Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll Rankings
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | Alabama State Hornets | (4-1, 3-0) | 3 | 99 | 3 |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | (4-1, 1-0) | 3 | 94 | 4 |
| 3 | @-Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | (3-1, 0-0) | 2 | 86 | 2 |
| 4 | Alcorn State Braves | (4-1, 2-0) | 2 | 80 | 5 |
| 5 | Tennessee State Tigers | (4-1, 1-0) | 1 | 76 | 6 |
| 6 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | (3-2, 1-0) | 59 | 7 | |
| 7 | Texas Southern Tigers | (4-1, 2-1) | 42 | 1 | |
| 8 | Grambling State Tigers | (2-3, 2-0) | 40 | NR | |
| 9 | Morgan State Bears | (2-3, 1-1) | 28 | 8 | |
| 10 | Jackson State Tigers | (3-2, 1-1) | 26 | 10 |
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: Southern Jaguars-(2-3, 1-1)
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 | (3-1, 1-0) | 9 | 109 | 1 |
| 2 | Livingstone Blue Bears | (4-0, 1-0) | 2 | 93 | 2 |
| 3 | Morehouse Maroon Tigers | (3-1, 2-0) | 89 | 4 | |
| 4 | Virginia Union Panthers | (3-1, 2-0) | 73 | 5 | |
| 5 | Fort Valley State Wildcats | (3-1, 2-0) | 64 | 7 | |
| 6 | Tuskegee Golden Tigers | (2-2, 2-0) | 51 | 8 | |
| 7 | Benedict Tigers | (2-2, 1-1) | 32 | 6 | |
| 8 | Stillman Tigers | (2-2, 1-0) | 27 | NR | |
| 9 | Virginia State Trojans | (2-2, 1-0) | 16 | NR | |
| 10 | Shaw Bears | (2-2, 1-0) | 10 | NR |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ Winston-Salem State Rams
@ = TSPN & 3C 2013 HBCU Football Mid-Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls-(1-3, 0-1), Langston Lions-(1-3, 0-0), Miles Golden Bears-(1-3, 0-1)
Receiving Votes: Miles Golden Bears-(1-3, 0-1)-9, Edward-Waters Tigers-(3-2, 0-0)-2
HSRN Football Poll
FCS – Division I
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | North Carolina A&T Aggies (10 ) | 4-1 | 147 | 1 |
| 2 | Tennessee State Tigers ( 2) | 4-1 | 126 | 2 |
| 3 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (4) | 3-1 | 119 | 3 |
| 4 | Alabama State Hornets | 4-1 | 116 | 5 |
| 5 | Alcorn State (2) | 4-1 | 111 | 6 |
| 6 | Texas Southern Tigers | 4-1 | 76 | 4 |
| 7 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 3-2 | 63 | 9 |
| 8 | Morgan State Bears | 2-3 | 58 | 7 |
| 9 | Jackson State Tigers | 3-2 | 49 | 10 |
| 10 | Grambling State Tigers | 2-3 | 20 | NR |
| Others: Southern-19; Alabama A&M-17; North Carolina Central-17; Norfolk State-16; Howard-16; Delaware State-12. |
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HSRN Football Poll
Division II
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | Winston-Salem State Rams (16) | 3-1 | 164 | 1 |
| 2 | Livingstone Bears (2 ) | 4-0 | 145 | 2 |
| 3 | Tuskegee Golden Tigers | 2-2 | 132 | 3 |
| 4 | Ft. Valley State Golden Rams | 3-1 | 119 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia Union Panthers | 3-1 | 93 | 7 |
| 6 | Morehouse Tigers | 3-1 | 85 | 6 |
| 7 | Virginia State Trojans | 2-2 | 68 | 8 |
| 8 | Miles Golden Bears | 1-3 | 59 | 5 |
| 9 | Stillman Tigers | 2-2 | 39 | NR |
| 10 | Shaw Bears | 2-2 | 34 | NR |
| Others: Albany State-25; Kentucky State-22; Edward Waters-18; West Va. State-17; Johnson C. Smith-16;Paine-15. |
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SBN Black College Poll
| SCHOOL | MASCOTS | POINTS | (#1 VOTES) | 2014 |
| 1. Bethune-Cookman | Wildcats | 237 | (14) | 3-1 |
| 2. Alcorn State | Braves | 229 | (12) | 4-1 |
| 3. North Carolina A&T | Aggies | 201 | (3) | 4-1 |
| 4. *Tennessee State | Tigers | 186 | (1) | 4-1 |
| 5. Alabama State | Hornets | 165 | 4-1 | |
| 6. South Carolina State | Bulldogs | 123 | 3-2 | |
| 7. Winston-Salem State | Rams | 87 | 3-1 | |
| 8. Texas Southern | Tigers | 61 | 4-1 | |
| 9. Jackson State | Tigers | 54 | 3-2 | |
| 10. Livingstone | Blue Bears | 46 | 4-0 |
*2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Other Teams Receiving Votes:
| SCHOOL | MASCOTS | POINTS |
| Southern | Jaguars | 29 |
| Fort Valley State | Wildcats | 23 |
| Grambling State | Tigers | 19 |
| Morehouse | Tigers | 16 |
| Alabama A&M | Bulldogs | 13 |
