| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 10/8/2018 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE (5-0) | 4000 (160) | 1 |
| 2 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (3-1) | 3629 | 3 |
| 3 | KENNESAW STATE (5-1) | 3592 | 4 |
| 4 | EASTERN WASHINGTON (5-1) | 3535 | 5 |
| 5 | ELON (4-1) | 3281 | 10 |
| 6 | JAMES MADISON (4-2) | 3126 | 2 |
| 6 | WOFFORD (4-1) | 3126 | 7 |
| 8 | JACKSONVILLE STATE (4-1) | 2881 | 8 |
| 9 | MCNEESE (5-1) | 2691 | 9 |
| 10 | NORTH CAROLINA A&T (5-1) | 2431 | 11 |
| 11 | NICHOLLS (4-2) | 2228 | 12 |
| 12 | ILLINOIS STATE (4-1) | 2018 | 15 |
| 13 | WEBER STATE (3-2) | 2009 | 6 |
| 14 | UC DAVIS (4-1) | 1869 | 16 |
| 15 | SAM HOUSTON STATE (3-2) | 1574 | 17 |
| 16 | RHODE ISLAND (4-1) | 1499 | 18 |
| 17 | TOWSON (4-1) | 1480 | 23 |
| 18 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS (3-2) | 1124 | 20 |
| 19 | STONY BROOK (4-2) | 1030 | 13 |
| 20 | COLGATE (5-0) | 1018 | 21 |
| 21 | MAINE (3-2) | 815 | 25 |
| 22 | MONTANA (4-2) | 771 | 14 |
| 23 | ETSU (5-1) | 415 | NR |
| 24 | SOUTH DAKOTA (3-2) | 356 | NR |
| 25 | PRINCETON (4-0) | 354 | NR |
Others: UNI (251) , IDAHO STATE (246) , VILLANOVA (169) , DARTMOUTH (109) , MISSOURI STATE (68) , CHATTANOOGA (66) , NORTH DAKOTA (60) , MONTANA STATE (50) , DELAWARE (37) , NORTHERN ARIZONA (36) , PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (20) ,INCARNATE WORD (14) , WESTERN ILLINOIS (12) , MERCER (6) , TENNESSEE STATE (2) , CAMPBELL (1) , BRYANT (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.
