| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 11/6/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | James Madison (9-0) | 4050 (162) | 1 |
| 2 | Jacksonville State (8-1) | 3830 | 3 |
| 3 | Central Arkansas (8-1) | 3692 | 4 |
| 4 | Sam Houston State (8-1) | 3427 | 5 |
| 5 | North Dakota State (8-1) | 3329 | 2 |
| 6 | South Dakota State (7-2) | 3260 | 10 |
| 7 | Elon (8-1) | 3027 | 7 |
| 8 | Wofford (8-1) | 2902 | 8 |
| 9 | North Carolina A&T (9-0) | 2772 | 9 |
| 10 | South Dakota (7-2) | 2278 | 6 |
| 11 | Western Illinois (6-3) | 2128 | 15 |
| 12 | Stony Brook (7-2) | 1977 | 14 |
| 13 | Grambling State (8-1) | 1911 | 13 |
| 14 | Weber State (7-2) | 1835 | 19 |
| 15 | Southern Utah (7-2) | 1636 | 17 |
| 16 | Samford (6-3) | 1615 | 16 |
| 17 | Illinois State (6-3) | 1391 | 12 |
| 18 | New Hampshire (6-3) | 1088 | 21 |
| 19 | Eastern Washington (5-4) | 1076 | 11 |
| 20 | McNeese (7-2) | 848 | 22 |
| 21 | Furman (6-3) | 692 | 23 |
| 22 | Western Carolina (7-3) | 665 | 24 |
| 23 | Kennesaw State (8-1) | 622 | 25 |
| 24 | Northern Arizona (6-3) | 581 | 18 |
| 25 | UNI (5-4) | 410 | NR |
Others: Nicholls (376) , Monmouth (338) , Richmond (258) , Montana (229) , Delaware (196) , Yale (63) , North Carolina Central (36) , Villanova (23) , Austin Peay (22) , Youngstown State (22) , Duquesne (11) , Eastern Illinois (9) , Dartmouth (9) , Howard (6) , Columbia (4) , Charleston Southern (4) , Sacramento State (2)
