Angelo State is the favorite to win the 2022 Lone Star Conference football championship in the LSC preseason poll announced Thursday.
The league's preseason poll reflects the opinions of LSC head coaches, sports information directors, and various media representatives from throughout the region.
ASU earned first-place votes on 15 of the 27 ballots for 257 total points.
Midwestern State, the defending champions, finished second with 236 points and nine first-place votes, while Central Washington was picked third with 207 points.
West Texas A&M was fourth with 198 points and one top vote. UT Permian Basin (150 points and 2 first-place nods), Texas A&M-Kingsville (143), Western Oregon (108), Eastern New Mexico (97), Western New Mexico (57), and Simon Fraser (32) rounded out the poll.
The season kicks off Thursday, September 1 with 10 LSC teams set to compete in 2022. Each team will play nine conference games to determine the LSC Champion.
CWU, SFU, and WOU joined the league as affiliate members in football on July 1, 2022.
| Rank |
Team |
1st |
Total |
| 1 |
Angelo State |
15 |
257 |
| 2 |
Midwestern State |
9 |
236 |
| 3 |
Central Washington |
|
207 |
| 4 |
West Texas A&M |
1 |
198 |
| 5 |
UT Permian Basin |
2 |
150 |
| 6 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
|
143 |
| 7 |
Western Oregon |
|
108 |
| 8 |
Eastern New Mexico |
|
97 |
| 9 |
Western New Mexico |
|
57 |
| 10 |
Simon Fraser |
|
32 |