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COLLEGE BASKETBALL SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

WOMEN’S PRESEASON POLL Jackson State, 255 voting points (19 first-place votes) Alabama State, 238 (1) Southern, 194 (1) Alabama A&M, 190 (1) Grambling State, 147 Texas Southern, 142 Alcorn State, 118 Bethune-Cookman, 101 UAPB, 98 Prairie View A&M, 93 Florida A&M, 91 Mississippi Valley State, 49

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Saturday’s games

UAPB at Arkansas, at Little Rock, 11 a.m. (SEC Network) Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State, 1 p.m. Florida A&M at Miss. Valley State, 3 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Southern, 6 p.m. (ESPN+) Alcorn State at Texas Southern, 7 p.m. (AT&T Sportsnet)

GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Saturday’s games Southern Arkansas at Ouachita Baptist, 1 p.m. Henderson State at Arkansas Tech, 2 p.m. East Central at SW Oklahoma State, 3 p.m. UAM at Harding, 3 p.m. Southern Nazarene at NW Oklahoma State, 3 p.m.

SE Oklahoma State at Oklahoma Baptist, 6 p.m.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY SWAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Monday at Choctaw Trails, Clinton, Miss.

Men’s 8,000 meters Team standings — 1. Jackson State 61; 2.

UAPB 69; 3. Prairie View A&M 81; 4. Texas Southern 95; 5. Southern 121; 6. Grambling State 123; 7. Bethune-Cookman 162; 8. Alcorn State 177; 9. Alabama State 217; 10. Mississippi Valley State 236

UAPB top five — 8. Baron Freeman 26:43.09 (second-team All-SWAC); 12. Rio Williams 27:03.23; 15. Terrance Johnson 27:21.50; 16. Genesis Joseph 27:22.98; 18. Tarik Xavier 27:38.49 Women’s 5,000 meters Team standings — 1. Alcorn State 68; 2. Alabama State 77; 3. Grambling State 88;

4. UAPB 112; 5. Jackson State 136; 6. Alabama A&M 158; 7. Prairie View A&M 170;

8. Southern 181; 9. Texas Southern 201; 10. Bethune-Cookman 215; 11. Florida A&M 241;

12. Mississippi Valley State 248

UAPB top five — 8. Zadie St. Louis 19:37.11 (second-team All-SWAC); 15. Ishmia Black 20:05.30; 17. Sarah Medcalf 20:13.71; 27. Joanna Rogers 20:50.71; 45. Shaunia McFarlane 22:32.69

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 6A-EAST CONFERENCE

Friday’s games (all at 7 p.m.) Pine Bluff at Marion Jonesboro at Searcy El Dorado at Sylvan Hills Sheridan at West Memphis

5A-CENTRAL CONFERENCE

Friday’s games (all at 7 p.m.) Watson Chapel at Beebe LR Christian at Pulaski Academy Maumelle at White Hall

CONFERENCE 3A-6

Friday’s games (all at 7 p.m.) McGehee at Barton

Drew Central at Camden Harmony Grove Smackover at Dollarway Lake Village Lakeside at Rison

SCHEDULE FRIDAY

College soccer UAPB at Alcorn State, TBA College volleyball NW Oklahoma State at UAM, 6 p.m. Philander Smith College at UAPB, 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

College volleyball SW Oklahoma State at UAM, 1 p.m.

SUNDAY

College soccer UAPB at Mississippi Valley State, 1 p.m.

TUESDAY

College volleyball Roar Classic at UAPB: UAM at UAPB, 2 p.m.; UAM vs. UA Fort Smith, 4 p.m.; UA Fort Smith at UAPB, 6 p.m.