Welcome to another season of CIAA football. This year marks the 125th
#12 Lincoln Lions (1-9) th worst offense in D-II when measured by total yards. The defensive first team has some pieces to work with, but there generally has not been much depth beyond the first team. That has put Lincoln in the unfortunate position of having one of the worst defenses in D-II. The North division has improved so much that it may be very difficult even an improved Lions team to get out of the divisional black hole.

#11 Livingstone (2-8)
#9 JC Smith (3-7)
#8 Shaw (2-8) th
#7 Chowan Hawks (6-4) th
#6 Fayetteville State (4-6)
#5 Virginia Union (5-5)
#4 Elizabeth City State (5-5)
#3 Virginia State (9-2)
#2 Bowie State (7-4) thth most penalized team in the country.

#1 Winston-Salem State (9-3) th