2017 Sun Belt Conference football season

2017 Sun Belt Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2017
through January 2018
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN3, Cox Sports Television
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pickS Tracy Walker, Louisiana
Picked byDetroit Lions, 82nd overall
Regular Season
Season championsTroy
Appalachian State
  Runners-upArkansas State
Season MVPJa'Von Rolland-Jones
Football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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

The 2017 Sun Belt conference football season began on August 31, 2017 and ended on December 2, 2017. It was part of the 2017 season of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA Division I football.