The Sun Belt conference will be rolling into the postseason with seven bowl eligible teams. Coastal Carolina, Marshall, Georgia Southern, Troy, South Alabama, Southern Miss, and Louisiana are all going bowling. As you know teams that go bowling receive the cool swag gifts, extra practices, and a great experience overall. A lot could depend on the Sun Belt Championship this week seeing how things will shake up. Also, while Appalachian State is 6-6 due to playing two FCS teams they are ineligible. Meanwhile James Madison is ineligible due to being in the transition process. So, without further ado here are the Sun Belt Predictions.
Sun Belt Bowl Predictions
Cure Bowl: Troy vs. Ohio
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: South Alabama vs Middle Tennessee State
Camellia Bowl: Marshall vs Toledo
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs UTSA
Boca Raton Bowl: Southern Miss vs Western Kentucky
Lending Tree Bowl: Louisiana vs Bowling Green
New Mexico Bowl: Georgia Southern vs Air Force
Sun Belt Bowl Tie In Selection Process
The Sun Belt receives five bowl slots available exclusively to their teams. If there is an overflow past five there are relationships with the New Mexico Bowl and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Here is the selection process for the Sun Belt’s bowl tie ins.
Pick #1: One of the ESPN Owned Bowl Games (Cure, Camellia, and Boca Raton)
Pick #2: The New Orleans Bowl
Pick #3: One of the ESPN Owned Bowl Games (Cure, Camellia, and Boca Raton)
Pick #4: One of the ESPN Owned Bowl Games (Cure, Camellia, and Boca Raton)
Pick #5: The Lending Tree Bowl
Picks #6-#7: New Mexico Bowl and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
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