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HSRN ANNOUNCES 2012 NATIONAL WEEKLY POLL

 HSRN ANNOUNCES 2012 NATIONAL WEEKLY POLL
Posted By: Hija Chang on September 05, 2012




Hartly, DE - The Norfolk State Spartans and Winston-Salem State Rams hold the top spots in the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) Division I FCS and Division II polls respectively after games of the week ending September 2, 2012.







In the Division I FCS Poll, the top two teams, Norfolk State and Bethune-Cookman, held their preseason positions. South Carolina State replaced Jackson State, who fell to sixth place after a 56-9 loss to Southeastern Conference power Mississippi State. Alabama A&M moved into fourth place overtaking Alabama State who remained in fifth place after a loss to Bethune-Cookman. Tennessee State jumped to seventh place, from unranked, over Florida A&M who they defeated 17-14 at the John Merritt Classic. Arkansas-Pine Bluff jumped to ninth over Hampton who suffered a 41-31 loss last week.









In the Division II Poll, Albany State jumped two spots, from fourth to second, overtaking Morehouse College's despite a gallant but losing 30-29 effort against Howard. Virginia Union vaulted to fourth place and Miles held on to fifth place. Idle Kentucky State moved to sixth place followed by Stillman in seventh followed by Elizabeth City State (down from third), Langston in ninth (down from sixth) and joined by Ft. Valley State breaking the Top Ten for the first time this season.



HSRN National Champion is awarded the annual Conaway Cup trophy, named in honor of the late HSRN Director of Communication LeCounte Conaway.



This week HSRN features two national broadcasts. Thursday September 6, 2012 Bowie State of the CIAA faces Benedict of the SIAC in a Division II interconference matchup at 8 pm ET. On Saturday September 8 Bethune Cookman and South Carolina State will meet in a critical MEAC contest with kickoff scheduled for 6pm ET.







Each week begins with the HSRN Tailgate Show featuring Omarr Bashir one hour before kickoff of the day's opening game. All games will be heard nationally on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio and a series of terrestrial affiliates in local markets around the country. Check local listings for the games and times in your area.



In addition, the games will be available via internet stream on computers, tablets, and mobile phones. Audiences can stay connected by downloading the broadcasts via www.HSRN.com, tunein.com, and streaming affiliates that include: HBCUConnect.com, HBCUDigest.com, onnidan.com, blacksportsonline.com, and clevelandsports.com, urbaniamag.com, core360media.com.





2012 HSRN Football Top Ten - Week One (September 4, 2012)



Division I FBS



School (1st Place Votes) Record Last Week Rank





1. Norfolk State Spartans (10) 1-0 1

2. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (1) 1-0 2

3. South Carolina State Bulldogs (1) 1-0 3

4. Alabama A&M Bulldogs 1-0 6

5. Alabama State Hornets 0-1 5

6. Jackson State Tigers (1) 0-1 3

7. Tennessee State Tigers 1-0 NR

8. Florida A&M Rattlers 0-1 7

9. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 1-0 10

10. Hampton Pirates 0-1






Division II

1. Winston-Salem State Rams 1-0 1

2. Albany State Rams 1-0 4

3. Morehouse Tigers (1) 0-1 2

4. Virginia Union Panthers 1-0 9

5. Miles Golden Bears 1-0 5

6. Kentucky States Thoroughbreds 0-0 7

7. Stillman Tigers 1-0 8

8. Elizabeth City Vikings 0-1 3

9. Langston Tigers 0-1 6

10. Ft. Valley State Wildcats 0-1 NR










For more information, please contact the HSRN corporate office at (302)-492-1132.




About Heritage Sports Radio Network

Founded in 2006, HSRN was created to provide a sports voice for the HBCU community. For over 100 years HBCU's have participated in collegiate athletics with little to no media coverage. Stars like Walter Payton, Doug Williams, and Michael Strahan are just a few of the many superstars who were HBCU athletes. There are approximately 7 million fans of HBCU sports who were media orphans in search of a home. HSRN is the only national radio network dedicated to HBCU sports. Our goal is to fuse the greats of the past with the stars of today to showcase the significance of this unique colorful and underserved sports community.


Contact: Omarr Bashir, CEO
Mark Gray, Director Of Multimedia
(302) 492-1132
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