COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers remain nationally ranked in multiple football polls.
In the American Football Coaches Association Division II poll, the Tigers are ranked No. 20, moving up one spot from last week after a 23-0 victory over Savannah State.
In the D2football.com media poll, Benedict dropped one spot from No. 19 to No. 20.
In the Division II Black College Football poll, Benedict is No. 1.
And in the BoxToRow D2 HBCU Coaches Poll, Benedict is No. 2
AFCA D2 Coaches Poll
| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
| 1. |
Ferris St. (29) |
9-0 |
749 |
1 |
| 2. |
Harding |
9-0 |
719 |
2 |
| 3. |
CSU Pueblo |
9-0 |
676 |
4 |
| 4. |
Minnesota St. |
9-0 |
663 |
5 |
| 5. |
Western Colorado |
9-0 |
612 |
6 |
| 6. |
Slippery Rock (1) |
9-0 |
599 |
7 |
| 7. |
Northwood |
9-0 |
548 |
10 |
| 8. |
Northwest Missouri St. |
7-1 |
538 |
11 |
| 9. |
Central Washington |
7-2 |
481 |
12 |
| 10. |
Findlay |
8-1 |
434 |
13 |
| 11. |
Kutztown |
8-1 |
427 |
3 |
| 12. |
Davenport |
8-1 |
396 |
9 |
| 13. |
Carson-Newman |
8-1 |
393 |
14 |
| 14. |
Michigan Tech |
7-2 |
344 |
15 |
| 15. |
Emporia St. |
8-1 |
340 |
8 |
| 16. |
North Greenville |
8-1 |
301 |
16 |
| 17. |
Valdosta St. |
6-1 |
277 |
17 |
| 18. |
East Stroudsburg |
8-1 |
255 |
24 |
| 19. |
Virginia Union |
8-1 |
235 |
19 |
| 20. |
Benedict |
8-1 |
201 |
21 |
| 21. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
7-2 |
188 |
20 |
| 22. |
Augustana (S.D.) |
7-2 |
79 |
NR |
| 23. |
Grand Valley St. |
6-3 |
74 |
25 |
| 24. |
Midwestern St. |
7-2 |
51 |
NR |
| 25. |
Wayne St. (Neb.) |
7-2 |
40 |
NR |
Dropped Out: Henderson St. (18), Virginia St. (22), West Liberty (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Henderson St., 31; Ouachita Baptist, 26; Colorado Mines, 14; Central Missouri, 9; Johnson C. Smith, 9; Virginia St., 9; Northeastern St., 8; Washburn, 6; Indiana (Pa.), 5; UNC Pembroke, 4; West Liberty, 4; Assumption, 2; Southeastern Oklahoma, 2; Kentucky St., 1.
D2Football.com Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
| 1. |
Ferris State |
(9-0) |
| 2. |
Harding |
(9-0) |
| 3. |
Minnesota State |
(9-0) |
| 4. |
CSU Pueblo |
(9-0) |
| 5. |
Western Colorado |
(9-0) |
| 6. |
Central Washington |
(7-2) |
| 7. |
Slippery Rock |
(9-0) |
| 8. |
Northwest Missouri State |
(7-1) |
| 9. |
Northwood |
(9-0) |
| 10. |
Kutztown |
(8-1) |
| 11. |
Davenport |
(8-1) |
| 12. |
Emporia State |
(8-1) |
| 13. |
Valdosta State |
(6-1) |
| 14. |
Michigan Tech |
(7-2) |
| 15. |
Findlay |
(8-1) |
| 16. |
East Stroudsburg |
(8-1) |
| 17. |
Minnesota Duluth |
(7-2) |
| 18. |
Carson-Newman |
(8-1) |
| 19. |
North Greenville |
(8-1) |
| 20. |
Benedict |
(8-1) |
| 21. |
Augustana |
(7-2) |
| 22. |
Virginia Union |
(8-1) |
| 23. |
Midwestern State |
(7-2) |
| 24. |
Johnson C. Smith |
(7-2) |
| 25. |
Ouachita Baptist |
(7-2) |
D2 Black College Football Poll
| Rank |
Institution |
Record |
Points (FPV) |
| 1 |
Benedict |
(8-1) |
316 (8) |
| 2 |
Virginia Union |
(8-1) |
312 (7) |
| 3 |
Kentucky State |
(7-2) |
264 (1) |
| 4 |
Johnson C. Smith |
(7-2) |
240 (1) |
| 5 |
Central State |
(6-3) |
186 |
| 6 |
Virginia State |
(7-2) |
176 |
| 7 |
Edward Waters |
(6-3) |
128 |
| 8 |
Fayetteville State |
(6-3) |
102 |
| 9 |
Tuskegee |
(5-4) |
74 |
| 10 |
West Virginia State |
(4-5) |
26 |
Receiving Votes
Bowie State 16, Albany State14
2026 HBCU D2 Football Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW
Week 9
(Records through October 31, 2026)
| Rank |
Team |
W-L |
Pts |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Virginia Union (13) |
8-1 |
164 |
1 |
| 2 |
Benedict (2) |
8-1 |
148 |
3 |
| 3 |
Johnson C. Smith |
7-2 |
127 |
5 |
| 4 |
Kentucky State |
7-2 |
123 |
4 |
| 5 |
Virginia State (2) |
7-2 |
100 |
2 |
| 6 |
Central State |
6-3 |
83 |
8 |
| 7 |
Fayetteville State |
6-3 |
74 |
7 |
| 8 |
Edward Waters |
6-3 |
57 |
6 |
| 9 |
Tuskegee |
5-4 |
38 |
9 |
| 10 |
Bowie State |
4-5 |
9 |
10 |
Others receiving votes: Miles (4-5) 6, Albany State (4-5) 6.
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