ETTRICK, VA. – The HBCU D2 Football Coaches Poll Powered by BOXTOROW released its Week Five Rankings on Tuesday as Virginia State moved up a spot to #4 after an instant classic win against Shaw.
The fourth-place ranking comes after the Trojans edged the former Southern Division leaders in Shaw 28-24 thanks to a four-yard touchdown run by Jordan Davis and a game sealing interception by Kymon Pope.
Virginia Union remains atop of the D2 HBCU ranking after stomping out St. Augustine's 69-0 as they scored 20 or more points in three of four quarters. Bowie State stays in the sixth spot after defeating Livingstone 53-7 on their homecoming. Fayetteville State fell from no. 7 to no. 8 after holding off Chowan 13-10.
The Trojans set their sights on a huge divisional matchup against Bowie State for homecoming starting at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 8. The game will be broadcasted by PRC Communications on the CW Richmond and the Trojan Sports Network.
2022 HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW
Week 5
(Records through October 2, 2022)
| No. |
Team |
W-L |
Pts |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Virginia Union (21) |
5-0 |
227 |
1 |
| 2 |
Albany State (1) |
4-1 |
197 |
2 |
| 3 |
Benedict (2) |
5-0 |
191 |
3 |
| 4 |
Virginia State |
4-1 |
135 |
5 |
| 5 |
Fort Valley State |
4-1 |
110 |
4 |
| 6 |
Bowie State |
3-2 |
108 |
6 |
| 7 |
Lane |
3-2 |
95 |
9 |
| 8 |
Fayetteville State |
3-2 |
87 |
7 |
| 9 |
Tuskegee |
3-2 |
29 |
NR |
| 10 |
West Virginia State |
3-2 |
26 |
NR |
