Tigers picked second in East Division

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Two-time defending Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) East Division champion Jackson State was picked to finish second in its division during SWAC Media Days on Wednesday morning. Jackson State (9-3, 7-1 SWAC last season) was picked to finish with 122 total points and seven first-place votes, picked just behind Alabama State with 131 total points and 16 first-place votes. The Tigers were followed by Bethune-Cookman (71 points), Florida A&M (70 points), Alabama A&M (66 points and one first-place vote), and Mississippi Valley State (29 points) in the East Division. Meanwhile, defending conference champion Prairie View A&M was picked…