List of Sun Belt Conference champions
The Sun Belt Conference sponsors nine men's sports and 10 women's sports. This is a list of conference champions for each sport.
Members
All dates of membership reflect the calendar years of entry and departure. Since all past Sun Belt associate members participated only in fall sports, the year of departure is the calendar year after the final season of competition.Full members
- Appalachian State
- Arkansas State
- Coastal Carolina
- Georgia Southern
- Georgia State
- James Madison
- Louisiana
- Louisiana–Monroe
- Marshall
- Old Dominion
- South Alabama
- Southern Miss
- Texas State
- Troy
Affiliate members
- Charleston – beach volleyball
- Kentucky – men's soccer
- Mercer – beach volleyball
- South Carolina – men's soccer
- UCF – men's soccer
- UNCW – beach volleyball
- West Virginia – men's soccer
Former full members
- UAB, 1976–1991
- Central Florida, 1991–1992
- Denver, 1999–2012
- FIU, 1998–2013
- Florida Atlantic, 2005–2013
- Jacksonville, 1978–1998
- Lamar, 1991–1998
- Little Rock, 1991–2022
- Louisiana Tech, 1991–2001
- Middle Tennessee, 2000–2013
- New Mexico State, 2000–2005
- UNO, 1976–1980; 1991–2010
- UNC-Charlotte, 1976–1991
- North Texas, 2000–2013
- South Florida, 1976–1991
- UT Arlington, 2013–2022
- UT Pan American, 1991–1998
- VCU, 1979–1991
- Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers|Western Kentucky], 1982–2014
Former affiliate members
- Central Arkansas – men's soccer, 2019–2021
- Hartwick – men's soccer, 2014–2018
- Howard – men's soccer, 2014–2020
- Idaho – football, 2001–2005, 2014–2018
- New Mexico State – football, 2014–2018
- NJIT – men's soccer, 2014–2016
- Stephen F. Austin – beach volleyball, 2022–2024
- Utah State – football, 2003–2005
Vic Bubas Cup
The Vic Bubas Cup is the Sun Belt's all-sports championship trophy, named after the Sun Belt's first commissioner Vic Bubas. The reigning champion is Texas State, who won their fourth Bubas Cup in the 2024–25 season. South Alabama has won the most Bubas Cups with 16.Scoring
As of 2023–24, the scoring system is as follows:- For sports with regular season conference competition, cup points are awarded based on each teams' regular season finish.
- For sports without regular season competition, points are awarded based on Sun Belt Tournament finish.
- The number of points for each sport is based on the number of schools in the conference which sponsor that sport. For example, the men's basketball regular season champion receives 12 points but the men's cross country champion only receives 9.
- For sports with both a regular season conference competition and a conference tournament, the conference tournament winner receives one additional point.
- For sports with divisions, points are awarded based on overall conference record regardless of divisional finish.
- If necessary, the tiebreaker is the number of conference titles each school won that season. If this is also tied then the teams involved are declared co-champions.
History
The early years of the competition were largely dominated by the South Florida Bulls, who won 8 of the first 10 Vic Bubas Cups. After USF left the conference following their 9th Cup win after the 1990 season, South Alabama took over as the dominant force in the conference, winning 8 of the next 10 competitions. Between 2001 and 2014, the only teams to win the Cup were Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky. Middle Tennessee left the conference after 2013 and Western Kentucky did the same the following year, which paved the way for South Alabama to retake control of the Cup for each of the next 4 seasons.Trophy
The trophy itself has gone through four different designs. The first was a blue and white porcelain vase and all others have been a Waterford Crystal vase. The current design was introduced during the 2022–23 season.Winners
| Team | Number of Bubas Cups |
| South Alabama | 16 |
| South Florida* | 9 |
| Middle Tennessee* | 9 |
| Western Kentucky* | 6 |
| Texas State | 4 |
| Arkansas State | 3 |
| Jacksonville* | 1 |
| Old Dominion | 1 |
Baseball
The Sun Belt Conference has sponsored an annual baseball tournament to determine the conference winner and automatic NCAA Division I Tournament host since 1978. South Alabama has won the most championships, at 13. The Sun Belt also has imposed several seasons under divisional structure. In 2022, the structure reverted back to standard structure.Softball
The Sun Belt Conference has sponsored an annual softball tournament to determine the conference winner and automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament since 2000. Louisiana has won the most championships, at 18.Basketball
Since 2020–21, the Sun Belt Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments, held in early March, has involved all conference members and is played entirely in Pensacola, Florida. First- and second-round games are played at Hartsell Arena on the campus of Pensacola State College and the Pensacola Bay Center, with semifinals and finals at the Bay Center. Winners of the tournaments earn automatic bids to their respective NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.Football
All 14 full Sun Belt members play football in the conference. Idaho and New Mexico State competed as single-sport members before being dropped from Sun Belt football after the 2017 season.Champions
| Year | Champion |
| 2001 | 2001 [North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas], 2001 [Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee] |
| 2002 | North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas] |
| 2003 | North Texas |
| 2004 | North Texas |
| 2005 | 2005 [Arkansas State Indians football team|Arkansas State], Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team|UL Monroe], UL Lafayette |
| 2006 | Troy Trojans football team|Troy], Middle Tennessee |
| 2007 | Florida Atlantic Owls football team|FAU], Troy |
| 2008 | Troy |
| 2009 | Troy |
| 2010 | Troy, FIU Panthers football team|FIU] |
| 2011 | 2011 [Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State] |
| 2012 | Arkansas State |
| 2013 | Arkansas State, UL Lafayette |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern Eagles football team|Georgia Southern] |
| 2015 | Arkansas State |
| 2016 | Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State], Arkansas State |
| 2017 | Appalachian State, Troy |
| 2018 | Appalachian State |
| 2019 | Appalachian State |
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina] & 2020 [Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana] |
| 2021 | Louisiana |
| 2022 | Troy |
| 2023 | Troy |
| 2024 | Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall] |
| 2025 | James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison] |