LORMAN, Miss. – For the first time this season, the Alcorn State University football program sat atop the HBCU Coaches Top-10 Poll, announced by BOXTOROW.
The Braves received 13 of the 20 first-place votes. They replaced Florida A&M as the top team after the Rattlers fell to Bethune-Cookman 31-27 on Saturday. FAMU dropped to No. 3, behind North Carolina A&T at No. 2.
Alcorn routed its rival Jackson State 41-6 on the road Saturday. The win secured home field advantage for the SWAC Championship, as the Braves had already clinched the SWAC East Division.
Alcorn will host either Southern or Grambling on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium.
HBCU Coaches Poll
1. ALCORN, 187 (13)
2. North Carolina A&T, 172 (1)
3. Florida A&M, 163 (5)
4. South Carolina State, 134 (1)
5. Southern, 117
6. Bethune-Cookman, 109
7. Grambling State, 92
8. Alabama A&M, 65
9. Prairie View A&M, 29
10. Alabama State, 27
Others receiving votes: Noroflk State 3, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1, Jackson State 1
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