NORFOLK, Va. – It's official! Old Dominion is in the Sun Belt Conference. Today marks ODU's first day in the league and will compete in the SBC in the 2022-23 season and beyond.
Old Dominion joins the Sun Belt in all sports the conference offers, including baseball, men's basketball, football, men's soccer, men's golf, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball. ODU currently competes in the BIG EAST for field hockey. The rowing and lacrosse programs are currently in the American Athletic Conference.
James Madison, Southern Miss and Marshall also joined the SBC today, officially making the league a 14-member conference. The four schools join the 10 standing members of the SBC, including Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana, ULM, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy.
ODU will be in the Sun Belt East Division with Marshall, JMU, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern and Georgia State.
With the announcement that Old Dominion is joining the Sun Belt, ODU has a special ticket offer for one week only. If fans purchase a football season ticket, they receive a free voucher book, one per account. Voucher books contain 50 ticket vouchers good for multiple sports, including men's and women's soccer, volleyball and baseball. Fans should click here and type in the code SBCJULY1 to cash in on this special offer. Current 2022 football season ticket holders can reach out to Justin Ross (757-683-3360) for more information about this special offer.
Old Dominion joined Conference USA in 2013, where it has won nine team conference championships, including a pair in men's soccer (2014, 2017). ODU has also won championships in women's golf (2017), men's tennis (2018), men's basketball (2019), women's soccer (2021) women's tennis (2021-22) and baseball (2021). Before joining C-USA, ODU had been a member of the Colonial Athletic Association since 1992, where it enjoyed great success by winning 51 conference crowns, led by 17 straight women's basketball titles from 1992 to 2009, 15 crowns in field hockey and six men's basketball championships.
ODU was a member of the Sun Belt Conference from 1982-1991 and enjoyed success in a wide range of sports.
Sun Belt Conference Synopsis
Appalachian State
Nickname: Mountaineers
Location: Boone, N.C.
Distance From Norfolk: 350 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Armanti Edwards, John Settle, Charlotte Flair
Arkansas State
Nickname: Red Wolves
Location: Jonesboro, Ark.
Distance From Norfolk: 990 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: J.D. McKissic, Earl Bell, Demario Davis
Coastal Carolina
Nickname: Chanticleers
Location: Conway, S.C.
Distance From Norfolk: 326 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Dustin Johnson, Josh Norman, Tommy La Stella
Georgia Southern
Nickname: Eagles
Location: Statesboro, Ga.
Distance From Norfolk: 500 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Fred Stokes, Todd Greene, Jerick McKinnon
Georgia State
Nickname: Panthers
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Distance From Norfolk: 600 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: R.J. Hunter, Will Lutz, Tam O'Shaughnessy
James Madison
Nickname: Dukes
Location: Harrisonburg, Va.
Distance From Norfolk: 224 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Charles Haley, Billy Sample, Tamera Young
Louisiana
Nickname: Ragin Cajuns
Location: Lafayette, La.
Distance From Norfolk: 1,175 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Danny Farquhar, Brian Mitchell, Ron Guidry
University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM)
Nickname: Warhawks
Location: Monroe, La.
Distance From Norfolk: 1,095 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Bubby Brister, Kristy Curry, Ben Sheets
Marshall
Nickname: Thundering Herd
Location: Huntington, W.V.
Distance from Norfolk: 460 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Hal Greer, Randy Moss, Sonny Allen
South Alabama
Nickname: Jaguars
Location: Mobile, Ala.
Distance From Norfolk: 920 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Terry Catledge, David Freese, Luis Gonzalez
Southern Miss
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.
Distance From Norfolk: 975 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Brett Favre, Clarence Weatherspoon, Brian Dozier
Texas State
Nickname: Bobcats
Location: San Marcos, Tex.
Distance From Norfolk: 1,600 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Paul Goldschmidt, Kyle Finnegan, Charles Austin
Troy
Nickname: Trojans
Location: Troy, Ala.
Distance From Norfolk: 770 miles
Notable Former Student-Athletes: Mackey Sasser, Osi Umenyiora, DeMarcus Ware
Old Dominion Officially Joins the Sun Belt Conference
