Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Bethune Cookman and Albany State Lead Off In HSRN’s 2011 Pre-Season Polls

Hartly, DE – Bethune Cookman and Albany State will open their 2011 football season on top in HSRN’s Pre-Season Division I FCS and Division II Top-10 polls. Each week during the 2011 season HSRN staff and writers, along with selected media representatives and SIDs, will rank Historical Black Colleges Division I FCS and NCAA Division II teams.

Division I FCS voting have the defending MEAC Co-Champions each receiving first place votes, but it was Bethune Cookman getting the top spot with 10. Albany State got all but three first place votes to beat out Shaw, who picked up three, for the top spot in Division II.


Division I-FCS Top-10 Pre-Season
#
Schools (1st Place Votes)
2011
Record
Total Points
Final
2010
Ranking (Record)
 1.
Bethune Cookman (10)
0-0
174
1 (10-2)
 2.
S.C. State (5)
0-0
171
3 (9-3)
 3.
Florida A&M (3)
0-0
152
5 (8-3)
 4.
Jackson St. (2)
0-0
138
6 (8-3)
 5.
Grambling St  
0-0
127
4 (9-2)
 6.
Texas Southern 
0-0
110
2 (9-3)
 7.
Hampton  
0-0 
69
9 (6-5)
 8.
Alabama St.  
0-0
55
7 (7-5)
 9.
Prairie View     
0-0
38
8 (7-4)
 10.
Norfolk St.
0-0
24
10 (6-5)

 Others Receiving votes: Alcorn St. 20, N.C. Central 10, AL A&M 5, TN St. 4, Morgan St. 2,ARK PB 1



Division II Pre-Season
#
Schools (1st Place Votes)
2011
Record
Total Points
Final
2010
Ranking
(Record)
 1.
Albany St.  (17)
0-0
195
1 (11-1)
 2.
Shaw  (3)
0-0
179
2 (9-3)
 3.
Tuskegee
0-0
160
3 (9-2)
 4.
St. Augustine’s
0-0
123
4 (9-2)
 5.
Ft. Valley St.
0-0
108
5 (8-3)
 6.
Winston Salem St.
0-0
105
6 (8-2)
 7.
Morehouse
0-0
78
8 (8-3)
 8.
Virginia St.
0-0
54
7 (8-3)
 9.
Elizabeth City St.
0-0
49
10 (6-4)
10.
Bowie St.
0-0
34
9 (6-4)

 Others Receiving votes: Fayetteville St. 11, Miles 2, Langston 2





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