The SWAC announced its preseason football poll on July 16.
The predicted order of finish was voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.
SWAC Football Preseason Poll
SWAC East
- Alabama State- 114 points (11)
- Florida A&M- 104 points (6)
- Jackson State- 87 points (2)
- Alabama A&M- 76 points (4)
- Bethune-Cookman- 47 points
- Mississippi Valley State- 31 points (1)
SWAC West
- Alcorn State- 112 points (11)
- Prairie View A&M- 104 points (8)
- Grambling State- 72 points (4)
- Southern- 70 points (1)
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff- 61 points
- Texas Southern- 40 points
*First-place votes listed in parenthesis
