Coaches Poll Week 15.
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Takeaways from Week 15’s HBCU FCS Coaches 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)
- The final HBCU coaches poll will be released on Monday, December 16
The HBCU FCS Coaches Poll is administered by BOXTOROW, and in its 16th year, is voted on by the HBCU Football Championship Subdivision coaches.
2024 HBCU FCS Coaches Poll
Week 15
(Records through December 7, 2024)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson State (12) | 11-2 | 173 | 1 |
| 2 | South Carolina State (5) | 9-2 | 166 | 2 |
| 3 | Tennessee State (1) | 9-4 | 146 | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina Central | 8-3 | 126 | 4 |
| 5 | Southern | 8-5 | 109 | 5 |
| 6 | Alabama State | 7-5 | 80 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida A&M | 7-5 | 73 | 7 |
| 8 | Alabama A&M | 6-3 | 42 | 8 |
| 9 | Alcorn State | 6-6 | 36 | 9 |
| 10 | Morgan State | 6-6 | 23 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Hampton (5-7) 10, Texas Southern (5-6) 6, Hampton (5-7) 5, Howard (4-8) 4, Prairie View A&M (5-7) 1, Grambling (5-6) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
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