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North Carolina A&T is at the top of HBCU football again.
The Aggies defeated Delaware State 34-6 and Tennessee State fell to Austin Peay 49-34 and the combination of the two propelled N.C. A&T to the top of both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls.
In the coaches poll, Prairie View A&M had a bye week, but managed to move up to the No. 2 spot and received two first place votes. TSU fell to No. 3. The most significant jump was made by Florida A&M who moved up four spots to No. 4. Grambling rounds out the top five and Alabama A&M enters the poll for the first time this year, winners of two straight including Saturday’s 42-21 win over Texas Southern.
In the media poll, Morehouse jumped all the way from No. 8 to No. 2 after its 30-24 three-overtime victory over Tuskegee. Tennessee State received two-first place votes and finished No. 3, one point behind the Maroon Tigers. Florida A&M makes its debut in the poll at No. 7.
A MEAC showdown is sure to have poll implications next week when FAMU travels to Greensboro, N.C. to take on the Aggies on Saturday.
2018 BOXTOROW HBCU FCS Football Coaches Top 10 Poll
Week 6
(Records through October 6, 2018)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina A&T (19) | 5-1 | 207 | 2 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M (2) | 3-3 | 168 | 3 |
| 3 | Tennessee State | 2-2 | 158 | 1 |
| 4 | Florida A&M | 3-2 | 144 | 8 |
| 5 | Grambling | 2-3 | 105 | 7 |
| 6 | Alcorn State | 4-2 | 100 | 4 |
| 7 | Bethune-Cookman | 3-3 | 86 | 9 |
| 8 | Norfolk State | 3-2 | 58 | 6 |
| 9 | Howard | 1-3 | 44 | 5 |
| 10 | Alabama A&M | 3-3 | 36 | NR |
Other receiving votes: Southern (2-3) 22, Alabama State (2-3) 11, Savannah State (1-4) 6, Jackson State (2-2) 4, North Carolina Central (2-3) 4, South Carolina State (2-3) 2.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
2018 BOXTOROW HBCU Media Top 10 Poll
Week 6
(Records through October 6, 2018)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina A&T (12) | 5-1 | 138 | 2 |
| 2 | Morehouse | 6-0 | 99 | 8 |
| 3 | Tennessee State (2) | 2-2 | 98 | 1 |
| 4 | Prairie View A&M | 3-3 | 84 | 4 |
| 5 | Grambling | 2-3 | 65 | 7 |
| 6 | Alcron State | 4-2 | 63 | 3 |
| 7 | Florida A&M | 4-2 | 54 | NR |
| 8 | Benedict | 4-1 | 29 | NR |
| 9 | Howard | 1-3 | 28 | 5 |
| 10 | Bowie State | 4-2 | 25 | 6 |
Other receiving votes: Virginia Union (4-1) 18, Alabama State (2-3) 10, Alabama A&M (3-3) 9, Norfolk State (3-2) 9, Langston (4-1) 8, North Carolina Central (2-3) 8, Tuskegee (3-3) 6, Virginia State (3-2) 6, Bethune-Cookman (3-3) 5, Fayetteville State (3-1) 5, Albany State (3-3) 4, Southern (2-3) 4.
(1st place votes in parentheses)