| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 11/5/2018 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE (9-0) | 3950 (158) | 1 |
| 2 | KENNESAW STATE (8-1) | 3739 | 2 |
| 3 | WEBER STATE (7-2) | 3539 | 4 |
| 4 | UC DAVIS (8-1) | 3364 | 6 |
| 5 | EASTERN WASHINGTON (7-2) | 3326 | 5 |
| 6 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (6-2) | 3193 | 7 |
| 7 | ELON (6-2) | 2928 | 8 |
| 8 | JACKSONVILLE STATE (7-2) | 2591 | 10 |
| 9 | JAMES MADISON (6-3) | 2577 | 3 |
| 10 | COLGATE (8-0) | 2520 | 12 |
| 11 | DELAWARE (7-2) | 2383 | 13 |
| 12 | STONY BROOK (6-3) | 1910 | 16 |
| 13 | PRINCETON (8-0) | 1826 | 18 |
| 14 | NORTH CAROLINA A&T (7-2) | 1799 | 17 |
| 15 | WOFFORD (6-3) | 1756 | 9 |
| 16 | MAINE (6-3) | 1371 | 23 |
| 17 | NICHOLLS (6-3) | 1301 | 20 |
| 18 | MCNEESE (6-3) | 1221 | 11 |
| 19 | ETSU (8-2) | 1166 | 22 |
| 20 | TOWSON (6-3) | 1024 | 15 |
| 21 | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (7-2) | 871 | 25 |
| 22 | UNI (5-4) | 653 | NR |
| 23 | ILLINOIS STATE (5-4) | 584 | 14 |
| 24 | IDAHO STATE (6-3) | 449 | NR |
| 25 | DARTMOUTH (7-1) | 240 | 24 |
Others: CENTRAL ARKANSAS (208) , SAMFORD (146) , SAN DIEGO (134) , MONMOUTH (121) , WESTERN ILLINOIS (107) , UIW (67) , CHATTANOOGA (63) , SAM HOUSTON STATE (57) , RHODE ISLAND (43) , FLORIDA A&M (29) , LAMAR (29) ,MONTANA STATE (20) , ALCORN STATE (19) , NORTH DAKOTA (11) , MONTANA (6) , FURMAN (6) , ABILENE CHRISTIAN (2) , SACRED HEART (1)
STATS FCS Top 25 Voters – STATS: Craig Haley; Brian Orefice. Big Sky Conference: Eric Bankston; Brian Berger; Brad Bugger; Eric Burdick; Paul Grua; Amelia Just; Jon Kasper; Doug Kelly; Bill Lamberty; Mike Lund; Jon Oglesby; Steve Schaack; Randy Scovil; Mitch Strohman; Eric Taber; Denise Thompson; Larry Weir, Mitch Wigness. Big South Conference: David Beall; John Bednarowski; Matt Harmon; Jim Heath; Kevin O’Rourke; Marc Rabb; Mark Simpson; Greg Viscomi; Jason Williams. CAA Football: Chris Brooks; Scott Day; Shane Donaldson; Glenn Frazer; Pete Iorizzo; Dean Kenefick; Scott Klatzkin; Allen Lessels; Greg Madia; Matt McCollester; Tyson McHatten; Brian Miller; Mike Murphy; Scott Selheimer; Adam Smith; Kevin Tresolini; Rob Turner; Rob Washburn. Ivy League: Rick Bender; Chas Dorman; Gabe Gilson; Chris Humm; Sam Knehans; Craig Larson; Dan Loney; Craig Sachson; Tim Williamson. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Derek Bryant; Bill Hamilton; Dennis Jones; Kendrick Lewis; Ryan McGinty; Matt Michalec; Ray Nimmo; Dan Ryan; Kyle Serba; Jay Walker; Maurice Williams. Missouri Valley Conference: Bryan Boettcher, John Bohnenkamp; Jeremy Hoeck; Jason Hove; Todd Hefferman; Ace Hunt; Dom Izzo; Mike Kern; Jeff Kolpack; Tim McCaughan; Patrick Osterman; Trevor Parks; Ryan Perreault; Randy Reinhardt; Jeff Schwartz; Tom Weber; Mike Williams. Northeast Conference: John Beisser; Brian Cleary; Daniel Griffin; Liam Halferty; Tristan Hobbes; Tad Maurey; Chris O’Connor; Ralph Ventre. Ohio Valley Conference: Alex Boggis; Neal Bradley; Kevin Britton; Thomas Corhern; Jose’ Garcia; Parker Griffith; Jeff Honza; Rich Moser: Karl Park: Mike Parris; Justin Rust; Kyle Schwartz; Josh Underwood. Patriot League: Charles Bare; Joe DiBari; Jen Dobias; Keith Groller; Kevin Herr; Mike Joseph; Steve Lomangino; Eric Malanowski; Matt Markus; John Painter, Ryan Sakamoto; Brendan Thomas. Pioneer Football League: Jake Brewer; Cody Bush; Mike Ferraro; Doug Hauschild; Todd Ickow; Joe Mixie; Ryan Wronkowicz. Southern Conference: Jay Blackman; Kevin Brown; Daniel Hooker; Joey Mullins; Hunter Reid; Todd Shanesy; Dan Shirley; Gerrit W. Van Genderen; Brent Williamson. Southland Conference: Jason Barfield; Luke Bolanos; Matthew Bonnette; Jamie Bustos; Zachary Carlton; Kemmler Chapple; James Dixon; Lance Fleming; Doug Ireland; Bryant Johnson; Harold Mann; Chris Mycoskie; Russ Reneau; Robbie Ross. Southwestern Athletic Conference: Brian Howard; Dennis Driscoll; Travis Jarome; Ronnie Johnson; Duane Lewis. Other Representatives: Josh Buchanan; Brett Huston; Kris Kallem; Brandon Lawrence; Kevin Marshall; Kylor Neale; Jon Passman; Jim Seman; Lawrence Smith; Phil Sokol; Reggie Thomas.