COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers dropped two spots to No. 4 in the HBCU D2 Football Coaches Poll, powered by BoxToRow.
Benedict, 7-1 overall after suffering their first loss of the season last week against Albany State, received 107 total points.
For the sixth straight week, the Virginia Union Panthers received a majority of the first place votes and sit atop the poll. Albany State jumped up to No. 2, followed Johnson C. Smith.
The Tigers have a non-conference matchup against Virginia University of Lynchburg this week for their Homecoming contest.
2025 HBCU D2 Football Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW
Week 9
(Records through October 25, 2025)
| No. |
Team |
W-L |
Pts |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Virginia Union (13) |
7-1 |
157 |
1 |
| 2 |
Albany State (3) |
7-1 |
145 |
3 |
| 3 |
Johnson C. Smith |
7-1 |
128 |
4 |
| 4 |
Benedict |
7-1 |
107 |
2 |
| 5 |
Kentucky State |
6-2 |
101 |
5 |
| 6 |
Fayetteville State |
5-3 |
81 |
6 |
| 7 |
Virginia State |
5-3 |
59 |
7 |
| 8 |
Edward Waters |
5-3 |
55 |
8 |
| 9 |
Savannah State |
4-4 |
23 |
NR |
| 10 |
Winston-Salem State |
4-5 |
12 |
9 |
Others receiving votes: West Virginia State (4-4) 7, Livingstone (4-4) 3, Morehouse (3-5) 1, Tuskegee (2-6) 1.
