Virginia Union University's football team has been ranked 10th in the nation in the first Black College Football Poll released on Tuesday, August 20.

The Panthers are ranked 10th and are the only CIAA team to be ranked in the top 15 teams.

"We are extremely excited by this ranking. To be placed in the HBCU pre-season Top 10 is definitely an honor. We've had great support from our administrators, fans and  alumni," said VUU Head Football Coach Dr. Alvin Parker.  "Our team is very much looking forward to the start of the 2019 season."

The poll is compiled by Ty Miller.  Miller is Director of News and Sports for the Power News Radio Network (PNRN), host of Black College Football Weekly and a member of The Black College Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee.

Virginia Union kicks off the 2019 season when the Panthers face Hampton University at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 7, in Hampton, Va.

Football season passes can be purchased in the VUU Athletic Department for $75 apiece.

THE PNRN BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL

SCHOOL POINTS (#1 VOTES) 
1. Alcorn State 247 (15)
2. Florida A&M 223 (7)
3. North Carolina A&T 194 (6)
4. Southern 176 (2)
5. South Carolina State 129
6. Bethune Cookman 93
7. Albany State Golden 71
8. Alabama A&M 58
9. Grambling State 43
10. Virginia Union 36