In the USA, the Sunbelt Conference is one of 11 NCAA Division I-A college athletics conferences. Schools associated with the Sunbelt Conference are:
- Arkansas State University
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Western Kentucky University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Troy State University
- University of Denver
- University of New Orleans
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Louisiana-Monroe
- Florida International University
- New Mexico State University
- Utah State University
- University of Idaho
- University of North Texas