You can check out last week’s poll here, and as usual, you can check my rankings out against those of the Sheridan Broadcast Network and the Heritage Sports Radio Network.
Division I
1. South Carolina State – (7-1, 5-0) The Bulldogs have won 16-straight regular season MEAC games dating back to 2007.
2. Prairie View A&M – (5-1, 4-0) – The idle Panthers hold in the top two for the second straight week.
3. Florida A&M (6-2, 4-1) – The Rattlers get an impressive road victory over Morgan State to hold in the top five and in the top two of the MEAC standings.
4. Grambling State (5-3, 3-1) The Tigers matched the spirit of Halloween with a frightening mauling of Mississippi Valley State.
5. Alabama A&M (5-3, 2-2) – The Bulldogs worked their magic over the ASU Hornets in the Magic City Classic.
6. Southern (5-3, 2-2) The Jaguars get their first conference road win of the season over the UAPB Golden Lions.
7. North Carolina A&T (5-4, 3-3) Huh? The Aggies lost to Bethune-Cookman?
8. Norfolk State (4-4, 3-3) – Norfolk State has put up at least 40 points in each of the HU’s this season – Howard is the latest victim.
9. Morgan State – (5-3, 3-2) – The Bears gave a good effort, but the annual meltdown is still intact. Two straight conference losses for MSU.
10. University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-3, 2-2) – The two-game winning streak for UAPB is snapped by the Jags.
Division II
1. Albany State (8-1, 7-1) – The Rams return to number one with an impressive win over Morehouse.
2. Tuskegee – (7-2, 7-1) – TU put a hurting on lowly Lane, remains in the top three for the second-week in a row.
3. Shaw (8-2, 5-2) Third straight game with at least 50 points for the Bears in a win over Johnson C. Smith.
4. Fayetteville State (7-3, 6-1) – The Western division champs serve notice with an impressive win over Livingstone.
5. Virginia State (6-4, 4-3) – What do the CIAA championship game participants have in common? Neither can beat the Spartans, who upset Bowie State over the weekend.
6. Bowie State (6-4, 5-2) – The surprising Bulldogs surprisingly back their way into the CIAA championship game with a victory in the three-way coin flip.
7. Elizabeth City State (7-3, 5-2) – Vikings end the season with three straight wins, but narrowly miss the championship game.
8. Virginia Union (6-4, 5-2) – The Panthers’ loss to the ECSU Vikings cost them a trip to the CIAA championship game
9. Benedict (7-3, 5-3) – Is it just me, or do these Cats’ look like they could contend for a title in 2010?
10. Fort Valley State (6-4, 5-3) – State snaps a two-game losing streak with a win over Kentucky State.
threeputt 5:58 pm on November 2, 2009 Permalink
I know you don’t like Morgan State but how do you justify NC A&T in 7th place with a 5 – 4 record and Morgan in 9th place with a 5 – 3 record. Morgan beat A&T and A&T lost to Bethune (which also lost to Morgan.)
If there is such a thing as a quality lost – Morgan taking # 3 FAMU to overtime and losing because of decision to go for the win instead of the tie – certainly was a quality lost.
It is also interesting that FAMU got an impressive road win at Morgan while you for Morgan you call it the annual meltdown?
JC 6:20 pm on November 2, 2009 Permalink
Actually, I am a Morgan grad and would love nothing more for than the Bears to not break down in the second-half of every season. But truth is truth; the Bears do this annually and it doesn’t help to improve the stock of the program when they can’t beat the 2-3 elite teams in conference every year.