Fayetteville State Tops CIAA Men’s Preseason Poll Following Championship Season

BALTIMORE, MD – Defending Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) champion Fayetteville State University has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2026-27 CIAA Men’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish. The Broncos also placed two student-athletes on the CIAA Preseason All-Conference Team, with returning guard Travon Cooper II and transfer Joseph Allen III earning recognition. Fayetteville State is coming off a 23-7 season that included a 14-2 record in CIAA play. The Broncos captured the 2025-26 CIAA Men’s Basketball Championship with a victory over Bluefield State and advanced to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional, where their season ended in…