1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
| 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1998 | ||
| Preseason #1 | Ohio State | ||
| End of Season Champions | Tennessee | ||
| Conference with most teams in final AP poll | Big Ten, Big 12 (5) | ||
NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for BCS National Championship Game | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP poll
| Preseason | Week 1 Sept 7 | Week 2 Sept 14 | Week 3 Sept 21 | Week 4 Sept 28 | Week 5 Oct 5 | Week 6 Oct 12 | Week 7 Oct 19 | Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Week 12 Nov 23 | Week 13 Nov 30 | Week 14 Dec 7 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 5 | ||
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| 1. | Ohio State (30) | Ohio State (1-0) (39) | Ohio State (2-0) (57) | Ohio State (3-0) (64) | Ohio State (3-0) (58) | Ohio State (4-0) (66) | Ohio State (5-0) (64) | Ohio State (6-0) (64) | Ohio State (7-0) (64) | Ohio State (8-0) (63) | Tennessee (8-0) (46) | Tennessee (9-0) (37) | Tennessee (10-0) (42) | Tennessee (11-0) (41) | Tennessee (12-0) (70) | Tennessee (13-0) (70) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida State (22) | Florida State (1-0) (22) | Florida (2-0) (9) | Nebraska (3-0) (1) | Nebraska (4-0) (7) | Nebraska (5-0) (1) | UCLA (4-0) (1) | UCLA (5-0) (1) | UCLA (6-0) (1) | Tennessee (7-0) (3) | Kansas State (9-0) (19) | Kansas State (10-0) (29) | Kansas State (11-0) (24) | Kansas State (11-0) (24) | Florida State (11-1) | Ohio State (11-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida (5) | Florida (1-0) (4) | Nebraska (3-0) (1) | UCLA (2-0) (1) | Tennessee (3-0) (2) | UCLA (3-0) (1) | Tennessee (5-0) (3) | Tennessee (5-0) (3) | Tennessee (6-0) (3) | UCLA (7-0) (1) | UCLA (8-0) (4) | UCLA (9-0) (4) | UCLA (10-0) (4) | UCLA (10-0) (3) | Ohio State (10-1) | Florida State (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | Nebraska (4) | Nebraska (2-0) (2) | UCLA (1-0) (1) | Tennessee (2-0) (2) | UCLA (2-0) (1) | Tennessee (4-0) | Kansas State (5-0) (2) | Kansas State (6-0) (2) | Kansas State (7-0) (2) | Kansas State (8-0) (3) | Florida (8-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida State (11-1) | Florida State (11-1) | Kansas State (11-1) | Arizona (12-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan (4) | Kansas State (1-0) (2) | Kansas State (2-0) (2) | Kansas State (3-0) (2) | Kansas State (4-0) (2) | Kansas State (4-0) (2) | Florida (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Florida State (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | Florida State (9-1) (1) | Florida State (10-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | Arizona (11-1) | Florida (10-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Kansas State (2) | UCLA (0-0) (1) | Tennessee (1-0) | LSU (2-0) | LSU (3-0) | Florida (4-1) | Florida State (5-1) | Florida State (6-1) | Florida (6-1) | Florida State (8-1) | Texas A&M (9-1) | Texas A&M (10-1) | Texas A&M (10-1) | Arizona (11-1) | UCLA (10-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | 6. |
| 7. | UCLA (1) | LSU (0-0) | LSU (1-0) | Penn State (3-0) | Penn State (3-0) | Georgia (4-0) | Virginia (5-0) | Nebraska (6-1) | Nebraska (7-1) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Ohio State (8-1) | Ohio State (9-1) | Arizona (10-1) | Florida (9-2) | Florida (9-2) | Tulane (12-0) | 7. |
| 8. | Arizona State (2) | Tennessee (1-0) | Penn State (2-0) | Florida (2-1) | Florida (3-1) | Florida State (4-1) | Nebraska (5-1) | Texas A&M (6-1) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Wisconsin (8-0) | Wisconsin (9-0) | Arizona (10-1) | Florida (9-2) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Texas A&M (11-2) | UCLA (10-2) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | Penn State (1-0) | Washington (1-0) | Washington (2-0) | Florida State (3-1) | Virginia (5-0) | Wisconsin (6-0) | Wisconsin (7-0) | Wisconsin (8-0) | Penn State (6-1) | Arizona (9-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Tulane (11-0) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Georgia Tech (10-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Tennessee | Notre Dame (1-0) | Virginia (2-0) | Florida State (2-1) | Virginia (4-0) | Arizoan (5-0) | Texas A&M (5-1) | Penn State (5-1) | Penn State (5-1) | Arizona (8-1) | Arkansas (8-0) | Notre Dame (8-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Texas A&M (10-2) | Tulane (11-0) | Kansas State (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | West Virginia | Washington (1-0) | Florida State (1-1) | Virginia (3-0) | Syracuse (2-1) | LSU (3-1) | Oregon (5-0) | Georgia (5-1) | Georgia (6-1) | Arkansas (7-0) | Nebraska (8-2) | Michigan (8-2) | Tulane (10-0) | Arkansas (9-2) | Arkansas (9-2) | Texas A&M (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | North Carolina | Virginia (1-0) | Georgia (2-0) | Syarcuse (2-1) | Georgia (3-0) | Wisconsin (5-0) | Penn State (4-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Oregon (6-1) | Virginia (7-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | Tulane (9-0) | Georgia (8-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Michigan (10-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Penn State | Michigan (0-1) | Syarcuse (1-1) | Georgia (3-0) | Wisconsin (4-0) | Penn State (3-1) | Georgia (4-1) | West Virginia (4-1) | Arizona (7-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Missouri (7-2) | Wisconsin (9-1) | Arkansas (8-2) | Nebraska (9-3) | Virginia (9-2) | Air Force (12-1) | 13. |
| 14. | Texas A&M | Arizona State (0-1) | Wisconsin (2-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | Arizona (4-0) | Colorado (5-0) | Virginia Tech (5-0) | Arizona (6-1) | Arkansas (6-0) | Nebraska (7-2) | Tulane (8-0) | Georgia (7-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Virginia (9-2) | Nebraska (9-3) | Georgia (9-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Colorado State | Georgia (1-0) | Colorado (2-0) | Colorado (3-0) | Colorado (4-0) | Oregon (4-0) | West Virginia (4-1) | Arkansas (6-0) | Virginia (6-1) | Syracuse (5-2) Tulane (7-0) Virginia Tech (7-1) |
Michigan (7-2) | Oregon (8-2) | Michigan (8-3) | Michigan (9-3) | Michigan (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | 15. |
| 16. | Virginia | Colorado (1-0) | Arizona (2-0) | Arizona (3-0) | West Virginia (2-1) | West Virginia (3-1) | Arizona (5-1) | Virginia (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | N/A | Virginia Tech (7-1) | Penn State (7-2) | Virginia (8-2) | Notre Dame (9-2) | Air Force (11-1) | Arkansas (9-3) | 16. |
| 17. | Syracuse | Wisconsin (1-0) | Texas A&M (1-1) | Texas A&M (2-1) | Oregon (4-0) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | Arkansas (5-0) | Colorado (6-1) | Syracuse (4-2) | N/A | Georgia (6-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Air Force (10-1) | Notre Dame (9-2) | Penn State (9-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Washington | Texas A&M (0-1) | USC (2-0) | USC (3-0) | Texas A&M (3-1) | Texas A&M (4-1) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Missouri (5-2) | Missouri (6-2) | Texas (7-2) | Virginia (8-2) | Air Force (10-1) | Syracuse (8-3) | Syracuse (8-3) | Virginia (9-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Georgia | Syracuse (0-1) | West Virginia (0-1) | West Virginia (1-1) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | USC (4-1) | Colorado (5-1) | Missouri (5-1) | Tulane (6-0) | Georgia (6-2) | Penn State (6-2) | Missouri (7-3) | Miami (FL) (7-2) | Georgia (8-3) | Georgia (8-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | 19. |
| 20. | Wisconsin | West Virginia (0-1) | NC State (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Washington (2-1) | Arkansas (4-0) | Missouri (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Virginia Tech (6-1) | Texas (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Air Force (9-1) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Texas (8-3) | Texas (8-3) | Miami (FL) (9-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Southern Miss | Arizona (1-0) | Missouri (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | USC (3-1) | Missouri (3-1) | LSU (3-2) | Syarcuse (4-2) | West Virginia (4-2) | Oregon (6-2) | Virginia (7-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Syracuse (7-3) | Oregon (8-3) | Oregon (8-3) | Missouri (8-4) | 21. |
| 22. | Notre Dame | USC (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Alabama (2-0) | Arkansas (3-0) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Texas Tech (6-0) | Tulane (5-0) | Michigan (5-2) | Michigan (6-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Miami (FL) (6-2) | Oregon (8-3) | Penn State (8-3) | Penn State (8-3) | Notre Dame (9-3) | 22. |
| 23. | Michigan State | Texas (1-0) | Notre Dame (1-1) | Air Force (3-0) т Notre Dame (1-1) т |
Missouri (2-1) т Notre Dame (2-1) т |
NC State (3-1) | Syracuse (3-2) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Air Force (8-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Penn State (7-3) | Mississippi State (8-3) | Missouri (7-4) | Virginia Tech (9-3) | 23. |
| 24. | Arizona | Oregon (1-0) | Alabama (2-0) | N/A | N/A | Syracuse (2-2) | Tulane (4-0) | Mississippi State (5-1) | Colorado (6-2) | Miami (FL) (5-2) | Miami (FL) (5-2) | Syracuse (6-3) | Missouri (7-4) | Missouri (7-4) | Miami (FL) (8-3) | Purdue (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Auburn | Missouri (1-0) | Mississippi State (2-0) | Missouri (2-1) | Michigan (2-2) | Tulane (4-0) | Georgia Tech (4-1) | Texas Tech (6-1) | Miami (FL) (4-2) | Air Force (7-1) | Wyoming (8-1) | Texas (7-3) | Mississippi State (7-3) | Virginia Tech (8-3) | Mississippi State (8-4) | Syracuse (8-4) | 25. |
Final Coaches' poll
| Ranking | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee |
| 2 | Ohio State |
| 3 | Florida State |
| 4 | Arizona |
| 5 | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Florida |
| 7 | Tulane |
| 8 | UCLA |
| 9 | Kansas State |
| 10 | Air Force |
| 11 | Georgia Tech |
| 12 | Michigan |
| 13 | Texas A&M |
| 14 | Georgia |
| 15 | Penn State |
| 16 | Texas |
| 17 | Arkansas |
| 18 | Virginia |
| 19 | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | Nebraska |
| 21 | Miami (FL) |
| 22 | Notre Dame |
| 23 | Purdue |
| 24 | Syracuse |
| 25 | Missouri |
BCS Standings
The Bowl Championship Series determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 1999 Fiesta Bowl.
| Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Week 12 Nov 23 | Week 13 Nov 30 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | UCLA (6-0) | Ohio State (8-0) | Tennessee (8-0) | Tennessee (9-0) | Tennessee (10-0) | Tennessee (11-0) | Tennessee (12-0) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (7-0) | Tennessee (7-0) | UCLA (8-0) | UCLA (9-0) | UCLA (10-0) | UCLA (10-0) | Florida State (11-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Tennessee (6-0) | UCLA (7-0) | Kansas State (9-0) | Kansas State (10-0) | Kansas State (11-0) | Kansas State (11-0) | Kansas State (11-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Kansas State (7-0) | Kansas State (8-0) | Florida State (9-1) | Florida State (10-1) | Florida State (11-1) | Florida State (11-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida State (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | Florida (8-1) | Florida (9-1) | Texas A&M (10-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | UCLA (10-1) | 5. |
| 6. | Nebraska (7-1) | Florida State (8-1) | Texas A&M (9-1) | Texas A&M (10-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | Arizona (11-1) | Texas A&M (11-2) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida (6-1) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Arkansas (8-0) | Ohio State (9-1) | Arizona (10-1) | Florida (9-2) | Arizona (11-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas A&M (7-1) | Wisconsin (8-0) | Ohio State (8-1) | Arizona (10-1) | Florida (9-2) | Texas A&M (10-2) | Florida (9-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Wisconsin (8-0) | Penn State (6-1) | Wisconsin (9-0) | Arkansas (8-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | 9. |
| 10. | Penn State (5-1) | Arizona (8-1) | Arizona (9-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Tulane (11-0) | Tulane (11-0) | 10. |
| 11. | Oregon (6-1) | Arkansas (7-0) | Nebraska (8-2) | Oregon (8-2) | Tulane (10-0) | Nebraska (9-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Arkansas (6-0) | Nebraska (7-2) | Notre Dame (7-1) | Michigan (7-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Virginia (9-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia (6-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Missouri (7-2) | Wisconsin (9-1) | Arkansas (8-2) | Arkansas (9-2) | Arkansas (9-2) | 13. |
| 14. | Arizona (7-1) | Texas (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Michigan (8-3) | Virginia (9-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Virginia (6-1) | Virginia (7-1) | Texas (7-2) | Georgia (7-2) | Georgia (8-2) | Syracuse (8-3) | Syracuse (8-3) | 15. |
| 16. | Notre Dame (5-1) | Tulane (7-0) | Tulane (8-0) | Tulane (9-0) | Air Force (10-1) | — | — | 16. |
| 17. | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Syracuse (5-2) | Georgia (6-2) | Penn State (7-2) | Virginia (8-2) | — | — | 17. |
| 18. | Missouri (5-2) | Penn State (6-2) | Air Force (9-1) | Oregon (8-3) | — | — | 18. | |
| 19. | Tulane (6-0) | Michigan (7-2) | Missouri (7-3) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | — | — | 19. | |
| 20. | Syracuse (4-2) | — | Virginia Tech (7-1) | USC (7-3) | Miami (FL) (7-2) | — | — | 20. |
| 21. | — | — | — | Virginia (8-2) | — | — | — | 21. |
| 22. | — | — | — | Georgia Tech (7-2) | — | — | — | 22. |
| 23. | — | — | — | Texas (7-3) | — | — | — | 23. |
| 24. | — | — | — | Miami (FL) (6-2) | — | — | — | 24. |
References
- ↑ "1998 Final AP Football Poll". AP Poll Archive. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ↑ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt
- ↑ http://www.bcsguru.com/1998_bcs_standings.htm
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