For the first time in history, a team from the Sun Belt is in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25.
Coastal Carolina moved from 11th to ninth after its 42-38 win at Troy. The victory moved the Chanticleers to 11-0, the first-ever undefeated regular season in program history. It is also matches the best season in Sun Belt Conference football history, as the Chants became the third team to finish the conference slate at 8-0.
Their position in the AP Poll is one spot ahead of Georgia who is 10th and Florida who dropped from sixth to 11th after the loss to LSU.
The top five positions remained unchanged with Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Clemson and Texas A&M manning the top five.
In the Coaches Poll, CCU moved from 13th to 12th.
Coastal Carolina will host Billy Napier and #17 Louisiana Saturday in the Sun Belt Championship. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. at Brooks Stadium in Conway.
