College Football Rankings, Season Predictions: Sun Belt Spring Version 2022

Sun Belt spring football rankings and predictions with best and worst case scenarios for every team

Sun Belt college football rankings and predictions with the realistic best and worst case records and quick analysis – the 2022 spring version.


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The Sun Belt just got a whole lot bigger, cooler, and more interesting with a shocking expansion that should take the conference up another level.

FCS powerhouse James Madison gets to join in right away, and Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss were able to leave Conference USA and get in for the 2022 football season.

Here’s the problem – several Sun Belt programs that made strides last year are going to have tougher schedules to deal with. Several teams should be better, but might not have the results to show it.

The rankings are based on how good the teams should be and not the final projected records. Keeping in mind that this all could/might/will change when we make the final calls in August …

2022 College Football Schedules By Teams: All 131 Schools

Sun Belt Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 1

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, and TV listings for Week 1 of the season.

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, and TV listings for Week 1 of the season.


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Click on each game for game preview & prediction

Results So Far
SU: 0-0, ATS: 0-0, Point Total: 0-0

Thursday, September 2

The Citadel at Coastal Carolina

7:00, ESPN+
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line

East Carolina vs. Appalachian State

7:30, ESPNU
Line: Appalachian State -10.5, o/u: 59.5

Saturday, September 4

Army at Georgia State

12:00, ESPNU
Line: Georgia State -3, o/u: 52

ULM at Kentucky

12:00, SEC Network
Line: Kentucky -29.5, o/u: 54.5

Louisiana at Texas

4:30, FOX
Line: Texas -9, o/u: 58

Gardner-Webb at Georgia Southern

6:00, ESPN3
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line

Baylor at Texas State

7:00, ESPN+
Line: Baylor -13.5, o/u: 55

Central Arkansas at Arkansas State

7:00, ESPN3
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line

Southern at Troy

7:00, ESPN3
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line

Southern Miss at South Alabama

8:00, ESPN+
Line: PICK, o/u: 56.5

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Sun Belt Preseason Predictions For Every Game: Preview 2021

The College Football News Sun Belt preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.

The College Football News Sun Belt preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.


Sun Belt Preseason Predictions: East

Sun Belt East

T1. Appalachian State*
T1. Coastal Carolina
T3. Georgia Southern
T3. Troy
5. Georgia State

Appalachian State Mountaineers

2021 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2021 Sun Belt Prediction: 6-2
2018: 11-2 2019: 13-1 2020: 9-3

Sept. 2 East Carolina (in Charlotte) W
Sept. 11 at Miami  L
Sept. 18 Elon W
Sept. 23 Marshall W
Oct. 2 at Georgia State W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 12 at Louisiana  L
Oct. 20 Coastal Carolina W
Oct. 30 ULM W
Nov. 6 at Arkansas State  L
Nov. 13 South Alabama W
Nov. 20 at Troy W
Nov. 27 Georgia Southern W
Appalachian State 2021 Preview

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

2021 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2021 Sun Belt Prediction: 6-2
2018: 5-7 2019: 5-7 2020: 11-1

Sept. 4 The Citadel W
Sept. 11 Kansas W
Sept. 18 at Buffalo W
Sept. 25 UMass W
Oct. 2 ULM W
Oct. 7 at Arkansas State W
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 20 at Appalachian State  L
Oct. 28 Troy W
Nov. 6 at Georgia Southern  L
Nov. 13 Georgia State W
Nov. 20 Texas State W
Nov. 26 at South Alabama W
Coastal Carolina 2021 Preview

Georgia Southern Eagles

2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2021 Sun Belt Prediction: 5-3
2018: 10-3 2019: 7-6 2020: 8-5

Sept. 4 Gardner-Webb W
Sept. 11 at Florida Atlantic  L
Sept. 18 at Arkansas  L
Sept. 25 Louisiana  L
Oct. 2 Arkansas State W
Oct. 9 at Troy  L
Oct. 14 at South Alabama W
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 Georgia State W
Nov. 6 Coastal Carolina W
Nov. 13 at Texas State W
Nov. 20 BYU  L
Nov. 27 at Appalachian State  L
Georgia Southern 2021 Preview

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Georgia State Panthers

2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 Sun Belt Prediction: 4-4
2018: 2-10 2019: 7-6 2020: 6-4

Sept. 4 Army  L
Sept. 11 at North Carolina  L
Sept. 18 Charlotte W
Sept. 25 at Auburn  L
Oct. 2 Appalachian State  L
Oct. 9 at ULM W
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 Texas State W
Oct. 30 at Georgia Southern  L
Nov. 4 at Louisiana  L
Nov. 13 at Coastal Carolina  L
Nov. 20 Arkansas State W
Nov. 27 Troy W
Georgia Southern 2021 Preview

Troy Trojans

2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2021 Sun Belt Prediction: 5-3
2018: 10-3 2019: 5-7 2020: 5-6

Sept. 4 Southern W
Sept. 11 Liberty  L
Sept. 18 at Southern Miss  L
Sept. 25 at ULM W
Oct. 2 at South Carolina  L
Oct. 9 Georgia Southern W
Oct. 16 at Texas State W
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 28 at Coastal Carolina W
Nov. 6 South Alabama W
Nov. 13 Louisiana  L
Nov. 20 Appalachian State  L
Nov. 27 at Georgia State  L
Troy 2021 Preview

NEXT: Sun Belt Preseason Predictions: East

Sun Belt Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 12

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.


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Results So Far
SU: 41-10, ATS: 24-23, Point Total: 27-20

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Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina

12:00 ESPN2
Line: Coastal Carolina -5.5, o/u: 48

Arkansas State at Texas State

12:00 ESPNU
Line: Arkansas State -6, o/u: 67

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Georgia Southern at Army

12:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: Army -4, o/u: 40

Georgia State at South Alabama

3:30 ESPNU
Line: Georgia State -3.5, o/u: 59

Middle Tennessee at Troy

3:30 ESPN3
Line: Troy -13, o/u: 59.5

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Central Arkansas at Louisiana

Canceled

ULM at Louisiana Tech

Canceled

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Sun Belt Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 10

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 10 of the season.

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 10 of the season.


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Results So Far
SU: 33-10, ATS: 19-20, Point Total: 23-16

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ULM at Georgia State

12:00 ESPN3
Line: Georgia State -19, o/u: 58.5

Arkansas State at Louisiana

12:00 ESPNU
Line: Louisiana -14.5, o/u: 68


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Troy at Georgia Southern

1:00 ESPN3
Line: Troy -3.5, o/u: 53.5

Appalachian State at Texas State

3:00 ESPN+
Line: Appalachian State -21, o/u: 57

South Alabama at Coastal Carolina

8:00 ESPNU
Line: Coastal Carolina -17.5, o/u: 55.5

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Sun Belt Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 9

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 9 of the season.

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 9 of the season.


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Results So Far
SU: 29-9, ATS: 16-18, Point Total: 22-12

Thursday, October 29

South Alabama at Georgia Southern

Line: Georgia Southern -3.5, o/u: 52
Prediction: Georgia Southern 30, South Alabama 24
Final Score: Georgia Southern 24, South Alabama 17

Saturday, October 31

Coastal Carolina at Georgia State

12:00 ESPNU
Line: Coastal Carolina -3, o/u: 59.5

Troy at Arkansas State

3:00 ESPN3
Line: Arkansas State -2.5, o/u: 71.5

Appalachian State at ULM

4:00 ESPNU
Line: Appalachian State -31, o/u: 55.5

Louisiana at Texas State

8:00 ESPNU
Line: Louisiana -16.5, o/u: 56

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Sun Belt Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 2

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 2 of the season.

Sun Belt college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 2 of the season.


How are the Sun Belt predictions so far?
Straight Up: 2-1, ATS 2-1, o/u: 3-0


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Click on each game for game preview & prediction 

Saturday, September 12

Charlotte at Appalachian State

12:00 ESPN2
Line: Appalachian State -17, o/u: 59
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Louisiana at Iowa State

12:00 ESPN
Line: Iowa State -11.5, o/u: 57
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Arkansas State at Kansas State

12:00 FOX
Line: Kansas State -10.5, o/u: 54.5
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ULM at Army

1:30 CBS Sports Network
Line: Army -21, o/u: 54.5
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UTSA at Texas State

3:30 ESPN2
Line: Texas State -9, o/u: 58.5
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Campbell at Georgia Southern

3:30 ESPNU
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line
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Tulane at South Alabama

7:30 ESPN2:
Line: Tulane -9.5, o/u: 52.5
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Coastal Carolina at Kansas

10:00 FS1
Line: Kansas -7, o/u: 56.5
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Sun Belt Preseason Predictions For Every Game

What’s going to happen this season in the Sun Belt? The schedules and predictions for each team and every game. 

What’s going to happen this season in the Sun Belt?  The schedules and predictions for each team and every game. 


Sun Belt Preseason Predicted Finish

East
1. Appalachian State
2. Georgia Southern
3. Troy
4. Georgia State
5. Coastal Carolina

West
1. Louisiana
2. Arkansas State
3. ULM
4. South Alabama
5. Texas State

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Sun Belt Championship Prediction

Louisiana over Appalachian State

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Sun Belt East Schedules

Appalachian State Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 7-1
2019 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2019: 13-1, 2018: 11-2
2020 Appalachian State Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 Charlotte W
Sept. 19 at Marshall W
Sept. 26 Campbell W
Oct. 3 OPEN DATE
Oct. 7 Louisiana W
Oct. 14 at Georgia Southern
Oct. 24 Arkansas State L
Oct. 31 at ULM W
Nov. 7 at Texas State W
Nov. 14 Georgia State W
Nov. 21 at Coastal Carolina W
Nov. 28 Troy W

Coastal Carolina Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 4-7
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 2-6
2019 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2019: 5-7, 2018: 5-7
2020 Coastal Carolina Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 at Kansas L
Sept. 19 Campbell W
Sept. 26 OPEN DATE
Oct. 3 Arkansas State L
Oct. 10 OPEN DATE
Oct. 17 at Louisiana L
Oct. 24 Georgia Southern L
Oct. 29 at Georgia State L
Nov. 7 South Alabama W
Nov. 14 at Troy L
Nov. 21 Appalachian State L
Nov. 28 at Texas State W
Dec. 5 Liberty

Georgia Southern Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 8-3
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 6-2
2019 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2019: 7-6, 2018: 10-3
2020 Georgia Southern Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 Campbell W
Sept. 19 Florida Atlantic W
Sept. 26 at Louisiana L
Oct. 3 at ULM W
Oct. 10 OPEN DATE
Oct. 14 Appalachian State L
Oct. 24 at Coastal Carolina W
Oct. 31 South Alabama W
Nov. 7 Troy W
Nov. 14 Texas State W
Nov. 21 at Army  L
Nov. 28 at Georgia State W

Georgia State State Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 3-7
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 3-5
2019 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2019: 7-6, 2018: 2-10
2020 Georgia State Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 OPEN DATE
Sept. 19 Louisiana L
Sept. 26 at Charlotte L
Oct. 3 East Carolina L
Oct. 10 OPEN DATE
Oct. 15 at Arkansas State L
Oct. 24 at Troy L
Oct. 29 Coastal Carolina W
Nov. 7 ULM W
Nov. 14 at Appalachian State L
Nov. 21 at South Alabama W
Nov. 28 Georgia Southern L

Troy Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Preseason Sun Belt Prediction: 5-3
2019 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2019: 5-7, 2018: 10-3
2020 Troy Preview

Sept. 5 OPEN DATE
Sept. 12 OPEN DATE
Sept. 19 at Middle Tennessee L
Sept. 26 at BYU L
Oct. 3 at South Alabama W
Oct. 8 Texas State W
Oct. 17 Eastern Kentucky W
Oct. 24 Georgia State W
Oct. 31 at Arkansas State L
Nov. 7 at Georgia Southern L
Nov. 14 Coastal Carolina W
Nov. 21 Middle Tennessee L
Nov. 28 at Appalachian State L
Dec. 5 ULM 
W