| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 11/18/2018 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE (11-0) | 3875 (155) | 1 |
| 2 | KENNESAW STATE (10-1) | 3677 | 2 |
| 3 | WEBER STATE (9-2) | 3520 | 3 |
| 4 | EASTERN WASHINGTON (9-2) | 3413 | 4 |
| 5 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (8-2) | 3274 | 5 |
| 6 | JAMES MADISON (9-3) | 2978 | 7 |
| 7 | UC DAVIS (9-2) | 2761 | 9 |
| 8 | JACKSONVILLE STATE (9-3) | 2649 | 6 |
| 9 | COLGATE (9-1) | 2521 | 8 |
| 10 | PRINCETON (10-0) | 2322 | 11 |
| 11 | NORTH CAROLINA A&T (9-2) | 2273 | 12 |
| 12 | MAINE (8-3) | 2218 | 16 |
| 13 | WOFFORD (9-3) | 2185 | 13 |
| 14 | NICHOLLS (9-3) | 1906 | 18 |
| 15 | STONY BROOK (7-5) | 1413 | 10 |
| 16 | TOWSON (7-5) | 1359 | 15 |
| 17 | ELON (6-5) | 1272 | 14 |
| 18 | DARTMOUTH (9-1) | 1188 | 20 |
| 19 | SAN DIEGO (9-3) | 918 | 21 |
| 20 | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (9-3) | 896 | 23 |
| 21 | DELAWARE (7-5) | 791 | 17 |
| 22 | ETSU (8-4) | 642 | 19 |
| 23 | MONTANA STATE (8-4) | 550 | 25 |
| 24 | UIW (6-5) | 484 | 24 |
| 25 | INDIANA STATE (7-4) | 350 | NR |
Others: LAMAR (294) , UNI (128) , ALCORN STATE (127) , FURMAN (118) , MONMOUTH (79) , DUQUESNE (40) , MCNEESE (37) , ILLINOIS STATE (23) , IDAHO STATE (19) , NORTH DAKOTA (15) , SAMFORD (13) , SAM HOUSTON STATE (12) ,RHODE ISLAND (11) , CENTRAL ARKANSAS (7) , EASTERN KENTUCKY (6) , SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (4) , ABILENE CHRISTIAN (3) , MONTANA (2) , STETSON (2)
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.
