The Trojans of Virginia State finished last season as the Kings of the HBCU Hoops Court. The Start of the 2019-20 Conference season has another CIAA member in the top overall spot!
Men's 🏀 taking that dub against @VSUsports ‼️#BroncoPride 🐴 #AttitudeCheck pic.twitter.com/gK3OOkp7vN
— FSU Broncos (@FSUBroncos) January 4, 2020
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | 2018-19 |
| #1 | Fayetteville State | CIAA | 13 | 2 | NR |
| #2 | Stillman | SSAC | 9 | 2 | #3 |
| #3 | Tennessee State | OVC | 10 | 5 | NR |
| #4 | Talladega | GCAC | 13 | 3 | #5 |
| #5 | Xavier (LA) | GCAC | 11 | 4 | #24 |
Undefeated in the OVC.#BigBlueRising pic.twitter.com/WfU3OM6MtH
— Tennessee State Men's Basketball (@TSUTigersMBB) January 5, 2020
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | 2018-19 |
| #6 | Virginia Union | CIAA | 10 | 4 | #20 |
| #7 | West Virginia State | MEC | 8 | 3 | NR |
| #8 | Tougaloo | GCAC | 10 | 4 | #2 |
| #9 | Virginia State | CIAA | 9 | 5 | #1 |
| #10 | Dillard | GCAC | 10 | 6 | #16 |
VUU’s Terrell Leach was named the CIAA Food Lion Men’s Basketball Player of the Week while teammate Jordan Peebles was named the CIAA Food Lion Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week and Micah Campbell was named the CIAA Food Lion Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week. pic.twitter.com/xQiQhNhtVp
— Virginia Union Sport (@VUUPanthers) December 2, 2019
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | 2018-19 |
| #11 | Bowie State | CIAA | 9 | 6 | #22 |
| #12 | Miles College | SIAC | 8 | 2 | #11 |
| #13 | Livingstone | CIAA | 8 | 5 | #23 |
| #14 | Grambling State | SWAC | 7 | 7 | #18 |
| #15 | Lemoyne-Owen | SIAC | 8 | 4 | #19 |
FINAL! #Grambling completes @theswac sweep over @AAMUBulldogs as the men win by 10 pts.
Congrats to both MBB & WBB teams!! 1-0 in conf. play to start the new year#Gramfam #whynotGrambling #theswac pic.twitter.com/Y0sgtqnno7— Grambling State Athletics (@GSU_TIGERS) January 5, 2020
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | 2018-19 |
| #16 | Langston | SAC | 8 | 4 | #14 |
| #17 | Tuskegee | SIAC | 8 | 5 | NR |
| #18 | Bethune Cookman | MEAC | 6 | 9 | NR |
| #19 | Texas Southern | SWAC | 5 | 10 | #6 |
| #20 | Johnson C Smith | CIAA | 7 | 4 | NR |
1-0 SWAC mood 🐯🐅😈🏀@TXSOTigers @TexasSouthern @mikolkindle // #GoTigers #BeLegendary pic.twitter.com/8s8YDHzUmJ
— Texas Southern Basketball (@TSUMensHoops) January 5, 2020
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | 2018-19 |
| #21 | North Carolina Central | MEAC | 5 | 10 | #9 |
| #22 | Elizabeth City State | CIAA | 7 | 5 | NR |
| #23 | Alcorn State | SWAC | 4 | 8 | NR |
| #24 | Morehouse | SIAC | 7 | 6 | #13 |
| #25 | Hampton | Big South | 6 | 8 | #15 |
This poll is based on the overall record , winning percentage and strength of schedule
