Jackson State, which finished 2021 as the only HBCU ranked in the FCS Top 25, has appeared in the poll again to start the 2022 season.
On Monday, JSU appeared at No. 15 in the Stats Perform FCS Preseason Top 25 poll.
A national media panel selects the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.
Jackson State went 11-2 and won the SWAC championship for the first time since 2007 last season.
SWAC playoff representative Florida A&M, HBCU national champion South Carolina State and North Carolina A&T were among those who received votes in the poll.
Stats Perform FCS Preseason Top 25
1. North Dakota State (14-1, 7-1 Missouri Valley), 1,348 points (52 first-place votes)
2. South Dakota State (11-4, 5-3 Missouri Valley), 1,285 (2)
3. Montana (10-3, 6-2 Big Sky), 1,218
4. Montana State (12-3, 7-1 Big Sky), 1,203
5. Missouri State (8-4, 6-2 Missouri Valley), 1066
6. Villanova (10-3, 7-1 CAA), 997
7. Sacramento State (9-3, 8-0 Big Sky), 991
8. Kennesaw State (11-2, 6-0 Big South), 959
9. Southern Illinois (8-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley), 915
10. Stephen F. Austin (8-4, 4-2 ASUN-WAC), 813
11. ETSU (11-2, 7-1 Southern), 750
12. Chattanooga (6-5, 5-3 Southern), 562
13. Eastern Washington (10-3, 6-2 Big Sky), 538
14. UIW (10-3, 7-1 Southland), 533
15. Jackson State (11-2, 8-0 SWAC), 515
16. Holy Cross (10-3, 6-0 Patriot), 503
17. Southeastern Louisiana (9-4, 6-2 Southland), 440
18. UT Martin (10-3, 5-1 Ohio Valley), 404
19. Delaware (5-6, 3-5 CAA), 401
20. Weber State (6-5, 5-3 Big Sky), 391
21. Northern Iowa (6-6, 4-4 Missouri Valley), 289
22. Rhode Island (7-4, 4-4 CAA), 242
23. Mercer (7-3, 6-2 Southern), 215
24. Richmond (6-5, 4-4 CAA), 166
25. UC Davis (8-4, 5-3 Big Sky), 153
