Alcorn Braves Ranked No. 20 in FCS Preseason Poll

LORMAN, Mississippi -- The Alcorn State football team has been nationally recognized as the no. 20th ranked team in the 2015 Sporting News FCS Preseason Poll.

Coach Hopson and the Braves finished the 2014 season with a 10-3 record while capturing their first SWAC Championship title and the 2014 Sheridian Broadcasting Network Sports Black College Football National Football Championship. The Braves were also honored with the BOXTOROW National Football Championship.

The full list of the top 25 poll is listed below.
Sporting News FCS Preseason Top-25 Poll

1. North Dakota State

2. Sam Houston State

3. Illinois State

4. Villanova

5. Eastern Washington

6. Coastal Carolina

7. Jacksonville State

8. Chattanooga

9. Montana State

10. Youngstown State

11. Northern Iowa

12. James Madison

13. Idaho State

14. Eastern Kentucky

15. Montana

16. Liberty

17. Stephen F. Austin

18. New Hampshire

19. Indiana State

20. Alcorn State

21. Southeastern Louisiana

22. Northern Arizona

23. South Dakota State

24. Charleston Southern

25. Eastern Illinois

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