This week after their 52-51 win over Bowie State Virginia Union makes their claim to the number one spot! The Panthers finished last season number one and began this season at the top and now their back!
(Photo Credit : VUU Twitter and VUU Sports.com)
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | LW |
| #1 | Virginia Union | CIAA | 16 | 1 | #2 |
| #2 | Talladega | GCAC | 19 | 3 | #3 |
| #3 | Bowie State | CIAA | 15 | 3 | #1 |
| #4 | Benedict College | SIAC | 14 | 4 | #4 |
| #5 | Norfolk State | MEAC | 11 | 8 | #5 |
(Photo Credit; Talladegatornadoes.com)
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | LW |
| #6 | Howard | MEAC | 10 | 8 | #6 |
| #7 | Xavier (La) | GCAC | 15 | 5 | #8 |
| #8 | Dillard | GCAC | 14 | 6 | #13 |
| #9 | Tuskegee | SIAC | 13 | 5 | #12 |
| #10 | Miles | SIAC | 10 | 5 | #7 |
(Photo Credit : Hamptonpirates.com/Mark Sutton)
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | LW |
| #11 | Hampton | Big South | 9 | 8 | #10 |
| #12 | Bethune Cookman | MEAC | 9 | 8 | #9 |
| #13 | Southern | SWAC | 8 | 9 | #24 |
| #14 | N.C. A&T | MEAC | 8 | 10 | #23 |
| #15 | Grambling State | SWAC | 8 | 10 | #18 |
(Photo Credit: Easternshorehawks.com/Steven Worthy)
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | LW |
| #16 | UMES | MEAC | 9 | 10 | #25 |
| #17 | Huston-Tillotson | RRAC | 11 | 4 | #11 |
| #18 | Elizabeth City State | CIAA | 12 | 8 | #15 |
| #19 | Edward Waters | GCAC | 11 | 9 | #16 |
| #20 | Lincoln (Mo) | MAIAA | 9 | 5 | #14 |
are making a run in the SWAC and appear in the UMT Poll for the first time this season.
(Photo Credit: Pvpanthers.com/Chris Jones)
| Rank | School | Conf | Wins | Loss | LW |
| #21 | Florida Memorial | Sun | 14 | 8 | #19 |
| #22 | Chowan | CIAA | 11 | 7 | #20 |
| #23 | South Carolina State | MEAC | 9 | 10 | #22 |
| #24 | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | 6 | 9 | NR |
| #25 | Alabama A&M | SWAC | 6 | 8 | #17 |
This poll is based on the overall record , winning percentage and strength of schedule
