preseason polls
Coaches
Rk. Team (first-place votes) Points
The Southland Conference preseason poll as selected by the league’s coaches.
1. Texas State (11) 121
2. Southeastern Louisiana 88
3. Stephen F. Austin 84
4. UTSA 82
5. Sam Houston State (1) 77
6. Lamar 67
7. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 51
8. UT-Arlington 49
9. McNeese State 43
10. Northwestern State 42
11. Nicholls State 39
12. Central Arkansas 31
Sports Information
Directors
The Southland Conference preseason poll as selected by the league’s sports information directors.
Rk. Team (first-place votes) Points
1. Texas State (11) 121
2. Stephen F. Austin (1) 92
3. Southeastern Louisiana 88
4. UTSA 83
5. Lamar 79
6. Sam Houston State 74
7. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 66
8. UT Arlington 52
T9. McNeese State 39
T9. Nicholls State 39
11. Northwestern State 31
12. Central Arkansas 27
All-Conference
First team
1B: Casey Kalenkosky*,Texas State,Sr., San Antonio; 2B: Tyler Sibley*, Texas State, Sr.,Frisco, Texas; 3B: Ryan Dalton*,UTSA, Jr.,Sugar Land, Texas; SS: Ryan Walker, UT Arlington, So., Arlington, Texas; C: Jarid Scarafiotti*, Stephen F. Austin, Sr., Shreveport; OF: Jonathan Davis*, Central Arkansas, So.,Camden, Ark.;OF:Seth Granger*, McNeese State, Sr., Iowa, La.;OF: Jeff McVaney*, Texas State, Sr., Houston; DH: Jeremy Hill*, Nicholls State, Sr., Long Beach, Miss.; P: Seth Webster*, Nicholls State, Sr.,Delville, La.; P: Colton Turner, Texas State,Jr., Joshua, Texas; P: Mitchell Pitts, Texas State, Sr., Highland Village, Texas.
Second team
1B: Jonathan Pace, Southeastern La., Sr., Terry, Miss.; 2B: Brock Hebert*, Southeastern La., Jr., Bourg, La.; 3B: Renny Weber, McNeese State, Sr., Norco, La.; SS: Hunter Dozier; Stephen F. Austin, So., Denton, Texas; C: Andrew Stumph*, Texas State, Jr., Katy, Texas; OF: Colin Bear*, Northwestern State,Sr.; Houston; OF Jeff Abt*, Lamar, Sr., Houston; OF: Riley Good, UTSA, So., Godley, Texas; DH: Bobby Loveless, Stephen F. Austin,Sr., Friendswood, Texas; P: Casey Selsor, UTSA, Sr., San Antonio; P: Caleb Smith, Sam Houston State, So., Huntsville, Texas; P: Joe Scanio, Northwestern State, Sr., St. Louis.
*Returning all-conference selection.