Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll Rankings
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | Texas Southern Tigers | (4-0, 2-0) | 4 | 102 | 2 |
| 2 | @-Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | (2-1, 0-0) | 3 | 92 | 1 |
| 3 | Alabama State Hornets | (3-1, 2-0) | 2 | 86 | 4 |
| 4 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | (3-1, 0-0) | 1 | 79 | 5 |
| 5 | Alcorn State Braves | (3-1, 1-0) | 1 | 71 | 3 |
| 6 | Tennessee State Tigers | (3-1, 1-0) | 57 | 6 | |
| 7 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | (2-2, 0-0) | 49 | 8 | |
| 8 | Morgan State Bears | (2-2, 1-0) | 40 | 9 | |
| 9 | Southern Jaguars | (2-2, 1-0) | 33 | NR | |
| 10 | Jackson State Tigers | (2-2, 0-1) | 21 | 7 |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
@ 3C 2013 HBCU Football Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Howard Bison-(1-3, 0-1)
Receiving Votes: N/A
Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll Rankings
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | @ Winston-Salem State Rams | (2-1, 0-0) | 9 | 109 | 1 |
| 2 | Livingstone Blue Bears | (3-0, 0-0) | 1 | 92 | 3 |
| 3 | Miles Golden Bears | (1-2, 0-0) | 1 | 91 | 2 |
| 4 | Morehouse Maroon Tigers | (2-1, 1-0) | 72 | 6 | |
| 5 | Virginia Union Panthers | (2-1, 1-0) | 63 | 9 | |
| 6 | Benedict Tigers | (2-1, 1-0) | 52 | NR | |
| 7 | Fort Valley State Wildcats | (2-1, 1-0) | 30 | NR | |
| 8 | Tuskegee Golden Tigers | (1-2, 1-0) | 28 | 4 | |
| 9 | Langston Lions | (1-2, 0-0) | 19 | 5 | |
| 10 | Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls | (1-2, 0-0) | 10 | 7 |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ Winston-Salem State Rams
@ = 3C 2013 HBCU Football Mid-Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Kentucky State Thorobreds-(1-2, 0-0), Central State Marauders (1-2, 1-1)
Receiving Votes: Kentucky State Thorobreds-(1-1, 0-0)-8
HSRN Football Poll
FCS – Division I
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | North Carolina A&T Aggies (9 ) | 3-1 | 191 | 2 |
| 2 | Tennessee State Tigers (4 ) | 3-1 | 174 | 3 |
| 3 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2) | 2-1 | 169 | 1 |
| 4 | Texas Southern Tigers (2 ) | 4-0 | 143 | 4 |
| 5 | Alabama State Hornets | 3-1 | 142 | 5 |
| 6 | Alcorn State Braves (2 ) | 3-1 | 130 | 6 |
| 7 | Morgan State Bears | 2-2 | 95 | 8 |
| 8 | Southern Jaguars | 2-2 | 71 | 9 |
| 9 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 2-2 | 62 | NR |
| 10 | Jackson State Tigers | 2-2 | 39 | 7 |
| Others: Howard-33; Grambling State-20. |
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HSRN Football Poll
Division II
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | Winston-Salem State Rams (15) | 2-1 | 195 | 1 |
| 2 | Livingstone Bears (3 ) | 3-0 | 177 | 3 |
| 3 | Tuskegee Golden Tigers | 1-2 | 143 | 2 |
| 4 | Ft. Valley State Golden Rams | 2-1 | 140 | 6 |
| 5 | Miles Golden Bears | 2-1 | 101 | 4 |
| 6 | Morehouse Tigers | 2-1 | 87 | NR |
| 7 | Virginia Union Panthers | 2-1 | 84 | NR |
| 8 | Virginia State Trojans | 1-2 | 63 | NR |
| 9 | Kentucky State Thorobreds | 1-2 | 49 | 5 |
| 10 | Benedict Tigers | 2-1 | 44 | NR |
| Others: Lincoln (MO)-36; Stillman-32; West Va. State-27; Johnson C. Smith-26; Albany State-26; Shaw-23; Elizabeth City State-23; Chowan-23; Central State (O)-23; Edward Waters-21; Paine-20; Clark Atlanta-19. |
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SBN Black College Poll
| SCHOOL | MASCOTS | POINTS | (#1 VOTES) | 2014 RECORD |
| 1. Bethune-Cookman | Wildcats | 246 | (15) | 2-1 |
| 2. Alcorn State | Braves | 221 | (11) | 3-1 |
| 3. North Carolina A&T | Aggies | 183 | (3) | 3-1 |
| 4. *Tennessee State | Tigers | 168 | (1) | 3-1 |
| 5. Texas Southern | Tigers | 156 | 4-0 | |
| 6. Alabama State | Hornets | 128 | 3-1 | |
| 7. South Carolina State | Bulldogs | 93 | 2-2 | |
| 8. Southern | Jaguars | 64 | 2-2 | |
| 9. Winston-Salem State | Rams | 57 | 2-1 | |
| 10. Morgan State | Bears | 41 | 2-2 |
*2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Other Teams Receiving Votes:
| SCHOOL | MASCOTS | POINTS |
| Jackson State | Tigers | 26 |
| Livingstone | Blue Bears | 19 |
| Howard | Bison | 18 |
| Fort Valley State | Wildcats | 15 |
| Miles College | Golden Bears | 11 |
