JONESBORO, Ark. (7/21/16) – Sun Belt Conference champions four of the last five seasons, the Arkansas State football team has been picked to finish second in the league’s 2016 preseason coaches’ poll.
The top spot in the poll, announced Thursday by the Sun Belt, was tightly contested as Appalachian State edged the Red Wolves for first place by just four points, 114-110. Both programs received five first place votes each, while Georgia Southern took the other in the 11-team league.
A-State collected 12 more points than third-place Georgia Southern (98), which was followed by Georgia State (73), Troy (70), Louisiana-Lafayette (70), South Alabama (62), Idaho (48), New Mexico State (37), Texas State (30) and Louisiana-Monroe (14).