BOXTOROW 2026 HBCU Football Preseason Media Poll: South Carolina State at No. 1

This SI page reports the BOXTOROW 2026 preseason HBCU football media poll, where defending HBCU national champion South Carolina State ranks No. 1 with 17 of 21 first-place votes and 205 points, ahead of Prairie View A&M and Alabama State. It also covers the poll's 20th anniversary, its coverage of SWAC, MEAC, CIAA and SIAC teams, and South Carolina State's 2025 season under coach Chennis Berry; the provided content cuts off before the rest of the top 10 is shown.

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