CSAC announced preseason poll for men's basketball

VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Colonial States Athletic Conference announced the men's basketball preseason poll for the 2022-2023 season Thursday afternoon. Bryn Athyn College men's basketball were picked to finish fourth by coaches within the league. The vote was the highest the men's basketball program has ever received in a preseason poll. Defending champion Wilson College was picked to repeat as conference champions in the 2022-23 Colonial States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' poll.

The Phoenix, who received 63 points and seven first-place votes, won the 2022 championship with a 77-72 victory over Cairn.

Cairn University was picked second with 56 points and one first-place vote.  Saint Elizabeth University came in third with 47 points and one-first place vote.

Bryn Athyn College and Keystone College were tied for fourth with 34 points each, followed by Rosemont College in sixth with 32 points.

Clarks Summit University was picked seventh with 21 points. Valley Forge rounds out the poll in tenth place with 12 points.

Conference play begins on Wednesday, January 4, with four conference matchups. The 2023 CSAC Men's Basketball Championship is set for Feb. 20-25. The top-five seeds will compete for the conference title and the NCAA Division III Championship automatic qualifier (AQ).