# List of Sun Belt Conference champions

The Sun Belt Conference sponsors nine men's sports and 10 women's sports. This is a list of conference champions for each sport.

## Members

All dates of membership reflect the calendar years of entry and departure. Since all past Sun Belt associate members participated only in fall sports, the year of departure is the calendar year after the final (planned) season of competition.

### Full members

* Appalachian State
* Arkansas State
* Coastal Carolina
* Georgia Southern
* Georgia State
* James Madison
* Louisiana
* Louisiana–Monroe
* Marshall
* Old Dominion
* South Alabama
* Southern Miss
* Texas State
* Troy

### Affiliate members

* Charleston – beach volleyball
* Kentucky – men's soccer
* Mercer – beach volleyball
* South Carolina – men's soccer
* Stephen F. Austin – beach volleyball
* UCF – men's soccer
* UNCW – beach volleyball
* West Virginia – men's soccer

### Former full members

* UAB, 1976–1991
* Central Florida, 1991–1992
* Denver, 1999–2012
* FIU, 1998–2013
* Florida Atlantic, 2005–2013
* Jacksonville, 1978–1998
* Lamar, 1991–1998
* Little Rock, 1991–2022
* Louisiana Tech, 1991–2001
* Middle Tennessee, 2000–2013
* New Mexico State, 2000–2005
* UNO, 1976–1980; 1991–2010
* UNC-Charlotte, 1976–1991
* North Texas, 2000–2013
* South Florida, 1976–1991
* UT Arlington, 2013–2022
* UT Pan American, 1991–1998
* VCU, 1979–1991
* Western Kentucky, 1982–2014

### Former affiliate members

* Central Arkansas – men's soccer, 2019–2021
* Hartwick – men's soccer, 2014–2018
* Howard – men's soccer, 2014–2020
* Idaho – football, 2001–2005, 2014–2018
* New Mexico State – football, 2014–2018
* NJIT – men's soccer, 2014–2016
* Utah State – football, 2003–2005

## Vic Bubas Cup

The Vic Bubas Cup (formerly the Sun Belt Cup) is the Sun Belt's all-sports championship trophy, named after the Sun Belt's first commissioner Vic Bubas. The reigning champion as of the 2024–25 season is Texas State, who won their third Bubas Cup in the 2023–24 season. South Alabama has won the most Bubas Cups with 16.

### Scoring

As of 2023–24, the scoring system is as follows:
* For sports with regular season conference competition (baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, and volleyball), cup points are awarded based on each teams' regular season finish (determined by winning percentage in conference games for all sports besides soccer. In soccer, standings are determined by points, with three points given for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss).
* For sports without regular season competition (cross country, golf, track and field, and tennis), points are awarded based on Sun Belt Tournament finish.
* The number of points for each sport is based on the number of schools in the conference which sponsor that sport. For example, the men's basketball regular season champion receives 12 points but the men's cross country champion only receives 9.
* For sports with both a regular season conference competition and a conference tournament, the conference tournament winner receives one additional point.
* For sports with divisions (baseball, basketball, football, and volleyball), points are awarded based on overall conference record regardless of divisional finish.
* If necessary, the tiebreaker is the number of conference titles each school won that season. If this is also tied then the teams involved are declared co-champions.

### History

The early years of the competition were largely dominated by the South Florida Bulls, who won 8 of the first 10 Vic Bubas Cups. After USF left the conference following their 9th Cup win after the 1990 season, South Alabama took over as the dominant force in the conference, winning 8 of the next 10 competitions. Between 2001 and 2014, the only teams to win the Cup were Middle Tennessee (with 9) and Western Kentucky (with 5). Middle Tennessee left the conference after 2013 and Western Kentucky did the same the following year, which paved the way for South Alabama to retake control of the Cup for each of the next 4 seasons.

### Trophy

The trophy itself has gone through four different designs. The first was a blue and white porcelain vase and all others have been a Waterford Crystal vase (each version becoming more elaborate than the version prior). The current design was introduced during the 2022–23 season.

### Winners

| Year | Winner |
| 1976–77 | Jacksonville* |
| 1977–78 | South Florida* |
| 1978–79 | South Florida* |
| 1979–80 | South Florida* |
| 1980–81 | South Florida* |
| 1981–82 | South Florida* |
| 1982–83 | Old Dominion |
| 1983–84 | South Florida* |
| 1984–85 | South Florida* |
| 1985–86 | South Florida* |
| 1986–87 | Western Kentucky* |
| 1987–88 | South Alabama |
| 1988–89 | South Alabama |
| 1989–90 | South Florida* |
| 1990–91 | South Alabama |
| 1991–92 | South Alabama |
| 1992–93 | South Alabama |
| 1993–94 | South Alabama |
| 1994–95 | Arkansas State |
| 1995–96 | South Alabama |
| 1996–97 | South Alabama |
| 1997–98 | Arkansas State |
| 1998–99 | South Alabama |
| 1999–2000 | South Alabama |
| 2000–01 | Middle Tennessee* |
| 2001–02 | Western Kentucky* |
| 2002–03 | Western Kentucky* |
| 2003–04 | Middle Tennessee* |
| 2004–05 | Middle Tennessee* |
| 2005–06 | Western Kentucky* |
| 2006–07 | Middle Tennessee* |
| 2007–08 | Western Kentucky* |
| 2008–09 | Middle Tennessee* |
| 2009–10 | Middle Tennessee* |
| 2010–11 | Middle Tennessee* |
| 2011–12 | Middle Tennessee* |
| 2012–13 | Middle Tennessee* |
| 2013–14 | Western Kentucky* |
| 2014–15 | South Alabama |
| 2015–16 | South Alabama |
| 2016–17 | South Alabama |
| 2017–18 | South Alabama |
| 2018–19 | Texas State |
| 2019–20 | Arkansas State |
| 2020–21 | South Alabama |
| 2021–22 | Texas State |
| 2022–23 | South Alabama |
| 2023–24 | Texas State |
| Team | Number of Bubas Cups |
| South Alabama | 16 |
| South Florida* | 9 |
| Middle Tennessee* | 9 |
| Western Kentucky* | 6 |
| Arkansas State | 3 |
| Texas State | 3 |
| Jacksonville* | 1 |
| Old Dominion | 1 |
*– No longer members of the Sun Belt Conference. Old Dominion left the SBC in 1991 and returned in 2022.

## Current champions

| Sport | Regular Season Champion | Postseason Champion |
| Baseball | Louisiana (2024) | Southern Miss (2024) |
| Football | Marshall (2024) | – |
| Men's Basketball | Appalachian State (2023–24) | James Madison (2023–24) |
| Men's Cross Country | – | Appalachian State (2024) |
| Men's Golf | – | Arkansas State (2024) |
| Men's Soccer | West Virginia (2024) | West Virginia (2024) |
| Men's Indoor Track and Field | – | Arkansas State (2023–24) |
| Men's Outdoor Track and Field | – | South Alabama (2024) |
| Men's Tennis | – | Old Dominion (2024) |
| Women's Basketball | Marshall (2023–24) | Marshall (2023–24) |
| Beach Volleyball | – | Georgia State (2024) |
| Women's Cross Country | – | Appalachian State (2024) |
| Women's Golf | – | Texas State (2024) |
| Women's Soccer | James Madison (2024) | James Madison (2024) |
| Softball | Louisiana (2024) | Texas State (2024) |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | – | James Madison (2023–24) |
| Women's Tennis | Old Dominion (2024) | Old Dominion (2024) |
| Women's Indoor Track and Field | – | Arkansas State (2023–24) |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field | – | Texas State (2024) |
| Volleyball | Appalachian State, Arkansas State (2024) | Texas State (2024) |
* ↑ For football, this is the winner of the championship game.
* ↑ The SBC does not recognize regular-season championships in men's tennis, although it does for women's tennis.

## Baseball

The Sun Belt Conference has sponsored an annual baseball tournament to determine the conference winner and automatic NCAA Division I Tournament host since 1978. South Alabama has won the most championships, at 13. The Sun Belt also has imposed several seasons under divisional structure (1981-1994; 2016-2021). In 2022, the structure reverted back to standard structure (1978-1980; 1995-2015; 2022-present).
| Season | Tournament Champion | Regular Season Champion |
| 1978 | New Orleans | South Alabama |
| 1979 | New Orleans | New Orleans |
| 1980 | South Alabama | South Alabama |
| 1981 | South Alabama (T & South Division) | Alabama–Birmingham (North Division) |
| 1982 | South Florida (T & South Division) | Alabama–Birmingham (North Division) |
| 1983 | South Alabama (T & West Division) | Old Dominion (East Division |
| 1984 | South Alabama (T & West Division) | UNC Charlotte (East Division) |
| 1985 | Old Dominion (T & East Division) | Western Kentucky (West Division) |
| 1986 | South Florida (T & West Division) | Jacksonville (East Division) |
| 1987 | South Alabama (T & West Division) | Old Dominion (East Division) |
| 1988 | Virginia Commonwealth (T & East Division) | Western Kentucky (West Division) |
| 1989 | Jacksonville (T & East Division) | South Florida (West Division) |
| 1990 | South Florida | Jacksonville (East Division) South Alabama (West Division) |
| 1991 | Alabama–Birmingham | Jacksonville (East Division) South Alabama (West Division) |
| 1992 | South Alabama (T & East Division) | Louisiana Tech (West Division) |
| 1993 | Lamar (T & West Division) | South Alabama (East Division) |
| 1994 | Arkansas State | South Alabama (East Division) Lamar (West Division) |
| 1995 | Lamar | Jacksonville |
| 1996 | South Alabama | South Alabama |
| 1997 | South Alabama | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1998 | Southwestern Louisiana | South Alabama |
| 1999 | Florida International | South Alabama |
| 2000 | South Alabama | New Orleans |
| 2001 | South Alabama (T & Co-RS) | Middle Tennessee (Co-RS) |
| 2002 | New Mexico State | South Alabama |
| 2003 | Middle Tennessee | South Alabama |
| 2004 | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee |
| 2005 | South Alabama | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2006 | Troy | Troy |
| 2007 | New Orleans | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2008 | Western Kentucky | Louisiana–Monroe |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee State |
| 2010 | Florida International | Louisiana–Lafayette Florida Atlantic |
| 2011 | Arkansas–Little Rock | Troy |
| 2012 | Louisiana–Monroe | Florida Atlantic |
| 2013 | Florida Atlantic | Troy South Alabama |
| 2014 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2015 | Louisiana–Lafayette | South Alabama |
| 2016 | Louisiana–Lafayette (T & Co-RS) | South Alabama (Co-RS) |
| 2017 | South Alabama | Coastal Carolina (East Division) UT Arlington (West Division) |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina (T & East Division) | Louisiana (West Division) |
| 2019 | Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern (East Division) Texas State (West Division) |
| 2020 | None | None |
| 2021 | South Alabama (T & East Division) | Louisiana (West Division) |
| 2022 | Louisiana | Texas State |

## Softball

The Sun Belt Conference has sponsored an annual softball tournament to determine the conference winner and automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament since 2000. Louisiana has won the most championships, at 17.
| Season | Tournament Champion | Regular Season Champion |
| 2000 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2001 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2002 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2003 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2004 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2005 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2006 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2007 | Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic |
| 2008 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2009 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2010 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2011 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2012 | South Alabama | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2013 | South Alabama | Western Kentucky |
| 2014 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2015 | South Alabama | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2016 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2017 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2018 | Texas State | Texas State |
| 2019 | Louisiana | Louisiana |
| 2020 | None | None |
| 2021 | Louisiana | Louisiana |
| 2022 | Louisiana | Louisiana |

## Basketball

Since 2020–21, the Sun Belt Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments, held in early March, has involved all conference members and is played entirely in Pensacola, Florida. First- and second-round games are played at Hartsell Arena on the campus of Pensacola State College and the Pensacola Bay Center, with semifinals and finals at the Bay Center. Winners of the tournaments earn automatic bids to their respective NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.
| Season | Men's Regular Season Champion | Men's Tournament Champion | Women's Regular Season Champion | Women's Tournament Champion |
| 1977 | North Carolina–Charlotte | North Carolina–Charlotte | No Regular Season | No Tournament |
| 1978 | North Carolina–Charlotte | New Orleans | No Regular Season | No Tournament |
| 1979 | South Alabama | Jacksonville | No Regular Season | No Tournament |
| 1980 | South Alabama | Virginia Commonwealth | No Regular Season | No Tournament |
| 1981 | Alabama-Birmingham South Alabama Virginia Commonwealth | Virginia Commonwealth | No Regular Season | No Tournament |
| 1982 | Alabama–Birmingham | Alabama–Birmingham | No Regular Season | No Tournament |
| 1983 | Old Dominion Virginia Commonwealth | Alabama–Birmingham | Old Dominion | Old Dominion |
| 1984 | Virginia Commonwealth | Alabama–Birmingham | Old Dominion | Old Dominion |
| 1985 | Virginia Commonwealth | Virginia Commonwealth | Old Dominion | Old Dominion |
| 1986 | Old Dominion | Jacksonville | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky |
| 1987 | Western Kentucky | Alabama–Birmingham | Old Dominion | Old Dominion |
| 1988 | North Carolina–Charlotte | North Carolina–Charlotte | Old Dominion | Western Kentucky |
| 1989 | South Alabama | South Alabama | Old Dominion | Western Kentucky |
| 1990 | Alabama–Birmingham | South Florida | Alabama–Birmingham | Old Dominion |
| 1991 | South Alabama | South Alabama | Alabama–Birmingham | Western Kentucky |
| 1992 | Louisiana Tech Southwestern Louisiana | Southwestern Louisiana | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky |
| 1993 | New Orleans | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky |
| 1994 | Western Kentucky | Southwestern Louisiana | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech |
| 1995 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Louisiana Tech | Western Kentucky |
| 1996 | Arkansas–Little Rock New Orleans | New Orleans | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech |
| 1997 | New Orleans South Alabama | South Alabama | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech |
| 1998 | Arkansas State South Alabama | South Alabama | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech |
| 1999 | Louisiana Tech | Arkansas State | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech |
| 2000 | Louisiana–Lafayette South Alabama | Louisiana-Lafayette | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech |
| 2001 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech |
| 2002 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Florida International | Florida International |
| 2003 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky |
| 2004 | Louisiana–Lafayette (vacated) | Louisiana–Lafayette (vacated) | South Alabama | Middle Tennessee State |
| 2005 | Denver | Louisiana–Lafayette (vacated) | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee State |
| 2006 | Western Kentucky | South Alabama | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee |
| 2007 | South Alabama | North Texas | Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee |
| 2008 | South Alabama Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky |
| 2009 | Arkansas–Little Rock Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee |
| 2010 | Middle Tennessee North Texas Troy | North Texas | Arkansas–Little Rock | Middle Tennessee |
| 2011 | Florida Atlantic | Arkansas–Little Rock | Middle Tennessee Arkansas–Little Rock | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| 2012 | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| 2013 | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| 2014 | Georgia State | Louisiana–Lafayette | Arkansas State | Western Kentucky |
| 2015 | Georgia State | Georgia State | Arkansas–Little Rock | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| 2016 | Little Rock | Little Rock | Arkansas State | Troy |
| 2017 | UT Arlington | Troy | Little Rock | Troy |
| 2018 | Louisiana | Georgia State | Little Rock | Little Rock |
| 2019 | Georgia State | Georgia State | Little Rock UT Arlington | Little Rock |
| 2020 | Little Rock | Tournament canceled | Troy | Tournament canceled |
| 2021 | Texas State | Appalachian State | Louisiana | Troy |
| 2022 | Texas State | Georgia State | Troy | UT Arlington |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | Louisiana | James Madison Southern Miss Texas State | James Madison |
| 2024 | Appalachian State | James Madison | Marshall | Marshall |
| 2025 | Arkansas State James Madison South Alabama Troy | | James Madison | |

## Football

All 14 full Sun Belt members play football in the conference. Idaho and New Mexico State competed as single-sport members before being dropped from Sun Belt football after the 2017 season.

### Champions

Football Summary :
| Current Members ||||
| School | Last Sun Belt Title | Number of Sun Belt Titles |
| Troy | 2023 | 8 |
| Arkansas State | 2016 | 6 |
| Appalachian State | 2019 | 4 |
| Louisiana | 2021 | 3 |
| Coastal Carolina | 2020 | 1 |
| Georgia Southern | 2014 | 1 |
| Marshall | 2024 | 1 |
| ULM | 2005 | 1 |
| Georgia State | Never | 0 |
| James Madison | Never | 0 |
| Old Dominion | Never | 0 |
| South Alabama | Never | 0 |
| Southern Miss | Never | 0 |
| Texas State | Never | 0 |
| Former Members ||||
| North Texas | 2004 | 4 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2006 | 2 |
| Florida Atlantic | 2007 | 1 |
| FIU | 2010 | 1 |
| Idaho | Never | 0 |
| New Mexico State | Never | 0 |
| Utah State | Never | 0 |
| Western Kentucky | Never | 0 |
| Year | Champion(s) |
| 2001 | North Texas, Middle Tennessee |
| 2002 | North Texas |
| 2003 | North Texas |
| 2004 | North Texas |
| 2005 | Arkansas State, UL Monroe, UL Lafayette |
| 2006 | Troy, Middle Tennessee |
| 2007 | FAU, Troy |
| 2008 | Troy |
| 2009 | Troy |
| 2010 | Troy, FIU |
| 2011 | Arkansas State |
| 2012 | Arkansas State |
| 2013 | Arkansas State, UL Lafayette |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern |
| 2015 | Arkansas State |
| 2016 | Appalachian State, Arkansas State |
| 2017 | Appalachian State, Troy |
| 2018 | Appalachian State |
| 2019 | Appalachian State |
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina & Louisiana |
| 2021 | Louisiana |
| 2022 | Troy |
| 2023 | Troy |
| 2024 | Marshall |
* ↑ Does not include one title in 2013 vacated due to NCAA sanctions.
* ↑ Louisiana's title was vacated due to NCAA sanctions.
* ↑ Divisional champions Coastal Carolina and Louisiana were declared conference co-champions after the scheduled Sun Belt championship game was canceled due to COVID-19.

## Golf
### Champions

| Year | Men's Champion | Women's Champion |
| 1977 | Jacksonville | |
| 1978 | Jacksonville | |
| 1979 | South Florida | |
| 1980 | South Florida | |
| 1981 | South Florida | |
| 1982 | South Florida | |
| 1983 | South Florida | |
| 1984 | South Florida | |
| 1985 | South Florida | |
| 1986 | South Florida | |
| 1987 | South Florida | |
| 1988 | South Florida | |
| 1989 | South Florida | |
| 1990 | Virginia Commonwealth | South Florida |
| 1991 | South Alabama | |
| 1992 | South Alabama | UCF |
| 1993 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Lamar |
| 1994 | South Alabama | Lamar |
| 1995 | South Alabama | Lamar |
| 1996 | South Alabama | Lamar |
| 1997 | Louisiana-Lafayette | South Alabama |
| 1998 | South Alabama | UALR |
| 1999 | South Alabama | UALR |
| 2000 | UALR | Arkansas State |
| 2001 | UALR | New Mexico State |
| 2002 | South Alabama | New Mexico State |
| 2003 | North Texas | New Mexico State |
| 2004 | New Mexico State | Denver |
| 2005 | South Alabama | Denver |
| 2006 | Western Kentucky | Denver |
| 2007 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Denver |
| 2008 | Denver | Denver |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | Denver |
| 2010 | South Alabama | Denver |
| 2011 | Denver | Denver |
| 2012 | North Texas | Denver |