Tennessee State Vaults Bethune-Cookman for Nation's Top Spot; Winston-Salem State Continues to Rule Division II

By ADD SEYMOUR JR.

Photo by Sam Jordan/TSU Athletics

Tennessee State has hit their stride after a 40-16 win over Ohio Valley Conference foe Southeast Missouri State to leap into the number one position in the Add’s HBCU Sports Report Division I – Football Championship Series Top Ten poll this week.

The Big Blue Tigers only blemish this season is a late 12-9 loss to second-ranked Bethune-Cookman in a game where star quarterback Michael German was suspended.  Since then, Tennessee State has averaged nearly 42 points a game and the most they've given up is 16 points.  

The top five is South Carolina State, which defeated number four North Carolina A&T in Atlanta last week, and steady Jackson State.

In this week’s Add’s HBCU Sports Report Division II poll, Winston-Salem State continues to dominate HBCU action after routing a good Bowie State team and stay in the top spot nationally this week. 

Second-ranked Tuskegee's only loss has been to Winston-Salem State and last week they held off another top ten SIAC team, Fort Valley State.  The Golden Tigers take on Morehouse Saturday in the 78th Annual Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic, the nation's oldest HBCU football classic.

Here are the Top Ten polls in each division: 

Division I- Football Championship Series

1) Tennessee State

2) Bethune-Cookman

3) South Carolina State

4) North Carolina A&T

5) Jackson State

6) Alabama State

7) Prairie View

8) Alcorn State

9) North Carolina Central

10) Norfolk State

    Division II

1) Winston-Salem State

2) Tuskegee

3) Virginia State

4) Johnson C. Smith

5) Fayetteville State

6) Fort Valley State

7) St.Augustine's

8) Stillman

9) Miles

10)Kentucky State

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