2022 Sun Belt Conference football season

2022 Sun Belt Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 2, 2022 – December 3, 2022
Number of teams14
2023 NFL draft
Top draft pickOT Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion
Picked byNew Orleans Saints, 103rd overall
Regular season
East championsCoastal Carolina
James Madison
West championsTroy
South Alabama
SBC Championship Game
ChampionsTroy
  Runners-upCoastal Carolina
Finals MVPQB Gunnar Watson, Troy
Seasons
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy   6 2     9 4  
James Madison* x   6 2     8 3  
Marshall   5 3     9 4  
Georgia Southern   3 5     6 7  
Appalachian State   3 5     6 6  
Georgia State   3 5     4 8  
Old Dominion   2 6     3 9  
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$   7 1     12 2  
South Alabama x   7 1     10 3  
Southern Miss   4 4     7 6  
Louisiana   4 4     6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 5     4 8  
Texas State   2 6     4 8  
Arkansas State   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference football season is the 22nd season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season began on September 2, 2022, and will conclude with its conference championship game on December 3, 2022. It is part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference expanded to 14 football members for the 2022 season with the addition of 4 new member schools. The 14 members were divided into two divisions for play. The conference released its schedule on March 1, 2022.[1]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Releases 2022 Football Schedule, Including Four New Members". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.