NCCU, FAMU remain tops.
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North Carolina Central remained the No. 1 team in HBCU football with the release of the HBCU Coaches and Media Polls which were released Monday.
In the coaches poll, the Tennessee State Tigers who were previously No. 3, lost and that loss created opportunities for both No. 3 Alcorn State and No. 4 Jackson State to move up one spot from last week. TSU dropped to No. 5. Prairie View A&M reentered the poll at No. 10.
In the media poll, North Carolina Central, Florida A&M, Benedict, and Virginia Union all won and kept the top four spots. The Alabama State Hornets have won four straight games, defeating Grambling most recently on Saturday and reentered the poll at No. 9.
The HBCU FCS coaches and HBCU media polls are administered by BOXTOROW. The coaches poll, in its 15th year is voted on by the HBCU Football Championship Subdivision coaches and the media poll, in its 17th year, is voted on by media members around the country who cover HBCU football.
2023 BOXTOROW HBCU FCS Coaches Poll
Week 10
(Records through November 4, 2023)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Central (17) | 8-1 | 197 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida A&M (2) | 8-1 | 181 | 2 |
| 3 | Alcorn State | 6-3 | 151 | 4 |
| 4 | Jackson State | 7-3 | 129 | 5 |
| 5 | Tennessee State (1) | 6-3 | 111 | 3 |
| 6 | Alabama State | 5-3 | 109 | 7 |
| 7 | Hampton | 5-4 | 64 | 9 |
| 8 | Southern | 5-4 | 56 | 6 |
| 9 | Howard | 4-5 | 28 | 8 |
| T-10 | Prairie View A&M | 4-5 | 27 | NR |
Others receiving votes: South Carolina State (4-5) 24, Alabama A&M (4-5) 14, Morgan State (3-5) 5, Grambling (4-5) 4.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
2023 HBCU Football Media Top 10 Poll
Week 10
(Records through November 4, 2023)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Central (17) | 8-1 | 206 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida A&M (3) | 8-1 | 189 | 2 |
| 3 | Benedict (1) | 10-0 | 166 | 3 |
| 4 | Virginia Union | 9-1 | 135 | 4 |
| 5 | Jackson State | 7-3 | 113 | 6 |
| 6 | Alcorn State | 6-3 | 89 | 9 |
| 7 | Fayetteville State | 8-2 | 82 | 8 |
| 8 | Tennessee State | 6-3 | 72 | 5 |
| 9 | Alabama State | 5-3 | 30 | NR |
| 10 | Virginia State | 8-2 | 27 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Hampton (5-4) 12, Tuskegee (7-3) 9, Albany State (6-4) 8, Miles (7-3) 6, Johnson C. Smith (7-3) 4, Florida Memorial (6-3) 3, Fort Valley State (7-3) 3, Edward Waters (6-4) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
NCCU, FAMU remain tops.