All dates of membership reflect the calendar years of entry and departure.
[2] As of 2023–24, the scoring system is as follows:[1] The early years of the competition were largely dominated by the South Florida Bulls, who won 8 of the first 10 Vic Bubas Cups.
Middle Tennessee left the conference after 2013 and Western Kentucky did the same the following year, which paved the way for South Alabama to retake control of the Cup for each of the next 4 seasons.
First- and second-round games are played at Hartsell Arena on the campus of Pensacola State College and the Pensacola Bay Center, with semifinals and finals at the Bay Center.
Idaho and New Mexico State competed as single-sport members before being dropped from Sun Belt football after the 2017 season.