The “House” will look to finish number one again in 2018-19 season
(Photo Credit: Morehouse twitter)
| Rank | School | Conf | 2017-18 | Win | Loss |
| 1 | Morehouse | SIAC | #1 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Stillman | IND | #2 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Langston | SAC | #9 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | Chowan | CIAA | NR | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | Texas Southern | SWAC | #10 | 7 | 8 |
The Tigers have 3 big road wins this season
(over Baylor 72-69/ over Oregon 89-84 and over Texas A&M 88-73)
(Photo Credit: Texas Southern Twitter)
| Rank | School | Conf | 2017-18 | Win | Loss |
| 6 | Talladega | GCAC | #14 | 14 | 3 |
| 7 | Wiley College | RRAC | #16 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | Lincoln (Pa) | CIAA | NR | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | Virginia State | CIAA | #3 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | Tougalo College | GCAC | NR | 13 | 2 |
averges 13.7 points per game helping the Lions to a #8 ranking
(Photo credit: Bill Rudick)
| Rank | School | Conf | 2017-18 | Win | Loss |
| 11 | Lincoln (MO) | MAIAA | NR | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Voorhees College | IND | #22 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | Miles College | SIAC | NR | 9 | 4 |
| 14 | Tuskegee | SIAC | NR | 9 | 5 |
| 15 | N.Carolina Cent | MEAC | #11 | 6 | 9 |
R.J. Cole (#2) averages 21.9 ppg and is the fastest Bison to reach 1000 points in a career and C.J. Williams (#13) who averages19.0 PPG
(Photo Credit: Frank Mitchell III)
| Rank | School | Conf | 2017-18 | Win | Loss |
| 16 | Howard University | MEAC | NR | 7 | 9 |
| 17 | Dillard University | GCAC | #8 | 8 | 5 |
| 18 | Grambling State | SWAC | #20 | 6 | 9 |
| 19 | Elizabeth City State | CIAA | NR | 8 | 7 |
| 20 | Norfolk State | MEAC | NR | 7 | 10 |
| Rank | School | Conf | 2017-18 | Win | Loss |
| 21 | N.C. A&T | MEAC | #15 | 6 | 9 |
| 22 | Xavier (La) | GCAC | #6 | 8 | 7 |
| 23 | Lane College | SIAC | NR | 8 | 6 |
| 24 | Virginia Union | CIAA | #21 | 5 | 5 |
| 25 | Harris-Stowe | AMC | #7 | 7 | 5 |
This poll is based on the overall record , winning percentage and strength of schedule
