2008 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
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The 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings are from the Sports Network media poll and the coaches poll. This is for the 2008 season.
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The Sports Network poll
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Sept 2[2] | Week 2 Sept 9[3] | Week 3 Sept 16[4] | Week 4 Sept 23[5] | Week 5 Sept 30[6] | Week 6 Oct 7[7] | Week 7 Oct 14[8] | Week 8 Oct 21[9] | Week 9 Oct 28[10] | Week 10 Nov 4[11] | Week 11 Nov 11[12] | Week 12 Nov 18[13] | Week 13 Nov 25[14] | Week 14 Postseason[15] | ||
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| 1. | Appalachian State (97) | Appalachian State (0–1) (62) | Appalachian State (1–1) (85) | Appalachian State (1–1) (96) | Richmond (3–1) (49) | James Madison (4–1) (87) | James Madison (5–1) (104) | James Madison (6–1) (105) | James Madison (6–1) (102) | James Madison (7–1) (98) | James Madison (8–1) (91) | James Madison (8–1) (91) | James Madison (9–1) (106) | James Madison (10–1) (74) | Richmond (13–3) (80) | 1. |
| 2. | North Dakota State (1) | North Dakota State (1–0) (42) | North Dakota State (2–0) (22) | Richmond (2–1) (1) | James Madison (3–1) (37) | Appalachian State (2–2) | Appalachian State (3–2) (4) | Appalachian State (4–2) (1) | Appalachian State (5–2) (3) | Appalachian State (6–2) (3) | Appalachian State (7–2) (17) | Appalachian State (8–2) (17) | Appalachian State (9–2) (13) | Appalachian State (10–2) (7) | Montana (14–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Northern Iowa | Richmond (1–0) (4) | UMass (2–0) (1) | North Dakota State (2–1) (5) | Appalachian State (1–2) | Montana (4–0) (16) | McNeese State (3–1) (1) | Elon (6–1) | Elon (7–1) | Wofford (6–1) (2) | Cal Poly (6–1) (1) | Cal Poly (7–1) (2) | Cal Poly (8–1) (1) | Cal Poly (8–2) | James Madison (12–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Richmond | UMass (1–0) | Richmond (1–1) | Montana (2–0) (7) | Montana (3–0) (12) | McNeese State (2–1) (1) | New Hampshire (4–0) (2) | Wofford (4–1) | Wofford (5–1) | Cal Poly (5–1) (1) | Northern Iowa (7–2) | Northern Iowa (8–2) | Northern Iowa (9–2) | Northern Iowa (10–2) | Northern Iowa (12–3) | 4. |
| 5. | UMass[note 1] | Montana (0–0) (1) | Montana (1–0) (1) | James Madison (2–1) (2) | Northern Iowa (2–1) (2) | New Hampshire (4–0) (3) | Richmond (4–2) | Cal Poly (3–1) | Northern Iowa (5–2) | Northern Iowa (6–2) | Montana (8–1) | Montana (9–1) | Montana (10–1) | Montana (11–1) | Appalachian State (11–3) | 5. |
| 6. | James Madison (3) | Delaware (0–1) | Delaware (0–1) (1) | Delaware (1–1) (1) | McNeese State (1–1) | Richmond (3–2) | Elon (5–1) | Northern Iowa (4–2) | Cal Poly (4–1) | Montana (7–1) | Villanova (6–2) | Villanova (7–2) | Villanova (8–2) | Villanova (9–2) | Villanova (10–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington (0–1) | James Madison (1–1) | McNeese State (1–1) | New Hampshire (3–0) (1) | Elon (4–1) | Cal Poly (3–1) | Villanova (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | Villanova (5–2) | Richmond (6–3) | Richmond (7–3) | Richmond (8–3) | Richmond (9–3) | Weber State (10–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Montana | James Madison (0–1) | McNeese State (1–1) | Northern Iowa (1–1) | Elon (3–1) | Cal Poly (2–1) | Wofford (3–1) | Montana (5–1) | Montana (6–1) | Richmond (6–3) | New Hampshire (7–1) | Weber State (9–2) | Weber State (9–2) | Wofford (9–2) | New Hampshire (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Delaware | Northern Iowa (0–1) | Northern Iowa (1–1) | UMass (2–1) | Cal Poly (2–1) | Wofford (3–1) | Villanova (4–1) | Richmond (4–3) | Richmond (5–3) | New Hampshire (6–1) | Weber State (8–2) | Wofford (7–2) | Wofford (8–2) | Southern Illinois (9–2) | Wofford (9–3) | 9. |
| 10. | McNeese State | McNeese State (0–1) | New Hampshire (1–0) | New Hampshire (2–0) (1) | North Dakota State (2–2) | Northern Iowa (2–2) | Northern Iowa (3–2) | UMass (4–2) | New Hampshire (5–1) | Elon (7–2) | Wofford (6–2) | Southern Illinois (7–2) | Southern Illinois (8–2) | New Hampshire (9–2) | Cal Poly (8–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Southern Illinois | Cal Poly (1–0) | Southern Illinois (1–0) | Wofford (2–0) | Eastern Washington (1–2) | Eastern Washington (2–2) | North Dakota State (3–2) | New Hampshire (4–1) | McNeese State (4–2) | Central Arkansas (7–1) | Elon (7–2) | Elon (8–2) | New Hampshire (8–2) | Central Arkansas (10–2) | Southern Illinois (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Youngstown State | Southern Illinois (0–0) | Wofford (2–0) | South Dakota State (2–1) | Central Arkansas (4–0) | The Citadel (3–1) | Montana (4–1) | McNeese State (3–2) | Western Illinois (5–2) | Western Illinois (5–2) | Southern Illinois (6–2) | William & Mary (7–2) | Elon (8–3) | Weber State (9–3) | Central Arkansas (10–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Wofford | Wofford (1–0) | South Dakota State (1–1) | Cal Poly (1–1) | The Citadel (2–1) | Southern Illinois (2–1) | UMass (3–2) | Central Arkansas (5–1) | Central Arkansas (6–1) | Weber State (7–2) | UMass (6–3) | New Hampshire (7–2) | Central Arkansas (9–2) | South Carolina State (10–2) | South Carolina State (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Cal Poly | Youngstown State (0–1) | Cal Poly (1–1) | Eastern Washington (0–2) | Wofford (2–1) | Villanova (3–1) | Central Arkansas (4–1) | Liberty (6–0) | Southern Illinois (4–2) | Southern Illinois (5–2) | William & Mary (6–2) | Furman (7–3) | McNeese State (7–3) | Liberty (10–2) | Liberty (10–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Elon | New Hampshire (0–0) | Western Illinois (1–1) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Southern Illinois (1–1) | Furman (4–1) (1) | Liberty (5–0) | Western Illinois (4–2) | Northern Arizona (6–1) | UMass (5–3) | Furman (7–3) | Central Arkansas (8–2) | South Carolina State (9–2) | Harvard (9–1) | Harvard (9–1) | 15. |
| 16. | New Hampshire | Georgia Southern (0–1) | Eastern Washington (0–2) | Georgia Southern (2–1) | Furman (3–1) | Delaware (2–2) | Southern Illinois (2–2) | Southern Illinois (3–2) | Weber State (6–2) | William & Mary (5–2) | Central Arkansas (7–2) | McNeese State (6–3) | William & Mary (7–3) | Colgate (9–2) | Colgate (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Georgia Southern | Elon (0–1) | Georgia Southern (1–1) | Elon (2–1) | Delaware (1–2) | North Dakota State (2–2) | Western Illinois (3–2) | Northern Arizona (5–1) | UMass (4–3) | Liberty (7–1) | Western Illinois (5–3) | South Carolina State (8–2) | Maine (8–3) | Elon (8–4) | Elon (8–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Eastern Illinois | Western Illinois (0–1) | Elon (1–1) | Central Arkansas (3–0) | UMass (2–2) | UMass (2–2) | Northern Arizona (4–1) | Weber State (5–2) | Furman (6–2) | Furman (6–3) | McNeese State (5–3) | Tennessee State (8–2) | Tennessee–Martin (8–3) | McNeese State (7–4) | Maine (8–5) | 18. |
| 19. | South Dakota State | Eastern Illinois (0–1) | Central Arkansas (2–0) | Villanova (1–1) | Villanova (2–1) | Central Arkansas (4–1) | Jacksonville State (4–1) | Furman (5–2) | Tennessee State (6–1) | Northern Arizona (6–2) | South Carolina State (7–2) | Harvard (7–1) | Harvard (8–1) | William & Mary (7–4) | Eastern Kentucky (8–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Eastern Kentucky | The Citadel (1–0) | Eastern Illinois (0–2) | Western Illinois (1–2) | South Dakota State (2–2) | Liberty (4–0) | Furman (4–2) | North Dakota State (3–3) | Liberty (6–1) | McNeese State (4–3) | Tennessee–Martin (7–2) | Tennessee–Martin (7–3) | Furman (7–4) | Maine (8–4) | William & Mary (7–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Villanova | South Dakota State (0–1) | Villanova (0–1) | The Citadel (1–1) | Eastern Illinois (2–2) | Western Illinois (2–2) | The Citadel (3–2) | South Dakota State (3–3) | Jacksonville State (5–2) | Lafayette (6–1) | Harvard (6–1) | Maine (7–3) | Colgate (8–2) | Eastern Kentucky (8–3) | McNeese State (7–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas (1–0) | The Citadel (1–1) | Eastern Illinois (1–2) | Western Illinois (2–2) | Jacksonville State (3–1) | Weber State (4–2) | Tennessee State (5–1) | Hampton (5–1) | South Carolina State (6–2) | Tennessee State (7–2) | UMass (6–4) | Liberty (9–2) | Jacksonville State (8–3) | Texas State (8–5) | 22. |
| 23. | The Citadel | Villanova (0–1) | Youngstown State (0–2) | Liberty (3–0) | Tennessee State (4–0) | South Dakota State (3–2) | Eastern Washington (2–3) | Jacksonville State (4–2) | William & Mary (4–2) | Harvard (5–1) | Northern Arizona (6–3) | Colgate (8–2) | Western Illinois (6–4) | Texas State (8–4) | Jacksonville State (8–3) | 23. |
| 24. | Harvard | Eastern Kentucky (0–1) | Harvard (0–0) | Furman (2–1) | Georgia Southern (2–2) | Northern Arizona (3–1) | Delaware (2–3) | The Citadel (3–3) | Lafayette (5–1) | Tennessee–Martin (7–2) | Colgate (7–2) | Liberty (8–2) | Jacksonville State (8–3) | Tennessee–Martin (8–4) | Grambling State (11–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Western Illinois | Harvard (0–0) | Liberty (2–0) | Tennessee State (3–0) | Liberty (3–0) | Brown (2–0) | South Dakota State (3–3) | Hampton (4–1) | Harvard (4–1) | Tennessee State (6–2) | Liberty (7–2) | Western Illinois (5–4) | Tennessee State (8–3) | Prairie View A&M (9–1) | Prairie View A&M (9–1) | 25. |
| Preseason [16] | Week 1 Sept 2[17] | Week 2 Sept 9[18] | Week 3 Sept 16[19] | Week 4 Sept 23[20] | Week 5 Sept 30[21] | Week 6 Oct 7[22] | Week 7 Oct 14[23] | Week 8 Oct 21[24] | Week 9 Oct 28[25] | Week 10 Nov 4[26] | Week 11 Nov 11[27] | Week 12 Nov 18[28] | Week 13 Nov 25[29] | Week 14 Postseason[30] | ||
| None | Dropped: 24 Eastern Kentucky | Dropped:
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| Dropped: 25 Brown | Dropped:
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| Dropped: 21 Lafayette | Dropped: 23 Northern Arizona | Dropped: 22 UMass | Dropped:
| Dropped: 24 Tennessee–Martin |
