Hartly, DE – Tennessee State Tigers and Bethune-Cookman Wildcats hold top two spots in the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) Division I-FCS football poll. The Winston-Salem Rams keep a solid hold on the top spot of the Division II Poll.
In the Heritage Sports Radio Network’s (HSRN) Division I-FCS football poll, Tennessee State (8-1) and Bethune-Cookman (6-2) remain the top two teams. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (6-2) jumped from fifth to third after their 10-0 shut-out of Mississippi Valley State. Meanwhile Alabama State (5-3) leaped to fourth, after their 31-13 victory over rival Alabama A&M (6-2) this week. AAMU slipped to a tie for fifth place with Delaware State (5-3) who dispatched Morgan State (3-5) on a Thursday night televised game.
North Carolina Central (5-3) slipped from fourth to seventh after a loss to Bethune-Cookman, but remained ahead of intra-state rival North Carolina A&T (4-4) who rose from ninth to eighth spot with their 30-9 win over Norfolk State. Howard (5-3) slipped from seventh to ninth with their loss to South Carolina State (4-4) which moved back into the top ten with their win over Howard. Morgan State (3-5) dropped out of the top ten this week.
In the Division II poll, Winston-Salem State (9-0) clinched their second CIAA Southern Division title and all fourteen first-place votes by the HSRN pollsters with a solid 62-31 win over Shaw (4-5). Miles (8-1), Tuskegee (7-1) Ft. Valley State (7-2) and Elizabeth City State (6-3) held their positions at two, three, four and five. Elizabeth City State also clinched the CIAA Northern Division title and will face Winston-Salem State in the CIAA Championship game in Durham, NC on November 10th. Albany State (6-3) and Chowan (5-4) moved up to sixth and seventh from eighth and ninth respectively.
St. Augustine’s (5-4) slipped from sixth to eighth with their 27-21 loss to Johnson C. Smith (5-4) which jumped to ninth from unranked with that same win. Langston (OK)(4-4) fell from seventh to tenth with their 29-11 loss at McMurry.
HSRN HBCU Football Poll – 10/29/12
Division I FCS
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Lst Wk | |
| 1 | Tennessee State Tigers (11) |
8-1 |
138 |
1 |
| 2 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (3) |
6-2 |
129 |
2 |
| 3 | Ark.-Pine Bluff Golden Lions |
6-2 |
105 |
5 |
| 4 | Alabama State Hornets |
5-3 |
99 |
6 |
| 5t | Alabama A&M Bulldogs |
6-2 |
81 |
3 |
| 5t | Delaware State Hornets |
5-3 |
81 |
8 |
| 7 | North Carolina Central Eagles |
5-3 |
68 |
4 |
| 8 | North Carolina A&T Aggies |
4-4 |
45 |
9 |
| 9 | Howard Bison |
5-3 |
41 |
7 |
| 10 | South Carolina State Bulldogs |
4-4 |
25 |
NR |
| Others: Florida A&M/Alcorn State/Jackson State-11. |
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Division II
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Lst Wk | |
| 1 | Winston-Salem State Rams (14) |
9-0 |
140 |
1 |
| 2 | Miles Golden Bears |
8-1 |
126 |
2 |
| 3 | Tuskegee Golden Tigers |
7-1 |
115 |
3 |
| 4 | Ft. Valley State Wildcats |
7-2 |
101 |
4 |
| 5 | Elizabeth City State Vikings |
6-3 |
87 |
5 |
| 6 | Albany State Rams |
6-3 |
71 |
8 |
| 7 | Chowan Hawks |
5-4 |
56 |
9 |
| 8 | St. Augustine’s Falcons |
5-4 |
36 |
6 |
| 9 | Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls |
5-4 |
31 |
NR |
| 10 | Langston Lions |
4-4 |
26 |
7 |
| Others: Bowie State-25; Stillman/Va. Union-13; Shaw-11. |
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