FVSU Football Finishes No. 4 in HBCU D2 Coaches Poll

12/22/2022 1:03:00 PM

By: Chris Myers

Closing the book on the 2022 season, the Wildcats received one last team gridiron ranking. Fort Valley State football finished as the No. 4 team in the inaugural HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW.

Under the direction of first-year head coach Shawn Gibbs and his staff, the Wildcats recorded their best campaign in a decade with an 8-2 record and rose to as high as No. 3 in the HBCU DII Coaches Poll. FVSU went 2-1 in games as the other rated team in the poll, including its first win in five games over Albany State in the Fountain City Classic.

Individually, FVSU placed three Wildcats on All-America teams, two on All-Region and 12 on the All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams.

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HBCU D2 Coaches Poll: Benedict finished atop inaugural poll

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The Benedict Tigers finished the inaugural HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW as the No. 1 team in the final poll. Benedict received all but one first place vote.
CIAA champion Fayetteville State was No. 2 followed by Virginia Union at No. 3. Benedict, Fayetteville State, and Virginia Union were all made NCAA playoff appearances. Fort Valley State was No. 4 and Tuskegee was No. 5.

The HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW is administered by FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW, and is voted on by the HBCU NCAA Division II coaches.

2022 HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW
Final
(Records through November 26, 2022)

No.	Team	W-L	Pts	Last Week
1	Benedict (19)	11-1	199	1
2	Fayetteville State	9-3	174	2
3	Virginia Union (1)	9-2	165	3
4	Fort Valley State	8-2	135	4
5	Tuskegee	8-3	124	5
6	Chowan	7-4	93	6
7	Albany State	7-3	85	7
8	Bowie State	6-4	57	8
9	Virginia State	6-4	38	9
10	West Virginia State	7-4	29	10

Others receiving votes: Savannah State (5-5) 3, Lane (5-5) 1, Edward Waters (5-6) 1.
(1st place votes in parentheses)

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