Media Poll Week 7.
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Takeaways from Week 7’s poll:
- The top five teams remained the same from last week, the first time that has happened this year
- No. 9 Alcorn State and No. 10 Virginia Union reentered the poll
- Grambling and Morgan State both lost and dropped out of the poll
- Five of the teams in the poll won and the other five teams had a bye week
The HBCU Media Poll is administered by BOXTOROW and in its 18th year, is voted on by media members around the country who cover HBCU football.
2024 HBCU Football Media Poll
Week 7
(Records through October 12, 2024)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida A&M (13) | 3-2 | 202 | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina Central (8) | 5-2 | 195 | 2 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 4-2 | 157 | 3 |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 5-2 | 144 | 4 |
| 5 | Johnson C. Smith | 6-0 | 107 | 5 |
| 6 | South Carolina State | 3-2 | 100 | 7 |
| 7 | Hampton | 3-3 | 77 | 6 |
| 8 | Alabama State | 3-3 | 40 | T-9 |
| 9 | Alcorn State | 4-3 | 38 | NR |
| 10 | Virginia Union | 4-2 | 24 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Morgan State (3-4) 22, Southern (3-3) 14, West Virginia State (5-1) 13, Howard (3-3) 10, Winston-Salem State (5-2) 7, Clark Atlanta (5-1-1) 7, Grambling (3-3) 3, Miles (4-2) 2, Livingstone (5-2) 2.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
Media Poll Week 7.