<page_title> 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings </page_title> <section_title> STATS Poll </section_title> <table> <cell> North Dakota State 151 <col_header> Preseason Aug 6 </col_header> <row_header> 1. </row_header> </cell> <cell> North Dakota State 157 (1–0) <col_header> Week 1 Sep 3 </col_header> <row_header> 1. </row_header> </cell> <cell> James Madison 6 <col_header> Preseason Aug 6 </col_header> <row_header> 2. </row_header> </cell> </table>
The STATS poll was released on August 6, 2018 with North Dakota State earning 151 of the 157 allotted first-place votes, defending James Madison earned the six.