Preseason Archives - ArkansasSports.Net https://arkansassports.net/tag/preseason/ Your stop for college and high school sports in Arkansas Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:17:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://arkansassports.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-ASN-Favicon-2017-32x32.jpg Preseason Archives - ArkansasSports.Net https://arkansassports.net/tag/preseason/ 32 32 UAPB football picked to finish fifth in SWAC West https://arkansassports.net/uapb-football-picked-to-finish-fifth-in-swac-west/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:31:33 +0000 https://arkansassports.net/?p=348 From UAPB Sports Ronnie Johnson, Sports Information Director BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference releases its 2016 predicted order of finish today with the University […]

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Ronnie Johnson, Sports Information Director

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference releases its 2016 predicted order of finish today with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Football team predicted to finish fifth in SWAC Western Division.
 
Prairie View A&M was predicted to win the Western Division as they received 41 total points.  Grambling State is slated to finish second with 35 points.  Southern received 35 points for a third place prediction and Texas Southern garnered 16 points for a fourth place predicted order of finish.
 
On the Eastern Division side, two-time conference champions Alcorn State is predicted to win the division once again with 44 points.  Alabama State received 35 points for a second place predicted finish.  Jackson State tallied 28 points for a predicted third place finish, followed by Alabama A&M with 16 points for a fourth place finish and Mississippi Valley State is predicted finish with fifth with 12 points.
 
UAPB will open their 2016 season against Tennessee State in the Big John Merritt Classic on Saturday, September 3 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., in a 6 p.m. kickoff.
 
The following week, the Golden Lions will host Oklahoma Panhandle State on Saturday, September 10 in a 6 p.m. kickoff at Golden Lion Stadium.
 
2016 Eastern Division Predicted Order of Finish

School
Points
Alcorn State
44
Alabama State
35
Jackson State
28
Alabama A&M
16
Mississippi Valley State
12

2016 Western Division Predicted Order of Finish
School
Points
Prairie View A&M
41
Grambling State
35
Southern
32
Texas Southern
16
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
11

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