In field hockey, another sport not sponsored by the Sun Belt, Appalachian State  joined the Mid-American Conference for the 2017 season after playing two seasons as an independent following the demise of its former league, the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac). While rivalries exist with Sun Belt west division schools such as Troy and Louisiana, Appalachian State's main Sun Belt rivals are east division members Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern, as well as rekindled rivalries from the days in FCS with recent Sun Belt additions Marshall and James Madison.
In field hockey, a sport not affiliated with the Sun Belt, Appalachian State  switched to the Mid-American Conference for the 2017 season after being an independent for two seasons following the dissolution of its previous league, the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac). Although rivalries exist with Sun Belt western division schools like Troy and Louisiana, Appalachian State's main Sun Belt rivals are eastern division members Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern, as well as revived rivalries from their FCS days with recent Sun Belt additions Marshall and James Madison.