COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict College, the only remaining undefeated Division 2 HBCU team, remained in third place in this week's edition of the HBCU D2 Football Coaches Poll, powered by BoxToRow.
Benedict, 6-0 overall, stayed in third in the poll of 18 HBCU D2 head coaches. The Tigers received five first-place votes and 146 total points.
Virginia Union continues to lead the poll followed by Albany State.
The Tigers are coming off a 14-7 victory over Fort Valley State. This week, the Tigers travel to face Edward Waters. The EWU Tigers (4-2) were fourth in last week's poll, but dropped to sixth following their 42-14 loss to Kentucky State, which moved up one spot to fifth.
2025 HBCU D2 Football Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW
Week 7
(Records through October 11, 2025)
| No. |
Team |
W-L |
Pts |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Virginia Union (11) |
5-1 |
162 |
1 |
| 2 |
Albany State (1) |
5-1 |
148 |
2 |
| 3 |
Benedict (5) |
6-0 |
146 |
3 |
| 4 |
Johnson C. Smith |
5-1 |
117 |
5 |
| 5 |
Kentucky State |
5-2 |
101 |
6 |
| 6 |
Edward Waters |
4-2 |
75 |
4 |
| 7 |
Fayetteville State |
4-3 |
73 |
7 |
| 8 |
Virginia State |
3-3 |
43 |
9 |
| 9 |
West Virginia State |
4-2 |
28 |
NR |
| 10 |
Savannah State |
3-3 |
17 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Winston-Salem State (3-4) 16, Livingstone (3-3) 6, Tuskegee (2-4) 2, Bluefield State (3-3) 2.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
