Week 8 - October 24, 2017
| 2017 NJCAA Football Poll - Week 8 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prev. Rank |
| 1 | Iowa Western | 7-1 | 210 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Arizona Western | 6-0 | 193 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Northwest Mississippi | 6-1 | 179 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Blinn | 6-1 | 178 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | East Mississippi | 7-1 | 173 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Independence | 6-1 | 144 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Hinds | 6-1 | 136 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Jones | 7-1 | 135 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Trinity Valley | 6-2 | 111 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Snow | 6-1 | 84 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Scottsdale | 6-1 | 84 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Butler (KS) | 6-2 | 83 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Georgia Military | 6-1 | 75 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 6-2 | 65 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Lackawanna | 6-1 | 47 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Hutchinson | 6-2 | 46 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Louisburg | 6-0 | 40 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Navarro | 5-3 | 32 | 0 | 20 |
| 19 | Garden City | 5-3 | 20 | 0 | RV |
| 20 | Itawamba | 5-3 | 16 | 0 | RV |
Receiving Votes: Tyler, Central Lakes-Brainerd, Monroe, Holmes, ASA Brooklyn, Dakota College at Bottineau, Mississippi Gulf Coast