Jackson State in Major Division and a tie between Albany State and Bowie State in Mid-Majors top HBCU-PSMA’s week 10 football polls.
There was a close battle for the top spot in HBCU-PSMA’s “Major Division” top 10 poll this week with Jackson State (8-1) barely edging Prairie View A&M (9-1). If they face off against each other, it won’t be until the SWAC championship game on December 4th. Retaining the third and fourth spots are Florida A&M and Norfolk State, respectively, with South Carolina State moving up three spots from last week into the No. 5 ranking. Rounding out the final five spots are Alabama A&M (which jumped from No. 9 to No.5), Alcorn State, Tennessee State, North Carolina Central (which halted Norfolk State’s six-game win streak last weekend) and Southern University. This week, No. 1 Jackson State faces No. 10 Southern University and No. 2 Prairie View A&M takes on No. 7 Alcorn State.
In the “Mid-Major Division” of the week ten HBCU-PSMA poll, there was a dead-heat for number one between last week’s No. 1 Albany State and last week’s No. 2 Bowie State. Not only did both receive the exact same number of votes, they received the same number of first place votes. Albany State will square off next week in the SIAC championship against this week’s No. 5 team, Miles College. Bowie State will play for the CIAA title next week versus this week’s No. 3 team, Fayetteville State. Number 4 Savannah State has concluded its season as has No. 8 Virginia Union and No. 9 Shaw University. Number 6 Langston College, No. 7 Kentucky State and No. 10 West Virginia State all have games scheduled for this upcoming weekend.
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Major Division Rankings (Week Ten)
| Rank | Team | 2021 Season Record | Points * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson State (SWAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 1 Last Game: 11/6 won vs Texas Southern Next Game: 11/13 away vs Southern Univ | 8-1 | 107 (8) |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M (SWAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 2 Last Game: 11/6 won vs Alabama State Next Game: 11/13 away vs Alcorn State | 7-1 | 102 (3) |
| 3 | Florida A&M (SWAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 3 Last Game: 11/6 won vs Southern University Next Game: 11/13 away vs UAPB | 7-2 | 88 |
| 4 | Norfolk State (MEAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 4 Last Game: 11/6 lost vs North Carolina Central Next Game: 11/13 away vs Delaware State | 6-3 | 69 |
| 5 | South Carolina State (MEAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 8 Last Game: 11/6 won vs Howard University Next Game: 11/13 home vs North Carolina A&T | 5-4 | 61 |
| 6 | Alabama A&M (SWAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 9 Last Game: 11/6 won vs Mississippi Valley St Next Game: 11/13 away vs Texas Southern | 5-3 | 49 |
| 7 | Alcorn State (SWAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 6 Last Game: 11/6 lost vs Bethune-Cookman Next Game: 11/13 home vs Prairie View A&M | 5-4 | 43 |
| 8 | Tennessee State (OVC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 5 Last Game: 11/6 lost vs Tennessee-Martin Next Game: 11/13 home vs Austin Peay | 5-4 | 39 |
| 9 | North Carolina Central (MEAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: Not Ranked Last Game: 11/6 won vs Norfolk State Next Game: 11/13 away vs Howard Univ | 4-5 | 25 |
| 10 | Southern University (SWAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 7 Last Game: 11/6 lost vs Florida A&M Next Game: 11/13 home vs Jackson State | 4-5 | 12 |
| Others receiving votes: None Dropped out: Delaware State |
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| * First place votes in parentheses | |||
“Major” schools include all HBCU members that participate in FCS: MEAC and SWAC teams, and teams who do not participate in traditional HBCU conferences – Hampton, North Carolina A&T State, and Tennessee State.
Mid-Major Division Rankings (Week Ten)
| Rank | Team | 2021 Season Record | Points * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (tie) | Albany State (SIAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 1 Last Game: 11/6 won vs Fort Valley State Next Game: 11/13 vs Miles College | 9-1 | 95 (5) |
| 1 (tie) | Bowie State (CIAA) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 2 Last Game: 11/6 won vs Elizabeth City St Next Game: 11/13 vs Fayetteville State | 9-1 | 95 (5) |
| 3 | Fayetteville State (CIAA) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 3 Last Game: 11/6 home vs Winston-Salem St Next Game: 11/13 vs Bowie State | 8-1 | 78 |
| 4 | Savannah State (SIAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 5 Last Game: 11 won vs Edward Waters Next Game: none | 8-2 | 69 |
| 5 | Miles College (SIAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 8 Last Game: 11/6 won vs Tuskegee Next Game: 11/13 vs Albany State | 6-4 | 54 |
| 6 | Langston University (SAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 4 Last Game: 11/6 lost vs Arizona Christian Next Game: 11/13 home vs SAGU | 7-2 | 45 |
| 7 | Kentucky State (SIAC) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 9 Last Game: 11/6 home vs Central State Next Game: 11/13 away vs Erskine | 6-4 | 38 |
| 8 | Virginia Union (CIAA) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 10 Last Game: 11/6 won vs Virginia State Next Game: none | 6-4 | 30 |
| 9 | Shaw University (CIAA) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: 6 Last Game: 11/6lost vs St. Augustine’s Next Game: none | 6-4 | 26 |
| 10 | West Virginia State (Mountain East) Previous HBCU-PSMA Ranking: N/A Last Game: 11/6 won vs West Liberty University Next Game: 11/13 home vs Univ of Charleston | 6-4 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: None Dropped out: Lane College |
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| * First place votes in parentheses | |||
“Mid-Major” schools include all HBCU teams that participate in an NCAA Division II HBCU conference (CIAA, SIAC), NCAA Division II teams in a non-traditional HBCU conference (Bluefield State, Lincoln-MO, West Virginia State), NAIA (Florida Memorial, Langston, Texas College), and USCAA (Virginia-Lynchburg).
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