The Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Last Game-Next Game-(9/23/10-9/26/10)
1. @-S. C. State——-(2-1)–(7)–98—-2—(Beat vs-DII-Benedict,(61-20)-Open)
2. Alabama State——-(3-0)–(2)–90—-4—(Beat Prairie View A & M,(18-15)-at-#9-Alcorn State)
3. Norfolk State——-(1-1)–(1)–76—-5—(Beat DII-Virginia State,(51-28)-at-#10-Bethune-Cookman)
4. Grambling State—–(1-1)–(1)–63—-7—(Beat Jackson State,(28-21)-vs-#7-Prairie View A & M)
5. Florida A & M——-(2-1)——-59—-8—(Beat Howard,(50-7)-vs-Tennessee State)
6. Jackson State——-(2-1)——-47—-3—(Lost to-Grambling State,(21-28)-vs-Miss. Valley State)
7. Prairie View A & M–(1-2)——-33—-1—(Lost to-Alabama State,(15-18)-vs-Grambling State)
8. Texas Southern——(1-2)——-31—-9—(Beat Alabama A & M,(32-9)-vs-DII-Tuskegee)
9. Alcorn State——–(2-0)——-24—-NR–(Beat Miss. Valley State,(27-9)-vs-#2-Alabama State)
10. Bethune-Cookman—–(2-0)——-12—-NR–(Beat Savannah State,(42-7)-vs-#3-Norfolk State)
Dropped Out: Alabama A & M-(1-2), Tennessee State-(1-2)
Receiving Votes: Hampton-(2-1)-10, Southern-(1-1)-6, Alabama A & M-(1-2)-5, Tennessee State-(1-2)-4, Morgan State-(1-2)-4, N. C. Central-(1-2)-1
PWR = Previous Week Ranking
1PV = 1st Place Votes
@ = TSPN & 3C 2009 HBCU Football Major Division National Champion
Major Division = Division I Championship Subdivision (FCS) / (Formerly NCAA Division I-AA)