Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Major Division Top 10 – Week 1
Released 09/01/14
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | @-Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | (1-0) | 5 | 103 | 2 |
| 2 | Tennessee State Tigers | (1-0) | 4 | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | (1-0) | 3 | 87 | 3 |
| 4 | S. C. State Bulldogs | (1-0) | 76 | 4 | |
| 5 | Alcorn State Braves | (1-0) | 75 | 6 | |
| 6 | Jackson State Tigers | (1-0) | 45 | 7 | |
| 7 | Texas Southern Tigers | (1-0) | 44 | 10 | |
| 8 | Alabama State Hornets | (0-1) | 29 | 5 | |
| 9 | Southern Jaguars | (0-1) | 20 | 8 | |
| 10 | Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils | (1-0) | 18 | NR |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
@ = TSPN & 3C 2013 HBCU Football Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Prairie View A&M Panthers-(0-1)
Receiving Votes: Florida A&M Rattlers-(0-1)-12, Morgan State Bears-(0-1)-11, Prairie View A&M Panthers-(0-1)-10
SBN Black College Football Poll
| SCHOOL | MASCOTS | POINTS | (#1 VOTES) | 2014 RECORD |
| 1. Bethune-Cookman | Wildcats | 246 | (13) | 1-0 |
| 2. South Carolina State | Bulldogs | 237 | (9) | 1-0 |
| 3. *Tennessee State | Tigers | 218 | (5) | 1-0 |
| 4. Alcorn State | Braves | 179 | (3) | 1-0 |
| 5. North Carolina A&T | Aggies | 155 | 1-0 | |
| 6. Tuskegee Golden | Tigers | 121 | 0-0 | |
| 7. Jackson State | Tigers | 92 | 1-0 | |
| 8. Southern | Jaguars | 53 | 0-1 | |
| 9. Winston-Salem State | Rams | 39 | 0-0 | |
| 10. Morgan State | Bears | 33 | 0-1 |
*2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Other Teams Receiving Votes:
| SCHOOL | MASCOTS | POINTS |
| Texas Southern | Tigers | 26 |
| Virginia State | Trojans | 24 |
| Florida A&M | Rattlers | 18 |
| Hampton | Pirates | 11 |
| Miles College | Golden Bears | 8 |
HSRN HBCU Football Poll Week One
Division 1 – FCS
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (7) | 1-0 | 146 | 2 |
| 2 | Tennessee State Tigers (6) | 1-0 | 138 | 1 |
| 3 | South Carolina State Bulldogs (1) | 1-0 | 133 | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 1-0 | 104 | 10 |
| 5 | Alcorn State Braves | 1-0 | 92 | 5 |
| 6 | Jackson State Tigers | 1-0 | 72 | 8 |
| 7 | Morgan State Bears | 0-1 | 44 | NR |
| 8 | Texas Southern Tigers | 1-0 | 40 | NR |
| 9 | Southern Jaguars | 0-1 | 39 | 4 |
| 10 | Alabama State Hornets | 0-1 | 33 | 7 |
| Others: Hampton-23; Norfolk State-22; Florida A&M-21; Delaware State-17; Miss. Valley State-17; Prairie View A&M-16; Howard-15; North Carolina Central-14. |
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HSRN Division II – Preseason Poll
| School (First Place Votes) | Pts | Last Yr | |
| 1 | Winston Salem State Rams (13) | 143 | 1 |
| 2 | Tuskegee Golden Tigers (3) | 133 | 2 |
| 3 | Virginia State Trojans (4) | 128 | 3 |
| 4 | Albany State Rams | 92 | 5 |
| 5 | Shaw Bears | 86 | 4 |
| 6 | Fayetteville State Broncos | 72 | 6 |
| 7 | Miles Golden Bears | 55 | 7 |
| 8 | Stillman Tigers | 36 | 8 |
| 9 | Lane Dragons | 24 | 9 |
| 10 | Elizabeth City State Vikings | 18 | NR |
Boxtorow FCS HBCU Football Coaches Poll
Week 1
(Records through August 31, 2014)
| Rank | School | W-L | Last Week | |
| 1. | Bethune-Cookman (12) | 1-0 | 165 | 2 |
| 2. | Tennessee State (5) | 1-0 | 153 | 1 |
| 3. | South Carolina State | 1-0 | 134 | 3 |
| Alcorn State | 1-0 | 103 | 5 | |
| 5. | North Carolina A&T | 1-0 | 98 | 8 |
| jackson State | 1-0 | 86 | 7 | |
| Southern | 0-1 | 57 | 4 | |
| Alabama State | 0-1 | 42 | 6 | |
| 9. | Prairie View A&M | 0-1 | 22 | 9 |
| Texas Southern | 1-0 | 21 | NR |
