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1998 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Tennessee (70) SEC 13-0 1750 W 23-16 N #2 Florida State (BCS NC/Fiesta)
2 < 3 Ohio State Big Ten 11-1 1673  
3 < 2 Florida State ACC 11-2 1574 L 23-16 N #1 Tennessee (BCS NC/Fiesta )
4 < 5 Arizona Pac-10 12-1 1535 W 23-20 N Nebraska (Holiday)
5 < 7 Florida SEC 10-2 1463  
6 < 9 Wisconsin Big Ten 11-1 1427  
7 < 10 Tulane C-USA 12-0 1252 W 41-27 N BYU (Liberty)
8 < 6 UCLA Pac-10 10-2 1123  
9 < 12 Georgia Tech ACC 10-2 1122  
10 < 4 Kansas State Big 12 11-2 1086  
11 < 8 Texas A&M Big 12 11-3 1071  
12 < 15 Michigan Big Ten 10-3 1052  
13 < 16 Air Force WAC 12-1 980  
14 < 19 Georgia SEC 9-3 785  
15 < 20 Texas Big 12 9-3 740  
16 < 11 Arkansas SEC 9-3 621  
17 < 22 Penn State Big Ten 9-3 619  
18 < 13 Virginia ACC 9-3 544  
19 < 14 Nebraska Big 12 9-4 454  
20 < 24 Miami (FL) Big East 9-3 426  
21 < 23 Missouri Big 12 8-4 335  
22 < 17 Notre Dame Ind 9-3 315  
23 < NR Virginia Tech Big East 9-3 256  
24 < NR Purdue Big Ten 9-4 236  
25 < 18 Syracuse Big East 8-4 161  
RV < NR Colorado Big 12 8-4 46  
RV < NR Marshall MAC 12-1 45  
RV < 21 Oregon Pac-10 8-4 28  
RV < 25 Mississippi State SEC 8-5 10  
RV < NR Miami (OH) MAC 10-1 9  
RV < NR West Virginia Big East 8-4 6  
RV < NR Idaho Big West 9-3 2  
RV < NR TCU WAC 7-5 2  
RV < NR Mississippi SEC 7-5 1  
RV < NR USC Pac-10 8-5 1  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 12.2 5007
Big 12 5 15.2 3686
SEC 4 9.0 4619
ACC 3 10.0 3240
Big East 3 22.7 843
Pac-10 2 6.0 2658
C-USA 1 7.0 1252
WAC 1 13.0 980
Ind 1 22.0 315

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.