Southern Picked to Finish First in SWAC Women’s Basketball Race

BATON ROUGE, LA — Southern University has been picked to finish first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s basketball race, according to the league’s 2026-27 predicted order of finish. The Jaguars received 234 points and 10 first-place votes to claim the top spot in the preseason poll. Alabama A&M was picked second with 229 points and eight first-place votes, finishing just five points behind Southern. Alabama State was selected third with 195 points, followed by Alcorn State with 183. Arkansas-Pine Bluff earned the No. 5 spot with 169 points and three first-place votes, while Grambling State was sixth with 162…