Here is the Ultimate HBCU Sports Division I Top 10 football poll after the full week of the regular season.
| Rank | Team | Previous rank | Record |
| 1 | Jackson State | 1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | North Carolina Central | 7 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Alabama State | NR | 2-0 |
| 4 | Southern | 5 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 8 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Alcorn State | 9 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Prairie View | NR | 1-0 |
| 8 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | NR | 1-0 |
| 9 | Hampton | NR | 1-0 |
| 10 | North Carolina A&T | 4 | 0-1 |
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