RALEIGH, N.C. – The top five teams from the previous week all won and remained in the same spot in this week’s BOXTOROW Coaches Poll.
As it has all season in the Coaches poll, North Carolina A&T received a majority of the first place votes, receiving all but the one which went to No. 2 Grambling, the defending BOXTOROW national champions. A significant drop in the poll was made by Howard, which fell to No. 3 North Carolina Central 13-7 in Washington, DC.
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2017 BOXTOROW FCS HBCU Football Coaches Poll Week 6
(Records through October 7, 2017)
| No. | Team | W/L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  North Carolina A&T (16) |
6-0 | 169 | |
| 2. |  Grambling (1) |
5-1 | 153 | |
| 3. |  North Carolina Central |
4-1 | 133 | |
| 4. |  Alcorn State |
4-2 | 113 | |
| 5. |  Tennessee State |
4-2 | 109 | |
| 6. |  Hampton |
3-2 | 66 | |
| 7. |  Prairie View A&M |
2-3 | 50 | |
| 8. |  Bethune-Cookman |
2-3 | 42 | |
| 9. |  Southern |
3-3 | 40 | |
| 10. |  Howard |
2-3 | 38 | |
South Carolina State (2-3) 11, Norfolk State (2-3) 5, Florida A&M (2-4) 3, Alabama A&M (2-4) 2.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
Note: (1st place votes in parentheses)
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