ATLANTA -- Georgia State was picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in the preseason poll of the league's 11 head coaches.
The preseason poll was released Thursday by the league office in advance of the annual Sun Belt Football Media Day, which will take place Monday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
Last season, the Panthers were picked ninth in the preseason poll but won their final four regular-season games to finish in fourth place, earning their first bowl berth in the AutoNation Cure Bowl.
Head coach Trent Miles' squad welcomes back 16 starters, led by All-Sun Belt returnees Penny Hart, Robert Davis, Keith Rucker, Chandon Sullivan, Alonzo McGee, Shawanye Lawrence and Bobby Baker.