2018 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

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^[23] Week 8
Oct 22^[24] Week 9
Oct 29^[25] Week 10
Nov 5^[26] Week 11
Nov 12^[27] Week 12
Nov 18^[28] Week 13 (Final)
Jan 7^[29] 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) North Dakota State 26 (6–0) North Dakota State 26 (7–0) North Dakota State 26 (8–0) North Dakota State 26 (9–0) North Dakota State 26 (10–0) North Dakota State 26 (11–0) North Dakota State 26 (15–0) 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) Kennesaw State (6–1) Kennesaw State (6–1) Kennesaw State (7–1) Kennesaw State (8–1) Kennesaw State (9–1) Kennesaw State (10–1) Eastern Washington (12–3) 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) South Dakota State (4–1) James Madison (5–2) James Madison (6–2) Eastern Washington (7–2) Eastern Washington (8–2) Eastern Washington (9–2) South Dakota State (10–3) 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) Jacksonville State (5–1) Eastern Washington (5–2) Eastern Washington (6–2) Weber State (7–2) Weber State (8–2) Weber State (9–2) Kennesaw State (11–2) 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) James Madison (5–2) Weber State (5–2) Weber State (6–2) Elon (6–2) South Dakota State (7–2) South Dakota State (8–2) Maine (10–4) 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) McNeese State (5–1) Elon (5–2) Elon (5–2) South Dakota State (6–2) Colgate (9–0) James Madison (8–3) Weber State (10–3) 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) Illinois State (5–1) Wofford (5–2) South Dakota State (5–2) UC Davis (8–1) Jacksonville State (8–2) Colgate (9–1) Colgate (10–2) 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) Eastern Washington (5–2) South Dakota State (4–2) Wofford (6–2) Colgate (8–0) James Madison (7–3) Princeton (10–0) UC Davis (10–3) 8. 9. New Hampshire Samford (1–0) Samford (1–1) Jacksonville State (1–1) Elon (2–1) Elon (3–1) McNeese State (5–1) Weber State (4–2) Illinois State (5–2) UC Davis (7–1) Jacksonville State (7–2) Princeton (9–0) Jacksonville State (8–3) Princeton (10–0) 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) Sam Houston State (4–2) Towson (6–1) Jacksonville State (6–2) James Madison (6–3) Stony Brook (7–3) UC Davis (9–2) James Madison (9–4) 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) Elon (4–2) Colgate (6–0) Colgate (7–0) Princeton (8–0) UC Davis (8–2) North Carolina A&T (9–2) North Carolina A&T (10–2) 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) Wofford (4–2) Jacksonville State (5–2) McNeese State (6–2) Delaware (7–2) Elon (6–3) Wofford (8–3) Wofford (9–4) 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) Colgate (6–0) UC Davis (6–1) Illinois State (5–3) North Carolina A&T (7–2) North Carolina A&T (8–2) Nicholls (8–3) Jacksonville State (9–4) 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) Towson (5–1) Central Arkansas (5–2) Princeton (7–0) Wofford (6–3) Wofford (7–3) Maine (8–3) Nicholls (9–4) 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) Central Arkansas (4–2) Stony Brook (6–2) Towson (6–2) Stony Brook (6–3) Nicholls (7–3) Dartmouth (9–1) Dartmouth (9–1) 15. 16. Delaware Montana (1–0) Montana (2–0) Maine (2–0) Maine (2–1) Sam Houston State (2–2) Central Arkansas (3–2) UC Davis (5–1) McNeese State (5–2) Delaware (6–2) Nicholls (6–3) Towson (7–3) Stony Brook (7–4) Southeast Missouri State (9–4) 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) Stony Brook (5–2) Princeton (6–0) North Carolina A&T (6–2) East Tennessee State (8–2) East Tennessee State (8–2) Elon (6–4) Montana State (8–5) 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) North Carolina A&T (5–2) т North Carolina A&T (6–2) Stony Brook (6–3) McNeese State (6–3) Delaware (7–3) San Diego (9–2) Stony Brook (7–5) 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) Princeton (5–0) т Nicholls (4–3) Central Arkansas (5–3) Southeast Missouri State (7–2) Maine (7–3) Towson (7–4) Elon (6–5) 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) Maine (4–2) Dartmouth (6–0) Dartmouth (7–0) т Towson (6–3) Dartmouth (8–1) Southeast Missouri State (8–3) San Diego (9–3) 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) East Tennessee State (6–1) Delaware (5–2) Nicholls (5–3) т Maine (6–3) McNeese State (6–4) East Tennessee State (8–3) East Tennessee State (8–4) 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) Nicholls (4–3) Sam Houston State (4–3) Sam Houston State (5–3) Illinois State (5–4) San Diego (8–2) Indiana State (7–4) Towson (7–5) 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) Rhode Island (4–2) Northern Iowa (4–3) East Tennessee State (7–2) Dartmouth (7–1) Southeast Missouri State (7–3) Delaware (7–4) Delaware (7–5) 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) Dartmouth (5–0) North Dakota (5–2) Southeast Missouri State (6–2) Northern Iowa (5–4) Indiana State (6–4) Montana State (7–4) Duquesne (9–4) 24. 25. Montana Maine (1–0) Colgate (2–0) UC Davis (2–1) Princeton (2–0) Maine (2–2) Villanova (3–3) Delaware (4–2) East Tennessee State (6–2) North Dakota (5–3) Idaho State (6–3) North Dakota (6–4) Incarnate Word (6–4) Indiana State (7–4) 25. 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^[23] Week 8
Oct 22^[24] Week 9
Oct 29^[25] Week 10
Nov 5^[26] Week 11
Nov 12^[27] Week 12
Nov 18^[28] Week 13 (Final)
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