Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics
The Grambling State University women’s soccer team has been picked to finish first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) preseason poll, announced by the conference on Monday morning.
The Tigers enter the 2024 season fresh off a dominating 2023 campaign that saw them win the SWAC Tournament and go unbeaten in conference play. GSU finished last season 15-5-4 overall and 8-0-1 in the SWAC.
Grambling State was picked first with 164 points and 10 first place votes. They were followed by SWAC tournament runner-up Jackson State with 160 points and four first place votes. Southern wrapped up the top three with 131 points and four first place votes.
2024 SWAC Soccer Predicted Order of Finish
- Grambling State- 164 (10)
- Jackson State- 160 (4)
- Southern- 131 (4)
- Alabama State- 114
- Texas Southern- 102
- Prairie View A&M- 94
- Alabama A&M- 89
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff- 69
- Alcorn State- 39
- Mississippi Valley State- 25
*First place votes listed in parenthesis
Grambling State is set to open the season on August 15 on the road at LSU-Alexandria at 10 a.m.
