The Lumberjacks finished the 2021 season 5–6 overall, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
Preseason
Polls
On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Vikings were predicted to finish in the Big Sky ninth by the coaches and eighth by the media.[1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Montana
111 (3)
2
Sacramento State
110 (4)
3
Montana State
109 (5)
4
Weber State
84
5
UC Davis
82
6
Eastern Washington
76
7
Northern Arizona
62
8
Idaho
45
9
Portland State
42
10
Cal Poly
33
T-11
Idaho State
19
T-11
Northern Colorado
19
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Montana
356 (14)
2
Montana State
352 (13)
3
Sacramento State
335 (4)
4
Weber State
261
5
UC Davis
255 (1)
6
Eastern Washington
236
7
Northern Arizona
191
8
Portland State
146
9
Idaho
142
10
Cal Poly
85
11
Northern Colorado
71
12
Idaho State
66
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Vikings had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]