1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

none August 2023 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings 100px background:#ccf; background:#; Season 1998 Postseason Single-elimination Preseason No. 1 1998 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State National champions UMass Conference with most teams in final poll A-10 (5) background:#eee; padding:0 0.3em; noprint NCAA Division I FCS football rankings 1997 1999 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 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Division I-AA Poll https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86458789/ October 3, 2021 Akron Beacon Journal Associated Press September 3, 1998 B2 Newspapers.com Sept 8Division I-AA Poll The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida September 8, 1998 8C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666061/poll_19980908_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Sept 15Division I-AA poll The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana September 15, 1998 B-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666340/poll_1998_0915_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Sept 22NCAA I-AA The Salina Journal Salina, Kansas September 22, 1998 B2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666715/poll_1998_0922_i_aa_pt_1/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Sept 29Division I-AA Poll Pensacola News Journal Pensacola, Florida September 29, 1998 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666553/poll_1998_0929_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Oct 6NCAA Division I-AA The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio October 6, 1998 C5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666852/poll_1998_1006_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Oct 13Division I-AA Poll The Kokomo Tribune Kokomo, Indiana October 13, 1998 B4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10666963/poll_1998_1013_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Oct 20Division I-AA Poll The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, New York October 20, 1998 6B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667013/poll_1998_1020_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Oct 27Division I-AA poll The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky October 27, 1998 D4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667130/poll_1998_1027_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Nov 3Division I-AA Poll The Kokomo Tribune Kokomo, Indiana November 3, 1998 B3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667202/poll_1998_1103_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Nov 10Div. I-AA Poll St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri November 10, 1998 C4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667275/poll_1998_1110_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Nov 17Division I-AA Poll The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania November 17, 1998 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667323/poll_1998_1117_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 Nov 24NCAA Division I-AA Poll St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri November 24, 1998 C4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10667377/poll_1998_1124_i_aa/ Newspapers.com April 30, 2017 PostseasonFinal Div. I-AA poll The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee December 22, 1998 7C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11125866/poll_1998_1222_i_aa_final/ Newspapers.com May 20, 2017 1998 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State McNeese State Delaware Montana Northern Iowa Georgia Southern Villanova Western Kentucky 1998 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Hampton East Tennessee State Southern Western Illinois William & Mary 1998 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra Northwestern State Florida A&M Jackson State Northern Arizona Richmond Eastern Washington Middle Tennessee 1998 Murray State Racers Murray State Eastern Illinois Liberty Youngstown State (1–0) (63) McNeese State (1–0) (17) Montana (1–0) (3) u Delaware (1–0) (1) d Northern Iowa (1–0) Georgia Southern (1–0) Western Kentucky (1–0) u Villanova (0–1) d Eastern Kentucky (1–0) Hampton (1–0) Western Illinois (1–0) u Hofstra (1–0) u William & Mary (1–0) u Northwestern State (1–0) u Northern Arizona (1–0) u Murray State (1–0) u Appalachian State (1–0) npr Middle Tennessee (1–0) u East Tennessee State (0–1) d Howard (1–0) npr Southern (0–1) d Eastern Illinois (1–0) u Troy State (1–0) npr Connecticut (1–0) npr Florida A&M (0–1) d Youngstown State (2–0) (69) McNeese State (2–0) (22) Georgia Southern (2–0) (1) u Villanova (1–1) u Hampton (2–0) u Northern Iowa (1–1) d Hofstra (2–0) u William & Mary (2–0) u Delaware (1–1) d Northwestern State (2–0) u Montana (1–1) d Murray State (2–0) u Northern Arizona (2–0) u Appalachian State (2–0) u Western Kentucky (1–1) d Eastern Kentucky (1–1) d Western Illinois (1–1) d Southern (1–1) u Florida A&M (1–1) u Middle Tennessee (1–1) d Connecticut (1–0) u 1998 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah (1–0) npr Howard (1–1) d Stephen F. Austin (1–1) npr Troy State (1–1) d Youngstown State (3–0) (58) McNeese State (3–0) (33) Georgia Southern (3–0) (1) Villanova (2–1) Hampton (3–0) Hofstra (3–0) u William & Mary (3–0) u Northwestern State (3–0) u Delaware (2–1) Murray State (3–0) u Montana (2–1) Eastern Kentucky (2–1) u Appalachian State (2–0) u Western Illinois (2–1) u Southern (2–1) u Florida A&M (2–1) u Northern Iowa (1–2) d Connecticut (2–0) u Northern Arizona (2–1) d Troy State (2–1) u Weber State(3–0) npr Howard (2–1) u South Florida (3–0) npr Western Kentucky (1–2) d Eastern Illinois (2–1) npr Youngstown State (3–0) (56) McNeese State (4–0) (36) Georgia Southern (4–0) (1) Villanova (3–1) (1) Hampton (4–0) Hofstra (3–0) Northwestern State (4–0) u Delaware (3–1) u Eastern Kentucky (3–1) u Appalachian State (3–0) u Western Illinois (3–1) u Weber State (4–0) u William & Mary (3–1) d Murray State (3–1) d Southern (3–1) Florida A&M (3–1) Northern Iowa (2–2) Connecticut (3–0) Troy State (3–1) u Northern Arizona (3–1) d Montana (2–2) d Western Kentucky (2–2) u South Florida (3–0) Eastern Illinois (3–1) u Furman (3–1) npr McNeese State (4–0) (87) u Georgia Southern (5–0) (8) u Hampton (4–0) u Appalachian State (4–0) u Western Illinois (4–1) u Delaware (4–1) u Youngstown State (3–1) d Eastern Kentucky (3–1) u Weber State (5–0) u Northwestern State (4–1) d Villanova (3–2) d William & Mary (4–1) u Murray State (4–1) u Hofstra (3–1) d Southern (4–1) Florida A&M (4–1) Troy State (4–1) u Montana (3–2) u South Florida (4–0) u Western Kentucky (3–2) т tu Furman (4–1) т u Eastern Illinois (4–1) u Cal State Northridge (3–1) npr UMass (3–1) npr Connecticut (3–1) d McNeese State (5–0) (85) Georgia Southern (6–0) (9) Appalachian State (5–0) u Hampton (5–0) d Western Illinois (5–1) Youngstown State (4–1) u William & Mary (5–1) u Northwestern State (4–1) u Florida A&M (5–1) u Delaware (4–2) d Troy State (4–1) u South Florida (5–0) u Weber State (5–1) d Eastern Illinois (4–1) u Connecticut (4–1) u Cal State Northridge (4–1) u Eastern Kentucky (3–2) d UMass (4–1) u Western Kentucky (3–2) u Montana State (4–1) npr Murray State (4–2) d Villanova (3–3) d Southern (4–2) d Furman (4–2) d Hofstra (3–2) d Georgia Southern (7–0) (88) u Hampton (6–0) (1) u Western Illinois (6–1) (1) u Northwestern State (5–1) (2) u McNeese State (5–1) (1) d William & Mary (6–1) u Appalachian State (5–1) d Florida A&M (6–1) u Delaware (5–2) u Connecticut (5–1) u Youngstown State (4–2) d Western Kentucky (4–2) u Murray State (5–2) u South Florida (5–1) d Southern (5–2) u Troy State (4–2) d Weber State (5–2) d Illinois State (5–1) npr UMass (4–2) d Hofstra (4–2) u Eastern Illinois (4–2) d Villanova (3–3) Richmond (5–2) npr Cal State Northridge (4–2) d Eastern Kentucky (3–3) d Georgia Southern (8–0) (93) Hampton (7–0) (1) Western Illinois (7–1) (2) Northwestern State (6–1) (1) McNeese State (6–1) Appalachian State (6–1) u Florida A&M (6–1) u Delaware (5–2) u Connecticut (6–1) u Youngstown State (5–2) u Western Kentucky (5–2) u William & Mary (6–2) d Murray State (5–2) Southern (6–2) u Troy State (5–2) u UMass (5–2) u Hofstra (5–2) u Eastern Illinois (5–2) u Richmond (6–2) u South Florida (5–2) d Montana State (5–2) npr Jacksonville State (6–2) npr Weber State (5–3) d Illinois State (5–2) d Lehigh (7–0) npr Georgia Southern (9–0) (95) Western Illinois (8–1) (2) u McNeese State (7–1) u Appalachian State (7–1) u Connecticut (7–1) u Florida A&M (7–1) u William & Mary (7–2) u Hampton (7–1) d Northwestern State (6–2) d Murray State (6–2) u Troy State (6–2) u UMass (6–2) u Southern (6–2) u Montana State (6–2) u Delaware (5–3) d Richmond (6–2) u Youngstown State (5–3) d Western Kentucky (5–3) d Tennessee State (6–2) npr South Florida (6–2) Illinois State (6–2) u Jacksonville State (6–2) Lehigh (8–0) u Montana (6–3) npr Hofstra (5–3) d Georgia Southern (10–0) (95) Western Illinois (9–1) (2) McNeese State (8–1) Appalachian State (8–1) Florida A&M (8–1) u William & Mary (7–2) u Northwestern State (7–2) u Murray State (7–2) u Troy State (7–2) u UMass (7–2) u Delaware (6–3) u Richmond (7–2) u Connecticut (7–2) d Hampton (7–2) d Western Kentucky (6–3) u Tennessee State (7–2) u Southern (6–3) d Bethune-Cookman (7–1) npr South Florida (7–2) u Lehigh (9–0) u Montana State (6–3) d Montana (6–3) u Hofstra (6–3) u Jacksonville State (6–3) d Cal State Northridge (6–3) npr Georgia Southern (11–0) (97) McNeese State (9–1) u Appalachian State (9–1) u Florida A&M (9–1) u Northwestern State (8–2) u Western Illinois (9–2) d UMass (8–2) u Richmond (8–2) u Connecticut (8–2) u Hampton (8–2) u Tennessee State (8–2) u William & Mary (7–3) d Western Kentucky (7–3) u Troy State (7–3) d Murray State (7–3) d Southern (7–3) u Lehigh (10–0) u Bethune-Cookman (8–1) Montana State (7–3) u Montana (7–2) u South Florida (7–3) d Hofstra (7–3) u Delaware (6–4) d Jacksonville State (7–3) Cal State Northridge (7–3) Georgia Southern (11–0) (84) Northwestern State (9–2) u Florida A&M (10–1) u Western Illinois (9–2) u Richmond (9–2) u McNeese State (9–2) d Appalachian State (9–2) d Connecticut (9–2) u Hampton (9–2) u Tennessee State (9–2) u Troy State (8–3) u UMass (8–3) d Lehigh (11–0) u Montana (8–3) u Southern (7–3) u William & Mary (7–4) d Western Kentucky (7–4) d Hofstra (8–3) u South Florida (8–3) u Bethune-Cookman (8–2) d Illinois State (8–3) npr Delaware (7–4) u Murray State (7–4) d Montana State (7–4) d Northern Iowa (7–4) npr UMass (12–3) (63) u Georgia Southern (13–1) d Northwestern State (11–3) d Western Illinois (11–3) Florida A&M (11–2) d Appalachian State (10–3) u Lehigh (12–1) u McNeese State (9–3) d Connecticut (10–3) d Richmond (9–3) d Hampton (9–3) d Tennessee State (9–3) d Troy State (8–4) d Southern (8–3) u Montana (8–4) d Illinois State (8–4) u William & Mary (7–4) d Bethune-Cookman (8–2) u Western Kentucky (7–4) d Hofstra (8–3) d Colgate (9–3) npr South Florida (8–3) d Delaware (7–4) d Murray State (7–4) d Montana State (7–4) d 18 Jackson State 20 Richmond 21 Eastern Washington 25 Liberty 19 East Tennessee State 22 Eastern Illinois 20 Middle Tennessee 22 Southern Utah 24 Stephen F. Austin 22 Howard 17 Northern Iowa 20 Northern Arizona 18 Montana 20 Montana State 24 Furman 22 Villanova 24 Cal State Northridge 25 Eastern Kentucky 18 Eastern Illinois 23 Weber State 17 Youngstown State 21 Illinois State 24 Jacksonville State 25 Cal State Northridge 20 Northern Iowa References Rankings Category:NCAA Division I FCS football rankings