| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 11/13/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | James Madison (10-0) | 4075 (163) | 1 |
| 2 | Jacksonville State (9-1) | 3840 | 2 |
| 3 | Central Arkansas (9-1) | 3700 | 3 |
| 4 | North Dakota State (9-1) | 3510 | 5 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State (9-1) | 3451 | 4 |
| 6 | South Dakota State (8-2) | 3331 | 6 |
| 7 | Wofford (9-1) | 3043 | 8 |
| 8 | North Carolina A&T (10-0) | 2829 | 9 |
| 9 | Western Illinois (7-3) | 2417 | 11 |
| 10 | Stony Brook (8-2) | 2263 | 12 |
| 11 | Elon (8-2) | 2197 | 7 |
| 12 | Weber State (8-2) | 2096 | 14 |
| 13 | Grambling State (9-1) | 1942 | 13 |
| 14 | Southern Utah (8-2) | 1823 | 15 |
| 15 | South Dakota (7-3) | 1769 | 10 |
| 16 | New Hampshire (7-3) | 1667 | 18 |
| 17 | Samford (7-3) | 1598 | 16 |
| 18 | Eastern Washington (6-4) | 1049 | 19 |
| 19 | McNeese (8-2) | 967 | 20 |
| 20 | Furman (7-3) | 954 | 21 |
| 21 | Illinois State (6-4) | 798 | 17 |
| 22 | Kennesaw State (9-1) | 787 | 23 |
| 23 | Northern Arizona (7-3) | 717 | 24 |
| 24 | UNI (6-4) | 515 | 25 |
| 25 | Nicholls (8-2) | 485 | NR |
Others: Monmouth (366) , Delaware (225) , Montana (215) , Yale (89) , Richmond (83) , Western Carolina (70) , Austin Peay (46) , Columbia (18) , North Carolina Central (16) , Sacramento State (7) , Youngstown State(6) , Howard (5) , Central Connecticut State (3) , Dartmouth (2) , San Diego (1)
