Media Poll Week 12

BOXTOROW Polls: FAMU knocks off Aggies, gains top spot in HBCU football

boxtorow.com Rick Flair’s famous line is, “To be the man, you gotta beat the man.” And that’s exactly what the FAMU Rattlers did to the North Carolina A&T Aggies Sunday in Tallahassee. And with the victory, the Rattlers now sit atop both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. It is the first time ever FAMU

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Media Poll Week 12

BOXTOROW Polls: Bowie State moves up, Virginia Union moves in, A&T No. 1 in HBCU football

boxtorow.com The first top five game of the football season along with other games caused some movement in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll, North Carolina A&T had a bye but remained No. 1 and received all of the first place votes. No. 2 Bethune-Cookman defeated North Carolina Central and No.

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Media Poll Week 12

BOXTOROW Polls: Polls remain steady as Aggies remain No. 1 in HBCU football; Bowie State still undefeated

boxtorow.com The top five teams remained the same and there was not a lot of significant movement overall in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll, all top five teams – North Carolina A&T, Bethune-Cookman, Alcorn State, Florida A&M, and South Carolina State – won respective games on Saturday. Southern and Prairie

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Media Poll Week 12

BOXTOROW Polls: Tennessee State is the new No. 1 in HBCU football

boxtorow.com The North Carolina A&T Aggies reign as the No.1 team in HBCU football is over. For 384 days the Aggies were No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, but dropped to No. 2 after Saturday’s 16-13 shocking loss to unranked Morgan State, who got its first win of the season. Tennessee State,

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Media Poll Week 12

BOXTOROW Polls: Top three remain same, limited movement highlights polls

boxtorow.com Hurricane Florence caused many games to be postponed or canceled which caused limited movement in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. North Carolina A&T had a bye week but was a unanimous pick in both polls. In the coaches poll, Tennessee State remained No. 2, its game against No. 9 Hampton postponed. No. 3

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Grambling crowned HBCU national champions

[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] Fourteen times before, the Grambling State Tigers were named national champions. Now make it fifteen. By virtue of its 10-9 victory over North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday, Grambling was named 2016 HBCU national champions in

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