{"id":1317,"date":"2026-08-17T07:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/hbcu\/home-preview\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T07:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:49:23","slug":"home-preview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/hbcu\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hbcu-home\">\n\n  <!-- ============ HERO ============ -->\n  <header class=\"hero\">\n    <div class=\"hero-grid-lines\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">The HBCU Network &middot; Est. Excellence<\/div>\n      <h1 class=\"display\">Every HBCU.<br><em>One Home.<\/em><\/h1>\n      <p class=\"lede\">Explore historically Black colleges &amp; universities &mdash; their schools, academics, athletics, and the games that define them. 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<div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\"><em>73<\/em><\/div><div class=\"l\">Games Tracked<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\"><em>8<\/em><\/div><div class=\"l\">Sports<\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ============ QUICK-NAV CARDS ============ -->\n  <section class=\"sect-block\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"sect-head\">\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"kicker\">Start Anywhere<\/div>\n          <h2 class=\"sect\">Three ways in.<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"qnav\">\n        <a class=\"card qnav-card\" href=\"\/hbcu\/explorer\/\">\n          <span class=\"num\">01<\/span>\n          <span class=\"mono mono-lg\">EX<\/span>\n          <h3>Explorer<\/h3>\n          <p>Drill down through the network conference by conference &mdash; from the SWAC to the Independents &mdash; and open every school inside.<\/p>\n          <span class=\"go\">Open the Explorer &rarr;<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <a class=\"card qnav-card\" href=\"\/hbcu\/schools\/\">\n          <span class=\"num\">02<\/span>\n          <span class=\"mono mono-lg\">SC<\/span>\n          <h3>Schools<\/h3>\n          <p>Browse the full index of institutions with academics, athletics, and notable people for each &mdash; profiles built for depth.<\/p>\n          <span class=\"go\">Browse Schools &rarr;<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <a class=\"card qnav-card\" href=\"\/hbcu\/games\/\">\n          <span class=\"num\">03<\/span>\n          <span class=\"mono mono-lg\">GM<\/span>\n          <h3>Games<\/h3>\n          <p>Seventy-three tracked matchups across eight sports &mdash; championships, classics, rivalries, and the Battle of the Bands.<\/p>\n          <span class=\"go\">See the Games &rarr;<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ============ BROWSE BY CONFERENCE ============ -->\n  <section class=\"sect-block\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"sect-head\">\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"kicker\">The Network<\/div>\n          <h2 class=\"sect\">Browse by conference.<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <a class=\"sect-link\" href=\"\/hbcu\/explorer\/\">All conferences &rarr;<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"conf-strip\">\n        <a class=\"conf-pill\" href=\"\/hbcu\/explorer\/\"><span class=\"abbr\">SWAC<\/span><span class=\"full\">Southwestern Athletic Conference<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"conf-pill\" href=\"\/hbcu\/explorer\/\"><span class=\"abbr\">MEAC<\/span><span class=\"full\">Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"conf-pill\" href=\"\/hbcu\/explorer\/\"><span class=\"abbr\">SIAC<\/span><span class=\"full\">Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"conf-pill\" href=\"\/hbcu\/explorer\/\"><span class=\"abbr\">CIAA<\/span><span class=\"full\">Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assn.<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"conf-pill\" href=\"\/hbcu\/explorer\/\"><span class=\"abbr\">HBCUAC<\/span><span class=\"full\">HBCU Athletic Conference<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"conf-pill\" href=\"\/hbcu\/explorer\/\"><span class=\"abbr\">IND<\/span><span class=\"full\">Independents &amp; Other<\/span><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ============ FEATURED SCHOOLS ============ -->\n  <section class=\"sect-block sect-last\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"sect-head\">\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"kicker\">Featured<\/div>\n          <h2 class=\"sect\">Featured schools.<\/h2>\n          <p class=\"sub\">A first look at six storied institutions across the network.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <a class=\"sect-link\" href=\"\/hbcu\/schools\/\">Full index &rarr;<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"school-grid\">\n        <a class=\"card school-card\" href=\"\/hbcu\/schools\/\">\n          <span class=\"top\"><span class=\"mono mono-md\">HU<\/span><span class=\"who\"><span class=\"h4\">Howard University<\/span><span class=\"meta\">Washington, DC<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n          <span class=\"bottom\"><span class=\"nick\">Bison<\/span><span class=\"view\">View &rarr;<\/span><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <a class=\"card school-card\" href=\"\/hbcu\/schools\/\">\n          <span class=\"top\"><span class=\"mono mono-md\">JSU<\/span><span class=\"who\"><span class=\"h4\">Jackson State University<\/span><span class=\"meta\">Jackson, MS<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n          <span class=\"bottom\"><span class=\"nick\">Tigers<\/span><span class=\"view\">View &rarr;<\/span><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <a class=\"card school-card\" href=\"\/hbcu\/schools\/\">\n          <span class=\"top\"><span class=\"mono mono-md\">FAM<\/span><span class=\"who\"><span class=\"h4\">Florida A&amp;M University<\/span><span class=\"meta\">Tallahassee, FL<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n          <span class=\"bottom\"><span class=\"nick\">Rattlers<\/span><span class=\"view\">View &rarr;<\/span><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <a class=\"card school-card\" href=\"\/hbcu\/schools\/\">\n          <span class=\"top\"><span class=\"mono mono-md\">SU<\/span><span class=\"who\"><span class=\"h4\">Southern University<\/span><span class=\"meta\">Baton Rouge, LA<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n          <span class=\"bottom\"><span class=\"nick\">Jaguars<\/span><span class=\"view\">View &rarr;<\/span><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <a class=\"card school-card\" href=\"\/hbcu\/schools\/\">\n          <span class=\"top\"><span class=\"mono mono-md\">A&amp;T<\/span><span class=\"who\"><span class=\"h4\">North Carolina A&amp;T<\/span><span class=\"meta\">Greensboro, NC<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n          <span class=\"bottom\"><span class=\"nick\">Aggies<\/span><span class=\"view\">View &rarr;<\/span><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <a class=\"card school-card\" href=\"\/hbcu\/schools\/\">\n          <span class=\"top\"><span class=\"mono mono-md\">SP<\/span><span class=\"who\"><span class=\"h4\">Spelman College<\/span><span class=\"meta\">Atlanta, GA<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n          <span class=\"bottom\"><span class=\"nick\">Jaguars<\/span><span class=\"view\">View &rarr;<\/span><\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  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