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Dec 17, 2023 · The 2023 HBCU football season is over and it's time to take a look at the final HBCU football power rankings from NCAA Digital's Stan Becton.
- Florida A&M | SWAC | 9-3. After much debate, Florida A&M gets the top spot in the final power rankings of the season. The Rattlers finished the season with a loss in the FCS playoffs after winning eight straight games to get there.
- South Carolina State | MEAC | 7-5. The 2021 South Carolina State Bulldogs made history, bringing the first Celebration Bowl championship trophy back to Orangeburg.
- Jackson State | SWAC | 12-2. After going undefeated against all FCS opponents entering the Celebration Bowl, Jackson State suffered its first loss in three months to end the season.
- Alabama A&M | SWAC | 7-3. To start the season, Alabama A&M and quarterback Aqeel Glass looked like the dominant spring 2021 SWAC championship team. The Bulldogs looked the same to end the season too.
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- North Carolina Central | MEAC | 10-2 (4-1) | Prev: 3. Your 2022 Celebration Bowl champion and the No. 1 team in the final HBCU football power rankings is North Carolina Central.
- Jackson State | SWAC | 12-1 (9-0) | Prev: 1. In the words of Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan, "it don't mean a thing without a ring." In Jackson State coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders' last game at JSU before he heads to Colorado, the Tigers fell short in the Celebration Bowl for the second year in a row.
- Florida A&M | SWAC | 9-2 (7-1) | Prev: 2. Florida A&M finished the season 9-2, losing only to an FBS divisional champion in North Carolina and SWAC champion Jackson State.
- North Carolina A&T | Big South | 7-4 (4-1) | Prev: 4. North Carolina A&T finishes the season ranked fourth in the final HBCU football power rankings. The Aggies rose in the rankings after winning seven straight games following an 0-3 start.
Black college football national championship. The black college football national championship is a national championship honor that, since 1920, has been regularly bestowed upon the best football teams among historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) within the United States.
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