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Major Division = NCAA Division I

Mid-Major Division = NCAA Division II, NAIA Division I and Division II

HOUSTON, TX – The women’s basketball program was represented by the Wiley Wildcats earning Dr. Cavil’s 2013-2014 HBCU Basketball Women's Mid-Major Division No. 1 poll rankings as well as the men’s basketball program also captured by the Wiley Wildcats receiving Dr. Cavil’s 2013-2014 HBCU Basketball Men's Mid-Major Division No. 1 poll rankings.  In the major division category, the women’s basketball program was again seized by the Hampton Pirates as they continue to lock down Dr. Cavil’s 2013-2014 HBCU Basketball Women's Major Division No. 1 poll rankings.  The North Carolina Central Eagles earned Dr. Cavil’s 2013-2014 HBCU Basketball Men's Major Division No. 1 poll rankings for the first time since the poll rankings were established in 2002.

Dr. Cavil’s 2013-2014 Mid-Major Division HBCU Basketball Awards

(Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year)

DR. CAVIL’S HBCU COACH OF THE YEAR:

MID-MAJOR DIVISION (WOMEN’S)

The Virginia State Trojans’ James Hill, Jr. is Dr. Cavil’s Mid-Major Division HBCU Women’s Coach of the Year.  Coach Hill’s Virginia State Trojans completed the season with a (25-4) overall record and a (15-1) mark in the regular season conference race, finishing first in the Northern Division of the CIAA.  James Hill, Jr. led the Trojans to a NCAA Division II Tournament appearance and a No. 2 finish in Dr. Cavil’s 2013-2014 HBCU Basketball Women's Mid-Major Division poll rankings.

MID-MAJOR DIVISION (MEN’S)

The Wiley Wildcats’ Andre Payne is Dr. Cavil’s Mid-Major Division HBCU Men’s Coach of the Year.  Andre Payne’s Wiley Wildcats finished the season with a (25-7) overall record and (13-5) in the Red River Athletic Conference finishing tied for third and then winning the conference tournament championship.  Coach Payne led the Wiley Wildcats to Dr. Cavil’s 2013-2014 HBCU Basketball Men's Mid-Major Division National Championship with a No. 1 spot in the poll rankings.

Dr. Cavil’s 2013-2014 Major Division HBCU Basketball Awards

(Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year)

DR. CAVIL’S HBCU COACH OF THE YEAR:

MAJOR DIVISION (WOMEN’S)

The Hampton Pirates’ David Six is Dr. Cavil’s Major Division HBCU Women’s Coach of the Year.  Coach David Six lead the Hampton Pirates to a (28-5) overall record and another undefeated (16-0) conference campaign for their fifth straight appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament.  Six’s Pirates won both the conference regular season and tournament championships for the fourth straight year.  Coach Six’s leadership on the sideline earned the Hampton Pirates the No. 1 position in the poll rankings.

MAJOR DIVISION (MEN’S)

The North Carolina Central Eagles’ LaVelle Moton is Dr. Cavil’s Major Division HBCU Men’s Coach of the Year.  Moton led the North Carolina Central Eagles to a (28-6) overall record and (15-1) record in the MEAC on his way to earning the Eagles first appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament, after winning the conference’s regular season championship and tournament championship.  Coach Moton also closed the season on another winning note, coaching the North Carolina Central Eagles to the No. 1 spot in Dr. Cavil’s 2013-2014 HBCU Basketball Men's Major Division poll ranking system.

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The poll is based on a combination of a ranking algorithm and a voting system. It is the original HBCU poll that separates the rankings (since 2003) of NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NAIA Division I member HBCU institutions into two distinct categorical polls: Major and Mid-Major (This format is unlike the historic SBN Football Poll). The Major Division Poll, consist of NCAA Division I Basketball programs and the Mid-Major Division Poll, which consist of NCAA Division II, NAIA Division I and NAIA Division II programs. This format introduced to the public based on the request of Black College blogging fans and on the research that consists of data mining and the difference in scholarship limitation and requirements beset by NCAA and NAIA bylaws (i.e. NCAA Division I - 15, NCAA Division II - 10, NAIA Division I - 11 and NAIA Division II - 6).

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