2016-17 BCF Pre-Season Polls

 The Black College Football (BCF) season kicks off Thursday night. Here is a collection of Pre-Season and 2015  final HBCU  football polls to help you get ready for the 2016 season. The top "Dog" appears to be North Carolina A&T State once again,but pay attention some polls have a twist. Enjoy the 2016 BCF season and continue to get  updates on your favorite HBCUs' season here.

North Carolina A&T Hoisting 2015 Celebration Bowl Trophy 

T.A. Jones' Talented 10th  2016   Pre-Season	Record		Previous Rank
1.  North Carolina A&T                     10-2 in 2015
2.  North Carolina Central                8-3  in 2015   Only HBCU  to Beat  N.C. A&T
3.  Alcorn State                                   9-4  in 2015
4. Prairie View A&M                          9-2  in 2015
5. Tuskegee                                      10-3  in 2015    finished in  D-2 Playoffs  Quarterfinals
6. Grambling State                             9-3   in 2015
7. Bethune Cookman                        9-2   in 2015
8. South Carolina State                    7-4   in 2015
9. Southern                                        6-5  in 2015
10. Winston Salem State                6-5   in  2015   CIAA Champ

   

"SBN Jake Gaither  Trophy"
Awarded to The SBN National Black College Football Champion.  

Sheridan Broadcasting  2016 Pre-Season Poll (First Place Votes)	Record	Points	2015 Rank
1. N.Carolina A&T             Aggies (29)	10-2	296	1
2. Alcorn State                   Braves	9-4	237	2
3. Bethune Cookman       Wildcats	9-2	214	4
4. Prairie View A&M          Panthers (1)	8-2	193	3
5. Grambling State            Tigers	9-3	146	5
6. N.Carolina Central        Eagles	8-3	115	6
7.Tuskegee                         Golden Tigers	10-3	87	8
8. S. Carolina State            Bulldogs	7-4	75	7
9. Southern                          Jaguars	6-5	58	10
10.Bowie State                   Bull Dogs	9-3	41	9

                          
My friends at HSRN  rank  HBCU programs by classification: "Football Championship Sub Division" (FCS)  and "Division II" (D-2)The HSRN Conaway Cup, named in honor of the late HSRN Co-Founder LeCounte Conaway is awarded to the National Football Champion in the respective divisions.

HSRN 2015   FCS  Poll (First Place Votes) 2015 final poll listed	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. North Carolina A&T (9)	10-2	104	2
2. Alcorn State (1)	9-4	98	3
3. Grambling State (1)	9-3	86	1
4. Bethune Cookman	9-2	82	4
5. Prairie View A&M	8-2	59	5
6. North Carolina Central	8-3	58	6
7. South Carolina State	7-4	46	7
8. Southern	6-5	28	8
9. Alabama State	6-5	23	9
10. Hampton	6-5	10	10

HSRN D-2 2015 Poll   (First-place votes) 2015 final poll listed	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. Tuskegee (7)	10-3	72	4
2. Bowie State	9-3	60	1
3. Virginia Union	8-3	54	2
4. Winston-Salem State	6-5	48	3
5. Albany State	6-4	40	7
6. Miles	7-5	36	5
7. Virginia State	6-4	33	6
8. Fort Valley State	5-4	30	10
9. Chowan	6-4	16	8
10. Livingstone	5-4	14

Dr. Kenyatta Cavil "Inside the HBCU Huddle" rank s HBCU programs by classification: "Football Championship Sub Division" (FCS)  and "Division II" (D-2)

2015 Dr.Cavil's  FCS  Poll (First Place Votes) 2015 final poll listed	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. North Carolina A&T (9)	10-2	105	2
2. Alcorn State	9-4	91	1
3. Bethune Cookman (1)	9-2	89	3
4. Prairie View A&M  (1)	8-2	83	4
5. North Carolina Central (1)	8-3	80	5
6. Grambling State	9-3	75	6
7. South Carolina State	7-4	53	7
8. Southern	6-5	46	8
9. Hampton	6-5	32	9
10. Alabama State	6-5	25	10

2015 Dr.Cavil's D-2 2015 Poll    2015 final poll listed	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. Tuskegee	10-3	110	1
2. Bowie State	9-3	98	2
3. Virginia Union	8-3	89	3
4. Langston	7-3	74	4
5. Winston Salem State	65	62	6
6. Miles	7-5	61	5
7. Albany State	6-4	32	7
8. Virginia State	6-4	21	8
9. Fort Valley State	5-4	19	9
10. Livingstone	5-4	9	10

My good friends at  BoxtoRow utilize their Coaches Poll and Media Poll

2016 BOXTOROW   Pre-Season HBCU Coaches Poll     (First-place votes)	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. North Carolina A&T (15)	10-2	184	1
2. Bethune Cookman (2)	9-2	161	3
3. Alcorn State (1)	9-2	140	2
4. North Carolina Central	8-3	124	5
5. Grambling State	9-3	114	4
6. Prairie View A&M	8-2	97	6
7. South Carolina State	7-4	77	7
8. Alabama State	6-5	47	10
9.  Southern	6-4	45	8
10. Hampton (1)	6-5	32	9

HBCUSports.com  has an  all inclusive poll.

2016  HBCU Sports Pre-Season Ultimate Football  Poll   (Top 10 of 25)	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. North Carolina A&T
2. North Carolina Central
3. Prairie View A&M
4. Bethune Cookman
5. Alcorn State
6. Grambling State
7. South Carolina State
8. Southern
9. Tuskegee
10. Bowie State

My  friend Lut Williams at the Black College Sports Page (BCSP) has an  all inclusive poll.

2016 BCSP Pre-Season Football  Top Ten	Record
1. North Carolina Central
2. Prairie View A&M
3. Bethune-Cookman
4. Alcorn State
5. North Carolina A&T
6. Grambling State
7. South Carolina State
8. Southern
9. Tuskegee
10. Bowie State

This Group of  individuals along with Onnidan and Sheridan Broadcasting's Black College Football Weekly (AURN) have provided consistent  in depth coverage of HBCU football for well over 30 years and no one can get a clear picture of an overall HBCU National Black College champion with out looking at the insightful coverage these individuals and networks provide! 

Note: The Pittsburgh Courier started naming the National Black College Champion in 1920 with Howard University (7-0) and Talladega (5-0-1) sharing the honor!

Keep up with the my Talented 10th blog   TAJT10.blogspot.com and don't miss my ranking of all 50 HBCU football programs this season as well as  my picks for this seasons  Black College All-Americans on the Gridiron!