For the third consecutive season, the Sun Belt finds itself with a team ranked in the AP Top 25 after having never had any school crack the rankings in the conference’s previous history. Troy achieved the feat in 2017 and Appalachian State was able to crack the rankings last fall. It’s Appalachian State once again riding high as the 5-0 Mountaineers enter Saturday’s home matchup with UL Monroe at No. 24 in the poll.With one streak intact, the Mountaineers will now try to snap another.In each of the last two seasons, Troy and App proceeded to lose their first games after attaining their ranking.