Sun Belt Media Poll: Week Nine
After an incredibly boring week in the Sun Belt, the #FunBelt showed up. Georgia Southern taking down a ranked Appalachian State team and the Cajuns out-gunning the Red Wolves highlighted what was truly a fun week in the conference.
This week’s polls features quite a shake up, including a brand new team sitting on top.
| Team (1st Place votes) | Points |
| 1. Georgia Southern (8) | 89 |
| 2. Troy (1) | 78 |
| 3. Appalachian State | 76 |
| 4. Louisiana-Lafayette | 62 |
| 5. Louisiana-Monroe | 48 |
| 6. Arkansas State | 46 |
| 7. Coastal Carolina | 43 |
| 8. Georgia State | 24 |
| 9. South Alabama | 19 |
| 10. Texas State | 11 |
Going Up
Chad Lunsford’s soaring Eagles are one of the hottest teams in college football and are looking to parlay a monster victory over App St into a strong November. Georgia Southern is the first team not named Troy, App St or Arkansas State to be number one in our poll.
Going Down
The Red Wolves continue their shocking slide. Arkansas St came in as arguably the most complete team in the Sun Belt and shoo in to win the West. Even after a very promising non-conference record, all of that has vanished. Arkansas State has fallen to sixth behind two division rivals.
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 |
| Alyssa Newton | USA | NBC 15 |
| Nicolas Lewis | None | Forgotten5.com |
| Robby Baker | USA | WKRG-TV |
| Will Butler | TXST | Forgotten5.com |