2018 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
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| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Postseason | Single-elimination |
| Preseason #1 | North Dakota State |
The 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football rankings consists of two human polls, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), college football's governing body, the NCAA, bestows the national championship title through a 24-team tournament.[1] The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level of college football for the 2018 season. The STATS poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll is determined by coaches at the FCS level.
The STATS preseason poll was released on August 6, 2018, with defending champions North Dakota State earning 151 of the 157 allotted first-place votes; defending runners-up James Madison earned the other six.
The Coaches' poll was released on August 13, 2018 - it consisted of an identical top six, with defending champions North Dakota State receiving 23 of the 26 first-place votes.
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for NCAA FCS Playoffs | ||
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
STATS Poll
| Preseason Aug 6[2] | Week 1 Sep 3[3] | Week 2 Sep 10[4] | Week 3 Sep 17[5] | Week 4 Sep 24[6] | Week 5 Oct 1[7] | Week 6 Oct 8[8] | Week 7 Oct 15 | Week 8 Oct 22 | Week 9 Oct 29 | Week 10 Nov 5 | Week 11 Nov 12 | Week 12 Nov 19 | Week 13 (Final) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | North Dakota State 151 | North Dakota State 157 (1–0) | North Dakota State 154 (1–0) | North Dakota State 152 (2–0) | North Dakota State 152 (3–0) | North Dakota State 155 (4–0) | North Dakota State 160 (5–0) | 1. | |||||||
| 2. | James Madison 6 | James Madison 1 (0–1) | James Madison 2 (1–1) | James Madison 2 (2–1) | James Madison 3 (3–1) | James Madison 3 (4–1) | South Dakota State (3–1) | 2. | |||||||
| 3. | South Dakota State | South Dakota State (0–0) | South Dakota State (1–0) | South Dakota State (2–0) | South Dakota State (2–0) | South Dakota State (2–1) | Kennesaw State (5–1) | 3. | |||||||
| 4. | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State (0–0) | North Carolina A&T 3 (3–0) | North Carolina A&T 3 (3–0) | Kennesaw State (3–1) | Kennesaw State (4–1) | Eastern Washington (5–1) | 4. | |||||||
| 5. | Kennesaw State | North Carolina A&T 2 (2–0) | Sam Houston State (1–0) | Kennesaw State (2–1) | Eastern Washington (3–1) | Eastern Washington (4–1) | Elon (4–1) | 5. | |||||||
| 6. | Jacksonville State | Eastern Washington (1–0) | Eastern Washington (2–0) | Eastern Washington (2–1) | Weber State (3–1) | Weber State (3–1) | James Madison (4–2) т | 6. | |||||||
| 7. | New Hampshire | Kennesaw State (0–1) | Kennesaw State (1–1) | Weber State (2–1) | Wofford (2–1) | Wofford (3–1) | Wofford (4–1) т | 7. | |||||||
| 8. | Weber State | Wofford (1–0) | Wofford (2–0) | Wofford (2–1) | Jacksonville State (2–1) | Jacksonville State (3–1) | Jacksonville State (4–1) | 8. | |||||||
| 9. | Eastern Washington | Samford (1–0) | Samford (1–1) | McNeese State (3–0) | Illinois State (3–0) | McNeese State (4–1) | McNeese State (5–1) | 9. | |||||||
| 10. | Wofford | Weber State (0–1) | Villanova (2–0) | Jacksonville State (1–1) | McNeese State (3–1) | Elon (3–1) | North Carolina A&T (5–1) | 10. | |||||||
| 11. | Samford | Nicholls (1–0) | Weber State (1–1) | Sam Houston State (1–1) | Elon (2–1) | North Carolina A&T (4–1) | Nicholls (4–2) | 11. | |||||||
| 12. | Elon | Villanova (1–0) | Jacksonville State (1–1) | Elon (1–1) | North Carolina A&T (3–1) | Nicholls (3–2) | Illinois State (4–1) | 12. | |||||||
| 13. | Northern Iowa | Jacksonville State (0–1) | Nicholls (1–1) | Maine (2–0) | Villanova (3–1) т | Stony Brook (4–1) | Weber State (3–2) | 13. | |||||||
| 14. | North Carolina A&T | Montana (1–0) | Elon (1–1) | Central Arkansas (2–1) | Central Arkansas (2–1) т | Montana (4–1) | UC Davis (4–1) | 14. | |||||||
| 15. | Delaware | Elon (0–1) | Montana (2–0) | Villanova (2–1) | Nicholls (2–2) | Illinois State (3–1) | Sam Houston State (3–2) | 15. | |||||||
| 16. | Central Arkansas | McNeese State (1–0) | McNeese State (2–0) | Illinois State (2–0) | Maine (2–1) | UC Davis (3–1) | Rhode Island (4–1) | 16. | |||||||
| 17. | McNeese State | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Maine (2–0) | Samford (1–2) | Montana (3–1) | Sam Houston State (2–2) | Towson (4–1) | 17. | |||||||
| 18. | Nicholls | Northern Arizona (1–0) | Central Arkansas (1–1) | Nicholls (1–2) | Stony Brook (3–1) | Rhode Island (3–1) | Central Arkansas (3–2) | 18. | |||||||
| 19. | Villanova | Illinois State (1–0) | Illinois State (2–0) | Montana (2–1) | UC Davis (3–1) | Villanova (3–2) | Stony Brook (4–2) | 19. | |||||||
| 20. | Stony Brook | New Hampshire (0–1) | Northern Arizona (1–1) | Stony Brook (2–1) | Chattanooga (4–0) | Central Arkansas (2–2) | Colgate (5–0) | 20. | |||||||
| 21. | Illinois State | Northern Iowa (0–1) | Northern Iowa (0–1) | UC Davis (2–1) | Sam Houston State (1–2) | Colgate (4–0) | Maine (3–2) | 21. | |||||||
| 22. | Austin Peay | Maine (1–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | North Dakota (2–1) | Rhode Island (2–1) | Northern Iowa (2–2) | Montana (4–2) | 22. | |||||||
| 23. | Furman | South Dakota (0–1) | UC Davis (2–0) | Rhode Island (2–1) | Northern Iowa (1–2) | Towson (3–1) | East Tennessee State (5–1) | 23. | |||||||
| 24. | Montana | Stony Brook (0–1) | Stony Brook (1–1) | Austin Peay (2–1) | Colgate (3–0) | Missouri State (3–1) | South Dakota (3–2) | 24. | |||||||
| 25. | Youngstown State | Furman (0–1) | Rhode Island (2–0) | Northern Iowa (0–2) | Towson (2–1) | Maine (2–2) | Princeton (4–0) | 25. | |||||||
| Preseason Aug 6[9] | Week 1 Sep 3[10] | Week 2 Sep 10[11] | Week 3 Sep 17[12] | Week 4 Sep 24[13] | Week 5 Oct 1[14] | Week 6 Oct 8[15] | Week 7 Oct 15 | Week 8 Oct 22 | Week 9 Oct 29 | Week 10 Nov 5 | Week 11 Nov 12 | Week 12 Nov 19 | Week 13 (Final) | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: 20. Northern Arizona | Dropped:
| Dropped: 20. Chattanooga | Dropped:
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
AFCA Coaches' Poll
| Preseason Aug 13[16] | Week 1 Sep 3[17] | Week 2 Sep 10[18] | Week 3 Sep 17[19] | Week 4 Sep 24[20] | Week 5 Oct 1[21] | Week 6 Oct 8[22] | Week 7 Oct 15 | Week 8 Oct 22 | Week 9 Oct 29 | Week 10 Nov 5 | Week 11 Nov 12 | Week 12 Nov 19 | Week 13 (Final) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | North Dakota State 23 | North Dakota State 26 (1–0) | North Dakota State 25 (1–0) | North Dakota State 26 (2–0) | North Dakota State 26 (3–0) | North Dakota State 26 (4–0) | North Dakota State 26 (5–0) | 1. | |||||||
| 2. | James Madison 3 | James Madison (0–1) | James Madison 1 (1–1) | James Madison (2–1) | James Madison (2–1) | James Madison (4–1) | Kennesaw State (5–1) | 2. | |||||||
| 3. | South Dakota State | South Dakota State (0–0) | South Dakota State (1–0) | South Dakota State (2–0) | South Dakota State (2–0) | Kennesaw State (4–1) | Eastern Washington (5–1) | 3. | |||||||
| 4. | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State (0–0) | Sam Houston State (1–0) | North Carolina A&T (3–0) | Kennesaw State (3–1) | Eastern Washington (4–1) т | Wofford (4–1) | 4. | |||||||
| 5. | Kennesaw State | Eastern Washington (1–0) | Eastern Washington (2–0) | Kennesaw State (2–1) | Eastern Washington (3–1) | South Dakota State (2–1) т | South Dakota State (3–1) | 5. | |||||||
| 6. | Jacksonville State | North Carolina A&T (2–0) | North Carolina A&T (3–0) | Eastern Washington (2–1) т | Wofford (2–1) | Wofford (3–1) | Elon (4–1) | 6. | |||||||
| 7. | Eastern Washington | Wofford (1–0) | Wofford (2–0) | Wofford (2–1) т | Weber State (3–1) | Weber State (3–1) | Jacksonville State (4–1) | 7. | |||||||
| 8. | Weber State | Kennesaw State (0–1) | Kennesaw State (1–1) | Weber State (2–1) | Jacksonville State (2–1) | Jacksonville State (3–1) | James Madison (4–2) | 8. | |||||||
| 9. | New Hampshire | Samford (1–0) | Samford (1–1) | Jacksonville State (1–1) | Elon (2–1) | Elon (3–1) | McNeese State (5–1) | 9. | |||||||
| 10. | Samford | Nicholls (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | McNeese State (3–0) | Illinois State (3–0) | McNeese State (4–1) | North Carolina A&T (5–1) | 10. | |||||||
| 11. | Wofford | Villanova (1–0) | Jacksonville State (1–1) | Sam Houston State (1–1) | McNeese State (3–1) | North Carolina A&T (4–1) | Nicholls (4–2) | 11. | |||||||
| 12. | Northern Iowa | Jacksonville State (0–1) | Nicholls (1–1) | Elon (1–1) | Central Arkansas (2–1) | Nicholls (3–2) | Illinois State (4–1) | 12. | |||||||
| 13. | Elon | Weber State (0–1) | Weber State (1–1) | Central Arkansas (2–1) | North Carolina A&T (3–1) | Stony Brook (4–1) | Weber State (3–2) | 13. | |||||||
| 14. | North Carolina A&T | McNeese State (1–0) | Elon (1–1) | Villanova (2–1) | Villanova (3–1) | Illinois State (3–1) | Sam Houston State (3–2) | 14. | |||||||
| 15. | Central Arkansas | Elon (0–1) | McNeese State (2–0) | Illinois State (2–0) | Nicholls (2–2) | Montana (4–1) | Rhode Island (4–1) | 15. | |||||||
| 16. | Delaware | Montana (1–0) | Montana (2–0) | Maine (2–0) | Maine (2–1) | Sam Houston State (2–2) | Central Arkansas (3–2) | 16. | |||||||
| 17. | Nicholls | Central Arkansas (0–1) | Central Arkansas (1–1) | Samford (1–2) | Stony Brook (3–1) | Rhode Island (3–1) | Colgate (5–0) | 17. | |||||||
| 18. | McNeese State | Northern Iowa (0–1) | Northern Iowa (0–1) т | Nicholls (1–2) | Montana (3–1) | Central Arkansas (2–2) | Towson (4–1) | 18. | |||||||
| 19. | Villanova | Illinois State (1–0) | Illinois State (2–0) т | Stony Brook (2–1) | Sam Houston State (1–2) | Villanova (3–2) | UC Davis (4–1) | 19. | |||||||
| 20. | Illinois State | Northern Arizona (1–0) | Maine (2–0) | Montana (2–1) | Rhode Island (2–1) | Colgate (4–0) | Stony Brook (4–2) | 20. | |||||||
| 21. | Furman | Furman (0–1) | Stony Brook (1–1) | Austin Peay (2–1) | Northern Iowa (1–2) | UC Davis (3–1) | Princeton (4–0) | 21. | |||||||
| 22. | Stony Brook | New Hampshire (0–1) | Northern Arizona (1–1) | Northern Iowa (0–2) | UC Davis (3–1) | Northern Iowa (2–2) | Maine (3–2) | 22. | |||||||
| 23. | Austin Peay | Stony Brook (1–0) | Austin Peay (1–1) | Rhode Island (2–1) | Colgate (3–0) | Princeton (3–0) | Montana (4–2) | 23. | |||||||
| 24. | Youngstown State | Austin Peay (0–1) | South Dakota (1–1) | Colgate (2–0) | Chattanooga (4–0) | Towson (3–1) | East Tennessee State (5–1) | 24. | |||||||
| 25. | Montana | Maine (1–0) | Colgate (2–0) | UC Davis (2–1) | Princeton (2–0) | Maine (2–2) | Villanova (3–3) | 25. | |||||||
| Preseason Aug 13[23] | Week 1 Sep 3[24] | Week 2 Sep 10[25] | Week 3 Sep 17[26] | Week 4 Sep 24[27] | Week 5 Oct 1[28] | Week 6 Oct 8[29] | Week 7 Oct 15 | Week 8 Oct 22 | Week 9 Oct 29 | Week 10 Nov 5 | Week 11 Nov 12 | Week 12 Nov 19 | Week 13 (Final) | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: 24. Chattanooga | Dropped: 22. Northern Iowa | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
References
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