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The first full week of CIAA basketball in the new calendar year has concluded, which means we are officially on the countdown to the conference tournament. Here are some of our observations from an eventful week of action. Women WSSU dominates in return to conference play Since the start of the season, the Winston-Salem State […]
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In their first game of the 2026 calendar year, the Virginia State Trojans women’s basketball team put together a dominant third quarter on their way to a 74-53 win over Emory & Henry. The win is the Lady Trojans’ seventh in their last eight games (second straight win), improving to 8-3 overall after what was
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South Carolina State will go into the 2026 season as the defending HBCU national champions thanks to their Celebration Bowl win, and early in the season, they will be visited by a CIAA team. Virginia State released their 2026 football schedule on social media Monday, highlighted by a trip to Orangeburg, South Carolina Saturday Sept.
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The regular season has ended for the two Division II HBCU football conferences, meaning we now know who will be competing in the championship games. Virginia Union will go for the three-peat in the CIAA, facing a Johnson C. Smith team making its first championship game appearance since 1972. Meanwhile, Albany State will host this
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The Fountain City Classic between storied SIAC rivals Albany State and Fort Valley State tops the list of the most attended games in Week 11 of the HBCU football season. Albany State vs. Fort Valley State: 40,175 Alabama State vs. Texas Southern: 17,625 Virginia Union vs. Virginia State: 15,165 Alcorn State vs. Southern: 14,458 Prairie
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As we enter the final weekend in the regular season in Division II HBCU football, we now know one-half of the championship picture in the CIAA and the SIAC. The two-time reigning CIAA champion, Virginia Union Panthers, will have their chance to three-peat, claiming a spot in the title game with a historic win over
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We have a new number in the Week 9 edition of the Ultimate HBCU Sports Division II Football Poll after Albany State handed Benedict its first loss of the season. The Golden Rams are now just one win away from being the first team to clinch a spot in the SIAC championship game. Meanwhile, in
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On the week eight edition of the Ultimate HBCU Sports Division II Football Poll, there are no changes as the top five teams all made it out of the weekend unscathed. However, there are wholesale changes as the bottom of the rankings with all the teams ranked 7-10 in last week’s poll taking losses. Making
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The Virginia State Trojans men’s basketball team come in to the 2025-2026 season as the team to beat, being picked to finish atop the CIAA standings in the conference’s predicted order of finish. The 2024-2025 season was a year of improvement for the Trojans, upgrading from an 8-9 record against the CIAA the previous year
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The Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls are back to their winning ways, going on the road to claim a 31-20 win over the Virginia State Trojans. Johnson C. Smith claims its second straight win after suffering its first loss of the year against Virginia Union. They improve to 2-1 against the CIAA with the win
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