#01 Grambling State 9-1 Bye Week
#02 N.C. A&T 11-0 Beat #7 NCCU 24-10 (MEAC Champs)
#03 Virginia State 10-1 Lost to W. Georgia 35-9 in D-2 Playoffs (CIAA Champs)
#04 Bowie State 9-2 Lost to Delta State 45-35 in D-2 Playoffs
#05 Tuskegee 9-2 Regular Season Complete(SIAC Champs)
#06 Howard 7-4 Lost to Hampton 20-17
#07 Langston 10-1 Lost to Northwestern(Iowa) 55-7 In NAIA Playoffs (CSFL Champs)
#08 NCCU 7-4 Lost to #2 N.C. A&T 24-10
#09 Alcorn State 7-4 Lost to Jackson State 7-3
#10 Southern 7-3 Bye Week
Honorable Mention :
Benedict 7-2 Season Complete
Bethune Cookman 7-4 Beat FAMU 29-24 in Florida Classic
Virginia Union 6-4 Season Complete
Hampton 6-5 Beat #5 Howard 20-17
Tennessee State 6-5 Lost to Jacksonville State 36-6