Custom Search Hartly, DE –North Carolina A&T and Grambling State remained on top and Tuskegee survived a homecoming upset to stay in first place in this week’s HSRN Football Polls.
N. C. A&T and Grambling have been ranked #1 and #2 for most of the season in the HSRN FCS Poll. Tuskegee University fell from the undefeated with a heartbreaking 10-9 loss to Kentucky State but still held on to the top position in the Division II/NAIA Poll.
The top eight positions in the Division I FCS poll remained the same from last week with Jackson State and Hampton rounding out the top 10.
In Division II/NAIA, despite a weekend of upsets, Tuskegee’s Golden Tigers held on to the top spot by just one point over Winston-Salem State. Upset losses by Bowie State and Chowan caused positions to shuffle in the poll.
Virginia State and Virginia Union moved up while Bowie State fell to #5. Chowan joined four SIAC teams led by Albany State to round out the top 10.
| Division I FCS | ||||
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Last Week | |
| 1 | North Carolina A&T (8) | 6-1 | 98 | 1 |
| 2 | Grambling State (1) | 5-1 | 88 | 2 |
| 3 | North Carolina Central | 6-2 | 75 | 4 |
| 4 | Tennessee State (1) | 5-2 | 73 | 3 |
| 5 | Southern U. | 4-2 | 64 | 5 |
| 6 | Prairie View A&M | 4-3 | 43 | 6 |
| 7 | South Carolina State | 3-3 | 39 | 7 |
| 8 | Alcorn State | 3-3 | 31 | 8 |
| 9 | Jackson State | 3-4 | 15 | NR |
| 10 | Hampton | 3-4 | 7 | 9 |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Texas Southern, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M | ||||
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||||
| Division II/NAIA | ||||
| School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts | Last Week | |
| 1 | Tuskegee (2) | 6-1 | 78 | 1 |
| 2 | Winston-Salem State (6) | 6-2 | 77 | 3 |
| 3 | Virginia State | 6-2 | 70 | 5 |
| 4 | Virginia Union | 5-3 | 61 | 6 |
| 5 | Bowie State | 5-3 | 48 | 2 |
| 6 | Albany State | 4-3 | 43 | 7 |
| 7 | Chowan | 5-3 | 27 | 4 |
| 8 | Kentucky State | 4-4 | 23 | 10 |
| 9 | Miles College | 4-3 | 19 | 9 |
| 10 | Clark Atlanta | 5-3 | 18 | 8 |
| Others receiving votes | ||||
| Langston (1), Benedict, Elizabeth City State | ||||
| Morehouse | ||||