The Sun Belt Conference's 14 football coaches released their annual preseason poll ahead of the conference's Media Days scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in New Orleans.
Southern Miss has been picked to finish fifth among the seven teams in the West Division leading into its first season in the conference.
Coaches poll
East Division
1. App State – 94 points (10 first-place votes)
2. Coastal Carolina – 77 points (2)
3. Georgia State – 68 points (1)
4. Marshall – 62 points
5. Georgia Southern – 35 points (1)
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