INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee revealed its top 10 rankings Wednesday evening with defending national champion and undefeated North Dakota State (8-0) leading the way as the top-ranked team.
Right behind the Bison at No. 2 is James Madison (6-2), followed by UC Davis (7-1), Weber State (6-2) and Elon (5-2).
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Rounding out the top 10 is Kennesaw State (7-1) at sixth, South Dakota State (5-2) at seventh, Wofford (6-2) at eighth, Eastern Washington (6-2) at ninth and Delaware (6-2) at 10th.
This is the third straight year that the committee has publicly released a midseason ranking. This will be the only ranking released by the committee prior to the final bracket being revealed at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time on Selection Sunday, Nov. 18, on ESPNU.
8-0 overall.
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5-0 in the Valley.
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The 2018 championship field consists of 10 automatic qualifiers and 14 at-large qualifiers. The top eight teams will be seeded, receive first-round byes and host second-round games. The 16 other teams will bid to host first-round games.
First-round games take place Saturday, Nov. 24, and the championship will conclude with the national championship game on Saturday, Jan. 5 at noon Eastern time in Frisco, Texas. The national championship game will be on ESPN2.
Tickets for the Division I championship game are available at ncaa.com/fcs.
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | 8-0 |
| 2 | James Madison | 6-2 |
| 3 | UC Davis | 7-1 |
| 4 | Weber State | 6-2 |
| 5 | Elon | 5-2 |
| 6 | Kennesaw State | 7-1 |
| 7 | South Dakota State | 5-2 |
| 8 | Wofford | 6-2 |
| 9 | Eastern Washington | 6-2 |
| 10 | Delaware | 6-2 |
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