| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 9/17/2018 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE (2-0) | 3919 (152) | 1 |
| 2 | JAMES MADISON (2-1) | 3734 (2) | 2 |
| 3 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (2-0) | 3590 | 3 |
| 4 | NORTH CAROLINA A&T (3-0) | 3394 (3) | 4 |
| 5 | KENNESAW STATE (2-1) | 3169 | 7 |
| 6 | EASTERN WASHINGTON (2-1) | 2907 | 6 |
| 7 | WEBER STATE (2-1) | 2904 | 11 |
| 8 | WOFFORD (2-1) | 2676 | 8 |
| 9 | MCNEESE (3-0) | 2399 | 16 |
| 10 | JACKSONVILLE STATE (1-1) | 2369 | 12 |
| 11 | SAM HOUSTON STATE (1-1) | 2256 | 5 |
| 12 | ELON (1-1) | 2037 | 14 |
| 13 | MAINE (2-0) | 1856 | 17 |
| 14 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS (2-1) | 1663 | 18 |
| 15 | VILLANOVA (2-1) | 1564 | 10 |
| 16 | ILLINOIS STATE (2-0) | 1457 | 19 |
| 17 | SAMFORD (1-2) | 1381 | 9 |
| 18 | NICHOLLS (1-2) | 1184 | 13 |
| 19 | MONTANA (2-1) | 938 | 15 |
| 20 | STONY BROOK (2-1) | 812 | 24 |
| 21 | UC DAVIS (2-1) | 717 | 23 |
| 22 | NORTH DAKOTA (2-1) | 677 | NR |
| 23 | RHODE ISLAND (2-1) | 531 | 25 |
| 24 | AUSTIN PEAY (2-1) | 404 | NR |
| 25 | UNI (0-2) | 377 | 21 |
Others: TOWSON (275) , SOUTH DAKOTA (249) , MERCER (221) , COLGATE (219) , DELAWARE (216) , CHATTANOOGA (184) , SACRAMENTO STATE (143) , MONTANA STATE (112) , WESTERN ILLINOIS (87) , RICHMOND (86) , MISSOURI STATE(54) , NORTHERN ARIZONA (50) , MONMOUTH (38) , PRINCETON (32) , HARVARD (30) , NEW HAMPSHIRE (28) , TENNESSEE STATE (22) , YALE (16) , FURMAN (12) , SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (8) , IDAHO (7) , NORTH ALABAMA (6) ,SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (5) , NORTHWESTERN STATE (3) , WESTERN CAROLINA (2) , PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (2) , DARTMOUTH (1) , HOWARD (1) , 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.
