NEW YORK/Fuquay-Varina, N.C. — For the fourth straight week, South Carolina State (3-1) is the top team in the latest editions of the Boxtorow.com/BASN HBCU media and coaches top 10 polls.

The Bulldogs were again a unanimous choice in the coaches’ top 10 while they garnered 20 of 23 first-place votes from the media poll. Grambling State (3-1) is ranked second in both polls.

The Bulldogs opened Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play this past weekend with a 19-0 blanking of Florida A&M at Tallahassee. In the win, SCSU rolled up 409 yards while holding the Rattlers to 106 total yards including 48 on the ground.

They’ll look to extend their MEAC record 20-game winning streak Saturday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium in Orangeburg against the Norfolk State Spartans.
As for this week’s coaches’ poll, No. 3 Bethune-Cookman (5-0) and No. 4 Jackson State (3-1) flip-flopped their positions from last week while No. 5 Hampton (3-1) and No. 6 Alcorn State (3-1) remained the same.

The other four spots included Tennessee State (3-2), who jumped from ninth to seventh, Norfolk State (2-2) is eighth, FAMU (2-3) dropped from seventh to ninth, and Texas Southern (2-3) debuts this week at 10.

On the media side, No. 3 Winston-Salem State (6-0) and No. 4 Albany State (5-0) maintained their spots from last week while No. 5 Tuskegee (4-1) and No. 6 Morehouse (5-0) each moved up one spot. Making up the rest of the top 10 is Tennessee State at seven, Bethune-Cookman debuting at eight, Jackson State is ninth, and FAMU drops from fifth to 10th.

Other games this weekend include WSSU hosting Saint Augustine’s in a CIAA contest at Bowman Gray Stadium, Delaware State travels to Bethune-Cookman in a key MEAC matchup, and Morehouse battles Tuskegee at McClung Stadium in the 75th Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic.

Below are the HBCU coaches top-10 poll and the media’s top-10 poll:

Boxtorow.com/BlackAthlete.com
FCS HBCU Coaches Top 10 Poll
(Records through October 4)

School / Wins-Losses / Points

1. South Carolina State (15) / 3-1 / 150
2. Grambling State / 3-1 / 135
3. Bethune-Cookman / 4-0 / 112
4. Jackson State / 3-1 / 110
5. Hampton / 3-1 / 88
6. Alcorn State / 3-1 / 66
7. Tennessee State / 3-2 / 63
8. Norfolk State / 2-2 / 25
9. Florida A&M / 2-3 / 20
10. Texas Southern / 2-3 / 17

Others receiving votes: Alabama State (3-2) 15, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-2) 11, Prairie View A&M (2-3) 10, Alabama A&M (2-3) 5, N.C. Central (2-2) 3.
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Boxtorow.com/BlackAthlete.com
HBCU Media Top 10 Poll
(Records through October 4)

School / Wins-Losses / Points

1. South Carolina State (20) / 3-1 / 227
2. Grambling State (2) / 3-1 / 204
3. Winston-Salem State / 6-0 / 168
4. Albany State (1) / 5-0 / 153
5. Tuskegee / 4-1 / 112
6. Morehouse / 5-0 / 94
7. Tennessee State / 3-2 / 63
8. Bethune-Cookman / 5-0 / 61
9. Jackson State / 3-1 / 59
10. Florida A&M / 2-3 / 52

Others receiving votes: Alcorn State (3-1) 29, Hampton (3-1) 14, Prairie View A&M (2-3) 12, Norfolk State (2-2) 7, Alabama State (3-2) 4, Shaw (3-2) 3, Fort Valley State (4-1) 2, Alabama A&M (2-2) 2

The Boxtorow.com/BASN HBCU power ranking polls are sponsored by DWCommunications, LLC parent company of FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW and boxtorow.com, and Black Athlete Sports Network.

FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW is the nationally syndicated radio sports talk show which places major emphasis on HBCU Sports. BASN is the preeminent leader in the coverage of sports from an African-American perspective.

The voters on the media poll are comprised of some of the top media members in the country who cover HBCU football. The media poll is in its fourth year and the coaches’ poll is in its second.