FSU Men's Basketball Predicted to Repeat as CIAA Champions; Bronco Women listed 5
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Baltimore, MD – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announced the 2022-23 basketball predicted order of finish as selected by the men's and women's head coaches. The preseason teams and predicted order were both unveiled during the CIAA Basketball Media Day in Baltimore, MD. Fayetteville State men's basketball was chosen to finish first in the conference. The women's program was selected to finish fifth overall and second in the Southern Division.
Last season, the Broncos won their first CIAA Basketball title since 1973. Under the leadership of Head Basketball
Luke D'Alessio, Fayetteville State knocked down Virginia State and Livingstone in the 2022 CIAA Basketball Tournament before defeating Virginia Union, 65-62, in the championship game. The Broncos finished the season second in the South with an overall record of 22-9 and were 13-3 in CIAA Action. FSU was the eighth seed in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Atlantic Region Championship Tournament, its first appearance since 1993.
FSU women's basketball program won the 2020 CIAA Championship before pandemic cancellations. Last season, the Broncos finished 13-12 overall and 10-6 in conference play and lost to Livingstone in the opening round of the Tournament.
2022-23 CIAA Women's Basketball Predicted Order of Finish
| 1. |
Lincoln (PA) University (7) |
| 2. |
Elizabeth City State University (3) |
| 3. |
Johnson C. Smith University (2) |
| 4. |
Bowie State University |
| 5. |
Fayetteville State University |
| 6. |
Winston-Salem State University |
| 7. |
Virginia Union University |
| t-8. |
Claflin University |
| t-8. |
Livingstone College |
| 10. |
Virginia State University |
| 11. |
Shaw University |
| 12. |
Saint Augustine's University |
First place votes in parenthesis
Northern Division
| 1. |
Lincoln |
| 2. |
Elizabeth City State |
| 3. |
Bowie State |
| 4. |
Virginia Union |
| 5. |
Virginia State |
| 6. |
Shaw |
Southern Division
| 1. |
Johnson C. Smith |
| 2. |
Fayetteville State |
| 3. |
Winston-Salem State |
| t-4. |
Claflin |
| t-4. |
Livingstone |
| 6. |
St. Augustine's |
2022-23 CIAA Men's Basketball Predicted Order of Finish
| 1. |
Fayetteville State (6) |
| 2. |
Virginia Union (3) |
| 3. |
Winston-Salem State (1) |
| 4. |
Virginia State |
| 5. |
Bowie State (1) |
| 6. |
Lincoln (PA) |
| 7. |
Shaw |
| 8. |
Livingstone |
| 9. |
Johnson C. Smith |
| 10. |
Elizabeth City State |
| 11. |
Claflin |
| 12. |
Saint Augustine's |
First place votes in parenthesis
Southern Division
| 1. |
Fayetteville State |
| 2. |
Winston-Salem State |
| 3. |
Livingstone |
| 4. |
Johnson C. Smith |
| 5. |
Claflin |
| 6. |
St. Augustine |
Northern Division
| 1. |
Virginia Union |
| 2. |
Virginia State |
| 3. |
Bowie State |
| 4. |
Lincoln (PA) |
| 5. |
Shaw |
| 6. |
Elizabeth City State |
