---
"title": "3 HBCU football teams are ranked among the best in the last FCS rankings"
"description": "The MEAC and SWAC leaders are joined by another HBCU in this week’s American Football Coaches Association’s FCS top 25 poll. Tennessee State, following a 23-20 win over Gardner-Webb breaks into the top 25 for the first time this season, right at the 25th spot in the rankings. South Carolina State, who clinched the MEAC […]"
"date": "2024-11-18"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Chris Stevens"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2024/11/18/3-hbcu-football-teams-are-ranked-among-the-best-in-the-last-fcs-rankings/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
  - "News"
"tags":
  - "Jackson State"
  - "MEAC"
  - "South Carolina State"
  - "SWAC"
  - "Tennessee State"
---

# 3 HBCU football teams are ranked among the best in the last FCS rankings

The MEAC and SWAC leaders are joined by another HBCU in this week’s [American Football Coaches Association’s FCS top 25 poll.](https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/afca-fcs-coaches-poll) Tennessee State, following a 23-20 win over Gardner-Webb breaks into the top 25 for the first time this season, right at the 25th spot in the rankings. South Carolina State, who clinched the MEAC championship with a resounding 54-7 win over Morgan State Saturday, moved up from No. 23 to a tie for 21st with Ivy League leader Harvard. SWAC East champion Jackson State, who earned that crown with a 16-10 win at Alabama State, moves up from No. 20 to No. 17. Each team will be in action this weekend as Tennessee State looks to make a case for the FCS playoffs with a win over Big South-OVC leader Southeast Missouri, while Jackson State travels to Lorman, Mississippi to face Alcorn State in the Soul Bowl. South Carolina State ends their regular season and MEAC schedule with a Senior Day visit from Norfolk State.