Grambling State pulled off the shocker of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament by knocking off the top-seeded Jackson State Tigers 65-57 in a men’s quarterfinal game.

The G-Men (7-20) ended a seven-game losing streak in become the first 8th-seeded men’s team to beat the #1 seed in the SWAC Tournament since Alcorn State beat Mississippi Valley State 67-66 in 2004. GSU will play the Prairie View A&M – Texas Southern winner Friday night.

Jackson State (19-12) had a 13-game winning streak snapped. The Tigers will await their destination in the National Invitation Tournament.

Grambling State took the lead for good, 46-43, on a three-pointer by Donald Qualls with 8:02 to play. After extending to a six-point lead at 53-47 with 3:28 to play, GSU never led by less than four down the stretch.

Qualls led Grambling State with 20 points. Rupert Rose added 13 for the Tigers.

Garrison Johnson led Jackson State with a game-high 27 points. Rod Melvin also scored 12 for JSU.

Hannah Kador’s 20 points led four players in double figures as #1 seed Southern defeated #8 University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 64-60 in a quarterfinal game of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament.

Ashley Augerson scored 16 points, Tiffany Foster 12 and Freda Allen 10 points for Southern (21-8), which advances to the semifinals on Friday where it will face the Grambling State – Texas Southern winner. UAPB’s season ends at 8-23.

The Jaguars led most of the way and took their largest lead of 49-37 with 10:59 to play in the second half and led by as many as 11 with 6:58 to play.

However, the Lady Golden Lions would not go away and scratched and clawed into the deficit. A pair of free throws by UAPB’s Amanda Hammond with 24 seconds to play cut Southern’s lead to 61-60.

Allen’s layup with 11 seconds to play extended Southern’s lead to 63-60. Tashayla Jackson’s missed a three-pointer with two seconds to play that would have sent the game into overtime.

Shay Holmes led UAPB with 12 points. Laquisha Slaton and Jasmine Abrams added 10 for the Lady Lions.

Allen Smith scored 16 points and George Davis added 10 off the bench as #2 seed Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff outlasted Mississippi Valley State 69-66 in a men’s quarterfinal of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.

UAPB (15-15) advances to Friday’s semifinal against the Alabama State – Alabama A&M winner. Mississippi Valley State (9-23) missed a three at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime.

The Golden Lions led most of the game and extended to a 13-point lead twice in the second half, the last at 58-45 with 8:30 to play.

However, the Delta Devils wouldn’t go away. They steadily chipped away at the lead, cutting it to two with seven seconds to play on a pair of free throws by Kevin Burwell. After a free throw by UAPB’s Lebaron Weathers with six seconds to play, Valley pushed it up quickly but Burwell’s three-point attempt from the top of the arc bounced off the rim as time expired.

D’Angelo Jackson led Valley off the bench with a game-high 24 points and eight rebounds. Amos Studivant and Julius Cheeks each added 10 for the Delta Devils.

Shanice Merritt’s layup with 1:18 to play gave #7 seed Alabama State a 50-48 win over #2 seed Alabama State in the opening game of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament.

Alabama State (12-16) advances to Friday’s semifinal where it will play the winner of Alabama A&M-Alcorn State. Prairie View A&M (15-13), was the defending tournament champion.

Alabama State trailed by one at halftime but a Merritt layup gave the Lady Hornets a 24-23 lead and although the game was tied twice in the second half. Merritt led all players with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Tandria Milton was the only other Alabama State in double figures with 12.

Prairie View A&M went for the win in the final seconds, but Dominique Smith miss a three-pointer with five seconds to play. Smith and Robin Jones led the Lady Panthers with 13 points each. Ciara Banks added 11 points off the bench

PLAYER

OF Corbin Smith, Texas Southern; 5-8, 170, FR; Houston, TX

Smith hit .375 with four RBI in five games last week (two vs. Texas College, three vs. Southeastern La.)

Smith had six hits in 16 at-bats, highlighted by a 3-for-5 game, including a triple in a 6-1 extra-inning win over Southeastern La.

PITCHER

P Dakota Laufenburg, Texas Southern; 6-0, 170, JR; Pleasanton, CA

Laufenburg made three appearances last week, pitching eight innings, allowing two runs and seven hits, walking four and striking out 10.

Laufenburg earned the win in relief vs. Southeastern La, allowing just four hits and one run, walking three and striking out five. He had a 1.12 ERA for the week.

Mississippi Valley Sweeps Weekly Honor

 PLAYER

OF Ashley Hobbs, Mississippi Valley State; 5-5, SO; Freeport, TX

In 14 at bats, Hobbs produced five hits including two doubles and an RBI as the Devilettes went 1-3 last week.

In her best game of the week, Hobbs went 2-for-3 with an RBI and an extra base hit versus Mississippi State.

PITCHER

Lisa Jansen, Mississippi Valley State; 5-9, SR; Deitzenbach, Germany

Jansen struck out 11 batters while allowing only 12 hits in 13 innings on the mound for the Devilettes last week.

She was 1-2 for the week including a win over Wright State and boasted a 1.62 ERA.

Entire quarterfinal round to be streamed live free of charge

BOSSIER CITY, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference will video stream the first two days of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament live free of charge at www.swac.org.

All eight quarterfinal games (four women’s, four men’s) will be streamed live on the official Conference website. Audio will be provided by the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN), which will do a live national radio broadcast of all 14 tournament games at www.hsrn.com.

“We are excited to bring the quarterfinals of the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament live to our fans via www.swac.org,” SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp said. “We have great matchups to kick off this year’s tournament with a host of rivalry games in the opening round in an outstanding facility. Our great fans around the country that can’t make it to Shreveport/Bossier City can catch all the action live on their computer.”

The CenturyTel Center is the new home for the Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament, which kicks off Wednesday at Noon with #2 seed Prairie View A&M taking on #7 seed Alabama St. in women’s action.

Quarterfinal games – all streamed live at www.swac.org

Wednesday, March 10
Noon Women #2 Prairie View A&M vs. #7 Alabama St.
2:30 p.m. Men #2 Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. #7 Miss. Valley St.
5:30 p.m. Women #1 Southern vs. #8 Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
8 p.m. Men #1 Jackson St. vs. #8 Grambling St.

Thursday, March 11
Noon Women #3 Alabama A&M vs. #6 Alcorn St.
2:30 p.m. Men #3 Alabama St. vs. #6 Alabama A&M
5:30 p.m. Women #4 Grambling St. vs. #5 Texas Southern
8 p.m. Men #4 Prairie View A&M vs. #5 Texas Southern

Jackson State’s Johnson, Prairie View A&M’s Hugee lead awardees

BOSSIER CITY, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2009-10 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honors with Jackson State’s Garrison Johnson voted as the Player of the Year, and Prairie View A&M’s Darnell Hugee was voted the Defensive Player of the Year.

Honors were voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information departments, and selected members of the media.

Johnson, a 6-5, 190-pound senior from Smyrna GA, led the SWAC in scoring (17.3 ppg), was eighth in both free throw percentage (73.2) and three-point free throw percentage (34.8), fourth in three’s made per game (2.2), and third in minutes played (33.5/gm). He posted a pair of double-double games, and had a conference-high 12 20-point games, including a season-high 30 points vs. Mississippi Valley St. Jan. 30.

Hugee (6-7, 205, SR, Brooklyn, NY) ranked fourth in the league in scoring (15.2), third in field goal percentage (54.2), tied for the lead in blocked shots (1.9/gm), and 11th in rebounding (5.8). His efforts helped the Panthers rank first in the conference in points allowed, lowest field goal percentage, and lowest three-point field goal percentage. Hugee had a season high eight blocks vs Alabama A&M on Jan. 30 .

Tyrone Hanson of Jackson State was named Newcomer of the Year and Aaron Clayborn of Texas Southern was named Freshman of the Year.

Hanson (6-7, 200, SR, Brooklyn, NY), averaged 11.5 points, and 4.7 rebounds for the Tigers. He had 16 double-figure games this season, highlighted by a 23-point effort vs. Spring Hill on Dec. 30.

Clayborn (6-6, 215, FR, Benton Harbor, MI), averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds a game. He posted four double-figure games, including a season-high 18 points vs. Grambling St. on Feb. 13.

2010 SWAC Men’s Basketball First –Team All-Conference

Garrison Johnson
Jackson St.
G 6-5 195 Sr. Symrna, GA

Menji Mundadi
Alabama St.
G 6-3 195 Sr. Chicago, IL

Shannon Behling
Miss. Valley St.
F 6-7 200 Jr. Columbia, SC

Tramayne Moorer
Alabama St.
F 6-5 220 Sr. Haynesville, AL

Darnell Hugee
Prairie View A&M
C 6-7 205 Sr. Brooklyn, NY

2010 SWAC Men’s Basketball Second –Team All-Conference

Terrance Calvin
Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff
G 6-2 170 Sr. Clarksdale, MS

Deandre Hall
Texas Southern
G 6-5 180 Sr. Pontiac, MI

Tyrone Hanson
Jackson St.
F 6-7 200 Jr. Brooklyn, NY

Tavaris Washington
Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff
F 6-7 220 Sr. Fort Wayne, IN

Lebaron Weathers
Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff
C 6-8 245 Sr. Hattiesburg, MS

2010 SWAC Men’s Basketball Third –Team All-Conference

Christopher Jones
Prairie View A&M
G 6-0 190 Sr. Katy, TX

Junior Treasure
Texas Southern
G 6-3 180 Jr. Houston, TX

Travele Jones
Texas Southern
F 6-8 205 Jr. Los Angeles, CA

De’Suan Dixon
Jackson St.
F 6-5 200 Jr. Leland, MS

Otis Studivant
Miss. Valley St.
C 6-8 240 So. Bessemer, AL

2010 Freshman of the Year

Aaron Clayborn
Texas Southern
F 6-6 215 Fr. Benton Harbor, MI

2010 Newcomer of the Year

Tyrone Hanson
Jackson St.
F 6-7 205 Jr. Brooklyn, NY

2010 Defensive Player of the Year

Darnell Hugee
Prairie View A&M.
C 6-7 205 Sr. Brooklyn, NY

2010 Player of the Year

Garrison Johnson
Jackson St.
G 6-5 190 Sr. Smyrna, GA

Alabama A&M’s Williams earns top honors;

Grambling State’s Rogers Named Coach of the Year

Bossier City, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2010 Women’s Basketball All-Conference postseason honors with Alabama A&M’s Katrich Williams voted as the Player and Defensive Player of the Year and Grambling State’s Donnita Rogers selected as the Coach of the Year. The teams were voted on by the schools’ coaches, sports information departments, and selected media.

Williams – a 5-foot-8 senior guard – has been named the 2010 Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Williams had a standout year for the Bulldogs as she led the conference in scoring, averaging 17.7 points per game. The Chattanooga, TN native also led the SWAC in free-throw percentage (.807), was second in 3-point field goals made (1.9 per game), and fourth in steals (2.4 per game). Williams had a conference-best 11 games with 20 points or more for the Bulldogs.

Alcorn State’s Carolinsia Crumbly has been selected the 2010 Freshman of the Year. The 5-foot-5 guard was the second-leading scorer on her team this season and 13th in the SWAC with a 10.0 scoring average. She was third in the conference in free throw percentage (.783), seventh in steals (2.3 per game) and 11th in 3-point field goals made (1.0 per game). Her efforts helped the Lady Braves clinch the #6 seed in the tournament while making its first tournament appearance since 2008.

Jasmine Abrams of the Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff has been voted the 2010 Newcomer of the Year. A 6-foot-1 junior forward, Abrams was the second-leading scorer on her team this year and 11th in the conference, averaging 10.6 points per game. The Columbus, MS native also ranked fifth in the SWAC in rebounding (6.4 per game), second in blocks (1.6 per game), fifth in defensive rebounds (4.3 per game) and 15th in offensive rebounding (2.1 per game).

Grambling State’s Donnita Rogers has been selected the 2010 Coach of the Year by the SWAC women’s basketball head coaches. Rogers lead her team to a 10-8 conference record this season including a seven-game mid-season winning streak that helped her squad secure the #4 seed in the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament.

2010 SWAC Women’s Basketball First Team All-Conference

Candice Thomas
Prairie View A&M
G 5-9 Sr Waco, TX

Katrich Williams
Alabama A&M
G 5-8 Sr. Chattanooga, TN

Tanika Jackson
Alabama State
F 5-10 Jr. Saginaw, MI

Jasmine Abrams
Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
F 6-1 Jr. Columbus, MS

Shay Holmes
Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
C 6-1 Sr. Tulsa, OK

2010 SWAC Women’s Basketball Second Team All-Conference

Dominique Smith
Prairie View A&M
G 5-10 Jr. Vallejo, CA

Hannah Kador
Southern
G 5-9 Jr. Baton Rouge, LA

Dominisha Johnson
Alabama A&M
F 5-10 Sr. Tuscaloosa, AL

Trikeyia East
Texas Southern
F 5-9 Sr. Houston, TX

Freda Allen
Southern
C 6-1 Jr. Lake Providence, LA

2010 SWAC Women’s Basketball Third Team All-Conference

Ashley Brown
Mississippi Valley State
G 5-4 Sr. Sallis, MS

LaQuisha Slaton
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
G 5-6 Jr. Dallas, TX

Kristen Harper
Grambling State
G 5-8 Jr. Chicago, IL

Ashley Augerson
Southern
F 5-8 Sr. Monroe, LA

Shanice Merritt
Alabama State
C 6-2 Sr. Tuscaloosa, AL

2010 Freshman of the Year

Carolinsia Crumbly
Alcorn State
G 5-5 Fr. Laurel, MS

2010 Newcomer of the Year

Jasmine Abrams
Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
F 6-1 Jr. Columbus, MS

2010 Player & Defensive Player of the Year

Katrich Williams
Alabama A&M
G 5-8 Sr. Chattanooga, TN

2010 Coach of the Year

Donnita Rogers
Grambling State

WOMEN
PLAYER

F Tanika Jackson, Alabama State; 6-1, JR; Saginaw, MI

Averaging a double-double last week, Jackson registered 14.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and one blocked shot in two wins for the Lady Hornets. Jackson currently leads the conference with 16 double-double performances this season. This is her third Player of the Week honor.

NEWCOMER

G Secret Anderson, Grambling State; 5-11, JR; Arlington, TX

Anderson averaged 9.0 points 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in a pair of games for the Lady Tigers last week. This is Anderson’s second weekly honor of the season. She was named Player of the Week in week six.

MEN
PLAYER

G Terrance Calvin, Univ. Ark-Pine Bluff, 6-2, 195; SR; Clarksdale, MS

Calvin capped off his last home game as a Golden Lion in sterling form, scoring 25 points with six rebounds and five assists in UAPB’s 84-68 victory Thursday night. Calvin was 8-of-11 from the field, making his only three-point attempt, and was 8-of-10 from the line in winning the award for the first time this season.

NEWCOMER

F Lance Fuertado, Grambling St.; 6-5, 205; JR; Long Island, NY

Fuertado averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in a pair of games vs. Alabama State and Alabama A&M last week. In his top game of the week, Fuertado recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. Alabama State. This is Fuertado’s second Newcomer of the Week award.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
WOMEN

Ashley Brown (G, Miss. Valley St.) – scored 18 points with five rebounds, four assists and eight steals vs. Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Dominique Smith (G, Prairie View A&M) – averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds vs. Southern and Alcorn State

Courtney Larsen (G, Prairie View A&M) – averaged 8.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists vs. Southern and Alcorn State

Hannah Kador (F, Southern) – averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals vs. Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern

MEN

Tramayne Moorer (F, Alabama St.) – averaged 20.0.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals vs. Grambling St. and Jackson St.

Garrison Johnson (G, Jackson St.) – averaged 22.0 points and 4.0 rebounds vs. Alabama A&M and Alabama St.

Julius Cheeks (G, Miss. Valley St. ) – scored 33 points with two rebounds and two assists vs. Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Bulldogs’ DeCarlo named Tournament MVP

BOSSIER CITY, LA – With a 4-0 sweep of Prairie View A&M, top-seeded Alabama A&M was crowned the 2010 SWAC Women’s Bowling Champion on Sunday at Holiday Lanes.

In the first game the Bulldogs collected two strikes and 10 spares to post a 180-140 win over PV. The second game was highlighted by six Bulldog strikes as the squad went up 2-0 with a 193-164 win. In the third, despite out-striking the Bulldogs 5-3, the Lady Panthers couldn’t pull off a win and fell in a 0-3 hole with a 160-176 defeat. In the fourth and closest game of the match, the Bulldogs held off a late PV surge to hold on to a 171-168 victory and the 2010 conference title.

This is Alabama A&M’s first championship title since 2007 and second overall. The Bulldogs have competed in the last four tournament championship matches. Prairie View A&M, who didn’t participate in the tournament last season, made its first championship match appearance since 1997.

The Bulldogs’ Melanie DeCarlo was named the 2010 Tournament Most Valuable Player with a tournament-high 204.4 average.

Texas Southern is riding high. But the Tigers aren’t ready to put this thing on auto-pilot.

Texas Southern knocked off the No. 29 team in the country Sunday when the Tigers beat Southeastern Louisiana, 6-1, in 12 innings in Hammond, La. TSU salvaged one of the three games in the weekend series and beat a Southland Conference school for the first time since 1998 in the process.

“It’s definitely a good momentum boost,” coach Michael Robertson said. “We can’t wait to get to the next practice, but you’re only as good as your last game.”

TSU (6-8) handed Southeastern Louisiana its first loss in 12 games this year, finding a way to level the playing field with one of the nation’s best teams as the innings wore on in the three-day series. Tied 1-1 entering the top of the 12th, the Tigers used the small ball to light a fire.

Jeff Nelms had an infield single and Corbin Smith had a bunt single before Jorge Castillo reached base safely on an error while laying down a sacrifice bunt. That set up Ray Hernandez’s three-run triple to left-center on the first pitch he saw. Hernandez later scored on a wild pitch, and Brandon Mikell’s sacrifice fly padded the Tigers lead to five runs.

TSU reliever Dakota Laufenberg went the final 4 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks while striking out five to pick up the win. Starter Abel Flores pitched five innings of shutout ball, allowing three hits and a walk, while fanning four. Josh Long and Mathias Meintie tossed a combined 2 1/3 innings of shutout middle relief.

“The bullpen did a good job all weekend long,” Robertson said. “We faced a very good hitting team. I thought our guys did a good job adjusting. No doubt, it was the kids that started that gave us some good innings to keep us in the games. (Dakota) is one of those kids when we put the ball in his hands, he can perform. He can walk the tight rope.”

Texas Southern limited Southeastern Louisiana to seven hits, while TSU pounded 12.

Smith went 3 for 5, Mikell was 2 for 5 with a home run and two RBI, and Norris and Joseph Bryant each collected two hits for the Tigers.

“We’re on a high right now, but it doesn’t surprise me or anyone else on the bus,” Robertson said as his team made its way back to Houston. “We know we have a good ballclub. We know we can compete with Division I teams.’

The HBCU Men’s Mid-Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, and previous ranking:

Name———————————-Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Next
1. #-St. Augustine’s——-(26-4)-(8)-—-97——1–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
2. *-West Virginia State-(28-3)-(2)—90——2–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
3. Central State——–—(22-5)—(1)-—-75-—–4–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
4. @-Clark-Atlanta-———-(24-6)———62-—–3–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
5. &-Tuskegee——-——–(20-10)——–56——10-(NCAA Division II Tournament)
6. Texas College——–—(22-10)—–—51——7–(NAIA Division I Tournament)
7. Tougaloo————–(22-8)———39——5–(Season Complete)
8. Virginia Union-———(19-9)——-—-27—-6–(Season Complete)
9. Johnson City Smith——(18-10)——–14——8–(Season Complete)
10. Benedict–—————–(18-11)——–11-—–NR-(Season Complete)

Dropped Out: %-Claflin-(17-10)

Receiving Votes: %-Claflin-(17-10)-9 Xavier-(18-13)-6, Lane-(16-12)-5, Stillman-(18-11)-4, Bowie State-(16-10)-2, Lemoyne-Owen-(15-13)-2, Wiley-(16-16)-1

PWR = Previous Week Ranking
1PV = 1st Place Votes

Claflin % = TSPN & 3C 2008-2009 HBCU Men’s Basketball Mid-Major Division National Champion

St. Augustine’s # = CIAA Regular Season and Tournament Champion
Clark-Atlanta @ = SIAC Regular Season Champion
Tuskegee & = SIAC Tournament Champion
West Virginia State * = WVIAC Tournament Champion

Mid-Major Division = NCAA Division II and NAIA Division I

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The HBCU Women’s Mid-Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, and previous ranking:

Name———————————–Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Next
1. @-Fort Valley State——(26-2)—(5)-—-91-—–1–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
2. %-*-Langston—-———(25-7)-(3)—85-—–4–(NAIA Division I Tournament)
3. ~-Xavier————–—(27-5)—(2)—83——2–(NAIA Division I Tournament)
4. #-Virginia State——-(22-6)—-—–72——3–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
5. &-Benedict————-(20-9)——-—-68——5–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
6. ^-Fayetteville State—(20-9)——-—-56——9–(NCAA Division II Tournament)
7. Bowie State——-———(18-8)—–—-47-—–6–(Season Complete)
8. Elizabeth City State—(19-10)–—–31——7–(Season Complete)
9. St. Augustine’s——–(18-10)——23——10-(Season Complete)
10. Johnson C. Smith——-(18-10)——15——NR-(Season Complete)

Dropped Out: Kentucky State-(17-11)

Receiving Votes: Kentucky State-(17-11)-11, West Virginia State-(16-11)-10, Miles-(16-11)-4, Shaw-(16-12)-2, Jarvis Christian-(17-15)-1, Tougaloo-(16-15)-1

PWR = Previous Week Ranking
1PV = 1st Place Votes

Langston % = TSPN & 3C 2008-2009 HBCU Women’s Basketball Mid-Major Division National Champion

Virginia State # = CIAA Regular Season
Fayetteville State ^ = CIAA Tournament Champion
Fort Valley State @ = SIAC Regular Season Champion
Benedict & = SIAC Tournament Champion
Langston * = RRAC Regular Season and Tournament Champion
Xavier ~ = GCAC Regular Season & Tournament Champion

Mid-Major Division = NCAA Division II & NAIA Division I

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The HBCU Men’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, last opponent and next opponent:

Name——————————–Record-–1PV-Points–PWR–Next Game-(3-7-10/3-14-10)
1. %-@-Morgan State——(24-9)–(6)—94–—–1-—(Beat Coppin State (74-54), MEAC Tournament, #1 seed)
2. #-Jackson State——-(19-11)—(4)—92—–2-—(Beat then #4 Alabama State (60-59), SWAC Tournament #1 seed)
3. Arkansas P. B.——(14-15)–——75——-3-—(Beat Miss. Valley State (84-68), SWAC Tournament, #2 seed)
4. Delaware State—-—-(16-11)———59-——6-—(Beat then #9 Maryland E. S. (57-37), MEAC Tournament, #2 seed)
5. Alabama State———(15-14)——-—-57-——4-–(Lost to then #2-Jackson State (60-59), SWAC Tournament, #3 seed)
6. Prairie View A & M–(16-13)-—–—–46——-5-—(Lost to Alcorn State (69-67), SWAC Tournament, #4 seed)
7. S. C. State————–(16-13)———–36–—–7-—(Lost to Winston-Salem State (61-59), MEAC Tournament, #3 seed)
8. Texas Southern–——(15-15)—–—-28——-NR—(Beat Southern (66-62), SWAC Tournament #5 seed)
9. Norfolk State–——-(11-18)-——–15——-10—(Beat N. C. A & T State (67-66), MEAC Tournament, #4 seed)
10. Hampton————-(13-17)———13——-NR—(Beat Howard (90-42), MEAC Tournament, #5 seed)

Dropped Out: Savannah State-(11-15), Maryland E. S.-(10-20)

Receiving Votes: Bethune-Cookman-(16-15)-11, Savannah State-(11-15)-8, Winston-Salem State-(12-17)-3, Maryland E. S.-(10-20)-3, Alabama A & M-(11-15)-2, N. C. A & T State-(10-21)-1, Miss. Valley State-(9-22)-1

PWR = Previous Week Ranking
1PV = 1st Place Votes

Morgan State % = TSPN & 3C 2008-2009 HBCU Men’s Basketball Major Division National Champion

Jackson State # = 2009-2010 SWAC Men’s Regular Season Champion
Morgan State @ = 2009-2010 MEAC Men’s Regular Season Champion

Major Division = NCAA Division I