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N.C. A&T ranked among top HBCUs

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

(Updated 10:52 am)

Staff and Wire Reports

Despite a loss on Saturday, N.C. A&T is ranked in this week's BoxToRow.com/BASN coaches poll. The poll of the top HBCU football teams in the Football Championship Subdivision lists A&T in 10th. South Carolina State leads the list, followed by Florida A&M, Grambling State, Southern and Prairie View A&M. The Aggies are 2-1 after suffering a 24-14 loss to Hampton on Saturday. Hampton is ranked seventh.

The BoxToRow.com/BASN coaches poll for Sept. 21:
1. South Carolina State (2-0)
2. Florida A&M (3-0)
3. Grambling State (2-1)
4. Southern (2-1)
5. Prairie View A&M (1-1)
6. Alabama A&M (2-1)
7. Hampton (2-1)
8. Alabama State (3-0)
9. Tennessee State (1-2)
10. N.C. A&T (2-1)
Others: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-1) Delaware State (0-2) Morgan State (1-1), Norfolk State (1-2), Jackson State (0-3).

ELON: Elon's football team dropped two spots in both The Sports Network top 25 poll and FCS coaches poll. The Phoenix (2-1) ranks 13th in both polls. Defending national title holder Richmond sits atop both polls with a 3-0 record. Villanova (3-0), Northern Iowa (2-1), Montana (3-0) and William & Mary (3-0) hold top-five positions in both polls. The Southern Conference is represented by two other Conference teams this week — Appalachian State (10th in both polls) and Wofford (18th in The Sports Network poll and 17th in the coaches rankings).

FCS POLL

The top 25 teams in The Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 20, points and previous ranking:

RK	SCHOOL	W-L	POINTS	PRV.
1.	Richmond (132)	3-0	3,688	1
2.	Villanova (9)	3-0	3,481	2
3.	Northern Iowa (6)	2-1	3,385	3
4.	Montana	3-0	3,162	4
5.	William & Mary (2)	3-0	3,064	5
6.	New Hampshire (1)	2-0	2,787	6
7.	James Madison	1-1	2,767	7
8.	McNeese State	3-0	2,664	8
9.	Southern Illinois	1-1	2,402	9
10.	Appalachian State	0-2	2,107	10
12.	Weber State	1-2	1,997	13
13.	Central Arkansas	1-1	1,894	16
13.	Elon	2-1	1,857	11
14.	South Carolina State	2-0	1,629	15
15.	Massachusetts	2-1	1,551	17
16.	Cal Poly	1-1	1,512	2
17.	South Dakota State	2-0	1,436	18
18.	Wofford	1-2	1,226	14
19.	Eastern Washington	2-1	841	21
20.	Eastern Kentucky	1-1	770	22
21.	Holy Cross	3-0	726	23
22.	Jacksonville State	1-2	656	24
23.	Texas State	1-1	646	19
24.	Eastern Illinois	3-0	395	—
25.	Liberty	2-1	297	—

Others receiving votes: Florida A&M 295, Delaware 218, Maine 215, Colgate 155, Grambling State 114, Youngstown State 89, Samford 73, Northern Arizona 72, Harvard 65, Penn 57, Montana State 56, Stephen F. Austin 52, Furman 50, Prairie View 46, Gardner-Webb 34, South Dakota 23, Albany 20, The Citadel 20, Tennessee State 18, Southern 14, North Dakota State 13, Tennessee-Martin 13, Butler 12, Georgia Southern 12, Hampton 12, North Dakota 8, Alabama State 6, Missouri State 6, Tennessee Tech 6, N.C. A&T 5, Old Dominion 5, Hofstra 4, Western Illinois 4, Cornell 3, Portland State 3, Drake 2, Jackson State 2, Yale 2, Chattanooga 1, Lafayette 1, Sam Houston State 1, San Diego 1, Southeastern Louisiana 1, UC Davis 1.