Question: The Troy Trojans baseball team competes ina conference that has been affilated with the NCAA's Division I since what year?
Context: The 2017 Troy Trojans baseball team represented the Troy University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season.  The Trojans played their home games at Riddle–Pace Field. Mel Lucas is a former college baseball coach and college administrator.  He served as head coach of the Troy Trojans baseball team before being hired as the first athletic director at South Alabama, then a new university in Mobile, Alabama.  He served as the school's first baseball coach for four seasons before hiring former major leaguer Eddie Stanky in order to focus on his growing administrative duties.  Lucas was instrumental in forming the Sun Belt Conference and was a central figure in the growth of the Jaguars athletic programs.  He was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1989. The Troy Trojans women's basketball program is the intercollegiate women's basketball of Troy University.  The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I and the team competes in the Sun Belt Conference. The Sun Belt Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976.  Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001.  Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).  The 12 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed primarily across the southern United States. The 2004 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference.  The 2004 season was Troy's first season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.  Troy also made their first ever appearance in a Division 1-A bowl game during this season since the program transitioned to 1-A just three years prior in 2001.  The Trojans lost 21-34 to Northern Illinois in the Silicon Valley Bowl. Riddle–Pace Field is a baseball venue in Troy, Alabama, United States, home to the Troy Trojans baseball team.  The field was open for play in 1931.  Before 1931, all Troy home baseball games were played on the quad in front of Shackelford Hall.  The change in venue was due to the number of windows being broken in Shackelford.  The field is partly named after Chase Riddle, who coached the Troy baseball team from 1979–1990, winning five conference titles and two Division II national championships.  He finished with a record of 436-147-2 (.747) while at Troy. The Troy Trojans men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of Troy University.  The program is classified in NCAA Division I and the team competes in the Sun Belt Conference. The Troy Trojans baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Troy University, located in Troy, Alabama, United States.  It competes in the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference.  The program began play in 1911.  As of the end of the 2017 season regular season, the programs overall record is 1,693–1,056-3. The 2007 Troy Trojans football team represented Troy University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The Trojans played their home games at Movie Gallery Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Sun Belt Conference.  The Trojans were co-champions of the conference with Florida Atlantic, winning their second title in a row.  Troy was coming off an 8–5 record in 2006. The Troy Trojans football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Troy Trojans football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking.  Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders.  The Trojans represent Troy University in the NCAA's Sun Belt Conference.
Answer: 1976