HOUSTON - The fallout of Week 8 in HBCU football, two programs remain in the Week 9 AFCA FCS Coaches Poll presented by HUDL. North Carolina Central remains at No. 21 after an idle week, while Jackson State leaps two spots to No.

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Florida A&M football travels to Jackson State on Saturday. The Week 8 Southwestern Athletic Conference game winner will take the East division’s lead.

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Jackson State football is coming off its bye week and heading straight into what is seemingly its biggest game of the year: a matchup with 2023 SWAC Champion and Celebration Bowl Champion FAMU. The game is at home this year (as compared to the Orange Blossom Classic,

Jackson State and Florida A&M have played 22 times with Jackson State holding a 12-8-2 lead all-time since 1961, including a 5-2-1 record all-time in Jackson. The two have met six times in Tallahassee (3-3) and eight times at neutral sites (4-3-1).

North Carolina Central and Jackson State are the top two teams Week 9's HBCU football power rankings from NCAA Digital's Stan Becton.