Week 9 - October 30, 2017
| 2017 NJCAA Football Poll - Week 9 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prev. Rank |
| 1 | Iowa Western | 8-1 | 196 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Arizona Western | 7-0 | 189 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | East Mississippi | 8-1 | 189 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Northwest Mississippi | 7-1 | 177 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Independence | 7-1 | 162 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Jones | 8-1 | 147 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Trinity Valley | 7-2 | 128 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 7-2 | 108 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Snow | 7-1 | 105 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Butler (KS) | 7-2 | 102 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Blinn | 6-2 | 99 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Hinds | 6-2 | 99 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Georgia Military | 7-1 | 74 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Navarro | 6-3 | 53 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Louisburg | 7-0 | 52 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Itawamba | 6-3 | 47 | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | Garden City | 6-3 | 31 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Scottsdale | 6-2 | 28 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 | ASA Brooklyn | 6-1 | 19 | 0 | RV |
| 20 | Hutchinson | 6-3 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Receiving Votes: DuPage, Mesa, Dakota College at Bottineau, Central Lakes-Brainerd, Lackawanna, Holmes