No real surprise in its release, ULM picked last in the West - App St/Texas St the favorites in the east/west.
2024 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
East Division
1. App State – 96 Points (12)
2. James Madison – 79 Points (2)
3. Coastal Carolina – 67 Points
4. Georgia Southern – 50 Points
5. Marshall – 49 Points
6. Old Dominion – 32 Points
7. Georgia State – 19 Points
West Division
1. Texas State – 92 Points (9)
2. Troy – 68 Points (4)
3. Louisiana – 66 Points (1)
4. Arkansas State – 65 Points
5. South Alabama – 54 Points
6. Southern Miss – 31 Points
7. ULM – 16 Points
Not surprised by the lack of all conference selections, not much returns from last year's squad and with so many new players - no one has shined in the SBC.
Here's the doom and gloom now - the 16 points, the lowest point total since the inaugural poll in 2001. In that poll, ULM picked up just 11 points in the coach's poll and 12 in the SID poll. This again though is due to how the team performed last year. This team will be better, but it may take a a few weeks to get the team to gel and be together. The advantage through the first 2 weeks though is the lack of film or knowledge on what ULM will do on either side of the ball. The bottom has happened and the rise is coming.
2024 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
East Division
1. App State – 96 Points (12)
2. James Madison – 79 Points (2)
3. Coastal Carolina – 67 Points
4. Georgia Southern – 50 Points
5. Marshall – 49 Points
6. Old Dominion – 32 Points
7. Georgia State – 19 Points
West Division
1. Texas State – 92 Points (9)
2. Troy – 68 Points (4)
3. Louisiana – 66 Points (1)
4. Arkansas State – 65 Points
5. South Alabama – 54 Points
6. Southern Miss – 31 Points
7. ULM – 16 Points
Not surprised by the lack of all conference selections, not much returns from last year's squad and with so many new players - no one has shined in the SBC.
Here's the doom and gloom now - the 16 points, the lowest point total since the inaugural poll in 2001. In that poll, ULM picked up just 11 points in the coach's poll and 12 in the SID poll. This again though is due to how the team performed last year. This team will be better, but it may take a a few weeks to get the team to gel and be together. The advantage through the first 2 weeks though is the lack of film or knowledge on what ULM will do on either side of the ball. The bottom has happened and the rise is coming.
