Sun Belt Conference

This article is about the college athletic conference. For the region of the southern United States, see Sun Belt.
Sun Belt Conference
AssociationNCAA
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
CommissionerKeith Gill (since 2019)
Sports fielded
  • 19
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 10
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionFBS
No. of teams14
HeadquartersNew Orleans, Louisiana
RegionSouthern United States
Official websitesunbeltsports.org
Locations
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The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The 14 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed across the Southern United States.