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Bowie State defeated New Haven 27-20 on Saturday and kept its No. 1 ranking in The HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW. The Bulldogs received all but one first place vote. No. 2 Albany State also won its game against Mississippi College and received the other first place vote.
West Virginia State made the biggest jump, moving up to No. 5, four spots from its preseason ranking. Four teams, not in the preseason poll, enter the Week 1 poll including No. 6 Benedict, No. 8 Central State, No. 9 Lane, and No. 10 Fort Valley State.
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2022 HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowie State (20) | 1-0 | 199 | 1 |
| 2 | Albany State (1) | 1-0 | 169 | 2 |
| 3 | Fayetteville State | 1-0 | 142 | 3 |
| 4 | Virginia Union | 1-0 | 128 | 5 |
| 5 | West Virginia State | 1-0 | 102 | 9 |
| 6 | Benedict | 1-0 | 68 | NR |
| 7 | Miles | 0-1 | 63 | 7 |
| 8 | Central State | 1-0 | 61 | NR |
| 9 | Lane | 0-1 | 43 | NR |
| 10 | Fort Valley State | 1-0 | 37 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Shaw (0-1) 36, Savannah State (0-1) 22, Morehouse (0-1) 12, Kentucky State (0-1) 11, Clark Atlanta (1-0) 10, Bluefield State (1-0) 7, Edward Waters (0-2) 6, Winston-Salem State (0-1) 6, Chowan (0-1) 3, Virginia State (0-1) 3, Johnson C. Smith (0-1) 2.
(1st place votes in parentheses)