt Conference im Juli 2017 bei.</small><br>
<sup>1</sup> <small>Die Georgia State Panthers waren 1976 Gründungsmitglied der Sun Belt Conference und gehörten dieser bis 1983 an. Über die <a href="Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">TAAC</a> und die <a href="Colonial_Athletic_Association" title="Colonial Athletic Association">CAA</a> kehrten sie schließlich 2013 in die Sun Belt Conference zurück.</small><br>
<sup>2</sup> <small>Die Old Dominion Monarchs trat erstmals 1982 von der CAA der SBC bei. Sie kehrten 1991 zur CAA zurück, wechselten 2013 zur Conference USA und traten 2022 wieder der SBC bei.</small>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assoziierte_Mitglieder">Assoziierte Mitglieder</h3></div>
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<tbody><tr style="background:#CCCCCC;">
<th>Universität
</th>
<th>Ort
</th>
<th>Teamname
</th>
<th>gegründet
</th>
<th>Sportart
</th>
<th>in Sun Belt seit
</th>
<th>Main-Conference
</th>
<th>Trägerschaft
</th>
<th>Studenten
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sort-value="Charleston">College of Charleston (Charleston)
</td>
<td><a href="Charleston_(South_Carolina)" title="Charleston (South Carolina)">Charleston</a> (<a href="South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">SC</a>)
</td>
<td>Cougars
</td>
<td>1770
</td>
<td>Beachvolleyball (Frauen)
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Colonial_Athletic_Association" title="Colonial Athletic Association">CAA</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>10.468
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sort-value="Kentucky"><a href="University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Lexington_(Kentucky)" title="Lexington (Kentucky)">Lexington</a> (<a href="Kentucky" title="Kentucky">KY</a>)
</td>
<td>Wildcats
</td>
<td>1865
</td>
<td>Fußball (Männer)
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>26.054
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Mercer University
</td>
<td><a href="Macon_(Georgia)" title="Macon (Georgia)">Macon</a> (<a href="Georgia" title="Georgia">GA</a>)
</td>
<td>Bears
</td>
<td>1833
</td>
<td>Beachvolleyball (Frauen)
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern</a>
</td>
<td>privat
</td>
<td>8.740
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sort-value="South Carolina"><a href="University_of_South_Carolina" title="University of South Carolina">University of South Carolina</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Columbia_(South_Carolina)" title="Columbia (South Carolina)">Columbia</a> (<a href="South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">SC</a>)
</td>
<td>Gamecocks
</td>
<td>1801
</td>
<td>Fußball (Männer)
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>35.364
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Stephen_F._Austin_State_University" title="Stephen F. Austin State University">Stephen F. Austin State University</a> (Stephen F. Austin)
</td>
<td><a href="Nacogdoches" title="Nacogdoches">Nacogdoches</a> (<a href="Texas" title="Texas">TX</a>)
</td>
<td>Ladyjacks
</td>
<td>1923
</td>
<td>Beachvolleyball (Frauen)
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>11.946
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sort-value="UCF"><a href="University_of_Central_Florida" title="University of Central Florida">University of Central Florida</a> (UCF)
</td>
<td><a href="Orlando_(Florida)" title="Orlando (Florida)">Orlando</a> (<a href="Florida" title="Florida">FL</a>)
</td>
<td>Knights
</td>
<td>1963
</td>
<td>Fußball (Männer)
</td>
<td>2023
</td>
<td><a href="Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>70.406
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sort-value="UNCW"><a href="University_of_North_Carolina_at_Wilmington" title="University of North Carolina at Wilmington">University of North Carolina Wilmington</a> (UNC Wilmington oder UNCW)
</td>
<td><a href="Wilmington_(North_Carolina)" title="Wilmington (North Carolina)">Wilmington</a> (<a href="North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">NC</a>)
</td>
<td>Seahawks
</td>
<td>1947
</td>
<td>Beachvolleyball (Frauen)
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Colonial_Athletic_Association" title="Colonial Athletic Association">CAA</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>14.765
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Morgantown_(West_Virginia)" title="Morgantown (West Virginia)">Morgantown</a> (<a href="West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">WV</a>)
</td>
<td>Mountaineers
</td>
<td>1867
</td>
<td>Fußball (Männer)
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td>
<td>26.269
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><br>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Frühere_Mitglieder"><span id="Fr.C3.BChere_Mitglieder"></span>Frühere Mitglieder</h3></div>
<p>Bei Mitgliedern der ehemaligen <i>American South Conference</i> (A-South), die 1991 mit der Sun Belt fusionierte, ist das Aufnahmejahr in die A-South <i>kursiv</i> angegeben.
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<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tbody><tr style="background:#CCCCCC;">
<th>Universität
</th>
<th>Ort
</th>
<th>Teamname
</th>
<th>gegründet
</th>
<th>von
</th>
<th>aus
</th>
<th>bis
</th>
<th>nach
</th>
<th>Trägerschaft
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham" title="University of Alabama at Birmingham">Alabama at Birmingham</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Birmingham_(Alabama)" title="Birmingham (Alabama)">Birmingham</a> (AL)
</td>
<td>Blazers
</td>
<td>1936
</td>
<td>1979
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1991
</td>
<td><a href="Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">GMWC</a> → <a href="American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">AAC</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock" title="University of Arkansas at Little Rock">Arkansas at Little Rock</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Little_Rock" title="Little Rock">Little Rock</a> (<a href="Arkansas" title="Arkansas">AR</a>)
</td>
<td>Trojans
</td>
<td>1927
</td>
<td>1991
</td>
<td><a href="Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">TAAC</a>
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td><a href="Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">OVC</a> → UAC (ab 2026)
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_Central_Florida" title="University of Central Florida">University of Central Florida</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Orlando_(Florida)" title="Orlando (Florida)">Orlando</a> (<a href="Florida" title="Florida">FL</a>)
</td>
<td>Knights
</td>
<td>1963
</td>
<td><i>1984</i>
</td>
<td>A-South
</td>
<td>1992
</td>
<td><a href="Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">TAAC</a> → <a href="Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a> → AAC → <a href="Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a>
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_Denver" title="University of Denver">University of Denver</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a> (<a href="Colorado" title="Colorado">CO</a>)
</td>
<td>Pioneers
</td>
<td>1864
</td>
<td>1999
</td>
<td>Division II
</td>
<td>2012
</td>
<td><a href="Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a> → <a href="The_Summit_League" title="The Summit League">The Summit</a> → <a href="West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">WCC</a> (ab 2026)
</td>
<td>privat
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Florida_Atlantic_University" title="Florida Atlantic University">Florida Atlantic University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Boca_Raton" title="Boca Raton">Boca Raton</a> (FL)
</td>
<td>Owls
</td>
<td>1961
</td>
<td>2006
</td>
<td><a href="Atlantic_Sun_Conference" title="Atlantic Sun Conference">ASUN</a>
</td>
<td>2013
</td>
<td>CUSA → AAC
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Florida_International_University" title="Florida International University">Florida International University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> (FL)
</td>
<td>Panthers
</td>
<td>1965
</td>
<td>1998
</td>
<td>TAAC
</td>
<td>2013
</td>
<td>CUSA
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Jacksonville_University" title="Jacksonville University">Jacksonville University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Jacksonville_(Florida)" title="Jacksonville (Florida)">Jacksonville</a> (FL)
</td>
<td>Dolphins
</td>
<td>1934
</td>
<td>1976
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1998
</td>
<td>TAAC
</td>
<td>privat
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Lamar University
</td>
<td><a href="Beaumont_(Texas)" title="Beaumont (Texas)">Beaumont</a> (TX)
</td>
<td>Cardinals
</td>
<td>1923
</td>
<td><i>1986</i>
</td>
<td>A-South
</td>
<td>1998
</td>
<td>Southland → WAC → Southland
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Louisiana_Tech_University" title="Louisiana Tech University">Louisiana Tech University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Ruston_(Louisiana)" title="Ruston (Louisiana)">Ruston</a> (LA)
</td>
<td>Bulldogs
</td>
<td>1894
</td>
<td><i>1987</i>
</td>
<td>A-South
</td>
<td>2001
</td>
<td>WAC → CUSA → <b>Sun Belt</b> (spätestens 2027)
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Middle_Tennessee_State_University" title="Middle Tennessee State University">Middle Tennessee State</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Murfreesboro_(Tennessee)" title="Murfreesboro (Tennessee)">Murfreesboro</a> (TN)
</td>
<td>Blue Raiders
</td>
<td>1911
</td>
<td>2000
</td>
<td>OVC
</td>
<td>2013
</td>
<td>CUSA
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="New_Mexico_State_University" title="New Mexico State University">New Mexico State University</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Las_Cruces" title="Las Cruces">Las Cruces</a> (<a href="New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">NM</a>)
</td>
<td>Aggies<sup>1</sup>
</td>
<td>1888
</td>
<td>2000
</td>
<td><a href="Big_West_Conference" title="Big West Conference">Big West</a>
</td>
<td>2005
</td>
<td>WAC → CUSA
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_New_Orleans" title="University of New Orleans">University of New Orleans</a>
</td>
<td><a href="New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> (LA)
</td>
<td>Privateers
</td>
<td>1873
</td>
<td>1976
</td>
<td>Division II
</td>
<td>2010
</td>
<td>Division II → Southland
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_North_Carolina_at_Charlotte" title="University of North Carolina at Charlotte">UNC at Charlotte</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Charlotte_(North_Carolina)" title="Charlotte (North Carolina)">Charlotte</a> (NC)
</td>
<td>49ers
</td>
<td>1834
</td>
<td>1976
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1991
</td>
<td><a href="Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Metro</a> → <a href="Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">A-10</a> → CUSA → AAC
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_North_Texas" title="University of North Texas">University of North Texas</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Denton_(Texas)" title="Denton (Texas)">Denton</a> (TX)
</td>
<td>Mean Green
</td>
<td>1890
</td>
<td>2000
</td>
<td>Southland
</td>
<td>2013
</td>
<td>CUSA → AAC
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_South_Florida" title="University of South Florida">University of South Florida</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Tampa_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa (Florida)">Tampa</a> (FL)
</td>
<td>Bulls
</td>
<td>1956
</td>
<td>1976
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1991
</td>
<td>Metro → AAC
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_Texas_at_Arlington" title="University of Texas at Arlington">Texas at Arlington</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Arlington_(Texas)" title="Arlington (Texas)">Arlington</a> (<a href="Texas" title="Texas">TX</a>)
</td>
<td>Mavericks<sup>*</sup>
</td>
<td>1895
</td>
<td>2013
</td>
<td>WAC
</td>
<td>2022
</td>
<td>WAC → UAC (ab 2026)
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="University_of_Texas-Pan_American" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Texas-Pan American">Texas-Pan American</a><sup>2</sup>
</td>
<td><a href="Edinburg_(Texas)" title="Edinburg (Texas)">Edinburg</a> (TX)
</td>
<td>Broncs
</td>
<td>1927
</td>
<td>1991
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1998
</td>
<td>WAC
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Virginia_Commonwealth_University" title="Virginia Commonwealth University">Virginia Commonwealth</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Richmond_(Virginia)" title="Richmond (Virginia)">Richmond</a> (VA)
</td>
<td>Rams
</td>
<td>1838
</td>
<td>1979
</td>
<td>
</td>
<td>1991
</td>
<td>Metro → CAA → A-10
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Western_Kentucky_University" title="Western Kentucky University">Western Kentucky</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Bowling_Green_(Kentucky)" title="Bowling Green (Kentucky)">Bowling Green</a> (KY)
</td>
<td>Hilltoppers
</td>
<td>1906
</td>
<td>1982
</td>
<td>OVC
</td>
<td>2014
</td>
<td>CUSA
</td>
<td>staatlich
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><sup>1</sup> <small>Die NMSU Aggies nehmen derzeit noch mit ihrer Footballmannschaft am Spielbetrieb der Sun Belt teil.</small><br>
<sup>2</sup> <small>Texas-Pan American (UTPA) fusionierte 2015 mit dem nahe gelegenen Texas-Brownsville (UTB) und gründete die neue University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Das UTPA-Sportprogramm wurde auf UTRGV übertragen, wobei die Teams jetzt als UTRGV Vaqueros bekannt sind. Das UTRGV-Sportprogramm erbte die Mitgliedschaften der UTPA in der NCAA Division I und der Western Athletic Conference.</small>
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