NEW ORLEANS – Reigning Sun Belt Conference champion Georgia State has been selected as the unanimous preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship as decided by a vote of the league’s eight head coaches.
 
Ranked No. 12 nationally to begin the season, the Panthers received all eight first-place votes in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll. Georgia State has competed in the NCAA Championship each of the last two seasons.

The 2024 campaign marks Sun Belt’s second season sponsoring beach volleyball. Hosted in conjunction with Rally Volleyball, the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship returns to the John Hunt Sand Volleyball Complex in Huntsville, Ala., where competition will take place April 25-27. The winner of the conference championship will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.  
 
Sun Belt teams open serve with their first matches of the season on Friday, February 23.
 
2024 Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Georgia State (8) – 64
2. Coastal Carolina – 55
3. College of Charleston – 39
4. UNCW – 34
T5. Mercer – 31
T5. Southern Miss – 31
7. ULM – 24
8. Stephen F. Austin – 10
(Parenthesis) indicate first-place votes.