NEW ORLEANS – The 39th season of Sun Belt volleyball begins this week as each of the conference’s 12 teams will play their first league match of the year on either Thursday or Friday.
In a preseason vote of the league’s head coaches, Coastal Carolina was picked to win its third consecutive Sun Belt Eastern Division title, while Texas State was selected to win the Sun Belt Western Division crown for the fifth consecutive year. The Chanticleers are looking for their third consecutive regular-season title, while the Bobcats are aiming for their fourth consecutive Sun Belt Tournament Championship in 2021.