Editing Sun Belt Conference (section)

===Former full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Left
!Type
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Subsequent<br />conference
!Current<br />conference
|-
| {{sort|Alabama–Birmingham|'''[[University of Alabama at Birmingham]]'''}}
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| 1969
| 1979
| 1991
| rowspan="2"|Public
| [[UAB Blazers|Blazers]]
| {{college color boxes|UAB Blazers}}
| [[Great Midwest Conference|Great Midwest]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| {{sort|Central Florida|'''[[University of Central Florida]]'''}}
| [[Orlando, Florida]]{{efn|group=former|The main UCF campus has an Orlando mailing address but is in unincorporated [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]].}}
| 1963
| 1991
| 1992
| [[UCF Knights|Knights]]
| {{college color boxes|UCF Knights}}
| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| {{sort|Denver|'''[[University of Denver]]'''}}
| [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
| 1864
| 1999
| 2012
| Private
| [[Denver Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| {{college color boxes|Denver Pioneers}}
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
| [[Summit League|Summit]]
|-
| '''[[Florida Atlantic University]]'''
| [[Boca Raton, Florida]]
| 1961
| 2006{{efn|group=former|Florida Atlantic was an affiliate member for football during the 2005 fall season (2005–06 school year).}}
| rowspan="2"|2013
| rowspan="2"|Public
| [[Florida Atlantic Owls|Owls]]
| {{college color boxes|Florida Atlantic Owls}}
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''[[Florida International University]]'''
| [[Miami|Miami, Florida]]{{efn|group=former|The main FIU campus has a Miami mailing address but is in unincorporated [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]].}}
| 1965
| 1998
| [[FIU Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|FIU Panthers}}
| colspan=2| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[Jacksonville University]]'''
| [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| 1934
| 1976
| rowspan="2"|1998
| Private
| [[Jacksonville Dolphins|Dolphins]]
| {{college color boxes|Jacksonville Dolphins}}
| colspan=2| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|-
| '''[[Lamar University]]'''
| [[Beaumont, Texas]]
| 1923
| 1991
| rowspan="15"|Public
| [[Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| {{college color boxes|Lamar Cardinals}}
| colspan=2 | [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
|-
| '''[[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]]'''
| [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| 1927
| 1991
| 2022
| [[Little Rock Trojans|Trojans]]
| {{college color boxes|Little Rock Trojans}}
| colspan=2|[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
|-
| '''[[Louisiana Tech University]]'''
| [[Ruston, Louisiana]]
| 1894
| 1991
| 2001
| [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters|Bulldogs & Lady Techsters]]
| {{college color boxes|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[Middle Tennessee State University]]'''
| [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]]
| 1911
| rowspan="2"|2000
| 2013
| [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|Blue Raiders]]
| {{college color boxes|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}}
| colspan=2| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[New Mexico State University]]'''
| [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]
| 1888
| 2005{{efn|group=former|New Mexico State was a full member from 2000–01 to 2004–05 and an affiliate member for football from the 2014 to 2017 fall seasons (2014–15 to 2017–18 school years).}}
| [[New Mexico State Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|New Mexico State Aggies}}
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{sort|New Orleans|'''[[University of New Orleans]]'''}}
| rowspan="2"|[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| rowspan="2"|1958
| 1976
| 1980
| rowspan="2"|[[New Orleans Privateers|Privateers]]
| rowspan="2"|{{college color boxes|New Orleans Privateers}}
| ''[[NCAA Division I independent schools|D-I Independent]]''
| rowspan="2"| [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
|-
| 1991
| 2010
| ''[[NCAA Division I independent schools|D-I Independent]]''
|-
| {{sort|North Carolina Charlotte|'''[[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]]'''}}
| [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| 1946
| 1976
| 1991
| [[Charlotte 49ers|49ers]]
| {{college color boxes|Charlotte 49ers}}
| [[Metro Conference|Metro]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| {{sort|North Texas|'''[[University of North Texas]]'''}}
| [[Denton, Texas]]
| 1890
| 2000
| 2013
| [[North Texas Mean Green|Mean Green]]
| {{college color boxes|North Texas Mean Green}}
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]] 
|-
| {{sort|South Florida|'''[[University of South Florida]]'''}}
| [[Tampa, Florida]]
| 1956
| 1976
| 1991
| [[South Florida Bulls|Bulls]]
| {{college color boxes|South Florida Bulls}}
| [[Metro Conference|Metro]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''[[University of Texas at Arlington]]'''
| [[Arlington, Texas]]
| 1895
| 2013
| 2022
| [[UT Arlington Mavericks|Mavericks]]
| {{college color boxes|UT Arlington Mavericks}}
| colspan=2|[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
|-
| {{sort|Texas–Pan American|'''[[University of Texas–Pan American]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Texas–Pan American was merged into [[University of Texas Rio Grande Valley|UTRGV]] in 2015; the merged school inherited UTPA's athletic program, with the new nickname of Vaqueros, and membership in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).}}
| [[Edinburg, Texas]]
| 1927
| 1991
| 1998
| [[Texas–Pan American Broncs|Broncs]]
| {{college color boxes|Texas–Pan American Broncs}}
| ''[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]''
| [[Southland Conference|Southland]]<br>{{small|(as [[UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros|UTRGV Vaqueros]])}}
|-
| '''[[Virginia Commonwealth University]]'''
| [[Richmond, Virginia]]
| 1838
| 1979
| 1991
| [[VCU Rams|Rams]]
| {{college color boxes|VCU Rams}}
| [[Metro Conference|Metro]]
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[Western Kentucky University]]'''
| [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]]
| 1906
| 1982
| 2014
| nowrap="nowrap" |[[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|Hilltoppers & Lady Toppers]]
| {{college color boxes|Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}}
| colspan=2| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|}

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