The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 5, 2021. Lamar was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 86 votes.[3]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Stephen F. Austin
235 (17)
2
McNeese State
217 (4)
3
Southeastern Louisiana
183
4
Sam Houston State
172 (1)
5
Central Arkansas
162 (1)
6
Northwestern State
156 (1)
7
Nicholls
131
8
Lamar
86
9
Abilene Christian
82
10
Houston Baptist
81
11
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
47
12
Incarnate Word
32
Preseason All-Southland team
No player from Lamar was chosen to the All-Southland Team
^"LU Athletics Announces Attendance Policy for LU SB/SOC Complex". Lamar University Athletics. February 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2022. Current health and safety guidelines set forth by state and local officials due to the COVID-19 Pandemic will allow the following attendance at the home events: 75 people for soccer and 119 people for softball at the combined complex...For the softball stadium, there are no more season tickets on sale and there will also be no single game sales. The following people will be allowed to attend events: Individuals on each team's player pass list and season ticket holders.
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 5, 2021. Lamar was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 86 votes.[3]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Stephen F. Austin
235 (17)
2
McNeese State
217 (4)
3
Southeastern Louisiana
183
4
Sam Houston State
172 (1)
5
Central Arkansas
162 (1)
6
Northwestern State
156 (1)
7
Nicholls
131
8
Lamar
86
9
Abilene Christian
82
10
Houston Baptist
81
11
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
47
12
Incarnate Word
32
Preseason All-Southland team
No player from Lamar was chosen to the All-Southland Team
^"LU Athletics Announces Attendance Policy for LU SB/SOC Complex". Lamar University Athletics. February 11, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2022. Current health and safety guidelines set forth by state and local officials due to the COVID-19 Pandemic will allow the following attendance at the home events: 75 people for soccer and 119 people for softball at the combined complex...For the softball stadium, there are no more season tickets on sale and there will also be no single game sales. The following people will be allowed to attend events: Individuals on each team's player pass list and season ticket holders.