NEW ORLEANS – Two-time reigning Sun Belt Conference champion Georgia State has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship as decided by a vote of the league’s seven head coaches.
 
The Panthers, ranked No. 13 nationally to begin the season, received all six first-place votes in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll. Georgia State has competed at the NCAA Championships in each of the last three seasons.

The 2025 campaign marks Sun Belt’s third sponsoring beach volleyball. The 2025 Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Championship will take place April 24-26 at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex in Foley, Ala. 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 21.
 
2025 Sun Belt Beach Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Georgia State (6) – 48
2. Coastal Carolina – 40
3. UNCW – 33
4. Mercer – 24
5. College of Charleston – 22
6. Southern Miss (1) – 20
7. ULM – 9