Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics
WACO, Texas | Jackson State moved up two spots following its 35-21 HBCU football victory over Florida A&M (FAMU) on Saturday, moving to No. 23 in the latest AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl released Monday morning.
Jackson State (5-2, 3-0 SWAC) appeared in the poll last week for the first time this season and faced FAMU in one of three games that featured nationally-ranked teams matched up. The Tigers return to HBCU football action this weekend on the road against Bethune-Cookman on HBCUGo.
AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl – October 21, 2024
| Rk | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 8 | Next Game |
| 1 | North Dakota St. (24) | 7-1 | 648 | 2 | D. No. 1 South Dakota St., 13-9 | Oct. 26 at Murray St. |
| 2 | Montana St. (2) | 8-0 | 614 | 3 | D. Portland St., 44-14 | Nov. 2 at Eastern Washington |
| 3 | South Dakota St. | 5-2 | 590 | 1 | Lost to No. 2 North Dakota St., 13-9 | Oct. 26 vs. No. 4 South Dakota |
| 4 | South Dakota | 6-1 | 581 | 4 | D. Youngstown St., 27-17 | Oct. 26 at No. 3 South Dakota St. |
| 5 | UC Davis | 7-1 | 542 | 6 | D. Eastern Washington, 48-38 | Nov. 2 vs. Northern Colorado |
| 6 | Southeast Missouri St. | 7-1 | 502 | 8 | D. Charleston Southern, 26-13 | Oct. 26 vs. Gardner-Webb |
| 7 | North Dakota | 5-2 | 476 | 10 | D. Northern Iowa, 31-7 | Oct. 26 at Youngstown St. |
| 8 | Tarleton St. | 6-1 | 472 | 9 | Idle | Oct. 26 at Austin Peay |
| 9 | Montana | 5-2 | 409 | 11 | Idle | Oct. 26 at Northern Colorado |
| 10 | Central Arkansas | 5-2 | 366 | 12 | Idle | Oct. 26 vs. North Alabama |
| 11 | UIW | 5-2 | 350 | 13 | D. McNeese, 30-17 | Oct. 26 at Southeastern Louisiana |
| 12 | Idaho | 5-3 | 327 | 14 | D. Cal Poly, 34-29 | Oct. 26 vs. Eastern Washington |
| 13 | Richmond | 5-2 | 308 | 15 | D. Delaware, 28-9 | Oct. 26 at Bryant |
| 14 | Villanova | 5-2 | 301 | 5 | Lost to Maine, 35-7 | Oct. 26 vs. New Hampshire |
| 15 | William & Mary | 5-2 | 285 | 16 | D. Campbell, 35-28 | Oct. 26 at No. 24 Stony Brook |
| 16 | Rhode Island | 6-1 | 262 | 17 | D. No. 19 New Hampshire, 26-9 | Oct. 26 vs. Maine |
| 17 | Mercer | 6-1 | 261 | 7 | Lost to Samford, 55-35 | Oct. 26 vs. Western Carolina |
| 18 | Missouri St. | 5-2 | 201 | 20 | D. Indiana St., 46-21 | Oct. 26 at Northern Iowa |
| 19 | ACU | 5-3 | 192 | 21t | D. Eastern Kentucky, 34-20 | Nov. 2 vs. Southern Utah |
| 20 | Illinois St. | 5-3 | 147 | 23 | D. Murray St., 40-32 | Nov. 2 vs. Youngstown St. |
| 21 | North Carolina Central | 5-2 | 131 | 21t | Idle | Oct. 26 vs. Morgan St. |
| 22 | Dartmouth | 5-0 | 110 | 24 | D. Central Connecticut St., 20-16 | Oct. 26 at Columbia |
| 23 | Jackson St. | 5-2 | 82 | 25 | D. No. 18 Florida A&M, 35-21 | Oct. 26 at Bethune-Cookman |
| 24 | Stony Brook | 5-2 | 49 | NR | D. Towson, 52-24 | Oct. 26 vs. No. 15 William & Mary |
| 25 | Chattanooga | 4-3 | 40 | NR | D. Wofford, 37-5 | Oct. 26 vs. VMI |
Dropped Out: FAMU (18), New Hampshire (19)
Others Receiving Votes: Duquesne, 37; New Hampshire, 22; East Tennessee St., 18; UT Martin, 18; Western Carolina, 18; FAMU, 15; Monmouth (N.J.), 15; Tennessee St., 13; Sacramento St., 10; Harvard, 8; Drake, 7; Columbia, 5; Lafayette, 4; Robert Morris, 4; Lamar, 3; Butler, 2; Northern Arizona, 2; Samford, 2; Southeastern Louisiana, 1.
HBCU football teams are in BOLD