North Carolina A&T State received 13 first-place votes, to receive the first place ranking in the conference’s preseason poll for the 2016 MEAC Football season.
Source: North Carolina A&T State Picked To Win 2016 MEAC Football Title
Hartly, DE – North Carolina A&T stood firm and Bowie State closed the gap to tie Tuskegee on top of the HSRN Football Polls following week 9 of the HBCU action. The Aggies top the HSRN Division I Poll, while the Golden Tigers and Bulldogs are tied for first place in HSRN’s Division II/NAIA Poll.
Division I/FCS
The top six spots were unchanged from last week with some shuffling in the lower third of the rankings due to Southern’s 48-7 loss to Alcorn State and Alabama State’s 35-20 Magic City Classic win over Alabama A&M. The Hornets have won four of their last five games and came in at #10 this week
Division II/NAIA
Tuskegee survived a potential trap game with a 19-7 win over Central State. Meanwhile, Bowie State crushed Lincoln (Pa), 57-3, in their home finale of the season, moving into a first place tie with the Golden Tigers.
Fort Valley State jumped three spots thanks to a 35-3 homecoming victory over Morehouse.
Livingstone moved back into the top 10 following its 42-35 homecoming win over Fayetteville State in overtime.
Week 9 – Rankings |
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| Division I FCS | ||||
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Last Week | |
| 1 | North Carolina A&T (12) | 7-1 | 138 | 1 |
| 2 | Grambling State | 6-2 | 121 | 2 |
| 3 | Alcorn State (2) | 6-2 | 106 | 3 |
| 4 | Bethune-Cookman | 7-2 | 98 | 4 |
| 5 | South Carolina State | 5-3 | 84 | 5 |
| 6 | Prairie View A&M | 5-2 | 68 | 6 |
| 7 | North Carolina Central | 5-3 | 60 | 8 |
| 8 | Tennessee State | 4-4 | 29 | 10 |
| 9 | Southern | 4-4 | 28 | 7 |
| 10 | Alabama State | 4-4 | 23 | NR |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Hampton (7), Norfolk St. (4), Morgan St. (3) | ||||
| Division II/NAIA | ||||
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Last Week | |
| 1T | Tuskegee (9) | 8-1 | 108 | 1 |
| 1T | Bowie State (2) | 8-1 | 108 | 2 |
| 3 | Virginia Union | 7-2 | 98 | 3 |
| 4 | Virginia State | 6-3 | 75 | 4 |
| 5 | Albany State | 4-3 | 66 | 5 |
| 6 | Fort Valley State | 4-3 | 57 | 9 |
| 7 | Chowan | 5-3 | 39 | 6 |
| 8 | Winston-Salem State | 4-5 | 23 | 7 |
| 9 | Elizabeth City State | 4-4 | 20 | 8 |
| 10 | Livingstone | 4-3 | 16 | NR |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Miles (12), Fayetteville St. (11), Morehouse (5), Lane (3) |
Black College Football Poll
11/2/15
‘WEEK #9’
| SCHOOL | MASCOTS | POINTS | (#1 VOTES) | 2015 RECORD | |
| 1. | North Carolina A&T | Aggies | 282 | (22) | 7-1 |
| 2. | Grambling State | Tigers | 234 | (8) | 6-2 |
| 3. | *Alcorn State | Braves | 198 | 5-2 | |
| 4. | Prairie View A&M | Panthers | 163 | 5-2 | |
| 5. | Tuskegee | Golden Tigers | 138 | 8-1 | |
| 6. | Bethune Cookman | Wildcats | 131 | 7-2 | |
| 7. | North Carolina-Central | Eagles | 82 | 5-3 | |
| 8. | South Carolina State | Bulldogs | 58 | 5-3 | |
| 9. | Southern University | Jaguars | 46 | 4-4 | |
| 10. | Bowie State | Bulldogs | 32 | 8-1 |
*2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Other Teams Receiving Votes:
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| SCHOOL | MASCOTS | POINTS |
| Tennessee State | Tigers | 24 |
| Virginia Union | Panthers | 17 |
| Virginia State | Trojans | 15 |
| Hampton | Pirates | 11 |
| Morgan State | Bears | 6 |
There was not a lot of movement in BOXTOROW coaches and media polls this week as the top six teams remained the same.
For the second-straight week, North Carolina A&T was a unanimous selection in the coaches poll receiving all 20 first-place votes. Grambling, Alcorn State and Bethune-Cookman stayed in the next three positions.
With Southern’s loss to Alcorn State, the Jaguars dropped a spot to No. 8, two points ahead of Tennessee State who rose one spot to No. 9 after its 20-6 win over Austin Peay.
Alabama State debuted in the poll for the first time this year at No. 10.
Hampton dropped out of the poll.
In the media poll, South Carolina State and Prairie View A&M tied for the No. 6 spot. Bowie State and North Carolina Central each moved up one spot to No. 8 and No. 9, respectively. Virginia Union reentered the poll at No. 10, while Southern dropped out.
A couple of key matchups this week as North Carolina A&T travels to Orangeburg to take on South Carolina State, while Alcorn State hosts Prairie View A&M.
The BOXTOROW HBCU FCS coaches and media polls are administered by FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. The coaches poll is voted on by the HBCU Football Championship Subdivision coaches and the media poll is voted on by media members around the country who cover HBCU football.
2015 BOXTOROW FCS HBCU Football Coaches Poll Week 9
(Records through October 31, 2015)
| Rank | School | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1. | North Carolina A&T (20) | 7-1 | 200 | 1 |
| 2. | Grambling State | 6-2 | 175 | 2 |
| 3. | Alcorn State* | 5-2 | 160 | 3 |
| 4. | Bethune-Cookman | 7-2 | 145 | 4 |
| 5. | Prairie View A&M | 5-2 | 112 | 5 |
| 6. | South Carolina State | 5-3 | 105 | 6 |
| 7. | North Carolina Central | 5-3 | 80 | 8 |
| 8. | Southern | 4-4 | 45 | 7 |
| 9. | Tennessee State | 4-4 | 43 | 10 |
| 10. | Alabama State | 4-4 | 18 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Hampton (4-5) 12, Morgan State (3-4) 5.
2015 BOXTOROW HBCU Football Media Top 10 Poll Week 9
(Records through October 31, 2015)
| Rank | School | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
| 1. | North Carolina A&T (13) | 7-1 | 155 | 1 |
| 2. | Grambling State (3) | 6-2 | 136 | 2 |
| 3. | Alcorn State* | 5-2 | 127 | 3 |
| 4. | Bethune-Cookman | 7-2 | 106 | 4 |
| 5. | Tuskegee | 8-1 | 80 | 5 |
| T-6 | South Carolina State | 5-3 | 76 | 6 |
| T-6 | Prairie View A&M | 5-2 | 76 | 7 |
| 8. | Bowie State | 8-1 | 47 | 9 |
| 9. | North Carolina Central | 5-3 | 35 | 10 |
| 10. | Virginia Union | 7-2 | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Albany State (5-3) 7, Fort Valley State (5-3) 7, Southern (4-4) 6, Tennessee State (4-4) 4, Virginia State (6-3) 2.
*Defending BOXTOROW National Champion
Published: October 21, 2015
HOUSTON– Dr. Cavil’s 2015 HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll Rankings – Week 7. The poll rankings were announced live on Dr. Cavil’s ‘Inside the HBCU Sports Lab’ with Ryan McGinty, Mike Washington, and Charles Bishop on KCOH 1230AM radio (www.kcohradio.com). The show airs every Tuesday on KCOH radio at it new drive time from 6:00-7:00PM CST. The show is recorded and archived as a podcast on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/dr-kenyatta-cavil).
New No. 1, the Aggies of North Carolina A&T State, the Braves fall to No. 4
Dr. Cavil’s 2015 HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 – Week 7
Announced (Dr. Cavil’s ‘Inside the HBCU Sports Lab’): October 20, 2015
Rank Team & Mascot Record FPV Points PWR
1 North Carolina A&T Aggies (5-1, 3-0) 6 108 2
2 Grambling State Tigers (5-2, 5-0) 4 94 4
3 Prairie View A&M Panthers (4-2, 4-1) 87 6
4 @-Alcorn State Braves (4-2, 3-1) 1 79 1
5 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (5-2, 3-1) 66 3
6 Southern Jaguars (3-3, 3-1) 61 5
7 South Carolina State Bulldogs (3-3, 2-1) 56 9
8 Hampton Pirates (4-3, 3-2) 40 NR
9 Morgan State Bears (3-3, 3-1) 34 7
10 North Carolina Central Eagles (3-3, 2-1) 18 10
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ Alcorn State Braves
@ = Dr. Cavil’s 2014 HBCU Football Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Tennessee State Tigers-(3-3, 0-3)
Receiving Votes: Norfolk State Spartans (2-4, 2-1)-16, Alabama State Hornets (3-3, 3-4)-11, Texas Southern Tigers (3-3, 2-3)-3
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The Golden Tigers, No. 1, But the Panthers, No. 2 and the Bulldogs, No. 3 earn FPV
Dr. Cavil’s 2015 HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 – Week 7
Announced: (Dr. Cavil’s ‘Inside the HBCU Sports Lab’): October 20, 2015
Rank Team & Mascot Record FPV Points PWR
1 Tuskegee Golden Tigers (6-1, 4-0) 6 106 1
2 Virginia Union Panthers (6-1, 4-0) 4 102 2
3 Bowie State Bulldogs (6-1, 4-0) 1 87 3
4 Fort Valley State Wildcats (4-3, 4-0) 79 4
5 @-Virginia State Trojans (4-3, 2-2) 63 5
6 Elizabeth City State Vikings (4-2, 2-2) 54 6
7 Livingstone Blue Bears (3-2, 2-2) 30 10
8 Langston Lions (3-3, 1-0) 29 NR
9 Albany State Golden Rams (3-3, 3-0) 13 NR
10 Stillman Tigers (3-3, 2-2) 11 NR
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ Virginia State Trojans
@ = Dr. Cavil’s 2014 HBCU Football Mid-Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Lincoln (PA) Lions (3-4, 1-3), Morehouse Maroon Tigers (3-4, 1-3), Fayetteville State Broncos (3-4, 3-1)
Receiving Votes: Fayetteville State Broncos (3-4, 3-1)-5, Winston-Salem State Rams (3-4, 3-1)-3, Miles Golden Bears (3-4, 3-1)-1
BOXTOROW Polls: Alcorn loss means North Carolina A&T No. 1 again in HBCU Football
Published: October 20, 2015
Boxtorow.com
Both the BOXTOROW coaches and media polls saw plenty of shakeup after this past week’s games. With the dust clearing, North Carolina A&T is back on
top of the polls.box2row logo
In the coaches poll, the Aggies received 18 of 19 first-place votes to regain the top spot for the first time since the week one poll was
released September 7. The Aggies are coming off a 24-14 victory over Bethune-Cookman who dropped from No. 3 to No. 4.
A couple of big games in the SWAC saw Grambling defeat previous No. 1 Alcorn State 35-34 on the road to tie for the biggest jump from No. 5 to now No. 2. The loss dropped the Braves to No. 3 Prairie View A&M defeated Southern on the road 47-42 and also move up three spots to No. 5. Conversely, Southern dropped three spots to No. 7.
In the media poll, Grambling received three first-place votes and sits at No. 2, 11 points behind the Aggies who received the other 15 first-place votes. Tuskegee moved back into the top five and PV got into the poll for the first time since week 3, coming in at No. 7.
The BOXTOROW HBCU FCS coaches and media polls are administered by FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. The coaches poll is voted on by the HBCU Football Championship Subdivision coaches and the media poll is voted on by media members around the country who cover HBCU football.
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2015 BOXTOROW FCS HBCU Football Coaches Poll Week 7
(Records through October 17, 2015)
Rank School W-L Pts. Last Week
1. North Carolina A&T (18) 5-1 189 2
2. Grambling State (1) 5-2 169 5
3. Alcorn State* 4-2 144 1
4. Bethune-Cookman 5-2 127 3
5. Prairie View A&M 4-2 103 8
6. South Carolina State 3-3 94 6
7. Southern 3-3 62 4
8. Hampton 4-3 51 NR
9. North Carolina Central 3-3 42 10
10. Tennessee State 3-3 34 7
Others receiving votes:Morgan State (3-3) 16, Texas Southern (3-3) 3, Alabama State (3-4) 1, Norfolk State (2-4) 1.
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2015 BOXTOROW HBCU Football Media Top 10 Poll Week 7
(Records through October 17, 2015)
Rank School W-L Pts. Last Week
1. North Carolina A&T (15) 5-1 154 2
2. Grambling State (3) 5-2 143 4
3. Alcorn State* 4-2 121 1
4. Bethune-Cookman 5-2 87 3
5. Tuskegee 6-1 76 6
6. South Carolina State 3-3 65 8
7. Prairie View A&M 4-2 57 NR
8. Virginia Union 6-1 49 9
9. Southern 3-3 46 5
10. Bowie State 6-1 29 10
Others receiving votes: Tennessee State (3-3) 20, North Carolina Central (3-3) 13, Hampton (4-3) 9, Morgan State (3-3) 1.
*Defending BOXTOROW National Champion
SBN Poll-Week 7: N.C. A&T Moves into First Place
Published: October 20, 2015
Black College Football Poll
10/19/15
‘WEEK #7’
SCHOOL MASCOTS POINTS (#1 VOTES) 2015 RECORD
1. North Carolina A&T Aggies 264 (19) 5-1
2. Grambling State Tigers 237 (11) 5-2
3. *Alcorn State Braves 196 4-2
4. Prairie View A&M Panthers 153 4-2
5. Tuskegee Golden Tigers 138 6-1
6. Bethune Cookman Wildcats 115 5-2
7. Southern University Jaguars 92 3-3
8. North Carolina-Central Eagles 67 3-3
9. South Carolina State Bulldogs 46 3-3
10. Tennessee State Tigers 32 3-3
*2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Other Teams Receiving Votes:
SCHOOL MASCOTS POINTS
Hampton Pirates 26
Bowie State Bulldogs 21
Norfolk State Spartans 16
Virginia Union Panthers 13
Morgan State Bears 11
NORFOLK, Va.—The South Carolina State Bulldogs were picked to finish eighth (8th) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference race, while two-time defending regular season champion North Carolina Central Eagles was picked to win the 2015-16 MEAC regular season title.
NORFOLK, Va. – The South Carolina State women’s basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) as voted on by the conference’s head women’s basketball coaches and sports information directors.
HOUSTON–The poll rankings were announced live on Dr. Cavil’s ‘Inside the HBCU Sports Lab’ with Ryan McGinty, Mike Washington, and Charles Bishop on KCOH 1230AM radio (www.kcohradio.com). The show airs every Tuesday on KCOH radio at it new drive time from 6:00-7:00PM CST. The show is recorded and archived as a podcast on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/dr-kenyatta-cavil).
Dr. Cavil’s 2015 HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 – Week 5
Announced (Dr. Cavil’s ‘Inside the HBCU Sports Lab’): October 06, 2015
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | @-Alcorn State Braves | (4-1, 3-0) | 7 | 108 | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | (3-1, 1-0) | 4 | 94 | 2 |
| 3 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | (4-1, 2-0) | 87 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tennessee State Tigers | (3-1, 0-1) | 79 | 5 | |
| 5 | Grambling State Tigers | (3-2, 3-0) | 66 | 7 | |
| 6 | Southern Jaguars | (2-2, 2-0) | 60 | 6 | |
| 7 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | (2-2, 1-0) | 56 | 3 | |
| 8 | Prairie View A&M Panthers | (2-2, 2-1) | 43 | 9 | |
| 9 | Morgan State Bear | (2-2, 2-0) | 35 | NR | |
| 10 | Norfolk State Spartans | (2-3, 2-0) | 19 | NR |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ Alcorn State Braves
@ = Dr. Cavil’s 2014 HBCU Football Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Texas Southern Tigers-(2-3, 1-3), Hampton Pirates-(2-3, 1-2)
Receiving Votes: Hampton Pirates-(2-3, 1-2)-13, North Carolina Central Eagles-(1-3, 0-1)-11
Dr. Cavil’s 2015 HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 – Week 5
Announced: (Dr. Cavil’s ‘Inside the HBCU Sports Lab’): October 06, 2015
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | Tuskegee Golden Tigers | (4-1, 2-0) | 8 | 107 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia Union Panthers | (4-1, 2-0) | 2 | 99 | 2 |
| 3 | Bowie State Bulldogs | (4-1, 2-0) | 1 | 87 | 3 |
| 4 | Elizabeth City State Vikings | (3-1, 1-1) | 78 | 7 | |
| 5 | Lincoln (PA) Lions | (3-2, 1-1) | 60 | 4 | |
| 6 | Fort Valley State Wildcats | (3-2, 3-0) | 54 | 5 | |
| 7 | @-Virginia State Trojans | (3-2, 1-1) | 35 | NR | |
| 8 | Morehouse Maroon Tigers | (3-2, 1-1) | 30 | 8 | |
| 9 | Langston Lions | (2-2, 0-0) | 16 | 9 | |
| 10 | Fayetteville State Broncos | (2-3, 2-0) | 9 | NR |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ Virginia State Trojans
@ = Dr. Cavil’s 2014 HBCU Football Mid-Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Livingstone Blue Bears-(1-2, 0-2), Central State Marauders-(2-3, 2-1)
Receiving Votes: Central State Marauders-(2-3, 2-1)-8
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