The Sun Belt Conference will have five opportunities to build on its bowl success of 2016.
After its football teams went 4-2 in the postseason games last year, the top five teams in the conference are bowl eligible and have learned where they are headed in bowl games.
Troy and Appalachian State shared the conference title with 7-1 records in conference games, though Troy finished 10-2 overall including a win at LSU, and Appalachian State finished 8-4.
Troy was chosen for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and will face North Texas (9-4) on Dec. 16.