The Southland is now an 8-team league following the departure of four Texas schools and Central Arkansas. Nicholls is the heavy favorite to repeat as champs and win the auto-bid, but SLU and UNO lurk in the shadows.
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Most remember the Southland for one thing and one thing only last year: Stephen F. Austin winning at Duke in 3OT as a 27.5-point underdogs. Rightfully so, but the Lumberjacks are back for more chopping, with a competitive top tier in hot pursuit behind them.
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SFA dominated the Southland in 2019-20, getting back to its usual winning ways. The Lumberjacks need to win the conference tourney to crash the Big Dance despite a 28-3 record, but that shouldn’t be too tall a task, unless Abilene Christian or Nicholls State have something to say about it.
Read moreSouthland 2019-20 Preview
The Southland is wide open this year with a talented crop of seniors departing from nearly every squad. Sam Houston State has taken the mantle from Stephen F. Austn as the class program of the league, but SFA looks poised to bounce back. Preseason favorite New Orleans has its sights set on the school’s first NCAA Tourney bid since 2017.
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