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
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(FBS), college football's governing body, the
NCAA
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, bestows the
national championship title through a
24-team tournament.
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/ref> The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division I
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Football Championship Subdivision
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level of college football for the 2018 season. The STATS STATS may refer to:
* Statistical Assessment Service
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poll is voted by media members while the Coaches' Poll
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is determined by coaches at the FCS level.
The STATS preseason poll was released on August 6, 2018, with defending champions North Dakota State
North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as th ...
earning 151 of the 157 allotted first-place votes; defending runners-up James Madison
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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
STATS Poll
AFCA Coaches' Poll
References
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Rankings
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NCAA Division I FCS football rankings