Sun Belt Media Poll: Final Rankings
The regular season has come to a close in the Sun Belt and that means our 2018 media poll will wrap up as well. As the Sun Belt’s only media poll, we’ve ranked every team in the conference each week during the season. The end result is exactly as everyone predicted, though.
Without further ado, your final 2018 Sun Belt rankings:
| Team (1st Place votes) | Points |
| 1. Appalachian State (9) | 90 |
| 2. Troy | 81 |
| 3. Georgia Southern | 68 |
| 4. Louisiana-Lafayette | 62 |
| 5. Arkansas State | 60 |
| 6. Louisiana-Monroe | 45 |
| 7. Coastal Carolina | 33 |
| 8. South Alabama | 28 |
| 9. Texas State | 17 |
| 10. Georgia State | 12 |
Now that the season is over, we can divide up the conference into tiers to get an idea of where everyone is at present time.
Tier One- The Best of the Bunch
- Appalachian State
- Troy
Tier Two- The Middle Class
- Georgia Southern
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Arkansas State
Tier Three- The Warhawk Group
- Louisiana-Monroe
Tier Four- A Little Better than the Worst
- Coastal Carolina
- South Alabama
Tier Five- Only Up From Here
- Texas State
- Georgia State
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 |
| Will Butler | TXST | Forgotten5.com |