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Virginia Union knocked off perineal Division II power Valdosta State on the road and was voted No. 1 in The HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW. The Panthers received 13 first place votes. No. 2 Albany State received three first place votes.
Bowie State, who was No. 1 last week, fell to Saginaw Valley State and dropped to No. 3 in the poll. The Bulldogs still received three first place votes.
The No. 4 Benedict Tigers remained undefeated with a victory over Lane, while No. 6 Fort Valley State defeated Kentucky State to also move to 2-0 on the season. The Wildcats made the biggest jump, moving up four spots from No. 10 last week. The Fayetteville State Broncos round out the top five.
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2022 HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW
Week 2
(Records through September 12, 2022)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Union (13) | 2-0 | 179 | 4 |
| 2 | Albany State (3) | 1-1 | 146 | 2 |
| 3 | Bowie State (3) | 1-1 | 139 | 1 |
| 4 | Benedict | 2-0 | 136 | 6 |
| 5 | Fayetteville State | 1-1 | 110 | 3 |
| 6 | Fort Valley State | 2-0 | 99 | 10 |
| 7 | West Virginia State | 1-1 | 64 | 5 |
| 8 | Savannah State | 1-1 | 50 | NR |
| 9 | Virginia State | 1-1 | 40 | NR |
| 10 | Lane | 0-2 | 18 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Miles (0-2) 17, Morehouse (0-2) 14, Central State (1-1) 12, Lincoln (Pa.) (1-1) 10, Shaw (0-2) 9, Allen (0-1) 7, Kentucky State (0-2) 4, Clark Atlanta (1-1) 4, Chowan (0-2) 3, Livingstone (1-1) 3, Bluefield State (1-1) 2, Winston-Salem State (0-2) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)