Athlon Sports' Steven Lassan projects and predicts the final Sun Belt standings for '26.
James Madison is Athlon’s pick as the Sun Belt frontrunner, but the gap between the Dukes and the rest of the league is small. Old Dominion, Marshall, and Georgia Southern could challenge JMU in the East. And in the West, Troy is a slight favorite over Arkansas State, Louisiana, and Louisiana Tech.
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James Madison is Athlon’s pick as the Sun Belt frontrunner, but the gap between the Dukes and the rest of the league is small. Old Dominion, Marshall, and Georgia Southern could challenge JMU in the East. And in the West, Troy is a slight favorite over Arkansas State, Louisiana, and Louisiana Tech.
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