MidwestSports.Net ranks the top 10 football teams in the midwest region in NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA for Sept. 3, 2018.
DIVISION II
| Ranking | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Nebraska-Kearney | (8-0) | 2 |
| 2 | Rockhurst | (7-1) | 3 |
| 3 | Upper Iowa | (7-1) | 7 |
| 4 | Wayne State | (7-1) | 9 |
| 5 | Central Missouri | (5-1) | 5 |
| 6 | Central Oklahoma | (7-2) | 4 |
| 7 | Washburn | (8-0) | NR |
| 8 | Ouachita | (8-0) | NR |
| 9 | Arkansas-Fort Smith | (6-3) | 10 |
| 10 | Truman State | (7-1) | NR |
DIVISION III
| Ranking | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Wartburg | (3-1) | 1 |
| 2 | Dubuque | (3-1) | 4 |
| 3 | Hendrix | (4-0) | 8 |
| 4 | Grinnell | (4-0) | 9 |
| 5 | Loras | (4-0) | NR |
| 6 | Webster | (2-0) | 7 |
| 7 | Luther | (2-0) | 10 |
| 8 | Nebraska Wesleyan | (2-2) | NR |
| 9 | Washington | (1-3) | 2 |
| 10 | Buena Vista | (1-3) | 5 |
NAIA
| Ranking | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Grand View | (7-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Park | (5-0) | 5 |
| 3 | Dordt | (5-1) | 3 |
| 4 | Columbia | (5-1) | 4 |
| 5 | Hastings | (4-0) | 6 |
| 6 | Midland | (8-2) | 7 |
| 7 | McPherson | (9-0) | NR |
| 8 | Missouri Baptist | (11-2) | NR |
| 9 | Central Methodist | (9-1) | NR |
| 10 | Mount Mercy | (10-2) | NR |