LORMAN, Miss. – STATS FCS released its Preseason Top-25 rankings, and the Alcorn State University football program received two votes.
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Alcorn was one of just two teams from the SWAC mentioned in the FCS poll along with Grambling State which is also receiving votes.
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The Braves are the four-time defending SWAC East Division champions and were picked to win the division title again in the 2018 SWAC Preseason Poll. Alcorn landed 11 student-athletes on the SWAC Preseason All-Conference Teams, four on the HBCU Preseason All-America Team and senior
P.J. Simmons was named the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and on the Walter Payton Award Watch List.
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A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the STATS FCS Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.
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The Top 25 will be released every Monday afternoon during the regular season, except for Sunday morning, Nov. 18, prior to the selection of the 24-team FCS playoff field. A final Top 25 will follow the FCS championship game, which will be held Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas.
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The Braves are 25 days away from their season-opener at Georgia Tech on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 12:30 p.m. (EST) at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Tickets are on sale for $30 in Section 130 and can be reserved by calling the Alcorn ticket office at 601-877-6822 or 6818 or 6823.
Click here to view the preseason rankings.
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