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Florida
A&M Picked to Win MEAC Football title
July 15, 2002
Greensboro, NC The Head Football Coaches and Sports Information
Directors of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference have picked Florida
A&M University to successfully defend its league title in the
upcoming 2002 season.
Last Year, the Rattlers won the title with a 7-1 conference
mark and a 7-4 over-all finish. North Carolina A&T who was second
in the pre-season voting, finished the 2001 campaign in third
place with a 5-3 MEAC record and an 8-3 over-all finish. Hampton
University who finished second last year with a 6-2 MEAC mark
(7-4 over-all), is picked to finished third. Bethune-Cookman (5-3,
6-4) is picked fourth, South Carolina State University (5-3, 6-5)
is picked fifth, Delaware State University (3-5, 5-6) is the sixth
choice, Howard University (1-7, 2-9) is seventh, Norfolk State
University (3-5, 5-6) is eighth and Morgan State University (1-7,
2-9) is ninth.
FAMU received 12 of the 18 first place votes and accumulated
254 points of a maximum 288. N.C. A&T had two first place votes
and totaled 210 points. Hampton had 204 points and Bethune-Cookman
has two first place votes and a total of 190 points. S.C. State
received 134 points, Delaware State 97 points, Howard 84, Norfolk
State 63 points and one first place vote and Morgan State has
46 points.
2002 MEAC FOOTBALL PRESEASON PREDICTION
Voters:
MEAC Head Coaches (9) and Sports Information Directors (9).
Scoring System: 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 Maximum Points:
(288)
| Place |
Team |
Points |
First Place Votes |
| 1 |
Florida A&M |
254 |
12 |
| 2 |
N.C. A&T |
210 |
2 |
| 3 |
Hampton U. |
204 |
0 |
| 4 |
Bethune Cookman |
190 |
2 |
| 5 |
S.C. State |
134 |
0 |
| 6 |
Delaware State |
97 |
0 |
| 7 |
Howard U. |
84 |
0 |
| 8 |
Norfolk State U. |
63 |
0 |
| 9 |
Morgan State U. |
46 |
0 |
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