Media Poll Week 15.
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Takeaways from Week 15’s poll:
- Ahead of the Celebration Bowl, Jackson State remains the No. 1 team in HBCU football followed by South Carolina State at No. 2
- Saturday’s matchup of the two teams in CB will be a rematch of the 2021 CB, which South Carolina State won
- No. 3 Tennessee State finished the season with its best record since 2013 and participated in the FCS Playoffs for the first time since that season
- No. 5 Southern fell to Jackson State in the SWAC championship game, but finished the season with its best record since 2019 (also 8-5)
- No. 6 Virginia Union finished in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II playoffs
- The final HBCU media poll will be released on Monday, December 16
The HBCU Media Poll is administered by BOXTOROW and in its 18th year, is voted on by media members around the country who cover HBCU football.
2024 HBCU Football Media Poll
Week 15
(Records through December 7, 2024)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson State (17) | 11-2 | 197 | 1 |
| 2 | South Carolina State (3) | 9-2 | 182 | 2 |
| 3 | Tennessee State | 9-4 | 163 | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina Central | 8-3 | 135 | 4 |
| 5 | Southern | 8-5 | 108 | 5 |
| 6 | Virginia Union | 10-4 | 100 | 7 |
| 7 | Miles | 10-3 | 83 | 6 |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 7-5 | 49 | 8 |
| 9 | Johnson C. Smith | 8-2 | 37 | 10 |
| 10 | Virginia State | 7-4 | 19 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Alabama State (7-5) 15, Morgan State (6-6) 9, Texas College (7-3) 3, Winston-Salem State (7-3) 3, Alcorn State (6-6) 2, Hampton (5-7) 2, Alabama A&M (6-6) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
Media Poll Week 15.