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With just two weekends left in the HBCU football season, the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls are starting to take shape.
The top three teams in the coaches poll remained the same. Alcorn State remains No. 1 heading into the SWAC championship game and received all but three first place votes. Those votes went to No. 3 Florida A&M, who came in five points behind defending champion North Carolina A&T. Southern’s win over Grambling in the Bayou Classic on Saturday moved the Jaguars up to No. 4, leapfrogging South Carolina State. The Tigers dropped one spot to No. 8.
North Carolina A&T remained No. 1 in the media poll, receiving 11 first place votes. No. 2 Alcorn State received the remaining first place votes. The Tigers dropped one spot to No. 8, while the Jaguars moved up one spot to No. 5.
Southern will travel to Lorman, MS on Saturday to take on the defending SWAC champion Braves in a rematch of last year’s championship game.
The BOXTOROW HBCU FCS coaches poll and media poll is administered by FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. The coaches poll, in its 11th year is voted on by the HBCU Football Championship Subdivision coaches and the media poll, in its 13th year, is voted on by media members around the country who cover HBCU football.
2019 BOXTOROW HBCU FCS Football Coaches Top 10 Poll
Week 14
(Records through November 30, 2019)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcorn State (17) | 9-2 | 193 | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | 8-3 | 171 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida A&M (3) | 9-2 | 166 | 3 |
| 4 | Southern | 8-4 | 138 | 5 |
| 5 | South Carolina State | 8-3 | 126 | 4 |
| 6 | Bethune-Cookman | 7-4 | 103 | 6 |
| 7 | Alabama A&M | 7-5 | 68 | 8 |
| 8 | Grambling | 6-5 | 65 | 7 |
| 9 | Prairie View A&M | 6-5 | 45 | 9 |
| 10 | Alabama State | 5-6 | 14 | 10 |
Other receiving votes: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (6-5) 5, Norfolk State (5-7) 3, Jackson State (4-8) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
2019 BOXTOROW HBCU Media Top 10 Poll
Week 14
(Records through November 30, 2019)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina A&T (11) | 8-3 | 151 | 1 |
| 2 | Alcorn State (5) | 8-3 | 143 | 2 |
| 3 | South Carolina State | 8-3 | 120 | 3 |
| 4 | Florida A&M | 9-2 | 109 | 4 |
| 5 | Southern | 8-4 | 97 | 6 |
| 6 | Bowie State | 11-1 | 93 | 5 |
| 7 | Bethune-Cookman | 7-4 | 56 | 8 |
| 8 | Grambling | 6-5 | 44 | 7 |
| 9 | Savannah State | 7-3 | 30 | 9 |
| 10 | Miles | 9-3 | 15 | NR |
Other receiving votes: Virginia State (8-2) 14, Alabama A&M (7-5) 4, Prairie View A&M (6-5) 2, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (6-5) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)