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The Sun Belt Conference was rated sixth among all leagues in last season’s final RPI rankings, behind the Atlantic Coast, SEC, Big 12, Pac 10 and Conference USA. Trailing the Sun Belt were the Missouri Valley, Big West, WAC and Big East ...

The Cajuns were the league’s top-ranked team in last year’s final RPI at No. 15, with regular-season league champion South Alabama just behind at No. 18. Other Sun Belt rankings: Florida International 28th, Western Kentucky 66th, New Orleans 72nd, New Mexico State 85th, Middle Tennessee 131st, Arkansas State 132nd and Arkansas-Little Rock 207th