1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

The 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 1998 season.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(#–#)		Win–loss record
(Italics)		Number of first place votes
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

The Sports Network poll

	Preseason ^[1]	Week 1 Sept 8^[2]	Week 2 Sept 15^[3]	Week 3 Sept 22^[4]	Week 4 Sept 29^[5]	Week 5 Oct 6^[6]	Week 6 Oct 13^[7]	Week 7 Oct 20^[8]	Week 8 Oct 27^[9]	Week 9 Nov 3^[10]	Week 10 Nov 10^[11]	Week 11 Nov 17^[12]	Week 12 Nov 24^[13]	Week 13 Postseason^[14]
1.	Youngstown State	Youngstown State (1–0) (63)	Youngstown State (2–0) (69)	Youngstown State (3–0) (58)	Youngstown State (3–0) (56)	McNeese State (4–0) (87)	McNeese State (5–0) (85)	Georgia Southern (7–0) (88)	Georgia Southern (8–0) (93)	Georgia Southern (9–0) (95)	Georgia Southern (10–0) (95)	Georgia Southern (11–0) (97)	Georgia Southern (11–0)	UMass (12–3) (63)	1.
2.	McNeese State	McNeese State (1–0) (17)	McNeese State (2–0) (22)	McNeese State (3–0) (33)	McNeese State (4–0) (36)	Georgia Southern (5–0) (8)	Georgia Southern (6–0) (9)	Hampton (6–0) (1)	Hampton (7–0) (1)	Western Illinois (8–1) (2)	Western Illinois (9–1) (2)	McNeese State (9–1)	Northwestern State (9–2)	Georgia Southern (13–1)	2.
3.	Delaware	Montana (1–0) (3)	Georgia Southern (2–0) (1)	Georgia Southern (3–0) (1)	Georgia Southern (4–0) (1)	Hampton (4–0)	Appalachian State (5–0)	Western Illinois (6–1) (1)	Western Illinois (7–1) (2)	McNeese State (7–1)	McNeese State (8–1)	Appalachian State (9–1)	Florida A&M (10–1)	Northwestern State (11–3)	3.
4.	Montana	Delaware (1–0) (1)	Villanova (1–1)	Villanova (2–1)	Villanova (3–1) (1)	Appalachian State (4–0)	Hampton (5–0)	Northwestern State (5–1) (2)	Northwestern State (6–1) (1)	Appalachian State (7–1)	Appalachian State (8–1)	Florida A&M (9–1)	Western Illinois (9–2)	Western Illinois (11–3)	4.
5.	Northern Iowa	Northern Iowa (1–0)	Hampton (2–0)	Hampton (3–0)	Hampton (4–0)	Western Illinois (4–1)	Western Illinois (5–1)	McNeese State (5–1) (1)	McNeese State (6–1)	Connecticut (7–1)	Florida A&M (8–1)	Northwestern State (8–2)	Richmond (9–2)	Florida A&M (11–2)	5.
6.	Georgia Southern	Georgia Southern (1–0)	Northern Iowa (1–1)	Hofstra (3–0)	Hofstra (3–0)	Delaware (4–1)	Youngstown State (4–1)	William & Mary (6–1)	Appalachian State (6–1)	Florida A&M (7–1)	William & Mary (7–2)	Western Illinois (9–2)	McNeese State (9–2)	Appalachian State (10–3)	6.
7.	Villanova	Western Kentucky (1–0)	Hofstra (2–0)	William & Mary (3–0)	Northwestern State (4–0)	Youngstown State (3–1)	William & Mary (5–1)	Appalachian State (5–1)	Florida A&M (6–1)	William & Mary (7–2)	Northwestern State (7–2)	UMass (8–2)	Appalachian State (9–2)	Lehigh (12–1)	7.
8.	Western Kentucky	Villanova (0–1)	William & Mary (2–0)	Northwestern State (3–0)	Delaware (3–1)	Eastern Kentucky (3–1)	Northwestern State (4–1)	Florida A&M (6–1)	Delaware (5–2)	Hampton (7–1)	Murray State (7–2)	Richmond (8–2)	Connecticut (9–2)	McNeese State (9–3)	8.
9.	Eastern Kentucky	Eastern Kentucky (1–0)	Delaware (1–1)	Delaware (2–1)	Eastern Kentucky (3–1)	Weber State (5–0)	Florida A&M (5–1)	Delaware (5–2)	Connecticut (6–1)	Northwestern State (6–2)	Troy State (7–2)	Connecticut (8–2)	Hampton (9–2)	Connecticut (10–3)	9.
10.	Hampton	Hampton (1–0)	Northwestern State (2–0)	Murray State (3–0)	Appalachian State (3–0)	Northwestern State (4–1)	Delaware (4–2)	Connecticut (5–1)	Youngstown State (5–2)	Murray State (6–2)	UMass (7–2)	Hampton (8–2)	Tennessee State (9–2)	Richmond (9–3)	10.
11.	East Tennessee State	Western Illinois (1–0)	Montana (1–1)	Montana (2–1)	Western Illinois (3–1)	Villanova (3–2)	Troy State (4–1)	Youngstown State (4–2)	Western Kentucky (5–2)	Troy State (6–2)	Delaware (6–3)	Tennessee State (8–2)	Troy State (8–3)	Hampton (9–3)	11.
12.	Southern	Hofstra (1–0)	Murray State (2–0)	Eastern Kentucky (2–1)	Weber State (4–0)	William & Mary (4–1)	South Florida (5–0)	Western Kentucky (4–2)	William & Mary (6–2)	UMass (6–2)	Richmond (7–2)	William & Mary (7–3)	UMass (8–3)	Tennessee State (9–3)	12.
13.	Western Illinois	William & Mary (1–0)	Northern Arizona (2–0)	Appalachian State (2–0)	William & Mary (3–1)	Murray State (4–1)	Weber State (5–1)	Murray State (5–2)	Murray State (5–2)	Southern (6–2)	Connecticut (7–2)	Western Kentucky (7–3)	Lehigh (11–0)	Troy State (8–4)	13.
14.	William & Mary	Northwestern State (1–0)	Appalachian State (2–0)	Western Illinois (2–1)	Murray State (3–1)	Hofstra (3–1)	Eastern Illinois (4–1)	South Florida (5–1)	Southern (6–2)	Montana State (6–2)	Hampton (7–2)	Troy State (7–3)	Montana (8–3)	Southern (8–3)	14.
15.	Hofstra	Northern Arizona (1–0)	Western Kentucky (1–1)	Southern (2–1)	Southern (3–1)	Southern (4–1)	Connecticut (4–1)	Southern (5–2)	Troy State (5–2)	Delaware (5–3)	Western Kentucky (6–3)	Murray State (7–3)	Southern (7–3)	Montana (8–4)	15.
16.	Northwestern State	Murray State (1–0)	Eastern Kentucky (1–1)	Florida A&M (2–1)	Florida A&M (3–1)	Florida A&M (4–1)	Cal State Northridge (4–1)	Troy State (4–2)	UMass (5–2)	Richmond (6–2)	Tennessee State (7–2)	Southern (7–3)	William & Mary (7–4)	Illinois State (8–4)	16.
17.	Florida A&M	Appalachian State (1–0)	Western Illinois (1–1)	Northern Iowa (1–2)	Northern Iowa (2–2)	Troy State (4–1)	Eastern Kentucky (3–2)	Weber State (5–2)	Hofstra (5–2)	Youngstown State (5–3)	Southern (6–3)	Lehigh (10–0)	Western Kentucky (7–4)	William & Mary (7–4)	17.
18.	Jackson State	Middle Tennessee (1–0)	Southern (1–1)	Connecticut (2–0)	Connecticut (3–0)	Montana (3–2)	UMass (4–1)	Illinois State (5–1)	Eastern Illinois (5–2)	Western Kentucky (5–3)	Bethune-Cookman (7–1)	Bethune-Cookman (8–1)	Hofstra (8–3)	Bethune-Cookman (8–2)	18.
19.	Northern Arizona	East Tennessee State (0–1)	Florida A&M (1–1)	Northern Arizona (2–1)	Troy State (3–1)	South Florida (4–0)	Western Kentucky (3–2)	UMass (4–2)	Richmond (6–2)	Tennessee State (6–2)	South Florida (7–2)	Montana State (7–3)	South Florida (8–3)	Western Kentucky (7–4)	19.
20.	Richmond	Howard (1–0)	Middle Tennessee (1–1)	Troy State (2–1)	Northern Arizona (3–1)	Western Kentucky (3–2) т	Montana State (4–1)	Hofstra (4–2)	South Florida (5–2)	South Florida (6–2)	Lehigh (9–0)	Montana (7–2)	Bethune-Cookman (8–2)	Hofstra (8–3)	20.
21.	Eastern Washington	Southern (0–1)	Connecticut (1–0)	Weber State(3–0)	Montana (2–2)	Furman (4–1) т	Murray State (4–2)	Eastern Illinois (4–2)	Montana State (5–2)	Illinois State (6–2)	Montana State (6–3)	South Florida (7–3)	Illinois State (8–3)	Colgate (9–3)	21.
22.	Middle Tennessee	Eastern Illinois (1–0)	Southern Utah (1–0)	Howard (2–1)	Western Kentucky (2–2)	Eastern Illinois (4–1)	Villanova (3–3)	Villanova (3–3)	Jacksonville State (6–2)	Jacksonville State (6–2)	Montana (6–3)	Hofstra (7–3)	Delaware (7–4)	South Florida (8–3)	22.
23.	Murray State	Troy State (1–0)	Howard (1–1)	South Florida (3–0)	South Florida (3–0)	Cal State Northridge (3–1)	Southern (4–2)	Richmond (5–2)	Weber State (5–3)	Lehigh (8–0)	Hofstra (6–3)	Delaware (6–4)	Murray State (7–4)	Delaware (7–4)	23.
24.	Eastern Illinois	Connecticut (1–0)	Stephen F. Austin (1–1)	Western Kentucky (1–2)	Eastern Illinois (3–1)	UMass (3–1)	Furman (4–2)	Cal State Northridge (4–2)	Illinois State (5–2)	Montana (6–3)	Jacksonville State (6–3)	Jacksonville State (7–3)	Montana State (7–4)	Murray State (7–4)	24.
25.	Liberty	Florida A&M (0–1)	Troy State (1–1)	Eastern Illinois (2–1)	Furman (3–1)	Connecticut (3–1)	Hofstra (3–2)	Eastern Kentucky (3–3)	Lehigh (7–0)	Hofstra (5–3)	Cal State Northridge (6–3)	Cal State Northridge (7–3)	Northern Iowa (7–4)	Montana State (7–4)	25.
	Preseason ^[1]	Week 1 Sept 8^[2]	Week 2 Sept 15^[3]	Week 3 Sept 22^[4]	Week 4 Sept 29^[5]	Week 5 Oct 6^[6]	Week 6 Oct 13^[7]	Week 7 Oct 20^[8]	Week 8 Oct 27^[9]	Week 9 Nov 3^[10]	Week 10 Nov 10^[11]	Week 11 Nov 17^[12]	Week 12 Nov 24^[13]	Week 13 Postseason^[14]
		Dropped: 18 Jackson State 20 Richmond 21 Eastern Washington 25 Liberty	Dropped: 19 East Tennessee State 22 Eastern Illinois	Dropped: 20 Middle Tennessee 22 Southern Utah 24 Stephen F. Austin	Dropped: 22 Howard	Dropped: 17 Northern Iowa 20 Northern Arizona	Dropped: 18 Montana	Dropped: 20 Montana State 24 Furman	Dropped: 22 Villanova 24 Cal State Northridge 25 Eastern Kentucky	Dropped: 18 Eastern Illinois 23 Weber State	Dropped: 17 Youngstown State 21 Illinois State	None	Dropped: 24 Jacksonville State 25 Cal State Northridge	Dropped: 20 Northern Iowa

References

^ "Division I-AA Poll". Akron Beacon Journal. Associated Press. September 3, 1998. p. B2. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. September 8, 1998. p. 8C. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. September 15, 1998. p. B-2. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NCAA I-AA". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. September 22, 1998. p. B2. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA Poll". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. September 29, 1998. p. 2D. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NCAA Division I-AA". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 6, 1998. p. C5. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. October 13, 1998. p. B4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. October 20, 1998. p. 6B. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 27, 1998. p. D4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. November 3, 1998. p. B3. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Div. I-AA Poll". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 10, 1998. p. C4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1998. p. C2. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NCAA Division I-AA Poll". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 24, 1998. p. C4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final Div. I-AA poll". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. December 22, 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved May 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Division I-AA Poll". Akron Beacon Journal. Associated Press. September 3, 1998. p. B2. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Division I-AA Poll". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. September 8, 1998. p. 8C. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Division I-AA poll". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. September 15, 1998. p. B-2. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "NCAA I-AA". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. September 22, 1998. p. B2. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Division I-AA Poll". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. September 29, 1998. p. 2D. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "NCAA Division I-AA". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 6, 1998. p. C5. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Division I-AA Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. October 13, 1998. p. B4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Division I-AA Poll". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. October 20, 1998. p. 6B. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Division I-AA poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 27, 1998. p. D4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Division I-AA Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. November 3, 1998. p. B3. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Div. I-AA Poll". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 10, 1998. p. C4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Division I-AA Poll". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1998. p. C2. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "NCAA Division I-AA Poll". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 24, 1998. p. C4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "Final Div. I-AA poll". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. December 22, 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved May 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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