Preseason Poll:
1. Coastal (10 first place votes)
2. Winthrop (5 first place votes)
3. UNC-Asheville (4 first place votes)
4. Presbyterian College (4 first place votes)
5. High Point
6. Liberty (1 first place vote, WTF?)
7. Charleston Southern
8. VMI
9. Radford
10. Gardner-Webb (19 of 24 last place votes)
Preseason All-Conference:
Nick Barbour, High Point Jr. Guard (Preseason Player of the Year)
Chad Gray, Coastal Carolina R-Sr. Forward
Al'Lonzo Coleman, Presbyterian College R-Jr. Forward
Jamarco Warren, Charleston Southern Sr. Guard
Austin Kenon, VMI Sr. Guard
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Liberty Women picked to win the conference, Devin Brown from Liberty named Preseason Player of the Year.
