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.
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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 |
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2. North Carolina Central 8-3 in 2015 Only HBCU to Beat N.C. A&T |
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3. Alcorn State 9-4 in 2015 |
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4. Prairie View A&M 9-2 in 2015 |
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5. Tuskegee 10-3 in 2015 finished in D-2 Playoffs Quarterfinals |
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6. Grambling State 9-3 in 2015 |
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7. Bethune Cookman 9-2 in 2015 |
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8. South Carolina State 7-4 in 2015 |
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9. Southern 6-5 in 2015 |
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10. Winston Salem State 6-5 in 2015 CIAA Champ |
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"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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2. North Carolina Central |
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3. Prairie View A&M |
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4. Bethune Cookman |
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5. Alcorn State |
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6. Grambling State |
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7. South Carolina State |
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8. Southern |
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9. Tuskegee |
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10. Bowie State |
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My friend Lut Williams at the Black College Sports Page (BCSP) has an all inclusive poll.
2016 BCSP Pre-Season Football Top Ten | Record |
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1. North Carolina Central |
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2. Prairie View A&M |
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3. Bethune-Cookman |
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4. Alcorn State |
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5. North Carolina A&T |
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6. Grambling State |
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7. South Carolina State |
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8. Southern |
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9. Tuskegee |
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10. Bowie State |
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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!
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