BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State football improved its conference record to 2-1 and 3-2 overall as the Bulldogs remained the same as last week's rankings in the HBCU DII Coaches Poll and the HBCU Football Media Poll powered by BOXTOROW.
Bowie State rolled past Livingstone, 53-7 on Saturday and eight-straight Homecoming victory since 2014.
The HBCU DII Coaches Poll voted the Bulldogs No. 6 for the second-straight week while in the HBCU Media Poll, BSU remained No. 9 also for the second straight week.
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 |
Others receiving votes: Shaw (2-3) 18, Savannah State (2-3) 12, Bluefield State (3-2) 8, Chowan (2-3) 4, Lincoln (Pa.) (2-2) 2, Miles (1-4) 2, Johnson C. Smith (1-3) 1. (1st place votes in parentheses)
2022 The HBCU Football Media Poll
Week 5 (Records through October 2, 2022)
| No. |
Team |
W-L |
Pts |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Jackson State (18) |
4-0 |
180 |
1 |
| 2 |
Albany State |
4-1 |
131 |
3 |
| 3 |
Virginia Union |
5-0 |
123 |
4 |
| 4 |
Florida A&M |
3-2 |
114 |
5 |
| 5 |
North Carolina Central |
4-1 |
98 |
2 |
| 6 |
Prairie View A&M |
3-2 |
97 |
6 |
| 7 |
Alcorn State |
2-2 |
57 |
8 |
| 8 |
Benedict |
5-0 |
54 |
NR |
| 9 |
Bowie State |
4-2 |
39 |
9 |
| 10 |
South Carolina State |
1-3 |
28 |
7 |
Others receiving votes: Langston (5-0) 24, North Carolina A&T (2-3) 12, Virginia State (4-1) 11, Alabama State (3-2) 8, Hampton (3-1) 7, Southern (2-2) 3, Fort Valley State (4-1) 2, Lane (3-2) 2. (1st place votes in parentheses)
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