Charleston Southern has been picked as this year’s preseason favorite to win the 2016 Big South Championship.
Liberty received a grand total of one first-place vote and finished 2nd, ahead of Kennesaw State, Monmouth, Gardner-Webb, and Presbyterian.
BIG SOUTH (1st Place votes in parenthesis)
| School | Points |
| Charleston Southern (16) | 106 |
| Liberty (1) | 86 |
| Kennesaw State (1) | 68 |
| Monmouth | 47 |
| Gardner-Webb | 40 |
| Presbyterian | 31 |
