Troy in the Sun Belt

Sun Belt Media Poll: Week Four

For most teams, the season is already a third of the way over. This is depressing. Name another sport that leaves its fans waiting for what feels like an eternity on a season that flies by so quickly. Nonetheless, with each passing week we learn a little bit more about who is real and who the pretenders are and this week was no different.

We had a pair of Sun Belt games this past Saturday, both coming down to the wire. It seems the voters have been convinced of one Teal-and-Black squad while the carousel at the top just keeps spinning.

Here is the post-week four media poll.

Team (1st Place votes) Points
1. Appalachian State (6) 83
2. Troy (2) 81
3. Arkansas State (1) 75
4. Coastal Carolina 57
5. Louisiana-Monroe 53
6. Georgia Southern 45
7. South Alabama 39
8. Louisiana-Lafayette 31
9. Georgia State 15
10. Texas State 12

 

Going Up

After wiping the floor with Gardner Webb 72-7, Appalachian State has reclaimed the top spot. The Mountaineers moved up two spots, but only needed four votes to do so. The true biggest mover was Coastal Carolina, who saw a 17 vote increase and moved to fourth from sixth. The Jaguars also moved up two spots after hanging tough with Memphis.

 

Going Down

Georgia Southern had a fairly unimpressive showing against Bye this week, at least in the eyes of the voters. The Eagles swapped with Coastal and lost 15 votes on the way down. Up the road, it looks like the bottom has fallen out for Georgia State early on. The Panthers have filled in for the Chants in the Sun Belt’s bottom tier.

 

Voters

Scott Watkins/Thomas Gleaton Troy Forgotten5.com
Chase Gage Ark St Red Wolf Report
Nick Burgess GASO Forgotten5.com
Ben Moore GSU Panther Talk
Kara Richey Ark St 95.3 The Ticket
Mike Hensley Troy Troy Messenger
Alyssa Newton USA NBC 15
Nicolas Lewis None Forgotten5.com
Robby Baker USA WKRG-TV