HATTIESBURG — The Sun Belt's 14 head coaches have released their annual preseason poll ahead of the conference's Media Days this week in New Orleans.
Southern Miss football has been picked to finish fifth among the seven teams in the Sun Belt West Division leading into its first season in the conference.
Here's a look at the poll in its entirety:
East Division
1. App State – 94 Points (10 first-place votes)
2. Coastal Carolina – 77 Points (2)
3. Georgia State – 68 Points (1)
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