CSAC announces preseason poll for men's basketball

ROSEMONT, Pa. – CSAC released their preseason poll for men's basketball Tuesday afternoon. Bryn Athyn secured their highest preseason vote in program history, picked 5th. 

Ciarn University was picked first by the coaches in the 2021 Colonial States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll.

The Highlanders, who are the defending champions, received 61 points and six first place votes. Rosemont College was second with 52 points and two first place votes.
Keystone was third with 47 points and one first place vote, followed by Wilson College in fourth with 34 points.

Bryn Athyn was right behind Wilson with 31 points which was good for fifth. Saint Elizabeth followed closely at sixth with 29 points. Clarks Summit University and Valley Forge tied for the last spot in the poll at 17 points. 

Head Coach Sean Westerlund on the preseason poll results,"We celebrate a good moment for our program. Any chance to raise the bar is an opportunity we are grateful for. The league has picked us fifth, and while we are excited, we need to earn that ranking and be on the hunt for more. We have much to prove. Excited to continue to change our best."

Play begins Saturday November 6, with the CSAC slate starting on Thursday December 2 at Cairn University for the Lions.

The CSAC Championship is set to begin Monday February 21, with the championship game is schedule for Saturday February 26, 2022.