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Hampton, Shaw unanimous in final polls
Fuquay-Varina, NC - Hampton and Shaw received all of the first place votes in the final Boxtorow.com Division I and Division II/NAIA HBCU Basketball polls.
Hampton won the MEAC Tournament championship and made a second round appearance against Duke in the Division I NCAA Tournament. MEAC regular season champion Bethune-Cookman finished #2 in the final poll. The Wildcats also made a post season appearance against Virginia Tech in the first round of the NIT.
Morgan State, who fell to Hampton in the MEAC Tournament championship game, finished #3. SWAC regular season champion Texas Southern, who also made a post season appearance in the first round of the NIT against Colorado finished #4, while SWAC Tournament champion Alabama State, who won its second tournament championship in three years, finished #5. The Hornets opened the first round of the Division I NCAA Tournament with a loss to the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
In the Division II/NAIA top 10 poll, Shaw finished first in the final poll after winning the CIAA Tournament championship and a first round game against Winston-Salem State in the Atlantic Regional of the NCAA Division II tournament before falling to West Liberty in the second round.
Bowie State finished #2 and also won a first round game in the Atlantic Regional. Gulf Coast Atlantic Conference champion Tougaloo, who won a first round game in the NAIA national tournament finished #3 followed by Xavier (La.) who also competed in the NAIA national tournament and finished #4. Stillman rounds out the top 5.
Winston-Salem State was #6, followed by SIAC conference tournament champion Clark-Atlanta who was tied for #7 with fellow conference member Benedict. West Virginia State was #9 and Cheyney State rounds out at #10.
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Final Records
| No. |
Team |
W-L |
Pts. |
Previous
Rank |
| 1. |
Shaw (5) |
23-9 |
50 |
1 |
| 2. |
Bowie State |
23-6 |
39 |
4 |
| 3. |
Tougaloo |
28-5 |
37 |
3 |
| 4. |
Xavier (La.) |
27-6 |
29 |
2 |
| 5. |
Stillman |
22-8 |
27 |
5 |
| 6. |
Winston-Salem State |
19-8 |
25 |
T-7 |
| 7. |
Clark-Atlanta |
22-9 |
23 |
9 |
| tie |
Benedict |
21-8 |
23 |
6 |
| 9. |
West Virginia State |
20-10 |
10 |
T-7 |
| 10. |
Cheyney State |
19-9 |
4 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes: Livingstone (17-12) 3, Tuskegee (19-9) 2, Kentucky State (15-13) 2, Virginia Union (15-9) 2.
(1st place votes in parentheses)
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