Florida A&M remains at the top in week twelve of HBCU-PSMA’s Major division Black College football poll.
In the Major division, Florida A&M holds steady in the top spot for the second straight week garnering all 20 first place votes, while North Carolina Central retains the second spot. Alcorn State, Howard University and Prairie View A&M round out the top five. Following number six Jackson State are Alabama State, Tennessee State and Grambling State both tied at number eight and Southern University holding down the last spot in the top ten.
Major Division
| # | School | W/L | Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | Florida A&M | 10-1 | 200 | 20 |
| 2 | North Carolina Central | 9-2 | 188 | |
| 3 | Alcorn State | 7-4 | 146 | |
| 4 | Howard University | 6-5 | 138 | |
| 5 | Prairie View A&M | 6-5 | 128 | |
| 6 | Jackson State | 7-4 | 100 | |
| 7 | Alabama State | 6-4 | 82 | |
| 8(tie) | Tennessee State | 6-5 | 44 | |
| 8(tie) | Grambling State | 5-5 | 44 | |
| 10 | Southern University | 5-5 | 28 |
With the majority of Mid-Major division teams finished for the season, there was no vote this week. The final poll in this division will not determined until after the Florida Beach Bowl or Benedict College is eliminated from the NCAA Division II playoffs, whichever occurs last.
Mid-Major Division
| # | School | W/L | Points | First Place Votes |
| 1 | Benedict College | 11-0 | 200 | 20 |
| 2 | Virginia Union | 10-1 | 178 | |
| 3 | Fayetteville State | 8-3 | 150 | |
| 4 | Virginia State | 8-2 | 117 | |
| 5 | Miles College | 7-3 | 108 | |
| 6 | Fort Valley State | 8-2 | 103 | |
| 7 | Johnson C Smith | 7-3 | 62 | |
| 8 | Tuskegee | 7-3 | 57 | |
| 9(tie) | Albany State | 6-5 | 40 | |
| 9(tie) | Allen University | 6-3 | 40 |
Pollsters comprise a cross-section of HBCU media members, including eight different media organizations. These voters cover all four HBCU football-playing conferences, and reside in 11 different states.
2023 Weekly Polls
Week 11 – through November 12th
Week 10 – through November 5th
Week 9 – through October 29th
Week 8 – through October 22nd
Week 7 – through October 15th
Week 6 – through October 8th
Week 5 – through October 1st
Week 4 – through September 24th
The HBCU-PSMA
Established in 2021, the HBCU-Pro Sports Media Association is an organization of professionals providing multimedia coverage of Historically Black College and University sports, as well as professional sports.
The purpose of the association is to transform and empower the culture of media by providing informative broadcast stories, rich contextual reporting and inspirational photography of the marginalized by educating, inspiring, and informing a global community.
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