The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats and the Winston-Salem State Rams remain in the No.1 ranked teams in the HBCU Sports FCS and Division II fan polls.
BCU (1-0), coming off an open week in preparation for its home-opener against Grambling this Saturday, received 35 first-place votes. Alabama State (1-1) finished second in the poll, followed by North Carolina A&T (1-1), Alcorn State (1-1) and Jackson State (2-0) which came in fifth place.
Tennessee State (1-1) slipped to the sixth spot after suffering a loss to Alabama State, while South Carolina State (1-1), Southern (1-1), Texas Southern (2-0) and Morgan State (1-1) complete the FCS top 10.
Division II Winston-Salem State (1-0) won its season opener over UNC Pembroke 38-7. The Tuskegee Tigers (0-1) remain in the second spot despite a 30-17 loss to Alabama A&M, followed by Miles (1-0), Albany State (0-1) and Virginia State (0-1) coming in at the 5 spot.
Fort Valley State (0-1) and Shaw (0-1) remain in the top 10 at the sixth and seventh spot respectfully, with Central State (1-0), Morehouse (1-0) and Kentucky State (1-0) completing the top 10 after not being unranked last week.
HBCU Sports FCS Fan Poll
| Rank | School | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Bethune-Cookman (35) | 1-0 | 473 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama State (1) | 1-1 | 350 | 9 |
| 3 | North Carolina A&T (5) | 1-1 | 325 | 4 |
| 4 | Alcorn State (5) | 1-1 | 319 | 6 |
| 5 | Jackson State (3) | 2-0 | 248 | 3 |
| 6 | Tennessee State | 1-1 | 205 | 2 |
| 7 | South Carolina State (1) | 1-1 | 176 | 5 |
| 8 | Southern (1) | 1-1 | 159 | 7 |
| 9 | Texas Southern | 2-0 | 146 | 8 |
| 10 | Morgan State | 1-1 | 72 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: North Carolina Central 66, Howard 55, Hampton 35, Norfolk State 33, Florida A&M 32 | ||||
HBCU Sports Division II Fan Poll
| Rank | School | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Winston-Salem State (15) | 1-0 | 157 | 1 |
| 2 | Tuskegee | 0-1 | 139 | 2 |
| 3 | Miles | 1-0 | 95 | 5 |
| 4 | Albany State (2) | 0-1 | 90 | 3 |
| 5 | Virginia State | 0-1 | 74 | 4 |
| 6 | Fort Valley State (1) | 0-1 | 60 | 6 |
| 7 | Shaw | 0-1 | 43 | 9 |
| 8 | Central State | 1-0 | 42 | NR |
| 9 | Morehouse | 1-0 | 39 | NR |
| 10 | Kentucky State | 1-0 | 30 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Langston 26, Fayetteville State 21, Chowan 19, Clark Atlanta 18, Bowie State 17 | ||||
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