| STATS FCS Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 10/22/2018 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE (7-0) | 4075 (163) | 1 |
| 2 | KENNESAW STATE (6-1) | 3865 | 3 |
| 3 | JAMES MADISON (5-2) | 3728 | 4 |
| 4 | WEBER STATE (5-2) | 3447 | 7 |
| 5 | EASTERN WASHINGTON (5-2) | 3133 | 9 |
| 6 | UC DAVIS (6-1) | 3051 | 10 |
| 7 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (4-2) | 2948 | 2 |
| 8 | ELON (5-2) | 2760 | 11 |
| 9 | WOFFORD (5-2) | 2614 | 12 |
| 10 | TOWSON (6-1) | 2559 | 13 |
| 11 | ILLINOIS STATE (5-2) | 2428 | 8 |
| 12 | JACKSONVILLE STATE (5-2) | 2182 | 5 |
| 13 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS (5-2) | 1869 | 15 |
| 14 | MCNEESE (5-2) | 1854 | 6 |
| 15 | STONY BROOK (6-2) | 1845 | 18 |
| 16 | COLGATE (6-0) | 1753 | 17 |
| 17 | UNI (4-3) | 1465 | 25 |
| 18 | NORTH CAROLINA A&T (6-2) | 1338 | 19 |
| 19 | PRINCETON (6-0) | 933 | 23 |
| 20 | NICHOLLS (4-3) | 900 | 20 |
| 21 | DELAWARE (5-2) | 859 | 24 |
| 22 | NORTH DAKOTA (5-2) | 667 | NR |
| 23 | SAM HOUSTON STATE (4-3) | 584 | 14 |
| 24 | MAINE (4-3) | 489 | 16 |
| 25 | ETSU (6-2) | 415 | 21 |
Others: DARTMOUTH (394) , SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (195) , CHATTANOOGA (132) , FLORIDA A&M (125) , RHODE ISLAND (111) , IDAHO STATE (91) , UIW (70) , MURRAY STATE (28) , MONTANA STATE (21) , MONTANA (12) , MISSOURI STATE (11) , MONMOUTH (9) , SAN DIEGO (6) , WESTERN ILLINOIS (4) , SAMFORD (2) , MERCER (2) , ALCORN STATE (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.
