Noth Carolina A&T Aggies Stand Firm; Tuskegee Tied By Bowie State Atop HSRN Football Polls

HARTLEY, Delaware – North Carolina A&T stood firm and Bowie State closed the gap to tie Tuskegee on top of the HSRN Football Polls following week 9 of the HBCU action. The Aggies top the HSRN Division I Poll, while the Golden Tigers and Bulldogs are tied for first place in HSRN's Division II/NAIA Poll.

Division I/FCS

The top six spots were unchanged from last week with some shuffling in the lower third of the rankings due to Southern's 48-7 loss to Alcorn State and Alabama State's 35-20 Magic City Classic win over Alabama A&M. The Hornets have won four of their last five games and came in at #10 this week

Division II/NAIA

Tuskegee survived a potential trap game with a 19-7 win over Central State. Meanwhile, Bowie State crushed Lincoln (Pa), 57-3, in their home finale of the season, moving into a first place tie with the Golden Tigers.

Fort Valley State jumped three spots thanks to a 35-3 homecoming victory over Morehouse.

Livingstone moved back into the top 10 following its 42-35 homecoming win over Fayetteville State in overtime.