The AFCA ranked Dartmouth 15th overall — the program's highest ranking since the Division I split in 1978 — while STATS had the Big Green listed at No. 18.
Final 2018 AFCA FCS Coaches Poll
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Team (First-Place Votes)
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W-L
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Pts
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Prev
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1.
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North Dakota State (26)
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15-0
|
650
|
1
|
2.
|
Eastern Washington
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12-3
|
623
|
3
|
3.
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South Dakota State
|
10-3
|
590
|
5
|
4.
|
Kennesaw State
|
11-2
|
558
|
2
|
5.
|
Maine
|
10-4
|
521
|
14
|
6.
|
Weber State
|
10-3
|
502
|
4
|
7.
|
Colgate
|
10-2
|
492
|
7
|
8.
|
UC Davis
|
10-3
|
468
|
10
|
9.
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PRINCETON
|
10-0
|
432
|
8
|
10.
|
James Madison
|
9-4
|
405
|
6
|
11.
|
North Carolina A&T
|
10-2
|
388
|
11
|
12.
|
Wofford
|
9-4
|
364
|
12
|
13.
|
Jacksonville State
|
9-4
|
347
|
9
|
14.
|
Nicholls State
|
9-4
|
328
|
13
|
15.
|
DARTMOUTH
|
9-1
|
275
|
15
|
16.
|
Southeast Missouri State
|
9-4
|
235
|
20
|
17.
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Montana State
|
8-5
|
193
|
24
|
18.
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Stony Brook
|
7-5
|
161
|
16
|
19.
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Elon
|
6-5
|
153
|
17
|
20.
|
San Diego
|
9-3
|
133
|
18
|
21.
|
East Tennessee State
|
8-4
|
128
|
21
|
22.
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Towson
|
7-5
|
92
|
19
|
23.
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Delaware
|
7-5
|
89
|
23
|
24.
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Duquesne
|
9-4
|
83
|
NR
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25.
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Indiana State
|
7-4
|
77
|
22
|
Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 73, Alcorn State 30, Incarnate Word 21, Monmouth 17, Illinois State 9, Lamar 9, Rhode Island 3, Idaho State 1.
STATS Rankings as of 1/7/2019
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Rank
|
School
|
Votes
|
Prev
|
1
|
North Dakota State (15-0)
|
3900 (156)
|
1
|
2
|
Eastern Washington (12-3)
|
3741
|
4
|
3
|
South Dakota State (10-3)
|
3563
|
5
|
4
|
Maine (10-4)
|
3299
|
12
|
5
|
Kennesaw State (11-2)
|
3224
|
2
|
6
|
Weber State (10-3)
|
3096
|
3
|
7
|
UC Davis (10-3)
|
2939
|
7
|
8
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Colgate (10-2)
|
2836
|
9
|
9
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James Madison (9-4)
|
2532
|
6
|
10
|
Jacksonville State (9-4)
|
2360
|
8
|
11
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PRINCETON (10-0)
|
2189
|
10
|
12
|
North Carolina A&T (10-2)
|
2136
|
11
|
13
|
Wofford (9-4)
|
2135
|
13
|
14
|
Nicholls (9-4)
|
1951
|
14
|
15
|
Southeast Missouri State(9-4)
|
1587
|
20
|
16
|
Stony Brook (7-5)
|
1163
|
15
|
17
|
Montana State (8-5)
|
1157
|
23
|
18
|
DARTMOUTH (9-1)
|
981
|
18
|
19
|
Elon (6-5)
|
909
|
17
|
20
|
Towson (7-5)
|
803
|
16
|
21
|
Duquesne (9-4)
|
699
|
NR
|
22
|
ETSU (8-4)
|
686
|
22
|
23
|
UNI (7-6)
|
676
|
NR
|
24
|
Delaware (7-5)
|
670
|
21
|
25
|
San Diego (9-3)
|
635
|
19
|
Others: Indiana State (239) , UIW (187) , Alcorn State (147) ,Lamar (133) , Furman (43) , Monmouth (25) , Idaho State (15) ,Illinois State (14) , McNeese (14) , Eastern Kentucky (5) ,Samford (4) , Montana (2) , Rhode Island (2) , Stetson (2) ,Southern University (1)
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