5 highest-ranked conference champions guaranteed spot in new format
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill speaks to reporters at the conference's Media Days on July 23 in New Orleans. Having both played and coached in several playoff games in Division II, Southern Miss head coach Will Hall is fired up that a more representative postseason format has finally reached the FBS level.
“So whoever wins the Sun Belt is gonna have a chance to be in that conversation now — a great opportunity to get in it, which is a really, really cool deal for this league and the players of this league. I’m excited that the playoff expanded to 12 and we look forward competing in this league to have an opportunity to do it.”
To that end, Gill is prepared to do some lobbying if a Sun Belt team is in consideration for a playoff spot along with fellow contenders from the AAC, Mountain West, Conference USA or MAC, among others. It has to be done well before the conference championship games roll around, he said. The Sun Belt’s highest-ranked team in the final CFP rankings in the last five years has been Louisiana at 19 in 2020. Appalachian State was 20 in 2019, Louisiana was 23 in 2021 and Troy was 24 in 2022 .
“I think we’re really built for this era of the CFP. I think this season is gonna provide some for some really good outcomes for us.”
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