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Tennessee State hung tough with Power Five and SEC opponent Vanderbilt, falling 31-27, but remained No.1 in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. North Carolina A&T received a number of votes in both polls and remains No. 2 after bouncing back from its loss last week against Morgan State, defeating South Carolina State 31-16 in a nationally televised game on Thursday evening.
In the coaches poll, Prairie View A&M climbed to No. 3 and received a first place vote after knocking off Grambling 22-16 in the State Fair Classic in Dallas. Grambling dropped four spots to No. 7.
In the media poll, Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M both moved up two spots to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Similar to the coaches poll, Grambling dropped from No. 3 last week to No. 7. Morehouse remains undefeated after defeating Kentucky State 23-21.
The BOXTOROW HBCU FCS coaches poll and the media poll is administered by FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. The coaches poll is voted on by the HBCU Football Championship Subdivision coaches and the media poll is voted on by media members around the country who cover HBCU football.
2018 BOXTOROW HBCU FCS Football Coaches Top 10 Poll
Week 5
(Records through September 29, 2018)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee State (14) | 2-1 | 202 | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T (5) | 4-1 | 191 | 2 |
| 3 | Prairie View A&M (1) | 3-3 | 157 | 5 |
| 4 | Alcorn State (1) | 4-1 | 147 | 4 |
| 5 | Howard | 1-2 | 103 | 6 |
| 6 | Norfolk State | 3-1 | 93 | 8 |
| 7 | Grambling | 1-3 | 90 | 3 |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 2-2 | 80 | 9 |
| 9 | Bethune-Cookman | 2-3 | 45 | 10 |
| 10 | Southern | 2-3 | 21 | 7 |
Other receiving votes: Alabama A&M (2-3) 17, Morgan State (1-3) 13.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
2018 BOXTOROW HBCU Media Top 10 Poll
Week 5
(Records through September 29, 2018)
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts. | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee State (10) | 2-1 | 142 | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T (4) | 4-1 | 129 | 2 |
| 3 | Alcorn State | 4-1 | 81 | 5 |
| 4 | Prairie View A&M | 3-3 | 79 | T-6 |
| 5 | Howard | 1-2 | 73 | 4 |
| 6 | Bowie State | 4-1 | 69 | T-6 |
| 7 | Grambling | 1-3 | 60 | 3 |
| 8 | Morehouse | 5-0 | 55 | 9 |
| 9 | Norfolk State | 3-1 | 40 | 10 |
| 10 | Southern | 2-3 | 12 | 8 |
Other receiving votes: Benedict (3-1) 10, Florida A&M (3-2) 6, Virginia State (2-2) 6, Tuskegee (3-2) 5, Morgan State (1-3) 2.
(1st place votes in parentheses)