Week 5 - October 3, 2017
| 2017 NJCAA Football Poll - Week 5 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prev. Rank |
| 1 | East Mississippi | 5-0 | 209 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Tyler | 5-0 | 179 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Iowa Western | 4-1 | 148 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Trinity Valley | 5-1 | 139 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Arizona Western | 3-0 | 137 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Snow | 5-0 | 130 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Independce | 4-1 | 124 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Blinn | 4-1 | 118 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Scottsdale | 5-0 | 112 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Lackawanna | 4-0 | 101 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Northwest Mississippi | 3-1 | 95 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Hinds | 4-0 | 87 | 0 | NR |
| 13 | Georgia Military | 4-1 | 77 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Hutchinson | 5-1 | 68 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Holmes | 4-1 | 67 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Monroe | 5-0 | 55 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 | Jones | 4-1 | 45 | 0 | RV |
| 18 | Louisburg | 4-0 | 36 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Butler (KS) | 3-2 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 3-2 | 24 | 0 | NR |
Receiving Votes: Mesa, Mesabi Range, Itawamba, Central Lakes-Brainerd, Northeastern Oklahoma-Brainerd, Garden City