List of Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

This is a list of yearly Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings.

CIAA standings

Early years

1923 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Virginia Union $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1 Howard 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 Hampton 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Virginia Normal 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Lincoln (PA) 1 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2 Saint Paul (VA) 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Virginia Seminary 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Shaw 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1934 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Morgan $ 4 – 0 – 3 5 – 0 – 3 Bluefield State 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1 North Carolina A&T 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Virginia Union 4 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2 Virginia State 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Hampton 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 North Carolina College 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Saint Paul's (VA) 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 St. Augustine's 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1 Howard 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 2 – 2 Shaw 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 Johnson C. Smith 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 1 Lincoln (PA) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1936 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Virginia State $ 7 – 0 – 2 9 – 0 – 2 Morgan 5 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 2 Bluefield State 3 – 0 – 3 3 – 2 – 4 Hampton 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 North Carolina College 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 North Carolina A&T 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Shaw 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Johnson C. Smith 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 3 Saint Paul's (VA) 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Virginia Union 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Lincoln (PA) 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0 St. Augustine's 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 4 – 0 Howard 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Shaw $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 No. 7 Virginia State 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 4 Hampton 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 No. 11 Howard 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 No. 9 Morgan State 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 No. 14 West Virginia State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 No. 19 Lincoln (PA) 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Delaware State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Virginia Union 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Winston-Salem State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 North Carolina A&T 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 5 – 1 North Carolina College 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Bluefield State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 5 – 1 Johnson C. Smith 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System. [1]	1955 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Maryland State $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 No. 12 Delaware State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 No. 13 Morgan State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Winston-Salem State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 No. 7 North Carolina A&T 4 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 3 No. 14 Virginia State 4 – 1 – 3 4 – 2 – 3 No. 9 North Carolina College 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2 Shaw 4 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2 Bluefield State 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 St. Augustine's 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Hampton 4 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Howard 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Johnson C. Smith 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Virginia Union 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Saint Paul's (VA) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Lincoln (PA) 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 West Virginia State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Fayetteville State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier . [2]

NCAA Division II (2004–present)

2004 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Eastern Division Shaw # xy$   5 – 2     10 – 2   Bowie State   4 – 3     5 – 5   Virginia State   3 – 4     6 – 4   Virginia Union   2 – 5     2 – 8   Elizabeth City State   2 – 5     3 – 7   Western Division Fayetteville State xy^   6 – 1     8 – 4   North Carolina Central x   6 – 1     8 – 2   Winston-Salem State   4 – 3     4 – 6   Livingstone   2 – 5     2 – 8   St. Augustine's @   0 – 4     0 – 6   Johnson C. Smith   0 – 7     0 – 10   Championship: Shaw 10, Fayetteville State 7 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant @ – St. Augustine's vacated 4 wins including 3 in conference play.	2005 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Eastern Division Bowie State # xy   5 – 2     8 – 4   Virginia State x   5 – 2     6 – 4   Shaw   4 – 3     5 – 5   Saint Paul's   3 – 4     4 – 6   Virginia Union   2 – 5     3 – 7   Elizabeth City State   1 – 6     2 – 8   Western Division No. 19 North Carolina Central xy$^   6 – 1     10 – 2   Winston-Salem State x   6 – 1     6 – 4   Fayetteville State   4 – 3     6 – 4   Livingstone   1 – 6     1 – 9   Johnson C. Smith   0 – 7     0 – 10   St. Augustine's *   0 – 2     0 – 2   Championship: North Carolina Central 26, Bowie State 23 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant * – St. Augustine's vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference play Rankings from AFCA poll	2006 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Eastern Division No. 21 Elizabeth City State xy^   7 – 0     9 – 3   Virginia Union   5 – 2     7 – 3   Bowie State   3 – 4     5 – 5   Shaw   2 – 5     3 – 7   Virginia State   2 – 5     2 – 8   Saint Paul's   1 – 6     2 – 8   Western Division No. 9 North Carolina Central xy$^   7 – 0     11 – 1   Johnson C. Smith #   4 – 3     7 – 4   St. Augustine's †   4 – 3     4 – 6   Fayetteville State   2 – 5     3 – 7   Livingstone   1 – 6     1 – 9   Championship: North Carolina Central 17, Elizabeth City State 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant † – St. Augustine's vacated all four wins Rankings from AFCA poll
2007 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Eastern Division Virginia Union # xy   6 – 1     9 – 3   Elizabeth City State   5 – 2     5 – 5   Saint Paul's   4 – 3     5 – 5   Virginia State   3 – 4     4 – 6   Bowie State   3 – 4     3 – 7   Western Division Shaw xy$^   6 – 1     8 – 4   Fayetteville State   4 – 3     4 – 6   Johnson C. Smith   2 – 5     3 – 7   St. Augustine's †   2 – 5     2 – 8   Livingstone   0 – 7     0 – 10   Championship: Shaw 31, Virginia Union 24 2OT $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant † – St. Augustine's vacated both wins	2008 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Eastern Division Elizabeth City State xy   7 – 0     7 – 4   Bowie State   4 – 3     5 – 4   Virginia State   4 – 3     5 – 5   Saint Paul's   3 – 4     5 – 5   Virginia Union   3 – 4     5 – 5   Western Division Shaw xy$   6 – 1     8 – 3   Fayetteville State x   6 – 1     8 – 2   St. Augustine's   3 – 4     4 – 6   Johnson C. Smith   2 – 5     3 – 7   Livingstone   2 – 5     2 – 8   Chowan   1 – 6     2 – 8   Championship: Shaw 36, Elizabeth City State 7 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Lincoln (PA) played a full CIAA schedule as a provisional Division II member.	2009 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Eastern Division Bowie State xy   5 – 2     6 – 5   Elizabeth City State # x   5 – 2     7 – 4   Virginia Union x   5 – 2     6 – 4   Virginia State   4 – 3     6 – 4   Saint Paul's   3 – 4     4 – 5   Western Division Fayetteville State xy$^   6 – 1     8 – 4   Shaw   5 – 2     8 – 2   St. Augustine's   4 – 3     4 – 6   Johnson C. Smith   2 – 5     3 – 7   Chowan   2 – 5     2 – 8   Livingstone   0 – 7     0 – 10   Championship: Fayetteville State 21, Bowie State 10 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant Lincoln (PA) played a full CIAA schedule as a provisional Division II member.
2010 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division Virginia State xy   6 – 1     8 – 3   Bowie State x   6 – 1     6 – 4   Elizabeth City State   5 – 2     6 – 4   Chowan   3 – 4     3 – 7   Virginia Union   3 – 4     3 – 7   Saint Paul's   2 – 5     2 – 8   Lincoln (PA)   0 – 7     1 – 9   Southern Division Shaw xy$^   7 – 0     9 – 3   St. Augustine's #   6 – 1     9 – 2   Winston-Salem State   5 – 2     8 – 2   Fayetteville State   4 – 3     5 – 5   Johnson C. Smith   1 – 6     2 – 8   Livingstone   0 – 7     0 – 11   Championship: Shaw 14, Virginia State 7 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant	2011 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division Elizabeth City State xy^   6 – 1     8 – 4   Virginia State   4 – 3     5 – 5   Virginia Union   3 – 4     5 – 5   Bowie State   3 – 4     4 – 6   Chowan   2 – 5     3 – 7   Lincoln (PA)   2 – 5     2 – 8   Southern Division No. 3 Winston-Salem State xy$^   7 – 0     13 – 1   Johnson C. Smith #   4 – 3     6 – 5   Fayetteville State   4 – 3     4 – 6   St. Augustine's   3 – 4     4 – 6   Shaw   3 – 4     3 – 7   Livingstone   0 – 7     1 – 9   Championship: Winston–Salem State 38, Elizabeth City State $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA poll	2012 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division Elizabeth City State # xy   6 – 1     8 – 4   Chowan   5 – 2     6 – 4   Virginia Union   3 – 4     5 – 5   Virginia State   3 – 4     4 – 6   Bowie State   2 – 5     5 – 5   Lincoln (PA)   1 – 6     1 – 9   Southern Division No. 2 Winston-Salem State xy$^   7 – 0     14 – 1   Johnson C. Smith   5 – 2     6 – 4   St. Augustine's   4 – 3     6 – 4   Shaw   3 – 4     4 – 6   Livingstone   2 – 5     2 – 8   Fayetteville State   1 – 6     2 – 8   Championship: Winston-Salem State 34, Elizabeth City State 19 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Pioneer Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA poll
2013 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division Virginia State x   7 – 0     9 – 1   Elizabeth City State   4 – 3     4 – 6   Bowie State   3 – 4     5 – 5   Chowan   3 – 4     4 – 6   Virginia Union   3 – 4     3 – 7   Lincoln (PA)   0 – 7     1 – 9   Southern Division No. 14 Winston-Salem State x$^   7 – 0     10 – 2   Fayetteville State   5 – 2     6 – 4   Shaw   4 – 3     6 – 4   St. Augustine's   4 – 3     6 – 4   Johnson C. Smith   3 – 4     4 – 6   Livingstone   1 – 6     3 – 7   Championship: Winston-Salem State 1, Virginia State 0 (forfeit) $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant As a result of an attack by Virginia State players on a Winston-Salem State player during a CIAA luncheon before the conference championship game, the conference ruled Virginia State ineligible for postseason and awarded Winston-Salem State the conference championship. Rankings from AFCA poll	2014 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division No. 22 Virginia State xy$^   7 – 0     10 – 3   Virginia Union   5 – 2     7 – 3   Bowie State   5 – 2     5 – 5   Elizabeth City State   3 – 4     4 – 6   Chowan   1 – 6     2 – 8   Lincoln (PA)   0 – 7     1 – 9   Southern Division No. 24 Winston-Salem State xy   7 – 0     9 – 2   Fayetteville State   5 – 2     5 – 5   St. Augustine's   3 – 4     3 – 7   Livingstone   2 – 5     5 – 5   Johnson C. Smith   2 – 5     3 – 7   Shaw Bears football   2 – 5     3 – 7   Championship: Virginia State 21, Winston–Salem State 17 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll	2015 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division Bowie State xy^   7 – 0     9 – 3   Virginia Union ^   6 – 1     8 – 2   Chowan   4 – 3     6 – 4   Virginia State   4 – 3     6 – 4   Elizabeth City State   2 – 5     4 – 5   Lincoln (PA)   1 – 6     3 – 7   Southern Division Winston-Salem State xy$   5 – 2     6 – 5   Livingstone   4 – 3     5 – 3   Johnson C. Smith   3 – 4     4 – 6   Fayetteville State   4 – 3     4 – 6   Shaw   1 – 6     1 – 9   St. Augustine's   1 – 6     1 – 9   Championship: Winston–Salem St. 17, Bowie St. 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
2016 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division Bowie State xy   6 – 1     7 – 4   Virginia State   5 – 2     8 – 2   Elizabeth City State   4 – 3     5 – 5   Virginia Union   4 – 3     5 – 5   Chowan   4 – 3     6 – 4   Lincoln (PA)   0 – 7     1 – 9   Southern Division Winston-Salem State xy$^   7 – 0     9 – 3   Fayetteville State   4 – 3     4 – 6   Johnson C. Smith   3 – 4     3 – 7   Shaw   2 – 5     2 – 8   St. Augustine's   2 – 5     2 – 8   Livingstone   1 – 6     2 – 8   Championship: Winston–Salem St. 43, Bowie St. 33 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant	2017 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division No. 18 Virginia State xy$^   7 – 0     10 – 1   No. 23 Bowie State ^   6 – 1     9 – 2   Virginia Union   5 – 2     6 – 4   Chowan   4 – 3     4 – 6   Elizabeth City State   2 – 5     4 – 6   Lincoln (PA)   0 – 7     0 – 10   Southern Division Fayetteville State xy   5 – 2     6 – 5   St. Augustine's x   5 – 2     5 – 5   Winston-Salem State   4 – 3     6 – 4   Shaw   2 – 5     3 – 7   Johnson C. Smith   2 – 5     2 – 8   Livingstone   0 – 7     0 – 10   Championship: Virginia St. 42, Fayetteville St. 19 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll	2018 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division No. 19 Bowie State xy$^   5 – 1     10 – 3   Virginia Union x   5 – 1     8 – 2   Chowan   4 – 2     6 – 4   Virginia State   3 – 3     4 – 5   Lincoln (PA)   1 – 5     1 – 9   Elizabeth City State   0 – 6     1 – 7   Southern Division Fayetteville State xy   5 – 1     6 – 3   Shaw   4 – 2     5 – 5   Winston-Salem State   4 – 2     5 – 4   Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls football   2 – 4     3 – 8   St. Augustine's   2 – 4     2 – 7   Livingstone   1 – 5     3 – 6   Championship: Bowie State 30, Fayetteville State 10 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll
2019 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Northern Division No. 18 Bowie State xy$^   7 – 0     11 – 1   Virginia State   6 – 1     8 – 2   Virginia Union   5 – 2     7 – 3   Chowan   2 – 5     3 – 7   Elizabeth City State   2 – 5     2 – 9   Lincoln (PA)   0 – 7     0 – 10   Southern Division Fayetteville State xy   6 – 1     8 – 3   Shaw   5 – 2     6 – 4   Johnson C. Smith   3 – 4     4 – 6   Winston–Salem State   3 – 4     4 – 6   St. Augustine's   2 – 5     2 – 8   Livingstone   1 – 6     4 – 6   Championship: Bowie State 23, Fayetteville State 7 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

References

1. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.