Hartly, DE – North Carolina A&T and Tuskegee were nearly unanimous choices tor first place in this week’s HSRN Football Polls.
Celebration Bowl Champion N. C. A&T has been ranked #1 since the beginning of the season in the HSRN FCS Poll. Undefeated Tuskegee University has held on to the top position in the Division II/NAIA Poll for six consecutive weeks.
Positions in the Division I FCS poll remained fairly consistent. Grambling State held on to second place with Tennessee State close behind in third despite suffering their first loss of the season. North Carolina Central jumped over idle Southern into fourth place with the Jaguars rounding out the top five.
In Division II/NAIA, Tuskegee’s Golden Tigers captured all but one of the first place votes of the HSRN pollsters ahead of a strong representation from the CIAA, who took the next four places in the poll.
Bowie State remained in second place ahead of Virginia Union, Virginia State and Winston-Salem State. Lane College returned to the top 10 after falling out a week ago.
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Division I FCS |
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School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts |
Last Week |
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1 |
North Carolina A&T (15) |
4-1 |
159 |
1 |
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2 |
Grambling State (1) |
4-1 |
142 |
2 |
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3 |
Tennessee State |
4-1 |
120 |
3 |
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4 |
North Carolina Central |
4-2 |
102 |
5 |
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5 |
Southern U. |
2-2 |
93 |
4 |
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6 |
Prairie View A&M |
4-2 |
89 |
6 |
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7 |
South Carolina State |
1-3 |
56 |
7 |
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8 |
Texas Southern |
3-2 |
51 |
8 |
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9 |
Alcorn State |
2-3 |
38 |
9 |
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10 |
Morgan State |
2-2 |
17 |
10 |
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Others receiving votes |
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Hampton, Jackson State |
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Division II/NAIA |
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School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts |
Last Week |
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1 |
Tuskegee (13) |
6-0 |
139 |
1 |
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2 |
Bowie State (1) |
4-2 |
130 |
2 |
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3 |
Virginia Union |
4-2 |
113 |
3 |
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4 |
Virginia State |
5-1 |
107 |
4 |
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5 |
Winston-Salem State |
4-2 |
90 |
5 |
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6 |
Miles College |
3-2 |
59 |
8 |
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7 |
Chowan |
4-2 |
45 |
6 |
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8 |
Albany State |
2-2 |
38 |
7 |
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9 |
Clark Atlanta |
3-2 |
30 |
10 |
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10 |
Lane |
3-2 |
17 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes |
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Benedict, Morehouse, Kentucky State, Central State, St. Augustine’s |
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Dr. Cavil’s 2016 HBCU Major Division Poll Rankings – Week 6
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | @-North Carolina A&T Aggies | (4-1, 2-0) | 8 | 97 | 1 |
| 2 | Grambling State Tigers | (3-1, 3-0) | 1 | 79 | 3 |
| 3 | Tennessee State Tigers | (4-1, 1-1) | 1 | 78 | 2 |
| 4 | Southern Jaguars | (2-2, 2-0) | 1 | 77 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina Central Eagles | (4-2, 3-0) | 1 | 74 | 5 |
| 6 | Prairie View A&M Panthers | (4-2, 4-1) | 73 | 6 | |
| 7 | Texas Southern Tigers | (3-2, 3-1) | 67 | 7 | |
| 8 | Morgan State Bears | (2-2, 2-0) | 54 | 8 | |
| 9 | South Carolina State Bulldogs | (1-3, 1-0) | 39 | 9 | |
| 10 | Jackson State Tigers | (2-3, 2-1) | 23 | 10 |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ North Carolina A&T State Aggies
@ = Dr. Cavil’s 2015 HBCU Football Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: N/A
Receiving Votes: Hampton Pirates-(2-3, 2-1)-13, Alcorn State Braves-(3-2, 2-2)-11
Dr. Cavil’s 2016 HBCU Mid-Major Division Poll Rankings – Week 6
| Rank | Team & Mascot | Record | FPV | Points | PWR |
| 1 | @-Tuskegee Golden Tigers | (6-0, 4-0) | 10 | 105 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia State Trojans | (5-1, 2-1) | 94 | 2 | |
| 3 | Virginia Union Panthers | (4-2, 3-0) | 86 | 4 | |
| 4 | Winston-Salem State Rams | (3-2, 2-0) | 77 | 5 | |
| 5 | Bowie State Bulldogs | (4-2, 3-0) | 71 | 6 | |
| 6 | Miles Golden Bears | (3-2, 3-1) | 48 | 7 | |
| 7 | Lane Dragons | (4-2, 2-1) | 34 | 8 | |
| 8 | Clark-Atlanta Panthers | (4-2, 2-2) | 33 | 9 | |
| 9 | Benedict Tigers | (3-3, 2-1) | 18 | 3 | |
| 10 | Albany State Golden Rams | (2-3, 1-1) | 13 | NR |
FPV = First Place Votes; PWR = Previous Week Ranking; NR = Not Ranked
@ Tuskegee Golden Tigers
@ = Dr. Cavil’s 2015 HBCU Football Mid-Major Division National Champion
Dropped Out: Morehouse Maroon Tigers-(2-4, 1-3)
Receiving Votes: Langston Lions-(2-2, 0-1)-12
2016 BOXTOROW HBCU Football Coaches Top 10 Poll
Week 6
(Records through October 9, 2016)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
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| 1 | North Carolina A&T (19) | 4-1 | 190 | 1 |
| 2 | Grambling State | 3-1 | 168 | 2 |
| T-3 | Tennessee State | 4-1 | 136 | 3 |
| T-3 | North Carolina Central | 3-2 | 136 | 4 |
| T-5 | Southern | 2-2 | 109 | 5 |
| T-5 | Prairie View A&M | 4-2 | 109 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas Southern | 3-2 | 68 | 9 |
| 8 | South Carolina State | 1-3 | 53 | 8 |
| 9 | Alcorn State | 2-3 | 30 | 10 |
| 10 | Morgan State | 2-2 | 28 | 9 |
Other receiving votes: Hampton (2-3) 12, Jackson State (2-3) 6.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
2016 BOXTOROW HBCU Media Top 10 Poll
Week 6
(Records through October 9, 2016)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
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| 1 | North Carolina A&T (11) | 4-1 | 128 | 1 |
| 2 | Grambling (2) | 3-1 | 118 | 2 |
| 3 | Tuskegee | 6-0 | 94 | 4 |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 4-1 | 90 | 3 |
| 5 | North Carolina Central | 4-2 | 74 | T-5 |
| 6 | Prairie View A&M | 4-2 | 71 | T-5 |
| 7 | Southern | 2-2 | 41 | 7 |
| 8 | Virginia State | 5-1 | 30 | 8 |
| 9 | Alcorn State | 2-3 | 28 | 9 |
| 10 | South Carolina State | 1-3 | 12 | 10 |
Other receiving votes: Texas Southern (3-2) 10, Bowie State (4-2) 7, Winston-Salem State (4-2) 4, Virginia Union (4-2) 4, Morgan State (2-2) 2, Chowan (4-2) 1, Hampton (2-3) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
