| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 10/1/2018 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE (4-0) | 3947 (155) | 1 |
| 2 | JAMES MADISON (4-1) | 3794 (3) | 2 |
| 3 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (2-1) | 3433 | 3 |
| 4 | KENNESAW STATE (4-1) | 3432 | 4 |
| 5 | EASTERN WASHINGTON (4-1) | 3351 | 5 |
| 6 | WEBER STATE (3-1) | 3124 | 6 |
| 7 | WOFFORD (3-1) | 3002 | 7 |
| 8 | JACKSONVILLE STATE (3-1) | 2692 | 8 |
| 9 | MCNEESE (4-1) | 2578 | 10 |
| 10 | ELON (3-1) | 2438 | 11 |
| 11 | NORTH CAROLINA A&T (4-1) | 2253 | 12 |
| 12 | NICHOLLS (3-2) | 1971 | 15 |
| 13 | STONY BROOK (4-1) | 1969 | 18 |
| 14 | MONTANA (4-1) | 1731 | 17 |
| 15 | ILLINOIS STATE (3-1) | 1700 | 9 |
| 16 | UC DAVIS (3-1) | 1420 | 19 |
| 17 | SAM HOUSTON STATE (2-2) | 1291 | 21 |
| 18 | RHODE ISLAND (3-1) | 1012 | 22 |
| 19 | VILLANOVA (3-2) | 990 | 13 |
| 20 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS (2-2) | 972 | 13 |
| 21 | COLGATE (4-0) | 723 | 24 |
| 22 | UNI (2-2) | 672 | 23 |
| 23 | TOWSON (3-1) | 586 | 25 |
| 24 | MISSOURI STATE (3-1) | 566 | NR |
| 25 | MAINE (2-2) | 409 | 16 |
Others: CHATTANOOGA (254) , ETSU (224) , PRINCETON (187) , SOUTH DAKOTA (162) , WESTERN ILLINOIS (80) , MONTANA STATE (70) , NORTH DAKOTA (65) , IDAHO STATE (54) , YALE (46) , DARTMOUTH (27) , SACRAMENTO STATE (23) ,TENNESSEE STATE (21) , PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (14) , DELAWARE (9) , HARVARD (7) , MERCER (4) , HOWARD (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.
