Hartly, DE – Following a full schedule of games spanning September 1-4, the 2015 Conaway Cup winners have retained the top spots in the first week of the Division I FCS and Division II/NAIA HSRN Football Polls.
In the Division I FCS poll, the Aggies of North Carolina A&T begin the season ranked #1 following a season opening 62-0 shutout of former CIAA rival Saint Augustine’s University. The 2015 Celebration Bowl Champions took the top spot over MEAC rival Bethune-Cookman, whose MEAC-SWAC Challenge appearance was cancelled due to weather conditions. 2015 SWAC runner-up Grambling State, 2015 SWAC Champion Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M round out the FCS top five.
In Division II, Tuskegee served notice that they have reloaded for the season heading a group that included a few surprise entrants. The Golden Tigers began their season with a regionally televised road victory over Clark Atlanta, 36-13. Bowie State, Miles and Virginia State were only separated by five points with Virginia Union completing the top five.
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Division I FCS |
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School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts |
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1 |
North Carolina A&T (9) |
1-0 |
98 |
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2 |
Bethune-Cookman |
0-0 |
73 |
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3 |
Grambling State (1) |
0-0 |
72 |
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4 |
Alcorn State |
0-0 |
69 |
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5 |
Prairie View A&M |
1-0 |
66 |
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6 |
Tennessee State |
1-0 |
52 |
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7 |
Southern |
0-1 |
28 |
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8 |
Alabama State |
0-1 |
24 |
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9 |
North Carolina Central |
0-1 |
20 |
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10 |
South Carolina State |
0-1 |
18 |
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Others receiving votes |
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Norfolk St. (14) Morgan St. (8), Texas Southern (5) |
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Hampton (2), Howard (2) |
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Division II/NAIA
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School (First Place Votes) |
Record |
Pts |
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1 |
Tuskegee (7) |
1-0 |
93 |
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2 |
Bowie State |
0-1 |
67 |
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3 |
Miles |
1-0 |
64 |
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4 |
Virginia State (1) |
1-0 |
62 |
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5 |
Virginia Union (1) |
0-1 |
44 |
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6 |
Lane |
1-0 |
36 |
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7 |
Albany State |
0-1 |
35 |
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8 |
Chowan |
1-0 |
34 |
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9 |
Winston-Salem State (1) |
0-1 |
33 |
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10 |
Morehouse |
1-0 |
15 |
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Others receiving votes |
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Benedict (13), Fayetteville St. (10), Cheyney (8), Ft. Valley St. (7) |
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Johnson C. Smith (6), Elizabeth City St. (5), Central St. (3) |
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Edward Waters (2), Langston (2) |
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