| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 9/10/2018 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE (1-0) | 3970 (154) | 1 |
| 2 | JAMES MADISON (1-1) | 3744 (2) | 2 |
| 3 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (1-0) | 3602 | 3 |
| 4 | NORTH CAROLINA A&T (3-0) | 3280 (3) | 5 |
| 5 | SAM HOUSTON STATE (1-0) | 3217 | 4 |
| 6 | EASTERN WASHINGTON (2-0) | 3097 | 6 |
| 7 | KENNESAW STATE (1-1) | 2931 | 7 |
| 8 | WOFFORD (2-0) | 2673 | 8 |
| 9 | SAMFORD (1-1) | 2557 | 9 |
| 10 | VILLANOVA (2-0) | 2436 | 12 |
| 11 | WEBER STATE (1-1) | 2332 | 10 |
| 12 | JACKSONVILLE STATE (1-1) | 2026 | 13 |
| 13 | NICHOLLS (1-1) | 1959 | 11 |
| 14 | ELON (1-1) | 1842 | 15 |
| 15 | MONTANA (2-0) | 1819 | 14 |
| 16 | MCNEESE (2-0) | 1471 | 16 |
| 17 | MAINE (2-0) | 1388 | 22 |
| 18 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS (1-1) | 1305 | 17 |
| 19 | ILLINOIS STATE (2-0) | 1100 | 19 |
| 20 | NORTHERN ARIZONA (1-1) | 845 | 18 |
| 21 | UNI (0-1) | 761 | 21 |
| 22 | SOUTH DAKOTA (1-1) | 730 | 23 |
| 23 | UC DAVIS (2-0) | 617 | NR |
| 24 | STONY BROOK (1-1) | 498 | 24 |
| 25 | RHODE ISLAND (2-0) | 358 | NR |
Others: AUSTIN PEAY (225) , COLGATE (184) , DELAWARE (154) , YALE (115) , NEW HAMPSHIRE (88) , SACRAMENTO STATE (71) , FURMAN (39) , MONTANA STATE (36) , RICHMOND (33) , BUTLER (27) , MONMOUTH (17) , TENNESSEE STATE(16) , NORTH ALABAMA (14) , WESTERN ILLINOIS (13) , SAN DIEGO (13) , IDAHO (11) , PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (11) , CHATTANOOGA (10) , NORTH DAKOTA (9) , SOUTHERN UTAH (8) , SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (7) , SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (5) , LEHIGH(4) , WESTERN CAROLINA (2) , NORTHWESTERN STATE (2) , SACRED HEART (2) , HOWARD (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.
