1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
AP poll
Columns: 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
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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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)