Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Alcorn State, Tuskegee Golden Tigers Take Top Spots in Week 2 of HSRN Polls


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HARTLEY, Delaware – The second full week of HBCU football action finds the Braves of Alcorn State taking over the top FCS position while Tuskegee’s Golden Tigers solidify their ranking on top of the DivisionII/NAIA HSRN Football Polls.

In the Division I FCS poll, Alcorn State bounced back from a season opening loss to Georgia Tech to knock off SWAC East rival Alabama State, 31-14, in Montgomery to jump over North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State into the top position. Tennessee State climbed into second place following its Southern Heritage Classic win over Jackson State. N.C. A&T, Bethune-Cookman and S.C. State round out the FCS top five.

In Division II, Tuskegee remained on top of a group whose rankings remained relatively steady from week 1. The Golden Tigers knocked off Albany State, 27-14 in the White Water Classic to improve to 2-0 on the season. Four CIAA teams, Virginia Union, Virginia State, Elizabeth City State and Livingstone ) complete the top five among Division II and NAIA competitors.

Division I FCS




School (First Place Votes)
Record
Pts
Last Week
1
Alcorn State (6)
1-1
144
3
2
Tennessee State (5)
2-0
131
4
3
North Carolina A&T (1)
1-1
107
1
4
Bethune-Cookman (1)
1-1
92
9
5
South Carolina State (1)
1-1
76
2
6T
Hampton
1-1
74
6
6T
Southern (1)
1-1
74
8
8
North Carolina Central (1)
1-1
71
5
9
Prairie View A&M
1-1
39
6
10
Texas Southern
1-1
15
NR

Others receiving votes




Grambling St. Alabama St. Jackson St. Norfolk St.

Alabama A&M, Ark-Pine Bluff, Florida A&M, Howard
 
 
Division II/NAIA




School (First Place Votes)
Record
Pts
Last Week
1
Tuskegee (12)
2-0
136
1
2
Virginia Union (1)
2-0
112
2
3
Virginia State (1)
1-1
90
3
4
Bowie State
2-0
78
5
5
Elizabeth City State
1-0
61
5
6
Livingstone
1-0
56
5
7
Winston-Salem State
0-2
40
5
8
Morehouse
1-1
36
9
9
Fort Valley State
1-1
35
NR
10
Lincoln (PA)
2-0
24
NR

Others receiving votes




Johnson C. Smith, Albany St.,Central St., Langston, Miles

Stillman, Benedict, Lane, Chowan, Texas College
 
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BY ERIC MOORE
HERITAGE SPORTS RADIO NETWORK, LLC

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