Others receiving votes: Howard (3-3) 28, Texas Southern (3-3) 8, Bethune-Cookman (3-4) 6, Kentucky State (5-2) 4, Fayetteville State (3-3) 3, Alabama A&M (4-3) 2, West Virginia State (4-2) 1. 

First-place votes in parentheses. 

The HBCU Media Poll, administered by BOXTOROW in its 19th year, is voted on by media members nationwide who cover HBCU football.