A conference championship game is coming to a stadium near you, according to a Sun Belt announcement that was made on June 8. The first Sun Belt Championship game, approved by a unanimous vote, will be played following the 2018 regular season and marks the last conference, following a similar decision by the Big 12, to make such a move.
This vote by conference membership falls on the heels of the NCAA’s ruling by the Division I Council early this year that allowed conferences with membership under 12 institutions to operate a championship game to determine the winner of the conference.