Media Poll Week 12

BOXTOROW Polls: AAMU still atop polls, but UAPB, JSU quickly rise after wins

boxtorow.com Alabama A&M maintained its No. 1 ranking in HBCU football after a 42-41 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday as the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. Losses by North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M, and SCSU allowed for Arkansas-Pine Bluff to move up three spots with the coaches and two

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Media Poll Week 12

BOXTOROW Polls: NCCU gets big win, moves into polls, AAMU remains No. 1

boxtorow.com The key game in Opening Week of HBCU football saw North Carolina Central defeat Alcorn State 23-14 in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Atlanta on Saturday. With the win, the Eagles moved into both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. NCCU is No. 7 with the coaches and No. 9 with the Media. Alcorn State

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BOXTOROW Preseason Poll: A&T receives most first place votes, but AAMU No. 1 says media

boxtorow.com COVID-19 forced teams to postpone the 2020 season to spring of 2021 where only 13 HBCU teams participated. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs went undefeated in the spring on their way to winning their second SWAC championship and first ever HBCU national championship after finishing No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Media Poll. The Bulldogs begin

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BOXTOROW Preseason Poll: Alabama A&M No. 1 as Bulldogs, teams prepare for full season

boxtorow.com COVID-19 forced teams to postpone the 2020 season to spring of 2021 where only 10 HBCU Division I teams participated. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs went undefeated in the spring on their way to winning their second SWAC championship and first ever HBCU national championship after finishing No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches Poll. The

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BOXTOROW 2021 HBCU college football preseason All-America team

boxtorow.com Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass, Southern defensive end Jordan Lewis, and Alabama State running back Ezra Gray have been selected to the BOXTOROW preseason HBCU college football All-America team, leading a contingent of 30 players. Reigning national champion Alabama A&M also had two other players make the team including wide receiver Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim and

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BOXTOROW Goes One-on-One: Connell Maynor

Alabama A&M head football coach Connell Maynor’s legendary status as a player in HBCU football is already cemented. He led both Winston-Salem State and North Carolina A&T to respective conference championships. As a head coach, he is building his legacy, having led Winston-Salem State to back-to-back BOXTOROW HBCU national championships in 2011 and 2012, and

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BOXTOROW Polls: Alabama A&M claims first ever HBCU national championship

boxtorow.com Records show that Howard and Talladega claimed the first ever HBCU championship in 1920. It is fitting that in the 100th year of a team being crowned national champions, a team that has never won before wins it for the first time. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40-33 in the SWAC championship

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