Texas Southern Tops SWAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
By Keisha J Kelley
10-19-2021
Black College Experience
Texas Southern Athletics
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Texas Southern, under the direction of fourth-year head coach Johnny Jones, has been selected to finish first in the 2021-22 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll. The preseason poll was voted upon by league head coaches and sports information directors.
In the predicted order of finish Prairie View A&M was tabbed to finish second followed by Jackson State, Grambling State, and Southern to round out the top five.
Florida A&M, Alcorn State, Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State were selected to finish 6-12 respectively. The league is slated to announce the 2021-22 Men’s Basketball Preseason All-SWAC Teams tomorrow (Oct. 20).
2021-22 SWAC Men’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish
Texas Southern- 237 (11)
Prairie View A&M- 204 (9)
Jackson State- 202
Grambling State- 168
Southern- 167 (1)
Florida A&M- 138
Alcorn State- 128
Alabama State- 125
Alabama A&M- 112 (1)
Bethune-Cookman- 97
Arkansas-Pine Bluff- 68
Mississippi Valley State- 36
First place votes listed in parenthesis