Week 1 - September 6, 2017
| 2017 NJCAA Football Poll - Week 1 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prev. Rank |
| 1 | Arizona Western | 1-0 | 140 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | East Mississippi | 1-0 | 133 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Garden City | 2-0 | 125 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Trinity Valley | 2-0 | 120 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Northwest Mississippi | 0-0 | 108 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Mesa | 1-0 | 102 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Iowa Western | 2-0 | 95 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Lackawanna | 0-0 | 85 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Holmes | 1-0 | 80 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Navarro | 1-1 | 77 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 1-0 | 70 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Tyler | 2-0 | 64 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Georgia Military | 1-1 | 57 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Central Lakes | 1-0 | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Snow | 2-0 | 41 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 | Northeast Mississippi | 0-1 | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Copiah-Lincoln | 1-0 | 29 | 0 | 18 |
| 18 | Butler (KS) | 1-0 | 26 | 0 | RV |
| 19 | Dodge City | 1-1 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | Highland | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | RV |
Receiving Votes: Independence, DuPage, North Dakota SCS