What's the best way to find potential roommates as an incoming transfer student?

I'm starting UAB in the spring semester and plan on moving on-campus next fall. I've been told that I'd have a better chance at getting whichever dorm I want if I apply for housing already having roommates, instead of choosing to have them be randomly selected. I'm most interested in getting Blount hall and from what I've been told it's a little harder to get into. What's the best way to go about finding potential roommates as a transfer student?