BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southwestern Athletic Conference revealed its 2022 SWAC men's basketball Predicted Order of Finish with Alabama State projected to finish tenth. The preseason poll was voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.

Texas Southern topped the list with 14 first-place votes followed by Alcorn State tabbed to finish second with two first-place votes. Southern University was projected to finish third with three first-place votes, followed by Prairie View A&M (4th), and Florida A&M (5th) to round out the top-five preseason projections. 

Grambling State was tabbed to finish sixth with Jackson State right behind them in seventh place. Bethune Cookman takes the eighth place spot, followed by Alabama A&M (9th), Alabama State (10th), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11th), and Mississippi Valley (12th) in the final spot.

The Alabama State men's basketball team kicks off the 2022 campaign at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Monday, November 7, 2022, inside Bartow Arena.

A full listing of the preseason poll results can be found below.

2022-23 SWAC Men's Basketball Predicted Order of Finish

1. Texas Southern- 258 (14)
2. Alcorn State- 231 (2)
3. Southern- 215 (3)
4. Prairie View A&M- 171 (1)
5. Florida A&M- 164
6. Grambling State- 150
7. Jackson State- 149 (1)
8. Bethune-Cookman- 132 (1)
9. Alabama A&M- 116
10. Alabama State- 99
11. Arkansas-Pine Bluff- 76 (2)
12. Mississippi Valley State- 32

First place votes are listed in parenthesis

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Joe French, Bethune-Cookman
 
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Karl Nicholas, Texas Southern
 
Preseason All-SWAC First Team
Joe French, Bethune-Cookman
Tyrone Lyons, Southern
Cameron Christon, Grambling State
Garrett Hicks, Alabama A&M
Karl Nicholas, Texas Southern
 
Preseason All-SWAC Second Team
Dominic Brewton, Alcorn State
Jeremiah Gambrell, Prairie View A&M
Keondre Montgomery, Alcorn State
Bryson Etienne, Southern
John Walker III, Texas Southern