LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor
Bowie State in the CIAA North, Fayetteville State in the CIAA South and Albany State in the SIAC East clinched division titles and championship game berths in their respective conferences with wins Saturday.
BSU will face FSU for the third straight time in the CIAA Championship Game in two weeks (Nov. 13) in Salem, Va. The last team to earn a spot in HBCU Div. II championship games will come out of the SIACWest Division. Three teams – Kentucky State,Miles and Lane – will go into the final week of regular season play tied with 3-2 conference marks and with a shot at the title.
SIAC
A Miles loss could open the door for either Lane or Kentucky State to take the West title and championship game berth. KSU has a 49-14 win over Lane in head-to-head competition.
Kentucky State hosts Central State (1 p.m.) while Lane plays at Benedict Saturday (3 p.m.).
MEAC
Preseason favorite S. C. State (4-4, 3-0 MEAC) and second choice Norfolk State (6-2, 2-0) are both undefeated in conference play and could be headed for a season-ending showdown on Nov. 20. But each has a couple more hurdles to get there in a conference where teams appear to be evenly matched.
SC State is hosting Howard (2-6, 1-2) this Saturday (1:30 p.m.) while Norfolk State visits N. C. Central (3-5, 1-1). Delaware State (4-4,
1-1) is still in it as it travels to Morgan State for a Thursday night (7:30 p.m.) game.
SWAC
East Division leader Jackson State (7-1, 5-0 E) goes into its third game Saturday without head coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders. The Tigers, after surviving 28-19 at Mississippi Valley State last week, are hosting a dangerous Texas Southern (2-5, 2-3 E) team Saturday (1
p.m.).
Florida A&M (6-2, 4-1 E) is travelling to Baton Rouge, La. (6 p.m.) to face Southern(4-4, 3-2 W), who is riding high after halting Alcorn State’s four-game win streak Saturday, 38-35.
West Division leader Prairie View A&M (6-1, 5-0 W) is entertaining new interim Alabama State head coach Travis Pearson and the Hornets (3-4, 2-3 E) for homecoming Saturday (2 .m.).
INDEPENDENTS
Tennessee State (5-3, 3-1), under first-year head coach Eddie George, has now won four straight games and sits tied for second in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Tigers have their biggest test yet as they meet OVC leader UTMarin on the road Saturday 2 p.m.