The Sun Belt will now sponsor 18 NCAA Division I sports and annually awards nearly $134 million in financial aid to more than 4,600 student-athletes. The Sun Belt Conference was founded in 1976 and began sponsoring football in 2001. South Carolina is one of just 24 programs all-time to make 20 or more NCAA Tournament appearances, finishing as national runners-up in 1993. Marshall claimed the 2020 NCAA Championship, becoming the first unseeded team to accomplish the feat in nearly 15 years. The nine teams have combined for more than 100 all-time NCAA Tournament appearances. The Sun Belt Conference men’s soccer membership will boast some of the sport’s most accomplished programs. We welcome them and look forward to a bright future on the pitch.” ![]() ![]() “They each bring their unique traditions and histories of excellence. “These elite programs will lend instant credibility and help establish the Sun Belt as one of the nation’s premier men’s collegiate soccer conferences,” said Commissioner Keith Gill. The Sun Belt Conference previously sponsored men’s soccer from. In addition, Kentucky, South Carolina, and West Virginia will compete as affiliate members for men’s soccer only. Nine teams will comprise Sun Belt Conference men’s soccer three of the new Sun Belt members (as of July 1) James Madison, Marshall, and Old Dominion will join Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, and Georgia State. NEW ORLEANS –The Sun Belt Conference will bring back men’s soccer beginning in fall 2022, the league announced on Wednesday. ![]() Story Links FULL MEDIA AVAILABILITY VIDEO
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